Brad Watts
Marine Corps Reserves Chaplain
From Saco, Maine

Marine, Sergeant
ATL, Quick Reaction Force
Fallujah, Iraq, 8/04-4/05
Words Provided 2009

Written Statement

 

I left for Iraq in August of 2004, and in the  summer of 2009 I began to finally return.  Through my work with the VFW I've met many veterans going back as far as Vietnam that have never returned.

My Biggest fear, prior to my deployment with 2nd Recon, when I met one of these guys, was growing up to be like them.  Now my only fear is failing to bring them home.