Hulsey gives Memorial Day speech in Renwick
SGT Hulsey, his wife Meaghan and their son stand in front of the main pillar at Renwick’s Veterans Memorial Park. Hulsey was the keynote speaker for the event
By APRIL KELLEY
SGT Michael A. Hulsey gave the Memorial Day address during the program at Veterans Park in Renwick.
Hulsey started his military career shortly after completing school, in April of 2001, just months before the attack on the World Trade Center.
That act and the President of the United States and Congress declaring war against terror would shape Hulsey’s military career, his health, and his family’s daily life well into the future.
Hulsey was deployed three separate times. The first year- long deployment was for the Invasion of Iraq began March 19, 2003 (Iraq 2003 and 2004).
The second year-long deployment was to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2006 and the third was to Afghanistan in 2009 for Operation Enduring Freedom.
Hulsey was medically retired after 11 years of service in 2012, following his multiple combat deployments across the Middle East.
Those deployments resulted in several separate injuries over time. Hulsey endured a gunshot wound to the leg and three separate improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that were struck by his vehicle during patrols that resulted in a spinal injury, and a TBI Brain injury.
Hulsey was awarded the Purple Heart Medal due to his combat injuries shortly before being released from Service.
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