Dale Comstock

And then everything else can happen, right?

And so on December 17th, I was on staff duty.

I get a call from JSOC.

Basically, they're telling me that the operation's in effect and to alert the unit.

So I paged the unit in, just so happened to be my squadron at the time that was on alert.

They come in and they're prepping and getting ready to load out.

Now I'm injured.

I had just gotten blown up a few days ago by basically a stun grenade.

And so I'm on crutches and hopping around on one leg in my suit.

And I remember when they came in, at the time, Major Harrell, Gary Harrell, who's since passed in the last year, year and a half, General Harrell, he was my troop commander.

He walks in and I give him the briefing, say, okay, sir, here's what's going on, blah, blah, I got the call, blah, blah, here's the times.

And he walks out and then he turns around, comes back in, he goes, looks at me, he goes, you know, I know, you know, you're, you know, you've got one leg, you know, and you're going through a divorce again, all the, you know, and he goes, but he goes, you are our breacher, you know, you are part of this troop.

And he goes, this is the Superbowl.

And he goes, I'm going to give you an invite because if you don't go, I understand.

But he goes, I'm going to at least give you an invite.

And I'm looked at.

I go, hell yeah.

And I rip my suit off, run down, hobble downstairs, change my gear, and we load up.

Where were you based right then at that point?

Fort Bragg.