Yes, both were to Afghanistan. The first time was on the OMLT tour, where he was in the rear party. He volunteered and they sent him over. He worked with U.S. Special Forces. That's when his first bunkmate, Matthew McCully, was killed.
I don't remember the name of the operation on his second tour, but it was with his full battalion, 3 RCR. That's where he experienced multiple deaths. On Boxing Day 2008, his bunkmate, Private Michael Freeman, was killed by an IED. The day after his birthday, January 20, 2009, they were under intense firefight. He is amazed to this day that he wasn't killed.