Brutus J. Montero

## Brutus Jesús Montero

### Overview

**Brutus Jesús Montero** is an American special operations agent for the Central Intelligence Agency. Brutus is a member of Task Force Mercy under the Directorate of Operations. Brutus is a veteran of the United States Army and the Joint Special Operations Command, reaching the rank of Lt. Colonel and being awarded the Medal of Honor before his eventual honorable discharge. Brutus's spouse is Claire Montero (née Reed), with whom he has three children; his oldest, Leonel Montero, his second-oldest, Luna Montero, and his youngest Manuel Montero.

## Biography

### Early Life

Brutus Jesús Montero was born in San Jose, California, United States on July 10th, 1979. Brutus's father, Ivan Pérez, was a Cuban immigrant and former racketeering convict, while his mother, Camilla Montero, was an American social studies teacher. Brutus was born as "Brutus Jesús Pérez". Brutus has two brothers, Antony and Luis Montero. In 1985, Brutus's mother died due to complications of Lymphoma. His father subsequently fell into alcoholism and poverty, neglecting Brutus and his siblings for the remaining of their youth. Brutus began committing crimes ata young age, quickly graduating from petty theft to theft auto and grand larceny. In 1994, Brutus participated in the armed robbery of a small convenience store, however during the act he and his friend, Mario Gomez, were overwhelmed with guilt and attempted to put an end to the crime, but their two other co-robbers, Henry Williams and Dave Gonzalez, shot the cashier and owner before fleeing the location. Brutus and Mario stayed with the victim, Howard Chen, before paramedics and law enforcement arrived, after which they were arrested and detained in the San Jose Police Department. The following day, Howard Chen claimed Brutus and Mario were innocent, and they were subsequently released. From then, Brutus focused on his academics and enrolled in his high school's Junior ROTC program. Brutus also played as a defensive lineman for his high school football team.

### The Community Corps

In 1996, Brutus co-founded the Community Corps, along with Tommy Nguyen, Whitney Madison, and Veronica Hayward. The Community Corps is a non-profit organization deducated towards assisting people who live in impoverished communities. Nearly half a year subsquent to it's establishment, the then-Mayor of San Jose issued government funding to the organization, which to this day exists.

### University & Marriage

In 1998, Brutus graduated from high school and enrolled in the United States Military Academy with recommendations from the San Jose Mayor as well as the SJPD police chief, accepting an American football scholarship. In 1999, Brutus entered a romantic relationship with Claire Reed, an architecture-student at New York University. Brutus married Claire the following year, who went on to legally change her surname to Montero. In 2002, Brutus graduated from the U.S. Military Academy with honors.

### Military Career

In 2002, Brutus enlisted as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army, after which he quickly joined the Army Special Forces, colloquially known as the "Green Berets". In 2004, Brutus served his first tour to Iraq, during which he participated in the Second Battle of Fallujah, subsequently being awarded the Bronze Star medal. The same year, Brutus's wife gave birth to their first son, Leonel Montero.