08/10/2025
Almost to the day, 21 yrs ago, me and my fellow Alpha Raiders stepped out on a scorching patrol in the streets of Najaf, Iraq mid August 2004. There will always be this joyful and mournful feeling in my heart for having lived and fought alongside some of the greatest warriors this world has ever seen.
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The respect and love I have for my brothers is beyond what I can even comprehend at times, because of how many ways they’ve all had part in saving me, and I don’t even know it. The way they join me at reunions to honor each other and our brothers who were called home before us. It’s all overwhelming but in so many great ways.
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Blissfully, I would ride in these open top 7 tons, without the fear of dying, because I knew that all of these men had my back and would savagely fight with and for me, no matter what we faced. The Lord was always on our side, and that’s what still keeps me going today. Thank you to all of my brothers, We Few, WE HAPPY FEW!! - JC