Paul Karsko

Paul Karsko was born in Houston, Texas, but was raised primarily in Brigantine, New Jersey. After High School Paul joined the Air Force and started College. While going to school in Northern New Jersey Paul decided it was time to go tropical and moved to Puerto Rico. Two years later, while going to school and serving in the military, he was deployed to Iraq for 9 months as a .50 Call Machine Gunner. He was apart of the first Air Force troops on the ground in combat since World War II. Paul participated in one of the largest tactical road marches on record moving class I and III supplies from the Turkish border to Ballad as part of a team providing route security. Paul successfully contributed to the completion of more than 500 missions, and safely conveyed civilians along some of the most dangerous highways in the world. Paul was recognized for Committed Service, awarded a 1ST ID Combat Patch, and an Army Commendation Medal