10/30/2026
🇺🇸 R.E.D. — Remember Everyone Deployed.
I spent a year in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, 2012–2013. That chapter of my life gives these Fridays a personal meaning—and a lasting appreciation for the people serving far from home and the families waiting for them.
Today, I’m grateful for the opportunity to build Shielded Steel, work with my hands, and serve a community I’m proud to call home. I carry that gratitude into what we’re building and how we show up for others.
To everyone deployed: you are remembered, appreciated, and supported. To the families holding things together at home: your strength deserves recognition, too.
Wear red. Check on a military family. Let your gratitude become an act of kindness.
Until you all come home.
Shielded Steel LLC — Resilient by Design.
