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Clearfield Graduate Turns out Lights in Iraq
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Clearfield Graduate Turns out Lights in Iraq

Former Clearfield, Utah, Job Corps student David Moses was one of the last American soldiers to “turn out the lights” at Camp Adder in Iraq, adding to his remarkable story of courage, perseverance and service to his adopted country. Moses was one of the “Lost Boys of the Sudan” tortured by government soldiers, but he escaped and spent a year in a Kenyan refugee camp before immigrating to Utah to live with a Sudanese family, where he earned a GED as well as high school and business clerical diplomas through the Job Corps program. Moses graduated from Weber State University and, “in gratitude to [his] country,” became a U.S. citizen and joined the military. As an Army captain, Moses served three tours in Iraq and was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, the Combat Action Badge, an Army Commendation Medal and two Bronze Star Medals. “My journey to success began the day I stepped onto the Clearfield Job Corps Center,” Moses said. “Job Corps provided me with the basic foundation that I needed to succeed in life and in the military in particular.”