Erick Castro – Combat Veteran
Erick enlisted in the Army at the age of 19. He was shipped to Fort Lenard Wood to do basic training and advance individual training (AIT).During this time at AIT he was taught how to operate heavy construction equipment, renovate structures, create tank obstacles, construction management and how to use explosives. Once he graduated he was sent to Germany to serve with 9th Engineers, 1st Infantry Division. During his two years in Germany he was taught how to lay land mines, how to defuse them and how to neutralize them. His next duty station was with 43rd Combat Engineer Company, 3rd Armor Calvary Regiment in Fort Carson, Colorado. During his first year at Fort Carson he was sent to Primary Leadership Development Course and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He was able to reach this rank before three years of service. In 2003 he was deployed to Iraq.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1461512705827{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]
Erick Zenteno – Combat Veteran
Erick was born in Lima, Peru during some of its most transformative yet turbulent times during the 1990’s. At age 18, his family moved to the United States in search of a better life and their rightful share of “the American Dream”. Deeply affected by the events of 9/11 and in an act of selfless patriotism, Mr. Zenteno joined the United States Marine Corps.
Mr. Zenteno’s military career has been nothing short of exemplary where he was deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion II in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and received the Meritorious Mast for successfully completing over 65 security patrols as Team Leader. He separated from the Marine Corps in 2007 having achieved the rank of Sergeant.
Unwilling to rest on his laurels, Erick decided to further his education under the Department of Veteran Affairs’ Vocational Rehabilitation program where he completed his BFA with a minor in Business Administration at Chapman University in Orange, CA in May, 2011.
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