It’s a typical scene at The Stripes Pub on Peterson Air Force Base: a crowded room of servicemembers off duty waiting for the match, where the majority of the lights reflect from the large television screens overhead.
Except this time, there is one difference. One man, sitting amongst the crowded room, has never jumped out of an airplane, never applied self aid buddy care to a fellow Airman, or returned enemy fire, but he is key to one Air Force recruiter’s pursuit to reach out to a particular demographic.
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