This is one thing I want to make very clear : I knew, and every soldier in my battalion knew, that we had a commander-in-chief who had our back, and we knew that if the worst happened to us, then our enemies would pay for it immediately, and even more importantly than that, our enemies knew that.

Jake Bequette

Jake Bequette (born February 21, 1989) is a former American football defensive end and a United States Army soldier who served in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. He was selected in the third round with the 90th overall pick by the Patriots in the 2012 NFL Draft. He played high school football at Catholic High in Little Rock, Arkansas, and college football for Arkansas. Bequette was rated highly as a defensive end prospect in that year's draft.

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