Patriot,

My base in Iraq received more than 100 credible threat streams — drones, rockets, militias, ISIS remnants — all aiming at one thing: killing Americans.

Some nights, I worked 18 hours straight in the strike cell identifying incoming attacks and helping protect over 6,000 coalition troops. Other nights, I wondered if I’d ever make it home.

But I never hesitated.

Not once.

Because when lives are on the line — you don’t get to freeze.

That’s something Washington has forgotten.

And now, as I’m stepping into this mission at home, I’m facing a different kind of pressure: my first-ever end-of-year fundraising deadline as a candidate for Congress.

This isn’t just a date on a calendar. It’s the moment national leaders look at what we report and decide whether this campaign is taken seriously or quietly written off.

I didn’t come home from Iraq to be dismissed by political insiders.
I came home to serve — again — and to fight for a nation I’ve already risked everything to defend.

But in this battle, I can’t rely on body armor or air support.

I have to rely on you.

This deadline determines whether we launch strong or start buried under doubt. And I refuse to let weakness win — overseas or in Washington.

If you believe America is still worth fighting for, I’m asking — humbly — for your support before midnight.

Thank you,
Captain Mike Bouchard
U.S. Army | Bronze Star Recipient

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