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Mike Kubista

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Mike Kubista is currently working on an MA at New Mexico Highlands University. In 2003 and 2004 he served as a Marine Corps machine gunner and prison guard in Iraq. His experiences range from the build up and initial invasion to his interaction with Abu Ghraib prison and a brush with the battle of Fallujah when the whole area seemed like it was on fire. "Rapid Fire" is part of an upcoming memoir.

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