 I always had an idea in the back of my mind. I wanted to join the military. It's always admired, you know, the men and women that wore the uniform and what they stood for. And after what unfolded on 9-11, it was like, you know, they need us now. The Battle of Flugia was just kind of getting over with when we got into Iraq in the fall of 2004. I was an armor officer and we were over there with the mission, both combat mission, but also hearts and minds. That was the big buzzword. I remember struggling to breathe because of the smoke and the dust and, you know, realize that my legs were impacted and I was not just going to be able to, like, roll out of the vehicle. I did limb salvage for about a year. I've had doctors tell me they probably should just remove your leg in, you know, in Belod or in Germany. But the age I was at that time, I was looking at myself going, what kind of father could I be, you know, what kind of life am I going to have with being in this much pain. I've had people say how hard it must have been for you to have your leg removed. And I say it was easy. It was an easy decision. You know, once I worked through the process and it was a blessing. Sometimes I wonder why I didn't do it sooner. I think back to how extremely frustrated I was and anxious about the future back when I was in the hospital. And, you know, a soldier or another service member is going through something similar. I would just impart that there's hope. My role at Amazon, one of my responsibilities is advocacy for severely wounded injured ill caregivers. And, you know, two things I wanted to do right away were get involved with the warrior games and then also get involved with the Invictus games. When I was in the hospital that would have given me a lot of hope and, you know, something to really work towards in my recovery to be like, yeah, I'm going to go to the warrior games. I have my trips. I have my balls. I certainly noticed that there's something different about me every, you know, every step I make. But in the water I don't. I feel that I can, you know, swim just as well as, you know, able-bodied people. It's liberating. It's the one place, since I'm not an astronaut, that I don't feel like I'm missing my leg. When I hop in the water and push off from the wall, I feel like there's nothing holding me back. I just encourage, you know, anyone who's struggling or maybe hit that point in their recovery where they don't know what to do next, really think about how you could get involved in adaptive sports and chart that path towards a healthy future. It's a great feeling.