On Sept. 11, 2007, Montalvan honorably discharged as a U.S. Army captain after 17 years of military service. In addition to his years in Iraq, which earned him two Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal for Valor and the Combat Action Badge, Montalvan mentored and trained officers at Fort Benning and served on policy development teams in Washington, D.C.
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