MAY 23, 2022   |   Letter From the Editor

Next Monday, we will observe Memorial Day. As many of you know, Memorial Day is when we remember and honor our fallen military veterans for their ultimate sacrifice.

It is a vastly different moment than Veterans Day, and I wanted us to take a moment to remember this. It's important because the ultimate price of our freedoms is unimaginable, and it always has been. Like many of you, I have lost friends to war. One such friend of mine was U.S. Navy Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Robert Richard McRill who died on July 6, 2007, while serving with a SEAL team in Iraq. "Bobby" was a combat photographer and a wonderful husband, father, and mentor. Along with fellow Sailors Cryptologic Technician 1st Class Steven Phillip Daugherty and Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (SEAL) Jason Dale Lewis, he died when an improvised bomb detonated under their Humvee.

The Hunting Wire honors and remembers our country's heroes who gave their lives for our freedoms.

Thank you,

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer James Pinsky