In the acknowl­edg­ment sec­tion of his book, the author extends his heart­felt grat­i­tude towards a vari­ety of indi­vid­u­als who have con­tributed sig­nif­i­cant­ly to both his life and the cre­ation of his book. His jour­ney of over sev­en years to find the right voice for his sto­ry, through six failed attempts, final­ly cul­mi­nat­ed with Adam Skol­nick, who deeply under­stood and suc­cess­ful­ly cap­tured the essence of his life’s nar­ra­tive. He spe­cial­ly thanks Jen­nifer Kish for her unwa­ver­ing sup­port through­out the chal­leng­ing process of cre­at­ing the book, high­light­ing her instru­men­tal role in man­ag­ing the book’s affairs which allowed him to take nec­es­sary breaks.

The author does not for­get to men­tion his moth­er, Jack­ie Gard­ner, acknowl­edg­ing the tough life they’ve led and express­ing appre­ci­a­tion for her res­olute­ness. His broth­er, Trun­nis, is not­ed for their com­plex rela­tion­ship yet unde­ni­able bond in hard times. Per­son­al con­nec­tions such as his cousin Damien, friends like John­ny Nichols, Kirk Free­man, Scott Gearen, and oth­ers, are men­tioned for their roles and the unique sup­port they pro­vid­ed through var­i­ous phas­es of his life.

Sig­nif­i­cant indi­vid­u­als who influ­enced his pro­fes­sion­al jour­ney, includ­ing Steven Schaljo, Ken­ny Big­bee, Bill Brown, and sev­er­al oth­ers from his mil­i­tary and ath­let­ic life, are acknowl­edged for their encour­age­ment and the impact­ful roles they played. He appre­ci­ates peo­ple like Chris Kost­man, John Metz, and Chris Roman for push­ing his lim­its in endurance races, there­by trans­form­ing his life.

The nar­ra­tive extends thanks to col­leagues and pro­fes­sion­als with­in the Spe­cial Oper­a­tions com­mu­ni­ty, health­care, and fit­ness experts who have sig­nif­i­cant­ly con­tributed to his per­son­al devel­op­ment and achieve­ments. Fur­ther­more, he extends grat­i­tude towards Nan­dor Tamas­ka, Dan Cot­trell, and oth­ers for their hos­pi­tal­i­ty and sup­port in his endeav­ors.

In con­clud­ing, the author thanks Scribe Media, Max Tuck­er, and his team for their excep­tion­al work in bring­ing his sto­ry to life, high­light­ing the col­lab­o­ra­tion that made the pub­li­ca­tion of his book pos­si­ble. This acknowl­edg­ment sec­tion encap­su­lates a jour­ney of resilience, ded­i­ca­tion, and the pow­er of sup­port from a diverse net­work of indi­vid­u­als.