Father Stephen Gadberry

You know, the typical boy hunting outside. I would just play. I've got a sandbox in the backyard, and I'd go out and play with that. I had a bunch of Legos. They were my dad's, so I'd play with Legos a lot. Just creative stuff. I was a good kid. I wasn't bad. I had a lot of energy. But I was a good kid in class, good kid in school. I was respectful. I did Boy Scouts.

You know, the typical boy hunting outside. I would just play. I've got a sandbox in the backyard, and I'd go out and play with that. I had a bunch of Legos. They were my dad's, so I'd play with Legos a lot. Just creative stuff. I was a good kid. I wasn't bad. I had a lot of energy. But I was a good kid in class, good kid in school. I was respectful. I did Boy Scouts.

I was in Boy Scouts my whole life, from Tiger Cubs, I think that starts at first grade or whatever, to Eagle Scout, which was in high school. So did that. Did sports. Played sports. Football. Football, track, and golf. I wasn't really good at, because I was small. I've always been a small guy. But I had some grit.

I was in Boy Scouts my whole life, from Tiger Cubs, I think that starts at first grade or whatever, to Eagle Scout, which was in high school. So did that. Did sports. Played sports. Football. Football, track, and golf. I wasn't really good at, because I was small. I've always been a small guy. But I had some grit.

I was in Boy Scouts my whole life, from Tiger Cubs, I think that starts at first grade or whatever, to Eagle Scout, which was in high school. So did that. Did sports. Played sports. Football. Football, track, and golf. I wasn't really good at, because I was small. I've always been a small guy. But I had some grit.

Could just go to some dark places and just, like on the football team, I wasn't good enough to start, but I had enough grit to, like, I was, like, coaches always calling me in to run the plays, like, against the starting offense or defense. They'd knock the tar out of me, and I'd get right back up, which was kind of fun. We would always, Friday night football in Arkansas is like a religion.

Could just go to some dark places and just, like on the football team, I wasn't good enough to start, but I had enough grit to, like, I was, like, coaches always calling me in to run the plays, like, against the starting offense or defense. They'd knock the tar out of me, and I'd get right back up, which was kind of fun. We would always, Friday night football in Arkansas is like a religion.

Could just go to some dark places and just, like on the football team, I wasn't good enough to start, but I had enough grit to, like, I was, like, coaches always calling me in to run the plays, like, against the starting offense or defense. They'd knock the tar out of me, and I'd get right back up, which was kind of fun. We would always, Friday night football in Arkansas is like a religion.

Well, it's like Tennessee here, too, I think. But Mondays, we would always watch the film of the Friday football game, and I remember one time in particular, I was on a kickoff team. I was flying down the field, and one of the, The guys on the other team, I didn't see him. He knocked the tar out of me. He just knocked me off the sideline.

Well, it's like Tennessee here, too, I think. But Mondays, we would always watch the film of the Friday football game, and I remember one time in particular, I was on a kickoff team. I was flying down the field, and one of the, The guys on the other team, I didn't see him. He knocked the tar out of me. He just knocked me off the sideline.

Well, it's like Tennessee here, too, I think. But Mondays, we would always watch the film of the Friday football game, and I remember one time in particular, I was on a kickoff team. I was flying down the field, and one of the, The guys on the other team, I didn't see him. He knocked the tar out of me. He just knocked me off the sideline.

I was right on the sideline anyways, and he hits me so hard that I go into all of my teammates and I just disappear. Then I reappear like 15 yards down the field chasing after the ball. It was just kind of funny. Yeah, football, track. I did golf. We didn't have a membership at the country club. We were too poor for that. But I had a big farm, so I was always out hitting golf balls. Nice.

I was right on the sideline anyways, and he hits me so hard that I go into all of my teammates and I just disappear. Then I reappear like 15 yards down the field chasing after the ball. It was just kind of funny. Yeah, football, track. I did golf. We didn't have a membership at the country club. We were too poor for that. But I had a big farm, so I was always out hitting golf balls. Nice.

I was right on the sideline anyways, and he hits me so hard that I go into all of my teammates and I just disappear. Then I reappear like 15 yards down the field chasing after the ball. It was just kind of funny. Yeah, football, track. I did golf. We didn't have a membership at the country club. We were too poor for that. But I had a big farm, so I was always out hitting golf balls. Nice.

I had a little green in the front yard that I mowed. What got you interested in the military? I just wanted... I don't know. At the time, there was no reason. I went to college for a year, and I hated that. So I didn't go to the military for college. It wasn't to leave home because I loved being at home. There was an itch in me to go explore. I just wanted to go explore.

I had a little green in the front yard that I mowed. What got you interested in the military? I just wanted... I don't know. At the time, there was no reason. I went to college for a year, and I hated that. So I didn't go to the military for college. It wasn't to leave home because I loved being at home. There was an itch in me to go explore. I just wanted to go explore.

I had a little green in the front yard that I mowed. What got you interested in the military? I just wanted... I don't know. At the time, there was no reason. I went to college for a year, and I hated that. So I didn't go to the military for college. It wasn't to leave home because I loved being at home. There was an itch in me to go explore. I just wanted to go explore.

I had some cousins and some friends that joined the military. Yeah, so I went. Went into the Air Force. It was 2005 when I went in there. I was pretty pumped. I wanted to go as fast as I could. So I went to the recruiter and this was, yeah, you know, height of OIF. And so I was like, well, what can get me out of here the fastest?

I had some cousins and some friends that joined the military. Yeah, so I went. Went into the Air Force. It was 2005 when I went in there. I was pretty pumped. I wanted to go as fast as I could. So I went to the recruiter and this was, yeah, you know, height of OIF. And so I was like, well, what can get me out of here the fastest?

I had some cousins and some friends that joined the military. Yeah, so I went. Went into the Air Force. It was 2005 when I went in there. I was pretty pumped. I wanted to go as fast as I could. So I went to the recruiter and this was, yeah, you know, height of OIF. And so I was like, well, what can get me out of here the fastest?