Derrick Miller currently serves as the Executive Director of the Justice for Warriors Caucus and Military Adviser to Texas Republican US Representative Louie Gohmert.
15 Facts About Derrick Miller
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Derrick Miller's parents are his mother Renee Myers, and his step-father Craig Myers.
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Derrick Miller was raised in Frederick, Maryland, attended Frederick High School, and later lived in Hagerstown, Maryland.
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Derrick Miller was a security guard at Fort Detrick in Maryland.
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Derrick Miller joined the National Guard in 2006, volunteered for three combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and had top performance reviews.
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Derrick Miller's wife said he was given Army Commendation Medals and Army Achievement Medals for his military service.
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On his third tour of duty, for which he had volunteered, Derrick Miller was assigned to a Connecticut National Guard unit, and attached to the US Army's 101st Airborne Division.
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Derrick Miller was on a combat mission in a Taliban-controlled area in Masamute Bala, in Laghman Province, in north-eastern Afghanistan on September 26,2010.
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Derrick Miller was warned that day that his unit's base had been penetrated.
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Derrick Miller said that during the battlefield interrogation the suspect, who he believed was an insurgent, tried to grab his 9 mm Beretta handgun, and that he shot the man in self-defense.
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The base was attacked shortly after as Derrick Miller become aware of the planned attack and was able to rally the forces to counter the attack.
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Derrick Miller was incarcerated at the Fort Leavenworth military Disciplinary Barracks, beginning in July 2011.
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Derrick Miller received support from Maryland Democratic US Representative Elijah Cummings.
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Derrick Miller made the right decision, he followed the rules of engagement.
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Derrick Miller is the Executive Director of the Justice for Warriors Caucus and Military Adviser to Rep.