Chris Fettes

all of the weapons you got in every stack and how to order those guys in an efficient way so that when something goes south you can get um you know you can get guns down on bad guys as quickly as possible so that we can either get out of there or or continue the mission so That became my specialty during that time. I ended up going to sniper school after that.

all of the weapons you got in every stack and how to order those guys in an efficient way so that when something goes south you can get um you know you can get guns down on bad guys as quickly as possible so that we can either get out of there or or continue the mission so That became my specialty during that time. I ended up going to sniper school after that.

all of the weapons you got in every stack and how to order those guys in an efficient way so that when something goes south you can get um you know you can get guns down on bad guys as quickly as possible so that we can either get out of there or or continue the mission so That became my specialty during that time. I ended up going to sniper school after that.

But for that deployment, you know, I was like a roof team guy, like our version of a recce team for the first quarter of the deployment. And then got switched on to be the JTAC. And I just, I feel like I had this talent for it that they trusted because I stayed that. And I got a lot of experience doing it. Um, and I, and I enjoyed it, you know, might've been like one of those communication things.

But for that deployment, you know, I was like a roof team guy, like our version of a recce team for the first quarter of the deployment. And then got switched on to be the JTAC. And I just, I feel like I had this talent for it that they trusted because I stayed that. And I got a lot of experience doing it. Um, and I, and I enjoyed it, you know, might've been like one of those communication things.

But for that deployment, you know, I was like a roof team guy, like our version of a recce team for the first quarter of the deployment. And then got switched on to be the JTAC. And I just, I feel like I had this talent for it that they trusted because I stayed that. And I got a lot of experience doing it. Um, and I, and I enjoyed it, you know, might've been like one of those communication things.

Like I enjoy communication now. Um, so I got a bronze star for, um, a couple, like I, It was for really the collective operating as a JTAC that I got that for, my first Bronze Star. So the guys used to make fun of me. The gun case. that I had been issued, whoever had it before me in the teams was named Billy. So it was on there.

Like I enjoy communication now. Um, so I got a bronze star for, um, a couple, like I, It was for really the collective operating as a JTAC that I got that for, my first Bronze Star. So the guys used to make fun of me. The gun case. that I had been issued, whoever had it before me in the teams was named Billy. So it was on there.

Like I enjoy communication now. Um, so I got a bronze star for, um, a couple, like I, It was for really the collective operating as a JTAC that I got that for, my first Bronze Star. So the guys used to make fun of me. The gun case. that I had been issued, whoever had it before me in the teams was named Billy. So it was on there.

And, you know, you don't get to know a new guy's name so quickly, so everybody assumed that that was my name for a while. And there's still some guys out there that still just know me as Bronstar Billy. So it was kind of a joke that actually Nick Cech started.

And, you know, you don't get to know a new guy's name so quickly, so everybody assumed that that was my name for a while. And there's still some guys out there that still just know me as Bronstar Billy. So it was kind of a joke that actually Nick Cech started.

And, you know, you don't get to know a new guy's name so quickly, so everybody assumed that that was my name for a while. And there's still some guys out there that still just know me as Bronstar Billy. So it was kind of a joke that actually Nick Cech started.

who ended up, you know, he was on that deployment often the navigator in our Humvee in the front seat while I was the JTAC in the back seat. And then fast forward in the future, we ended up at Denver together in different teams. But during that time, He's the guy who nicknamed me that. So we came back from that deployment.

who ended up, you know, he was on that deployment often the navigator in our Humvee in the front seat while I was the JTAC in the back seat. And then fast forward in the future, we ended up at Denver together in different teams. But during that time, He's the guy who nicknamed me that. So we came back from that deployment.

who ended up, you know, he was on that deployment often the navigator in our Humvee in the front seat while I was the JTAC in the back seat. And then fast forward in the future, we ended up at Denver together in different teams. But during that time, He's the guy who nicknamed me that. So we came back from that deployment.

I came back as Bronze Star Billy, and I kind of recovered my reputation and was validated for the indefinite future. And it was really one of the best feelings I ever had in the teams. Nice. And some really hard things happened on that deployment, too. We lost Jason Lewis. In an IED, I was the JTAC for that. I performed the medevac.

I came back as Bronze Star Billy, and I kind of recovered my reputation and was validated for the indefinite future. And it was really one of the best feelings I ever had in the teams. Nice. And some really hard things happened on that deployment, too. We lost Jason Lewis. In an IED, I was the JTAC for that. I performed the medevac.

I came back as Bronze Star Billy, and I kind of recovered my reputation and was validated for the indefinite future. And it was really one of the best feelings I ever had in the teams. Nice. And some really hard things happened on that deployment, too. We lost Jason Lewis. In an IED, I was the JTAC for that. I performed the medevac.

That actually ties into a story that I meant to talk about with this helo pilot. Dude, just one of the most incredible heroes of anything I've experienced in my operating career. that night. You didn't tell us where you deployed to. Yeah, so this was Baghdad and all around.

That actually ties into a story that I meant to talk about with this helo pilot. Dude, just one of the most incredible heroes of anything I've experienced in my operating career. that night. You didn't tell us where you deployed to. Yeah, so this was Baghdad and all around.