Cpl. Merle Bragg was less than 24 hours away from another lengthy deployment with the U.S. Army National Guard. It would have been a familiar story for the 50-year-old veteran, before the state granted a hardship approval memorandum to keep him on duty with the Berlin Police Department.
A native of northern Maine, Bragg said the service “kicked [him] around” between different units until he ended up in Maryland 26 years ago. He has been a member of the Berlin Police force for two decades.
For Bragg, entry into the service had been a foregone conclusion since middle school.
“I joined the delayed entry program with the Army between my junior and senior year of high school. I told my dad when I was 12, I wanted to be a soldier,” he said. “I was a farmer [and] didn’t want to be a farmer. I wanted to do something else.
“I joined the delayed entry program with the Army between my junior and senior year of high school. I told my dad when I was 12, I wanted to be a soldier,”
Apparently he didn't want to be a soldier anymore.
“I joined the delayed entry program with the Army between my junior and senior year of high school. I told my dad when I was 12, I wanted to be a soldier,”
ReplyDeleteApparently he didn't want to be a soldier anymore.
A corporal at 50?
ReplyDeleteHe is a Sargeant Major in the National Guard and a corporal on the Berlin PD. I know the man.
ReplyDeleteHe thinks he's a sergeant major but he wouldn't make a good pimple on a corporals ass.
ReplyDeleteUr a REAL ahole pos.
DeleteAlways went when army called?!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteHe thinks he's a sergeant major but he wouldn't make a good pimple on a corporals ass.
October 21, 2016 at 6:33 PM
what would make a good pimple?
Bunch of COWARDS ABOVE.
ReplyDeleteHappy looking bloke. NOT!
ReplyDeleteHe's willing to save our butts multiple ways. How about you clowns piping down?
ReplyDeleteNo combat. Just a jailer.
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