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On April 6, 2007, Senior Chief Douglas “Mike” Day became the first man through the door of a tiny room in Anbar Province during a raid on an al-Qaeda cell. He was immediately hit by a barrage of fire, shot 27 times (16 rounds into his body and 11 into his armor), wounded by grenade shrapnel, and knocked down with his primary weapon shot out of his hands. Despite catastrophic injuries, he transitioned to his pistol, continued the fight, eliminated the enemy, protected nearby women and children, and walked to the MEDEVAC under his own power. For his actions he received the Silver Star (along with other decorations including the Purple Heart). His physical recovery took nearly two years. He later retired after 21 years of service, wrote the memoir Perfectly Wounded, and spent years advocating for wounded warriors and those dealing with PTSD and traumatic brain injury. Mike tragically took his own life on March 27, 2023, at the age of 51. Never forgotten 🔱

Former 75th Ranger Regiment sniper Nicholas Irving, known as "The Reaper," and his custom SR-25 sniper rifle "Dirty Diana." He was credited with 33 confirmed kills during a single 3-4 month deployment in Afghanistan's Helmand Province in 2009, setting a 3rd Battalion record.