convoy struck by an ied. in the truck with him at the time with staff sergeant seymour i gravitated towards john early in iraq and baghdad. he was a member of my team. i felt like i treated him like a son. you show me a picture of you and sergeant sullivan. so young, but you look like best friends. it was literally the last picture we took together. he was going home with his wife to be there for the birth of his son. december 30, 2006 we were on night patrol the first ied hit john sighed. you are injured yourself. yes. the only thing i could think about that time was where was john. i did not think about my own safety at the time.