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David Thul (born April 23, 1972 in St Paul Minnesota) is the Republican Party candidate for the Minnesota House of Representatives,〔Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010〕 District 26A (Owatonna and Waseca). ==Military career== Thul joined the Minnesota Army National Guard on June 2, 1992. He was assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion 135th Infantry stationed in Owatonna and Faribault. He served weekend drills and annual training until 2001, when he was called out for state active duty for flooding in Montevideo, the state worker strike, and training for Operation Ice Eagle, the mission to support airport security after the September 11 attacks in 2001. In fall 2003, he was mobilized for deployment to Kosovo for the UN peacekeeping mission in the former Yugoslavia. He served as a RTO (Radio Telephone Operator) and later as TOC NCO (Tactical Operations Center Sergeant) in the company headquarters. He was awarded the Army Achievement Medal for his service. The unit returned in fall 2004. In April 2005, he was promoted to Sergeant, E-5, and in fall 2005, Thul was mobilized for deployment to Iraq along with the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry Division (Red Bulls) where he served as an infantry team leader. He was stationed at Al Asad Air Base in the Al Anbar province, and was assigned to combat convoy duty. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge〔(MN National Guard Desert Bulls )〕 for direct contact with the enemy on July 31, 2006 during an IED attack. In March 2007, he was promoted to Staff Sergeant, E-6, and selected to serve as an infantry squad leader. Also in March 2007, he was awarded an Army Commendation for leadership in combat.〔(MN National Guard Desert Bulls )〕 During a unit reorganization in 2009, Thul was transferred to Bravo Company, 2/135, where he is assigned as an infantry squad leader. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Thul」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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