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Memorials at Camp Pendleton honor those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past 20 years. NTD spoke with award-winning journalist and military veteran Amy Forsythe on her work documenting and paying tribute to these brave Americans.
Marine Corps veteran Amy Forsythe, who was stationed at Camp Pendleton for nearly two decades, has published a book, titled "Heroes Live Here: A Tribute to Camp Pendleton Marines Since 9/11." The 206-page historical work features a description of more than a dozen monuments and markers at Camp Pendleton that honor the sacrifices of Marines over the past two decades, who served in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
For Marine Corps veteran Amy Forsythe, Camp Pendleton always felt like home - a place from which she'd stepped off for deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and to which she returned months later, exhausted and relieved to see the familiar hills, palm trees, and Pacific Ocean.
On this episode of the Carlsbad People, Purpose, and Impact Podcast, Bret Schanzenbach spoke with Amy Forsythe, former Marine and the current U.S. Navy Public Affairs Officer.
We had the good fortune of connecting with Amy Forsythe and we've shared our conversation below. Hi Amy, what role has risk played in your life or career?
Fallbrook resident Amy Forsythe is the author of Heroes Live Here: A Tribute to Camp Pendleton Marines since 9/11. She was writing the book when American troops were trying to leave Afghanistan's Kabul airport. "I was putting the finishing touches on the book last August, when we realized that our troops from Camp Pendleton were involved in securing the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan," she said.
Almost a decade has past since the death of U.S. Marine Maj. Megan M. McClung but her legacy continues to grow with every year since her passing in 2006. McClung was the first female Marine officer to be killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom, as well as the first female graduate of the United States Naval Academy to be killed in action since the school was founded in 1845.
Today we'd like to introduce you to Amy Forsythe. Hi Amy, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of profiles of incredible female veterans that WATM will be presenting in concert with Women's History Month. Young Amy Forsythe was champing at the bit to get into the military and...