Nathan Aguinaga

Nathan Aguinaga didn’t enlist in the Army planning to be a career soldier-a “lifer”-but the Army had other plans. He entered the world of light infantry in one of the nation’s top-tier rapid-deployment military units in the early 1990s and would continue for most of the next twenty years as a part of the famed 82nd Airborne Division. Lifer is the comprehensive account of his career journey as a paratrooper, drill sergeant, Army Ranger, and combat veteran.

Connie youth, beauty, and popularity in her hometown of Lapeer, Michigan. She works hard, but she plays hard as well, and her continuous binge-drinking steers her life through complicated twists and turns.

In this fourth installment of Nathan Aguinaga’s memoirs, hee addresses the growing political divide in the United States of America.

Welcome to the toughest combat leadership course in the military—US Army Ranger School. You will learn of the daily hardships, challenges, and accomplishments of planning, moving, and executing combat missions at small unit levels.

These are the personal experiences of the author and his wife in dealing with the post-traumatic stress disorder that he was diagnosed with while he served his last year of a twenty-year career in the US Army. 

The year is 1994, and a young soldier has arrived to the 82nd Airborne Division for the first time. He understands that the Division is a prestigious and tough unit to be assigned to. What he doesn’t understand is that the Division moves at 100 mph, and maintains this speed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.