the rangers lead the way. on july 12th, 2018, nears the end of a fifth deemployment, a fifth deemployment, he was leading an operation in the patika province of afghanistan, not a very friendly place, to clear the area of enemy forces. attacked and pinned down by a large force, the sergeant exposed himself to enemy fire in order to retrieve a heavy weapons system that allowed his team to fight back and reach a secure location. during the fire fight, a member of his team was critically wounded. as they called for medical evacuation, as the rescue helicopter ri6d and began taking fire as well, the sergeant knew time was critical to get his teammate loaded and treated. he once again nosingly and