I won the War With COVID, But Lost the Battle With Post COVID

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Military news…

A-10 pilot explains how the Warthog’s depleted uranium rounds turn tank armor against itself
The depleted uranium slug is so dense, it turns tank armor into white-hot shrapnel in the crew compartment.

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An Air Force Security Forces truck got impaled by a fighter jet
Air Force Security Forces vehicles are usually meant to help protect aircraft on the flight line, not get skewered by them.

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102-Year-Old Grandma’s Courageous WWII Past Revealed

Crescensia Garcia is one of only six surviving members of an all-female, all-Black, segregated unit that was sent overseas during World War II

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102-Year-Old WWII Veteran From Segregated Mail Unit Honored

Romay Davis was recognized at an event at Montgomery City Hall that followed President Joe Biden’s decision in March to sign a bill authorizing the Congressional Gold Medal for the unit, nicknamed the “Six Triple Eight

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Navy’s Famed Blue Angels Aerial Acrobatics Team Selects First Female Pilot

For the first time in its 76-year history, the Navy’s famed Blue Angels aerial demonstration team will feature a female pilot.

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I Have been hit with a double whammy. I got COVID and got OK from it and the I now have is called post COVID problems. I was miserable over this last weened, but I feel somewhat better today. But, because of my weakness, I will once again have to cut this post short. My deepest apologizes for this. I love share excerpts from my upcoming book. Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life.

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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.

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

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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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This Old Soldier Has Been Blessed With a Severe Visit From Covid

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Military news….

Air Force A-10s continue to prove that runways are for suckers

The Air Force landed A-10s on a Michigan highway to practice operating in austere environments without the large bases airmen are used to.

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The Air Force now has a golden F-16

The shiny Iowa Air National Guard F-16 is a throwback to the original 1996 gold F-16 and the ‘bulldog’ commander who created it.

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Navy to stop punishing sexual assault victims for underage drinking, other minor infractions

Under new guidance issued this week, commanders will no longer punish sailors and Marines who report sexual assaults for misconduct related to the incident.

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The Navy is paying $100,000 for tips on smuggling drugs and guns in the Persian Gulf

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These 4 soldiers just received the Medal of Honor for standing between their men and enemy fire

“It’s been a long journey to this day for these heroes and their families.”

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A Marine’s Bronze Star offers insight into US troops’ heroism during the Kabul evacuation

“He disregarded his own grievous wounds, the tear gas engulfing him, and reports of gunfire and began dragging this Marine to safety.”

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A rocket mysteriously crashed on the Moon. The military intel world has no idea who sent it

The truth hopefully is out there.

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This will be a very short post tonight. I have found that this old solider has come down with COVID. It has knocked me down and I have been bed ridden for four days. It saps any strength you have and keeps you very weak.

I will finish up with my usual words of support and encouragement.

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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.

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