This Is Not A Draft

It all began with an idea. I was interviewing a Veteran for my podcast and I realized that I wanted to bring the story to a larger audience. I wanted to honor the sacrifice of so many, and highlight the courage, resilience and hope that our Veterans live and breathe. The process of talking to these Veterans has been extremely therapeutic for me.

Ian Scott Blair 11/21/2009 - 05/21/2014

May 21, 2024 marked 10 years since my son, Ian Scott Blair, had been killed. I was deployed in Afghanistan in 2014 when he was tragically killed. The fallout of my sons death took me over a decade to process, and still hurts to this day.

This year when marking Ian’s passing I challenged myself and my wife Jennie to make this the year that we share our story. Jennie is working on writing a book about our experiences and her experience as a Veteran Caretaker and I am focused on telling my and other Veteran stories through the documentary, “This Is Not A Draft”.

So I hope that you’ll join us this year as we gather stories from other Veterans and craft them, we could really use your support in getting the message out.

Follow along for behind the scenes photos and videos as we travel across the United States telling the stories of our wonderful Post 9/11 Veterans.

This Is Not A Draft Crew Members