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Can You Leave Your Post if You Are Injured Badly? My Story.

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Military news…

F-16s won’t be a ‘game-changer’ for Ukraine in its war with Russia, Air Force secretary says

Ukraine will get a boost on the battlefield against invading Russian forces once its pilots train and begin to fly F-16 fighter jets, but Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Monday that the aircraft won’t make a dramatic change in the war.

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South Korea considers further non-lethal assistance for Ukraine

Seoul may ship landmine removal equipment and ambulances to Kyiv, the nation’s defense ministry said.

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Air Force Warthogs patrol Middle East waters in response to Iranian actions

A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog” jets are part of an increased rotation of U.S. aircraft and ships in the Strait of Hormuz, off Iran’s coast, U.S. 5th Fleet said.

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Guam warns of ‘direct hit,’ orders evacuations as Mawar reaches super typhoon status

The governor of Guam ordered residents in low-lying areas to evacuate Tuesday as Super Typhoon Mawar barreled toward the island.

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This Medal of Honor recipient crashed his plane on purpose to get to his downed wingman
What he did that day had never been attempted before, and has never been repeated since.

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Do you have to stay at your post if you are injured? I was told yes, while deployed to South Korea. I was working on hill 468 one day and the equipment stopped running. I went out to check the generator and it was out of gas. The person before me was supposed to fill it.

I got some gas containers and climbed up on the generator. I was pouring gas into the generator when I slipped. All I could grab to break my fall was the manifold. It was super hot and it burned my left hand tremendously. I went back inside the hut and tried to bandage the wound. I had some ointment and spread it on the hand that was severely burnt. I wrapped it up with some gauze.

It was extremally painful. What should I do? I could have called down to the headquarters and sought help. However, I didn’t want to mess up the working schedule. I lived in pain and finished my shift.

Was I a hero? Of course not, but I was gratified that I didn’t make things worse.

I saw the medics when I got down to the camp, and they put much better dressings on my hand. I only lost a couple of days of work.

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+ Almost done…
I am down to two more interviews and then it is off to my publisher. I just have one with a Gold Star Dad, and one with a Vietnam veteran who was wounded three times.

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Checking in on you. How are you doing? Is everything going OK, or are you fighting back memories?
FEAR NOT!
There are over 15,219 Veterans on this site who have your back.
If you are battling mentally, but you are losing, GET HELP!!
Here is a toll free number that you can call 24/7. There are highly qualified counselors there to help you, and they will not hang up until they know you are OK.
1-800-273-8255…texting 838255.
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Remember:

You are never alone.

You are never forsaken.

You are never unloved.

And above all…never, ever, give up.

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Drill Sergeants Can Be Very Tough, But They Just Want to Have Good Soldiers.

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Military news….

More than 60 South Korean aircraft are taking part in the weeklong, biannual Soaring Eagle exercise.

Aerial drills are underway over South Korea with ‘enemy provocations and threats’ in mind

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Florida sending 800 National Guard troops to Texas-Mexico border

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending 800 of the state’s National Guard troops to work for one month along the Texas border with Mexico as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called on non-border states to do more to help with an expected increase in migration.

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Accused Air National Guard leaker had documented history of mishandling classified info
Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira’s superiors repeatedly warned him to stop “deep diving into intelligence information.”

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Russia is so low on armor it’s putting artillery and naval guns on old vehicles
Adapt. Improvise. Put a massive cannon on a 1950s-era tank.

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That one scene in ‘Full Metal Jacket’ that convinced a lot of young Marines to enlist in the first place
The entire seven-minute scene is one prolonged dive into depravity, pain, and verbal abuse, but it also felt a little bit like a dare.

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While in basic training at Ft. Ord, California, I hade some interesting moments. We had a drill sergeant that was known as a bad ass. He drilled us extra every day.

We weren’t happy about it. I can’t tell how many times I had to go to KP duty.

But, as the 8 weeks went by I realized that my drill sergeant was just trying to make sure we were good soldiers, and I liked him for it.

I decided he was the boss, and did every command he gave me. I never hesitated. Towards the end of my time there I was nominated by the drill sergeant for soldier of the month. I had to ask him why he did it. He said, “You have been the most obedient soldier I have had this year and you deserve it.”

He later chose me to be in the honor marching band. What a great feeling when I was told that. The other soldiers really looked up to me.

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The were some who weren’t good soldiers that kept getting into trouble. Most of them were draftees. One even tried to take on our drill sergeant. He didn’t do well. He was knocked unconscious.

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Had some funny time while running out for formation. I had a buddy that had signed up with me that had a bad hair day. It was the weekend, and no one expected to be called for formation. My buddy certainly didn’t. He had every bit of his uniform clothing in the wash. He had to run out dripping wet. The sergeant made him come to the front of the formation, and we had to laugh in cadence. I felt badly for my buddy, but it was funny.

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+ Almost done…
I am down to two more interviews and then it is off to my publisher. I just have one with a Gold Star Dad, and one with a Vietnam veteran who was wounded three times.

Keep coming back to hear more about the latest progress on my up coming book, Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life. Better yet… go to the top of this page and click on subscribe. When you do all future posts will come directly to your inbox.
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Checking in on you. How are you doing? Is everything going OK, or are you fighting back memories?
FEAR NOT!
There are over 15,219 Veterans on this site who have your back.
If you are battling mentally, but you are losing, GET HELP!!
Here is a toll free number that you can call 24/7. There are highly qualified counselors there to help you, and they will not hang up until they know you are OK.
1-800-273-8255…texting 838255.
_____________________________________________________________
Remember:

You are never alone.

You are never forsaken.

You are never unloved.

And above all…never, ever, give up.

+Now there is an easier way to get help. Just dial 988, and you will have help ready for you.

_________________________________________________________________

+If you like what you see, please subscribe at the top of this page where it says, “subscribe.” When you do, all future posts will come directly to your inbox. Also, if you know some else who could benefit from this site, please let them know.

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How Tough do we Need to be to Survive in the Military?

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Military news..

China is considering arming Russian forces in Ukraine, US says
Cold War 2.0.

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Russia says it will fast-track testing of tank-killing robot in Ukraine
Russia warns that western tanks should be “prepared for their destruction.”

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Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Kills 2 Tennessee National Guard Members in Alabama

The UH-60 helicopter, more widely known as a Black Hawk, crashed in the unincorporated community of Harvest along Alabama Highway 53, killing two members of the Tennessee National Guard during a flight-training mission. The helicopter crashed around 3 p.m. and caught fire.

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Wounded Military From Around World Headed to Camp Pendleton for Adaptive Sports Invitational

The 13th annual event, known as the Marine Corps Trials, is expected to draw more than 200 injured Marines, sailors, veterans, and international competitors from Colombia, Estonia, France, Georgia, Italy, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

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US Military Investigating Leak of Emails From Pentagon Server

It is not uncommon for large organizations to inadvertently expose internal data to the internet, but the fact that this is a Department of Defense email server will give U.S. officials cause for concern. It is unclear if any malicious outsider accessed the exposed SOCOM data.

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I remember my time in Korea, and one of the times I was injured while doing my job. I was a member of the Army Security Agency, and my job was to monitor airway for breaches of security. I was attached to the 321’s ASA company.

One night up on hill 468, things went bad. The lights went out, and I figured that the generator was out of gas.

I went out to check and I was right. So I climbed up on the huge generator and started pouring in the gas. About half way through i slipped and was falling off of the generator. I grabbed what ever I could the break my fall. Unfortunately it was the hot manifold.

I severely burnt my hand. I still had three hours on my shift. What should I do?

I was told by my sergeant that no matter what you need to stay at your post. I went back inside and put ointment on my hand and continued working with one hand.

When my shift was over I went to the medics and they doctored me up.

Have you had an incident like this? Let me know about it.

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Update… Got a couple more interviews and it’s off to the publisher BookBaby. Signs of Hope for the Military: IN and out of the Trenches of Life, will be full of my experiences while in the service, plus a lot about how to survive after being wounded, burdened with PTSD, etc. Keep coming back to see the progress. Better yet…go to the top of this page and click on subscribe. When you do all future posts will go directly to your inbox.

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Checking in on you. How are you doing? Is everything going OK, or are you fighting back memories?

FEAR NOT!

There are over 15,219 Veterans on this site who have your back.

If you are battling mentally, but you are losing, GET HELP!!

Here is a toll free number that you can call 24/7. There are highly qualified counselors there to help you, and they will not hang up until they know you are OK.
1-800-273-8255…texting 838255.

____________________________________________________________________

Remember:


You are never alone.


You are never forsaken.


You are never unloved.


And above all…never, ever, give up.

+Now there is an easier way to get help. Just dial 988, and you will have help ready for you.

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