Well we will be honored with the presence of an Army Ranger. Below is a summary of his service.
Chris Surtees. He has 19 years of service in the U.S. Army.
Although not a wounded vet from weapons fire, he has some physical problems that have stemmed from his service in the U.S. Army as an Airborne Ranger.
He has taken on some hard assignments during his career. He is now serving his final tour of duty at Fort Benning, Georgia. However, he served as a Platoon Leader on the DMZ in Korea for a year. Served in Somalia for six months, and was the gunner in the rescue helo that brought back the remains of the news correspondents that were slaughtered. And his latest deployment was in Iraq where he served for 20 months. He earned 2 Bronze Stars while serving in Iraq.
He now has another worry on his mind as his 18 year old son, my grandson, is now serving in Iraq for a year long deployment.
But above all of his service to our Country, he has been a friend and ally on Trad Gang!