Michael Discioscia was born 21 November 1968 in Puerto Rico. While serving in the U.S. Army he was a member of the AMU Pistol Team and served as a Drill Sergeant. He was medically retired after 15 years. His love of training soldiers led him to MPRI where he worked in Iraq on the M16 Transition Program. Mike later worked as a Peace Support Operations Trainer for the US Department of State in Africa. He helped train Burundian soldiers who are now in Mogadishu with the African Union Mission and Nigerian Soldiers who are in Darfur with the United Nations Mission. He later came to work for MPRI in Afghanistan as a NATO Weapons trainer at KMTC. He quickly distinguished himself as a potential leader and on the recommendation of his team leader, he was promoted to Assistant Team Leader and moved to Masar-e Sharif as the RBWT site lead working for team leader Chuck Buckman. They became fast friends. He loved movies and music and was always willing to share the latest titles with team members. Mike never had a bad day and often searched out those who did in order to cheer them up. He is survived by his wife Minerva Gonzalez, two daughters and two granddaughters.
Michael Discioscia
November 21, 1968 to July 20, 2010
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