Harry M. was a US Marine, a civilian police officer and a staff sergeant with the US Army National Guard. He served numerous combat tours, including a violent stretch in Ramadi as a sniper team leader in 2005, tasked with capturing or killing high-value targets. He had retired from the service to his home in New Jersey, when two of his sons, Josh and James, told him they were planning a trip to Kurdistan to join the fight against ISIS terrorists.
The 49-year-old divorced dad knew he had to go with them.
“’We want to join with Peshmerga and we want to confront ISIS on our terms,’” Harry said his sons told him. “I’ve got over 20 years experience and I thought to myself, ‘I got two boys going, there is no way they are going without me.’”