SSG Timothy Vigen is the son of Craig and Lynn Vigen from Fargo, ND and the grandson of Jim and Chris Ebele from Phoenix, AZ. Tim also has a wife Tara and a beautiful 3 year old daughter Taylor who live in Fargo for now.  Tim is in the Army 101st. Airborne out of Fort Campbell KY. Tim followed his grandfathers footsteps and enlisted in the Army just out of high school.  He graduated from boot camp on July 4th. 2001 and was sent to Afghanistan right after the 911 attacks.
 
He is on his fourth tour (1 in Afghanistan and 3 in Iraq), he is on a new  base that is being built for the 101st. Airborne near Kalsu Iraq. The base is being named after a fellow comrade that was killed in action on their last tour in Iraq, Patrol Base Vanderhorn. 
 
Tim and two of his friends built a climbing wall when they were on their previous base Camp Striker. When they were transferred they took the wall down and took it with them to the new base.  The other soldiers on base really enjoy using the climbing wall on their time off from patrolling. The climbing wall has become a distraction for the guys from the unpleasant situations regarding the war. The soldiers also help with the building of the new base on their time away from patrolling.
 
When Tim gets out of the service he would like to get a job as a Mail Carrier or maybe some other job like a Forrest Ranger, so he can be outside most of the time. Because of his new love for Rock Climbing he would like to take up mountain climbing, he also likes to golf. The guys do play some golf on make shift courses that they set up in the desert

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