Description: Overcome Adversity - You Never Know How Your Choices Today Will Impact Your Tomorrow - Motivational Speaker
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About Me Surviving The Fall On February 4th, 1987, I was about to make my 90th free-fall parachute jump. Attached to an elite Navy SEAL team out of Damn Neck, Virginia, we were conducting training in preparation for an upcoming mission aboard a Marine CH-46 helicopter flying over the Virginia countryside. We reached 13,000 feet, and on command, I stepped out into the crisp, winter air. At 3500 feet from the ground I pulled my rip cord, and my world went dark.
Life is unpredictable, but with the right attitude you can thrive where others falter. After facing death and surviving I found myself in one of the most challenging positions of my life, fighting to hold on to the career I loved. With twenty-two years in Air Force Special Operations as a Pararescueman, six years in Worldwide Personal Protective Services, and now with the Department of Homeland Security, I've overcome adversity through tough mental resolve.