Kammala wannan magana: Neal ya yi aiki a cikin Amurka Navy daga 1998 zuwa 2002, kaiwa da daraja na sub-officier 3rd Class kuma ya kasance a kan jirgin USS Cole, a lokacin da aka
wani dan kunar bakin wake a ranar 12 ga watan Oktoba, 2000. Neal yana da tattoo a hannunsa na dama na farkon abokinsa mafi kyau, wanda aka kashe a harin. Bayan harin Neal ya kamu da cutar damuwa bayan tashin hankali kuma ya shafe sama da shekara guda yana aiki a bakin teku kafin ya gama aikinsa na shekaru hudu tare da Sojojin Ruwa a 2002.