You can always count on. He was the most trustworthy guy I've ever known. He was hand down without a doubt the best guy I've ever known, the best friend I've ever had. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity and action and connection with combat operations against the enemy as friendly reinforcements maneuvered south. The rear element was pinned down crossing a danger area realizing his teammates' lives were in jeopardy and with total disregard for his own safety. He scaled a rock wall and began to engage the enemy with his squad automatic weapon allowing his teammates to maneuver to safety. As he continued suppression and attempted to return back over the wall so I think what do it received a fatal shot to the abdomen from enemy fire. His actions under fire proved to be the deciding factor that ultimately led the assault force to repel the enemy attack. Anybody who can stare down death like he did on a consistent basis but no I mean he knew it was definitely those guys are gonna die my friends are gonna die or I'm probably gonna die for them and they'll live. Anybody who can make that conscious decision and you know give up their life is no great man in my opinion. He was always laughing always happy to be around. He was but let me tell you what when you were in a fight you didn't want anybody else on like next year's side except for that guy because he was he was a warrior straight up so he would get it done in a hurry. One time when Bill was home on leave it was went to time it was only home for I mean Marines don't get a lot of leave it seems to begin with and when they do come home they're always distracted they're with their friends they're out did cram in as much as they can and it had snowed either the first or second morning he was in and I had put the plow on my truck I get out there five o'clock in the morning bills already up I get out there I got a flat tire on the truck what I'm I'm not gonna change a tire in the middle of a snowstorm so I said Bill we just give me a ride to work I'll take care of it when I get home all flustered he brings me to work drops me off picks me up in the afternoon I come back not only had he taken the tire off the truck got it fixed put it back on and then went and plow the driveways we you know elderly neighbors those not familiar with exactly a nervous about doing it but got it all done so so a day that was a disaster in the morning I come home and I can put my feet up because Bill took took care of he was that kind of what can I do guy and and as and as I just said earlier when when he got to Afghanistan that very trait came across immediately to those guys that he looked for what needed to be done how can I help what can I do and he seemed to enjoy being useful in that way and doing what he could do to help people