Ken lives in Dothan, Alabama, and has worked hard to rebuild his life. After struggling with alcohol, he found recovery through the steps, support from the VA, and the chance to repair his family life.

Teddy remembers curling up in a foxhole whenever he could catch some sleep. When he wasn’t kicking down doors in Fallujah, he was preaching the gospel. Today, he is studying to be an ordained minister.

Smitty came from the south side of Chicago and was no stranger to violence. But the moral injury of burning people and villages has never left him, and those memories still remain with him.

Royal was a numbers guy—sharp, precise, and gifted with complex calculations. He became the crew chief on a nuclear submarine, but even now, restful sleep does not come easy.

Todd once had what seemed like a routine deployment directing traffic at the Baghdad airbase. That changed the day he was chosen for a secret operation and ordered to escort Saddam Hussein to his execution.

The founder of Tip of the Spear is a 77-year-old Marine whose life has been shaped by risk, survival, silence, and service. His story is one of trauma, resilience, relapse, and the decision to give back.