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hear vocalized language does not prevent one from crying. She those that state it. But it is the special sauce that enables our
cried. She cried heavily. No one had held her for years. After interactions to turn into alliances.
sitting with her for a while he asked the mother and father to
approach. John asked them to spray themselves down with the You do not draw this child in and reintroduce her to her par-
Axe body spray. He had the mother come in first. He demon- ents for the long term outcome. You do it because it is the right
strated to the mother to hold her first two fingers together and thing to do right then. John could have ignored her. There were
place it in the palm of the girl. And then she started to give her plenty of reasons: Not to offend the parents or the village, what
child skittles. And then she held her, for the first time in years. if it does not work? Is it worth my time? That day they were
John brought the father in as well and taught him to use his going to assess three sites but due to this event it was only one.
first three fingers so the child could tell the difference. But what was gained? Trust and genuine appreciation . . . and
perhaps a new view of what Americans are really like.
She was unkept. She smelled of urine. Perhaps there was feces
too but the smell was ubiquitous in the village. They had only We are not an empire. America never has been. We do not
approached her like one would to care for a rabid animal. fight abroad to win territory or even control it. We believe that
They would tackle her and take off the shorts or shirt and then life is better when lived freely, protected from tyranny. As Con-
place clean ones on. John was able to bring the parents to a doleezza Rice once stated, “Democracies and free people do
point of being able to care for their child. He taught them the not enlist child soldiers or start wars with their international
importance of routine. The skittles and Axe body spray would neighbors.” The way we have moved people toward freedom
run out. She needed routine. is through liberation, and that starts with individuals.

What is special about Special Operations? It is in part that all This narrative serves the existential challenge we all face. How
details are valued and studied. Our Communications Sergeant do we grow into the fullness of our humanity? To understand
can discuss medical care as well as most medics. The Weapons that doing so makes us better humans and enables our mis-
Sergent can discuss engineering topics. Cross-training is one sion. John Dominguez put his freedom to use.
way this is achieved but thinking outside the table of organi-
zation and the equipment we are issued has always been part
of what made Special Operations special. Winning hearts and Keywords: freedom; medics; Special Operations; Ethiopia; cul-
minds is a trope that is rarely understood or experienced by ture; American

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