When asked how he felt about the deaths of 9/11, Pablo Sequera, a 22-year-old U.S. Army soldier in Iraq, said replied: “I wanted to bomb every single person. only one of them wears a towel." Now fighting in Iraq, he says he has gained more sympathy and understanding for the people of the Middle East. "Actually, being up close, observing how they live every day in the violence, gave me even more ambition to help them regain their freedom," Sequera said. War will always change a person, whether physically or mentally, a soldier never leaves the place he entered The smells of gunfire, the loud ping of bullets bouncing off metal, the vibrations of grenades exploding nearby, and the taste of their own fear rising in their throats will always stay close to the soldier's memories. will haunt a soldier for the rest of his life. Pablo Sequera grew up in Houston, Texas, with his grandmother. His mother and father died in a car accident when he was only 3 years old. graduated from HighCarroca-2 school and went to work at a local video store. While Sequera worked at that video store, one of his coworkers, Sam Canton, was a veteran. Canton constantly talked about his experiences in the military and encouraged Sequera to enlist. Eventually, feeling useless in this world, Sequera decides to enlist in the army. He believed that since he was not rich enough to donate money to charity to help the people of his country, the best thing to do was to protect him and fight for him. Sequera enlisted in the Army at age 19 and was sent to Iraq a year later. Sequara's first day in Iraq was horrible, he was petrified but at the same time excited. Sequera said he actually almost passed out because he was so nervous...... middle of paper ... the army but because of his fiancee staying at home, he feels obligated to stay at home. "It's funny, I never thought I'd say this, but I'm afraid to decide to choose my country, it's like violence is all I know. I don't think I can survive in a place civilized, I've come get used to this dysfunction! The war has changed Pablo Sequera so much that he doesn't know how to function without it, it's almost as if he had become a robot in combat Sequera entered this. war life because he was influenced by a veteran and now he never gets tired of it Sequera will always have this warrior personality and will never forget what he experienced, wherever he goes, there. will always have something that will remind him of his fight for freedom but I will never forget what it took for me to be able to do it.” Sequera will be hurt forever..