Ashes to Ashes

Like his hero Pat Tillman Eric Holzer deploys to Afghanistan right after signing an NFL contract but when an IED hits his convoy he becomes a double amputee and must find purpose in his life. His founding of a wheelchair-basketball league in his native Bangor Maine is one such purpose but so is President Trump’s 2020 re-election efforts. When the incumbent president is defeated Holzer takes part in the January 6 2021 Trump Rally and storming of the Capitol Building only to meet his demise there when a stray bullet proves fatal. Narrated by his best friend Dean Leonard this story recounts the ups and downs of a short life well lived.