CSM (R) John Edward Parker

CSM (R) John Edward Parker sat down with me for Heroes I Know. Eighty-six minutes. Greenville, Mississippi.

Born 1968. Two parents in the house. He said he was fortunate. A lot of us were not. He always told his mom and dad that.

Heather Smith still tells it. The day he told them they were not taking the MKT to the field. Everybody eats MREs for thirty days. He says he does not remember it that way. She does.

Live fire. Avengers. Jumped with CSM Stanley. He would go back. Thank you, Sergeant Major. That is why we hit record. Get the story on tape before we are too old or too sick to tell it.