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Joe" animated television shows. As a young teenager, he satisfied his curiosity for war by watching reruns of Hollywood movies on Vietnam and "Rambo."
His appetite for military history took him to nonfiction books about war, and he came to realize that the high-powered action of the silver screen wasn't always accurate.
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"I wanted to prove to myself that I could independently function and survive outside Buffalo," he said. "The Marines are the best of the best, the toughest to get into. In the end, when you become a Marine, you earn that eagle, globe and anchor."
Those three objects are the corps' emblem.
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A member of 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Marine Division, Wopperer and his fellow Marines then moved south and conducted sniper operations.
"We were on a railroad track and softened the city of Hit up for the rest of the Marines to go in. convoys.
"These guys had no clue that they were being watched. Within one or two shots, they no longer existed," Wopperer said.
It may sound harsh, but Wopperer is quick to explain the other side of the situation.
"I have a friend down in Texas with no arms or legs. He was burned over 90 percent of his body from a rocket-propelled grenade that penetrated the bottom of his Humvee," he said. "I also lost quite a few friends from IEDs and combat itself."
In November 2004, he participated in the Battle of Fallujah.
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After that extended battle, Wopperer and his unit continued pursuing insurgents elsewhere, and by March 2005, they were back in the States.
It was a well-deserved breather.
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"We made sure the equipment worked, and we repaired it," Wopperer said. "We still saw action, but not as much. At that point, everything was pretty much calmed down."
When he eventually returned home again, he found that war had worn him out, "mentally, physically and spiritually."
In 2007, he returned to civilian life. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's in organizational leadership at Medaille College.
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