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Master Sergeant US Army (ret) from the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, The Delta Force. Post military I worked for 16 years as a subcontract to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on the nation's nuclear test site north of Las Vegas Nevada. Developed hunt methodology for Albuquerque-based Counter Human Traffic organization DeliverFund llc as an Intelligence Analyst and Network Disruption Team Leader in the fight against human trafficking. I'm a master cabinet-grade woodworker and master photographer. I have high military ratings in six foreign languages.
Every moment of survival came with its own brutal trade-off, but for Chainsaw, those deals were sealed in blood, pain, and the endless search for a little bit of normalcy in a world that would never be the same again.
I’ve never been closer to death than when I hallucinated Apache warriors charging poolside during that shallow water blackout—but hey, at least they weren’t Navy SEALs.
The chute malfunction sent me into a spin so violent, it prevented my eyes from being able to focus on anything. Everything was a blurry smear.
I took a last breath and slipped under the bubble line and through the escape hatch. The view of the submarine was breathtaking. It was huge!
With no real limits to the mission other than to mimic a Spetsnaz unit and cause chaos, we embraced our role, wreaking havoc on the island, and ensuring the U.S. Navy security forces at NAS Adak had their hands full around the clock.
The GIGN guys were just like us—tough, resourceful, and always ready to bring the fight to the enemy, even if their kit wasn’t as shiny as ours.
I’m not here to inspire anyone, least of all myself; I’m just that guy who’s seen the edge and knows it’s still there, waiting, like an old friend who never quite leaves.
USA Today’s bomb comparison chart is like trying to compare a kiddie pool to the Mariana Trench—sure, they both hold water, but one is just embarrassingly out of its league.
As the ear-splitting screams and relentless noise filled the air, I smiled inwardly, knowing my tiny victory—the yellow plugs hidden in my cuffs—was enough to dull the assault and give me a sliver of control.
Learning a language the hard way isn’t just about speaking to impress or survive—it’s about digging through the trenches of discomfort until the words stick to your soul like scars.
When I traded the dish pit for a military uniform, I thought I was leaving behind the chaos of a Chinese kitchen, but the military had a way of making me feel like I never left the wok.
In the dark, suffocating grip of my own mind, I found a spark in the most unexpected place—a simple craving for something as mundane as a meal, a flicker of life that refused to die, no matter how hard the shadows tried.
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