Cpt. Scott Rayburn, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and assigned to the 37th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, does a shoutout for the Tampa Rays from Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, August 14, 2017.
Spc. Tracobie Jordan hesitated only a moment for a deep breath before flinging his aching body into the mud and wet sand. The engineer began to use his arms to pull and his legs to push through the gritty muck, attempting to balance rapid movement with keeping as low to the ground as possible. The sludge splashed around him as he worked, creeping forward beneath the low-strung wire. It leapt onto his face, mingling with the sweat and grime...
