I am a firefighter/paramedic with West Pierce Fire and Rescue. I've worked been with the department for 14 years. I also serve as a rescue technician with the Pierce County Special Operations Rescue Team. Before the fire department I was a combat medic in the US Army. I reside on a small farm in Gig Harbor, WA with my wife and three teenage children. In my spare time I coach softball and teach several history classes to a Christian home-school cooperative.
IT WAS 4:00 AM, THANKSGIVING MORNING.
MY PHONE VIBRATED ON THE NIGHT STAND AND THE TEXT READ 'WE’RE DEPLOYING TO ISRAEL-- LEAVING IN 6 HOURS. I LEANED OVER TO KISS MY FIANCÉE GOODBYE AND LEFT FOR THE LONG FLIGHT FROM LAX TO BEN GURION AIRPORT.
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