James Pomerantz

So I go home and I bring this little piece of paper home and I'm in high school and I show my family and they're like, what the hell are you doing, man? This is a terrible decision. And so they talked me out of it. And my best buddy, he, he, he joined the army. He left at 17. Well, he graduated, he, he joined at 17. And as soon as he graduated high school, he left, went to bootcamp.

So I go home and I bring this little piece of paper home and I'm in high school and I show my family and they're like, what the hell are you doing, man? This is a terrible decision. And so they talked me out of it. And my best buddy, he, he, he joined the army. He left at 17. Well, he graduated, he, he joined at 17. And as soon as he graduated high school, he left, went to bootcamp.

Right. Probably like right at the right before. Right. So he leaves in 2000, the summer of 2000. And I wanted to go with him, but I didn't. Um, And he goes to boot camp, and he comes back a little bit different. Not entirely different, but a little bit different. 9-11 happens. They ship him immediately. He goes over, and he spends eight months in Iraq. He comes back, totally a different guy.

Right. Probably like right at the right before. Right. So he leaves in 2000, the summer of 2000. And I wanted to go with him, but I didn't. Um, And he goes to boot camp, and he comes back a little bit different. Not entirely different, but a little bit different. 9-11 happens. They ship him immediately. He goes over, and he spends eight months in Iraq. He comes back, totally a different guy.

Right. Probably like right at the right before. Right. So he leaves in 2000, the summer of 2000. And I wanted to go with him, but I didn't. Um, And he goes to boot camp, and he comes back a little bit different. Not entirely different, but a little bit different. 9-11 happens. They ship him immediately. He goes over, and he spends eight months in Iraq. He comes back, totally a different guy.

I'm like, what the fuck happened to you? What was he doing in the Army? Do you remember? He had been in a few firefights, but I think— I don't know what he was doing. Okay. I was just curious what his MOS was. Yeah. I don't know what his MOS was, but they got hit on a convoy and he came back a totally different guy. And I go,

I'm like, what the fuck happened to you? What was he doing in the Army? Do you remember? He had been in a few firefights, but I think— I don't know what he was doing. Okay. I was just curious what his MOS was. Yeah. I don't know what his MOS was, but they got hit on a convoy and he came back a totally different guy. And I go,

I'm like, what the fuck happened to you? What was he doing in the Army? Do you remember? He had been in a few firefights, but I think— I don't know what he was doing. Okay. I was just curious what his MOS was. Yeah. I don't know what his MOS was, but they got hit on a convoy and he came back a totally different guy. And I go,

Whatever he knows or whatever he experienced, I got to know what that is. And I didn't put it off any longer. So I began training, went back into the recruiting office, started signing paperwork. And I said, I have to have a contract. I have to go in. We got to do this whole thing. And eventually got my program and got my contract.

Whatever he knows or whatever he experienced, I got to know what that is. And I didn't put it off any longer. So I began training, went back into the recruiting office, started signing paperwork. And I said, I have to have a contract. I have to go in. We got to do this whole thing. And eventually got my program and got my contract.

Whatever he knows or whatever he experienced, I got to know what that is. And I didn't put it off any longer. So I began training, went back into the recruiting office, started signing paperwork. And I said, I have to have a contract. I have to go in. We got to do this whole thing. And eventually got my program and got my contract.

During that time, I was doing some mixed martial arts, fighting mixed martial arts.

During that time, I was doing some mixed martial arts, fighting mixed martial arts.

During that time, I was doing some mixed martial arts, fighting mixed martial arts.

Yeah, well, there was that.

Yeah, well, there was that.

Yeah, well, there was that.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Well, that's what I, you know, it was the same thing. I watched, I watched, you know, UFC was getting big at that time. And I was watching Randy Couture fight Chuck Liddell. The Iceman. So, you know, that was, that was legendary UFC times for me, at least. I mean, that was. I think it still is. I think it still is. Those guys were glorious.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Well, that's what I, you know, it was the same thing. I watched, I watched, you know, UFC was getting big at that time. And I was watching Randy Couture fight Chuck Liddell. The Iceman. So, you know, that was, that was legendary UFC times for me, at least. I mean, that was. I think it still is. I think it still is. Those guys were glorious.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Well, that's what I, you know, it was the same thing. I watched, I watched, you know, UFC was getting big at that time. And I was watching Randy Couture fight Chuck Liddell. The Iceman. So, you know, that was, that was legendary UFC times for me, at least. I mean, that was. I think it still is. I think it still is. Those guys were glorious.