I’ll be thinking about him this afternoon when our friends come over to burn some tri-tips and suck down some beers. I’ll be thinking about him this morning when me and my kids do the Murph to honor the fallen. Who no longer get to experience the freedoms we all get to experience. That’s a lot of people who have not moved on. Over 7,500 men and women have laid down their lives since 9/11 in the fight against global terrorism. It might not feel like we’re at war, but we are. Like so many others before and after them, they made the ultimate sacrifice for all of us. But Jared Monti, Brian Bradbury and Heathe Craig did not. A lot has happened in the world since 2006. I think about the guys who died on that mostly forgotten night back in 2006 in some god-forsaken desert in the middle of Afghanistan. I read this story a few years ago and it has stuck with me ever since. SFC Monti was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his selfless bravery, courage, and sacrifice in the face of overwhelming odds. Unfortunately, Specialist Bradbury was subsequently killed when the cable to the rescue helicopter snapped dropping him and a crew chief, Staff Sergeant Heathe Craig, to the ground. Just after he died, the airstrikes and artillery support SFC Monti had radioed in hit the enemy positions and gave his team the cover they needed to escape. He was able to crawl back to his team’s position before succumbing to his wounds. On his third and final attempt, SFC Monti was struck by an RPG and mortally wounded. The first two times he was beaten back by rocket propelled grenades and machine gun fire. I am going to get him.”Īfter calling in airstrikes and artillery support, SFC Monti made three attempts to get to his fallen teammate. Another sergeant on the team was about to head out and try and rescue Specialist Bradbury, when SFC Monti interjected, “That’s my guy. His team, lead by SFC Jared Monti, had been conducting an intelligence gathering mission on June 21st, 2006 in northeastern Afghanistan when they were attacked by enemy forces. Specialist Brian J Bradbury lay severely wounded in the open ground between his unit’s covered position and an overwhelming enemy force of more than 60 Taliban insurgents. Memorial to the 7500 service members killed in action since 9/11 - Fort Bragg, NC
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