JUNE 29, 2026 – “If this is all I got left, what do I want to be doing with those last seconds?” The question came to Col. John “Coke” Blocher on April 6, 2003, as enemy artillery rounds landed around his armored personnel carrier during the opening weeks of Operation Iraqi Freedom. As an embedded joint terminal attack controller with the third infantry division’s lead battalion, Blocher was responsible for integrating airpower for the coalition…
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