Eritrea

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Senior Airman John Gebremariam, a services specialist with the 118th Force Support Squadron in Nashville, Tennessee, is living a life ...

At sixteen years old Gebremariam now had to deal with the struggles of being a new immigrant. However, coming to the US was a big culture shock. It was a really good day,” said Gebremariam. Going to school to become an aviation mechanic, and serving in the Air National Guard. If the river had water we could go down there and take a shower, but sometimes it would dry up.” Gebremariam and his family stayed in an overcrowded refugee camp for years.