Ray Mendoza

Yeah, always wanted to join ever since I was a little kid. Maybe some would argue that Hollywood had something to do with that. Growing up in the 80s, some of the best movies in my opinion, Commando, Predator, Tombstone, you name it. I could go to all the Terminators. Uh, I don't know. It was something that was always attractive to me. Uh, that's serving. Um, do you know what I wanted to do?

Yeah, always wanted to join ever since I was a little kid. Maybe some would argue that Hollywood had something to do with that. Growing up in the 80s, some of the best movies in my opinion, Commando, Predator, Tombstone, you name it. I could go to all the Terminators. Uh, I don't know. It was something that was always attractive to me. Uh, that's serving. Um, do you know what I wanted to do?

Yeah, always wanted to join ever since I was a little kid. Maybe some would argue that Hollywood had something to do with that. Growing up in the 80s, some of the best movies in my opinion, Commando, Predator, Tombstone, you name it. I could go to all the Terminators. Uh, I don't know. It was something that was always attractive to me. Uh, that's serving. Um, do you know what I wanted to do?

Wasn't sure. Uh, it was a lot of information on the SEAL teams then like there is now or any really soft component. Um, always loved the water, always loved the beach. Um, and so as I got older, it was time to get out, uh, graduate high school. It was, uh, This still seemed like a good place for me to go and try out to see if I could do it. By chance, it ended up being kind of a perfect fit.

Wasn't sure. Uh, it was a lot of information on the SEAL teams then like there is now or any really soft component. Um, always loved the water, always loved the beach. Um, and so as I got older, it was time to get out, uh, graduate high school. It was, uh, This still seemed like a good place for me to go and try out to see if I could do it. By chance, it ended up being kind of a perfect fit.

Wasn't sure. Uh, it was a lot of information on the SEAL teams then like there is now or any really soft component. Um, always loved the water, always loved the beach. Um, and so as I got older, it was time to get out, uh, graduate high school. It was, uh, This still seemed like a good place for me to go and try out to see if I could do it. By chance, it ended up being kind of a perfect fit.

I kind of dovetailed in with the mentality there. I grew up playing sports, always very competitive. It just really nurtured that. Suddenly, I was already there. Yeah, I showed up, and they're like, yeah, made it through training. Had a few hiccups here and there, but eventually checked into Team 5. Did three pumps there. Was a communicator right away. It was just by chance.

I kind of dovetailed in with the mentality there. I grew up playing sports, always very competitive. It just really nurtured that. Suddenly, I was already there. Yeah, I showed up, and they're like, yeah, made it through training. Had a few hiccups here and there, but eventually checked into Team 5. Did three pumps there. Was a communicator right away. It was just by chance.

I kind of dovetailed in with the mentality there. I grew up playing sports, always very competitive. It just really nurtured that. Suddenly, I was already there. Yeah, I showed up, and they're like, yeah, made it through training. Had a few hiccups here and there, but eventually checked into Team 5. Did three pumps there. Was a communicator right away. It was just by chance.

They just needed a communicator. I was the first guy to check in. They're like, you're going to communication school. I was like, I don't know shit about radios. They're like, well, that's where you're going to communication school. Cool. Um, but it ended up being a good fit for me.

They just needed a communicator. I was the first guy to check in. They're like, you're going to communication school. I was like, I don't know shit about radios. They're like, well, that's where you're going to communication school. Cool. Um, but it ended up being a good fit for me.

They just needed a communicator. I was the first guy to check in. They're like, you're going to communication school. I was like, I don't know shit about radios. They're like, well, that's where you're going to communication school. Cool. Um, but it ended up being a good fit for me.

Just, um, it puts you at the center of all information that gets disseminated, which, you know, the care, one of the character, the guy who plays me in the movies portrays that somewhat, um, yeah.

Just, um, it puts you at the center of all information that gets disseminated, which, you know, the care, one of the character, the guy who plays me in the movies portrays that somewhat, um, yeah.

Just, um, it puts you at the center of all information that gets disseminated, which, you know, the care, one of the character, the guy who plays me in the movies portrays that somewhat, um, yeah.

And then, you know, obviously the war kicked off and just Iraq was just, uh, the insurgency, you know, typically we're, we're, we're kind of farmed out, you know, we're not big enough to have our own battle space. Uh, so it's usually we're attached to some army or Marine Corps battalion or some Army Marine Corps brigades. And then we were used accordingly as this, you know, very surgical tool.

And then, you know, obviously the war kicked off and just Iraq was just, uh, the insurgency, you know, typically we're, we're, we're kind of farmed out, you know, we're not big enough to have our own battle space. Uh, so it's usually we're attached to some army or Marine Corps battalion or some Army Marine Corps brigades. And then we were used accordingly as this, you know, very surgical tool.

And then, you know, obviously the war kicked off and just Iraq was just, uh, the insurgency, you know, typically we're, we're, we're kind of farmed out, you know, we're not big enough to have our own battle space. Uh, so it's usually we're attached to some army or Marine Corps battalion or some Army Marine Corps brigades. And then we were used accordingly as this, you know, very surgical tool.

Um, yeah.

Um, yeah.