He was a member of the American Legion 543 of Harker Heights , TX and loved riding his Harley! His favorite football team was OU and got the nick name of okie taz! He also loved fishing! he joined the Army in 1999 as a Bradley Fighting Vehicle System Maintainer. He did 3 combat deployments and one non combat deployment. He also was stationed in Korea and did his final duty station at Ft Hood , Texas where he met his wife of 8 years Melissa who also worked with the Army. It is was unfortunate that Brad left the Army in 2011 with sever PTSD, depression and anxiety after seeing so many of his friends die in combat! He took his own life in November 2016 after dealing with demons he no longer could accept ! He left behind a loving Wife, daughter and three small grandchildren! He is now at peace and flying with angels.