When you ask former Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Isaac Francois how long he served in the military, he offers an extremely precise answer: nine years, nine months and 28 days.
Francois served his country proudly from the time he enlisted in 2004 until his honorable discharge in 2013. A native of Haiti, he had moved to the United States in 2001 when he was 18 years old. He arrived in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., with the intention of enrolling in college, but several years later, out of a strong sense of duty, he decided to serve the country he now called home.