 My wife once asked me, why do you always want to come back to Fort Brown? I say, because I want to jump. I'm a paratrooper. Being a paratrooper sets you apart from the other part of the Army. We're all soldiers. Don't get me wrong. But we jump in, we seize the airfield, and we support the mission at 100%. My son, you know, when he told me that he was coming to the Army, I didn't believe it at the very beginning, and then he proved me wrong. He went airborne. He said he wanted to come back to Fort Brown, and you know, it's an amazing feeling to know that your son, from a little guy all the way to now, is doing what he set himself out to do, and that is to be a paratrooper. I enjoy doing what I do. I have fun. But as I near the end of my career, nothing makes me more proud to be able to serve this great country with my son. At a very young gauge, being a young infantryman, he listens to his leadership. I've watched and I've heard some of his leaders talk about his training. Where else would I want him to deploy? Nowhere, but here in 82nd. This is the only place for him to deploy. He'll PCS another day, another time, but for him to have his first deployment here in 82nd, where the standard lives, this is where the rubber meets the road. There's no greater feeling to know that, hey, my son will be left in very good hands in the 82nd Airborne.