Sargent Jonathan “Rich” Richardson and PFC Jason Kropat were killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan on March 9th, 2010 while fighting with the 1st Battalion, 187th INfantry Regiment C Company. Every year since his death, Sgt. Richardson’s widow, Rachel, has been invited to his unit’s Army ball. The men and women attending the ball are like family to her.
This year she put her heart on her sleeve and tried something new, she sent an invitation to Mat Best, an Army Ranger veteran, celebrity, and whiskey/coffee/apparel entrepreneur. Watch her video invitation and Mat’s video response below.