06/13/2026
Today is , , , and our squads 14th alive day anniversary. Basically, we were doing a night reconnaissance OP patrol of the village of Q4J in Sangin Afghanistan June 13th 2012. To make a long story short, multiple IEDS 💥 💥 went off creating a mass casualty in our squad resulting 7 out of 10 of us injured including two dual amputee above the knee , multiple walking wounded including myself , and one KIA. It was the longest night / early morning of our lives. Thanks to the British along with our team work and IFAKS due to my med pack being blown up second blast , we kept each other alive and it was a TEAM EFFORT . I also show the GBoss video of the second blast in our classes to show that combat medicine is not a joke nor a game . It motivated me seeing one of my squad mates compete in BJJ this past year and seeing him kick ass with no legs ! Being his former corpsman / combat medic, it meant the world to me seeing him move forward on the mats ! If you google him and Brad Ivanchan, it will motivate you . Both of them were models, climbed mountains, and accomplished so much. Unfortunately, one of our squad mates died instantly next to us during the blasts / attack. One of our other squad-mates died post military as a wildland fire fighter 🧑🚒/ smoke jumper as well . There’s not many of us left but some of us keep in touch and motivate each other to move forward. If you’re in the trauma medicine / Stop the bleed / TCCC community, first responder, health care , and even the Jiu Jitsu / BJJ community, look these bad MOFOs up and it will motivate you daily like it has me and many others over the years. I’m proud of all of them and honored to serve with humble warriors like these. Always be grateful what you have because someday, it can be gone in an instant. Forever our fallen and RIP 🪦 Sully and Baune ❤️ 🙏 🇺🇸.