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Today is my Alive Day, the anniversary of the day I almost died but didn’t.
On this day 16 years ago, an RPG tore through the cockpit of the Blackhawk I was co-piloting, taking my legs and partial use of my right arm with it.
On this day 16 years ago, an RPG tore through the cockpit of the Blackhawk I was co-piloting, taking my legs and partial use of my right arm with it.
I still remember the rain coming down that morning and the taste of my lunch that afternoon.
But most of all, I remember the scorching heat and deafening roar of the RPG that shot my buddies and I out of the sky.
But most of all, I remember the scorching heat and deafening roar of the RPG that shot my buddies and I out of the sky.
My buddies thought I was dead. But they risked their own lives to bring my body back home to my family.
So from the moment I woke up in Walter Reed, I vowed to find a way to repay my buddies who saved me as well as all those who've sacrificed so much to defend this nation.
So from the moment I woke up in Walter Reed, I vowed to find a way to repay my buddies who saved me as well as all those who've sacrificed so much to defend this nation.
So in my current role, serving no longer from the cockpit but the Senate, I’m committed to using my voice to ensure our Armed Forces are the strongest they can be.
To me, true patriotism will always be how we honor the sacrifices those in uniform have made for the rest of us.
To me, true patriotism will always be how we honor the sacrifices those in uniform have made for the rest of us.
