Adam Gonska served his country as a battalion medic in the US Army Reserve from 2011 to 2019. He would go on to be deployed three times during his military service (once to the Middle East and twice to Germany).
After growing up in Sandisfield, he was sent to basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. âI was 22 years old at the time and already had a lot of lifeâs experiences under my belt. The drill instructors were about my ageâ¦had a great deal of respect for themâ¦pretty much left me alone,â he said. âI had seen some pretty gruesome stuff as an EMT on the ambulance service, so I was prepared for casualties in combat.