Blake Hall

And as the sectarian violence was going, some of the Al-Qaeda militants who'd moved into this neighborhood called Amaria, they liked his car. And they just pulled him out of his car a block away from his house, shot him in the head, and then just had his silver Mercedes that they would then drive around. And she had to basically look at her husband's murderers every day.

And as the sectarian violence was going, some of the Al-Qaeda militants who'd moved into this neighborhood called Amaria, they liked his car. And they just pulled him out of his car a block away from his house, shot him in the head, and then just had his silver Mercedes that they would then drive around. And she had to basically look at her husband's murderers every day.

And so she took her three kids and she walked the down this super dangerous road to the Baghdad International Airport for maybe seven or eight kilometers with like a three and a five-year-old. And she just showed up and she said, I want justice. Now we let her down. The legal system let her down. Everything checked out. We caught the guys she talked about, found a lot of evidence.

And so she took her three kids and she walked the down this super dangerous road to the Baghdad International Airport for maybe seven or eight kilometers with like a three and a five-year-old. And she just showed up and she said, I want justice. Now we let her down. The legal system let her down. Everything checked out. We caught the guys she talked about, found a lot of evidence.

They were tied to Al-Qaeda. The car was there. We lost the war in our prisons. Why you serve is for that woman. And that if you believe human rights are universal and what America has is special, then it is worth defending. And therefore, politicians have a sacred responsibility to make sure that our military is used judiciously and to protect our way of life.

They were tied to Al-Qaeda. The car was there. We lost the war in our prisons. Why you serve is for that woman. And that if you believe human rights are universal and what America has is special, then it is worth defending. And therefore, politicians have a sacred responsibility to make sure that our military is used judiciously and to protect our way of life.

Because the men that I just talked about who gave their life, they were just exceptional men who could have had amazing lives, could have had families and accomplished great things in industry. And they sacrificed everything for all of us. And you can't help but be moved by that.

Because the men that I just talked about who gave their life, they were just exceptional men who could have had amazing lives, could have had families and accomplished great things in industry. And they sacrificed everything for all of us. And you can't help but be moved by that.

If you go to Army, Navy, and you watch the cadets and the midshipmen who are literally willing to give their life to protect our way of life, it's the most noble thing that you'll see. And I believe firmly that humans are meant to live free and to be a part of a group whose very nature is to be selfless. is an incredible thing, and it's an incredible thing to be around.

If you go to Army, Navy, and you watch the cadets and the midshipmen who are literally willing to give their life to protect our way of life, it's the most noble thing that you'll see. And I believe firmly that humans are meant to live free and to be a part of a group whose very nature is to be selfless. is an incredible thing, and it's an incredible thing to be around.

I think a lot of Americans are jaded. If you spend some time around our military and folks who put the whole country and our way of life above themselves, you won't help but be inspired and start to feel patriotic about why America is so special.

I think a lot of Americans are jaded. If you spend some time around our military and folks who put the whole country and our way of life above themselves, you won't help but be inspired and start to feel patriotic about why America is so special.

The closing chapter in Iraq, which was the last thing that we did, was we were asked to target a vehicle bomb network that had set off, I think, at least 17 vehicle bombs in Baghdad. It killed thousands of people. And the British SAS had been targeting them, had not been successful for various reasons. and asked us to help.

The closing chapter in Iraq, which was the last thing that we did, was we were asked to target a vehicle bomb network that had set off, I think, at least 17 vehicle bombs in Baghdad. It killed thousands of people. And the British SAS had been targeting them, had not been successful for various reasons. and asked us to help.

And over the next two weeks, actually, I think it was like 10 days, we caught nine of the top 10 and the entire level of hierarchy underneath it, it was gone. The last thing I did in Iraq was I stood in front of my 32 guys, all of whom came home, thank God, to their families, which I'm grateful for every day. And I said two things. I was like, I'm pretty sure we all know Iraq.

And over the next two weeks, actually, I think it was like 10 days, we caught nine of the top 10 and the entire level of hierarchy underneath it, it was gone. The last thing I did in Iraq was I stood in front of my 32 guys, all of whom came home, thank God, to their families, which I'm grateful for every day. And I said two things. I was like, I'm pretty sure we all know Iraq.

The story of Iraq probably isn't going to turn out the best. But I was like, but for what we were asked to do, the math is pretty simple. This network killed thousands of people. And if it continued, it would have killed thousands of people more. It doesn't exist anymore. Intel folks come in and say, we've never seen a network taken down this fast ever.

The story of Iraq probably isn't going to turn out the best. But I was like, but for what we were asked to do, the math is pretty simple. This network killed thousands of people. And if it continued, it would have killed thousands of people more. It doesn't exist anymore. Intel folks come in and say, we've never seen a network taken down this fast ever.

And I was like, you'll never see the faces of the people that you save from the car bombs that didn't go off. But man, what an amazing thing to tell your grandkids about that you made a real difference here and an impact for those people.

And I was like, you'll never see the faces of the people that you save from the car bombs that didn't go off. But man, what an amazing thing to tell your grandkids about that you made a real difference here and an impact for those people.