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Truly an this evening welcome captain u. S. Navy retired. And also congratulations on the publication of your first book. We also want to welcome the friends and family. His wife, mary, is here. His son ian is here. And all of his supporters. So thank you so much. With, captain crosier, this evening, matt janella and he will be talking with brett in just a little bit. Brett crozier you grew up in santa rosa, california, graduated in 1992 from the United States Naval Academy and embarked full speed ahead on an extraordinary 30 year career in the navy, flying dozens of combat missions over iraq and leading at the highest levels of operational command. He served as Commanding Officer of a combat. That and i hope im saying this correctly, f18 Strike Fighter squadron. The Worlds Largest and most advanced communication ship. And ultimately, as captain of the uss roosevelt. He retired from the navy. 2022 and now lives in san diego. But it was amid one of the the the darkest times in American
Truly an this evening welcome captain u. S. Navy retired. And also congratulations on the publication of your first book. We also want to welcome the friends and family. His wife, mary, is here. His son ian is here. And all of his supporters. So thank you so much. With, captain crosier, this evening, matt janella and he will be talking with brett in just a little bit. Brett crozier you grew up in santa rosa, california, graduated in 1992 from the United States Naval Academy and embarked full speed ahead on an extraordinary 30 year career in the navy, flying dozens of combat missions over iraq and leading at the highest levels of operational command. He served as Commanding Officer of a combat. That and i hope im saying this correctly, f18 Strike Fighter squadron. The Worlds Largest and most advanced communication ship. And ultimately, as captain of the uss roosevelt. He retired from the navy. 2022 and now lives in san diego. But it was amid one of the the the darkest times in American