Greetings! With just one week left in this election, I’ve been thinking a lot about the day 10 years ago when my husband Brian Mast was injured by an explosive device in Afghanistan... I received a knock on the door at seven o’clock in the morning. I walked down stairs, and I could see men in uniform outside the window. I immediately froze on the bottom step. I was thinking the worst: every military spouse’s worst nightmare was now my life. I didn’t know if Brian was dead or alive. I didn’t know if our six month old son was going to grow up without a dad. We had just had this little boy, and we had our whole lives ahead of us. With that knock on the door, I thought it was all over. Then they called out “Hey, he’s okay. He’s hurt. We need to come inside.” The men proceeded to tell me that Brian had lost both legs and a finger when an improvised explosive device detonated in the Kandahar region of Afghanistan. He would live, but our lives would never be the same. Brian has come so far since then: he learned to walk again, he dedicated himself to God and became a Christian, we had 3 more beautiful children, he graduated from Harvard, and he earned the support of our community to represent us in Congress. But as a wife, you still worry. Violent mobs are threatening the safety of communities all across the country. They are terrorizing individuals who don’t agree with them, attacking police officers and looting small businesses. Brian’s opponent in this election has even suggested an “open season” on violence against conservatives. Brian stood strong in the face of the mob earlier this year when they confronted him in the streets of Washington, D.C. He calmly answered their questions over yells and taunts. Then, he went on with his night. He was never worried about being a casualty of war because he knew he was serving a cause greater than himself. It’s the same reason he doesn’t worry about becoming a political casualty now. I won’t lie: the attacks and political spin are often hard on our family. Over the years, we’ve heard some doozies, but I know Brian’s character, and he always rises above it. So, despite what it means for our family, I also know that we need to help Brian defeat his hateful, violence-inciting opponent. There is just one week left in this campaign, so if you agree, please consider making a donation ASAP: RUSH AN URGENTLY NEEDED DONATION Friend - when I arrived at Walter Reed back in 2010, and I first saw Brian lying on the bed in the hospital room, he couldn’t speak because of the tubes in his mouth. But I knew the fight was still there because he was desperately trying to tell me everything was going to be okay. Even though he lost two legs, I knew this wasn’t going to take him down. He’s been a fighter from day one, and he showed me that again during the darkest moments of his life. As a result, he knows what it's like to overcome adversity, and at this moment in our nation’s history, our country needs leaders like Brian that can help pull us through. So, if you can afford to help the campaign in the final days, I know Brian would greatly appreciate it. He has never failed to step up to the plate when his country needed him, and we cannot fail him now. RUSH IN $10 RUSH IN $20.20 RUSH IN $50 RUSH IN $100 RUSH IN $250 RUSH IN ANY AMOUNT Sincerely, Brianna Mast PAID FOR BY MAST FOR CONGRESS Mast For Congress | MastForCongress.com | PO Box 3016, Stuart, FL 34995 You are receiving this email because you opted in on our website. You can unsubscribe here. Privacy Policy