Natalie Markham

January 26, 2022, a prayer for you today is what I wrote. God, thank you for Sarah. Thank you for her intelligence, kindness, humor, bravery, courage, and service to the United States, and for her gift of friendship. I pray that you will give her and her family a deep sense of peace today, even as she is under anesthesia.

January 26, 2022, a prayer for you today is what I wrote. God, thank you for Sarah. Thank you for her intelligence, kindness, humor, bravery, courage, and service to the United States, and for her gift of friendship. I pray that you will give her and her family a deep sense of peace today, even as she is under anesthesia.

Though she already has such a deep sense of drive and determination, pour into her an extra dose of perseverance and purpose.

Though she already has such a deep sense of drive and determination, pour into her an extra dose of perseverance and purpose.

She said that when she was going into her surgery, that her blood pressure had dropped... And they weren't able to perform the surgery because of that. And I remember thinking at the time, like, that's really weird. You would think that if you're going to go have your leg cut off, that your blood pressure would be sky high.

She said that when she was going into her surgery, that her blood pressure had dropped... And they weren't able to perform the surgery because of that. And I remember thinking at the time, like, that's really weird. You would think that if you're going to go have your leg cut off, that your blood pressure would be sky high.

The next day, I was like trying to reach out to her, but thinking that she's still in the hospital. And it's in the middle of me trying to get a hold of her that I receive a message from Tom through WhatsApp saying,

The next day, I was like trying to reach out to her, but thinking that she's still in the hospital. And it's in the middle of me trying to get a hold of her that I receive a message from Tom through WhatsApp saying,

And he's like, hey, Sarah's not who she says she is.

And he's like, hey, Sarah's not who she says she is.

I specifically asked Tom, like, how do you know this? Because now I'm questioning him, like, why would you even say something like that? Like, how do you know for sure?

I specifically asked Tom, like, how do you know this? Because now I'm questioning him, like, why would you even say something like that? Like, how do you know for sure?

Dex has this way of like, she calls it gassing you up, of like being your biggest cheerleader. And so she'll be like, man, look at those guns, Natalie.

Dex has this way of like, she calls it gassing you up, of like being your biggest cheerleader. And so she'll be like, man, look at those guns, Natalie.

The three of us are lined up, and being female and in the military, like, do you stand tough? Do you stand feminine? And then, you know, we're in a strength retreat, so we should take one that looks kind of cute, but then we should take one that looks kind of tough and so will flex. And Dex is always the one to be like, oh, we have to flex.

The three of us are lined up, and being female and in the military, like, do you stand tough? Do you stand feminine? And then, you know, we're in a strength retreat, so we should take one that looks kind of cute, but then we should take one that looks kind of tough and so will flex. And Dex is always the one to be like, oh, we have to flex.

There was one workout every hour on the hour for eight hours. Just the grueling nature of eight hours worth of workouts is enough to make most people go, yeah, no, I'm not doing that.

There was one workout every hour on the hour for eight hours. Just the grueling nature of eight hours worth of workouts is enough to make most people go, yeah, no, I'm not doing that.

All four of us are sitting on the floor together, and Sarah says that she's going to have to have her leg amputated. And I was blown away. Like, you are in the middle of doing an eight-hour workout, and you have to have your leg amputated? It was absolutely unfathomable to me.

All four of us are sitting on the floor together, and Sarah says that she's going to have to have her leg amputated. And I was blown away. Like, you are in the middle of doing an eight-hour workout, and you have to have your leg amputated? It was absolutely unfathomable to me.