Command Sergeant Major John A. Murray joined the army in 1987 and has served in Iraq (Operation Desert Storm), Kuwait (Operation Desert Shield), Kosovo (Operation Joint Guardian), Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom), and Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom). He currently lives in El Paso, Texas, with his wife, Kristin, and their three pets, Emmitt, Opus, and August, and continues to serve in the United States Army with the First Armored Division.