06/24/2026
Somewhere along the way, a young immigrant kid from Panama became a soldier. An MP in the guard, an 82nd paratrooper, then a Green Beret, and eventually found himself standing in places he never could have imagined as a child.
This isn’t a story about titles, deployments, or accomplishments. It’s about what can happen when opportunity is met with hard work, when mentors invest in you, when teammates become brothers, and when you refuse to quit on yourself. And of course guided by Gods providence.
Looking back, I’m grateful for the men I served beside, for every challenge that shaped me, for a country that gave a kid from Panama the chance to chase an impossible dream, and for my wife and daughter who bring me the deepest joy I could imagine.
That little boy had no idea where the road would lead, but I hope he’d be proud of the man he became.