N.Y. man transitions from military life to mission life By Sean Cintron My six years as an infantry paratrooper in the U.S. Army took me many places and stretched me in ways I could not have predicted. My most trying times were my combat deployments to Iraq (2007) and Afghanistan (2009–2010). As a member of a reconnaissance team in Iraq and leading my own team of paratroopers through the mountains of Afghanistan, I learned quickly that war is callous and unforgiving. Actions are decided within milliseconds and their consequences are absolute. I often struggled to reconcile my Catholic faith with the mission I was carrying out in combat operations. I eventually resolved this with the aid of...
