Bray uses a towel to wipe sweat from his forehead after packing the moving truck on Monday, June 1, 2026, on Treasure Island in San Francisco, California.

“I do not pretend that I am made of glass,” Bray recalled. “My mom said as soon as I could crawl, she had to have a hand on me. If she turned around, I would be jumping off the china hutch.”

For Bray, life has never been about staying comfortable. Whether serving overseas, skydiving for a living, moving across continents, or going back to school at 40, he has always been willing to take a chance on what comes next.