Profiles of Valor: CPT John James (USA)

John grew up in the Palmer Woods neighborhood of Detroit. He graduated from the Catholic Brother Rice High School and earned an appointment to the United States Military Academy (West Point), graduating in 2004. John says: “I’m the product of parents born in the Jim Crow South, who moved to Michigan for opportunity. By the Grace of God and a momma who wouldn’t quit, I was able to go to West Point, serve in Iraq as a Ranger-qualified Apache pilot, then help run and 10x my family company, and serve MI in Congress. I’m living the American Dream, and I’m fighting to keep hope alive for Michigan.”