Honoring Bryan Nichols and JT Tumilson - Extortion 17

1. On August 6, 2011

2. A Few Minutes Past 2:00 a.m.

3. 40 Miles South of
Kabul, Afghanistan

4. Two U.S. Army
Chinook Helicopters,

5. Call Signs “Extortion 16”
and “Extortion 17”

6. Lifted Into Darkness and
Accelerated Toward a Destination
Less Than 20 Miles West

7. Extortion 17

8. Extortion 17
Would Not Return

9. A Taliban Fighter Shot the
Helicopter Out of the Sky with a
Rocket-Propelled Grenade

10. The United States Lost
31 Heroes

11. It was the Deadliest Helicopter Crash
in the History of U.S. Special Forces

12. Those Killed Ranked Among the
World’s Most Highly Trained and
Experienced Commandos

13. They Were Also…

14. They Were Also…
Sons, Husbands, Dads,

15. They Were Also…
Brothers, Relatives,

16. They Were Also…
and Best Friends

17. This Memorial Day Weekend

18. While You Remember Those Lost
Defending Our Country

19. We Would Like to Introduce You
to Two of the 31 Heroes

20. Who Were Connected
to Freedom Bankers…

21. Bryan J. Nichols
U.S. Army Reserve
Co-Pilot

22. Bryan J. Nichols
U.S. Army Reserve
Co-Pilot
Bryan and his son Braydon

23. Bryan J. Nichols
U.S. Army Reserve
Co-Pilot
Chris Waldschmidt,
Freedom Bank
Chief Operations Officer, and
Bryan were great friends

24. Jon T. Tumilson
“JT”
U.S. Navy Seal

25. Jon T. Tumilson
“JT”
U.S. Navy Seal
JT’s loyal companion
“Hawkeye”
mourns at JT’s casket

26. Jon T. Tumilson
“JT”
U.S. Navy Seal
JT is the nephew,
and namesake,
of Al Bangtson’s
(Freedom Bank
Senior Commercial Officer)
Step Dad

27. It Is Important to Remember

28. On This or Any Other
Memorial Day Weekend

29. That While These 31 Men
Were Extraordinary

30. They Were Also Very Real

31. And They Were Defending

32. And They Were Defending
All of Us