dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz mˈɪlətˌɛɹi kɚɹˈɪɹ hiː pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən dʒˈʌst kˈɔːz ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv pˈænəmˌɑː, ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ɡˈʌlf wˈɔːɹ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən dˈɛzɚt stˈoːɹm, ænd mˈoʊst ɹˈiːsəntli ðɪ ɪɹˈæk wˈɔːɹ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪɹˈæki fɹˈiːdəm.
During his military career he  participated in the 1989 Operation Just Cause (Invasion of Panama), the 1991 Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm), and most recently the Iraq War (Operation Iraqi Freedom).