My life changed forever 10 years ago when I was serving as a bomb technician under Joint Special Operations Command in the Army. A roadside bomb blew up beneath me while in the Kandahar region of Afghanistan. I lost both legs and a finger.
If it weren’t for the bravery and selflessness of my fellow soldiers—and the grace of God—I very well could have lost my life.
What I remember most clearly from that day is my fellow soldiers sprinting towards the bomb instead of away from my motionless body. They put their own lives in danger to save mine.
My team on the battlefield didn’t care about my political views, where I came from, how much money I had, or anything else. All that mattered was that I was an American, and in the line of duty, these courageous soldiers put service before self to save my life.
While I lost my ability to continue being an asset on the battlefield that day, I didn’t lose my drive to keep fighting for our country. So, I learned to walk again. I finished my education at Harvard. Then, I set my sights on a new battlefield: the halls of Congress.
Unfortunately, on this new battlefield in Congress, far too many politicians like Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez see it as red vs. blue instead of red, white and blue. They put themselves and their politics before the best interest of our country.
My far-left opponent this year, Pam Keith, seems to agree with their hateful strategy of division. She talks about Democrats as being her “team” and derides Republicans as “traitors” to the United States of America. She even said that if you don’t vote for her or give her money, she won’t listen to you.
So, after putting service before self for 12 years in the Army, I’m fighting back with everything I’ve got to defend our nation against Pam Keith and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s divisive and hateful agenda!
