\u201cOn my first deployment to Iraq, some 11 years ago, I arrived in [the] country, and I saw another SEAL, standing there with a St. Michael the Archangel patch on his shoulder. I\u2019m not sure what drew me to it, but I walked up to him and asked him if I could have it. He was leaving the combat zone and made it through a safe deployment, so he was absolutely willing to give it to me. He handed it to me without hesitation.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve worn that patch on my kit on every single mission I\u2019ve ever been a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOn that day in December 2012 \u2013 the day you heard recounted several times about my team, and the way we carried out the\u00a0mission to rescue [an] American hostage \u2013 on that day, just like every day, I prayed. I prayed on the\u00a0way to my target, and again I prayed over my brother Nicholas Checque, for his soul, as he gave his life to save another American.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also humbly deflected special credit for the brave act that earned him the medal, saying, \u201cI want to emphasize that I\u2019m no different than any one of my teammates. I\u2019m certain that any one of them would have taken the same exact actions\u00a0I did that day. I\u2019ve seen countless heroic acts in my time working with the nation\u2019s most elite operators.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMay God bless you,\u201d he said in closing, \u201cand may St. Michael the Archangel protect our warriors in battle. Long live the brotherhood. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n
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