Prior to entering active duty he was a 13E, Cannon Fire Direction Control on M198 towed Howitzers. While on active duty he reclassified to 67T (15T) Blackhawk Helicopter Repairer. With one tour at K-16 Song Nam Air Base in South Korea. As a proud member of A Co 5/101 he was deployed to Iraq in 2003. While deployed he received 2 Air Medals and 4 Army Commendation Medals. He was honorably discharged in August of 2004 and received his Airframe and Powerplant License to maintain aircraft.
In 2006 he went to work for the Department of State, Air Wing Division, in Colombia South America on the Anti-Narcotics Task Force, Aerial Eradication Division. This division was tasked with spraying the coca fields that supplied the base for manufacturing cocaine in an attempt to slow or eradicate the production of cocaine, human trafficking, and the exchange of money that
supported local terrorist organizations.
In 2008 he was employed with Blackwater Aviation and Presidential Airways and was subsequently deployed to Afghanistan. While in country Blackwater/Presidential Airways was responsible for moving mail, medicine, ammunition, food and troops across the battlefield. He opened multiple Forward Operating Bases in Afghanistan where Blackwater was stationed. The FOB’s opened were Sharana, Shindan, Stone, Bastion and Bagram. He was also stationed at Kandahar while deployed to Afghanistan. In late 2012 Jason returned home for good.
In June 2017 he married his best friend, nurse, and home therapist Heidi. Before he met her he was a single father still struggling with the “hidden wounds of war”. The flashbacks causing him to scream at his door in the middle of the night or the triggers that caused anxiety were still a common occurrence. Since he met Heidi in 2016 and Dan DiMarco shortly there after those wounds have all but healed. Jason understands that having the right people like Soldiers Freedom Outdoors and wonderful friends that are understanding will help control the anxiety of everyday life. He is looking forward to giving back to our veterans and giving them opportunities to move on from the battlefield and adjusting to everyday civilian life.
Biography
Jason Bucy served from 1997 to 2004 in the Indiana Army National Guard and the United States Army.