My name is Jonathan Freudenthal. I was born and raised in Nashville, TN. I attended college at Western Kentucky University and started my career in the US Army. I served on Active Duty for six years and was fortunate to have served in both Afghanistan and Iraq with some of the best military and civilian organizations in the world. I am currently working for US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) as both an Army Reservist and Federal Employee. As a civilian, I am a Strategic Planner (GS-13 level) for SOCOM and work in the Current Operations Directorate. As a Reservist, I am a Staff Sergeant (E-6) and I serve as a Counter-Terrorism Analyst.

I am fortunate that both elements of my professional career provide me the opportunity to support Special Operations Forces worldwide. I love being apart of the Army Reserve and fully enjoy the benefits that accompany that role. Not only do I get to further my career as a soldier but the Army Reserve affords me the opportunity to further my educational goals by utilizing both the Montgomery GI Bill and Tuition Assistance funds allowing me to attend school for free! Considering the constant rise in educational costs I find it very beneficial to use this method to obtain something I consider to be a priceless commodity.

I am very excited to be able to participate in this year's Army All-American Bowl. It truly is an honor to have been selected for such a unique event. I have never participated in an event at this level. I'm really looking forward to meeting the other Soldiers participating and getting to know some of the players involved in the game. Having played football through grade school as well as at the intramural level in college and within the Army I am hoping we get an opportunity to "throw the rock around" for a few. Maybe get a fun game of flag football together or something at that level. I'm hoping the weather holds and maybe we'll get lucky enough to have a warm front come through during the week. One can hope, right? Anyway, I've got to get back to packing. Look for more updates tomorrow from the event. Talk to you soon!