As we approach Veterans Day this weekend, I am trusting God’s plan.
Only through his grace am I alive today.
I’m an Afghanistan combat veteran and Congressman. I took an oath to protect America, which I will fight for until my dying breath.
In 2010, while serving in Afghanistan, a Taliban bomb detonated beneath me while I was clearing a path for my fellow soldiers.
I lost both my legs and part of my hand but not my life.
I lived to fight another day. Even though I was no longer fit to serve on the battlefield, I felt God’s call to continue serving the American people.
All I’ve ever wanted to do was serve the country I love. I stand proudly for the flag on my two prosthetic legs, I fight for my fellow veterans, and I always put America First.
But when I first ran for Congress, “experts” told me I couldn’t win.
I was up against a self-funded millionaire liberal, and they said a double amputee veteran just out of the Army couldn’t win against that kind of funding.
Now, those same know-it-alls think that the Democrats are a lock to take back the majority in Congress next year
God gave me a second chance at serving my country, and I do not intend to waste it or your generosity.
Thank you for standing with me.
Brian Mast U.S. Army Veteran (ret.) FL-21 Congressman
PAID FOR BY MAST FOR CONGRESS
Hon. Brian Mast is a retired member of the U.S. Army. Use of his military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.