My name is SSG (ret.) Phillips Casey. I was born on September 29, 1985. I grew up in Northwest Georgia where I would enlist in the Army in 2006. I graduated basic training from Fort Jackson and AIT from Fort Sill. I spent all my time in 1/320th FAR, 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne.  I deployed to Iraq from October 2007 to November 2008. I deployed to Afghanistan in June 2010 and was injured on March 9, 2011. I knelt down on an IED during a night patrol with my squad immediately losing my right leg well above the knee. I spent two months in the hospital at BAMC in San Antonio then another three months a year later. I was medically retired in November of 2012. In my time in the service I was awarded a Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Army Accommodation Medal with Valor, two Army Accommodation Medals, five Army Achievement Medals, Saint Barbara's Medal, Air Assault Badge, Combat Action Badge, and the Good Conduct Medal. My unit recieved the Meritorious,  Valorous,  and Presidential Unit Citation. I am married to my wife Natasha for three years, have a daughter Raegan who is five, and expecting our second girl in December. I am currently attending Colorado Technical University trying to achieve a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. We are set to move into our home in New Braunfels, Texas, on November 23rd where we will raise our family.