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Found some more interesting facts. These are from the 9-11 attacks:
(We should never forget!)
- 19 highjackers.
- 2,977 people killed in New York City, Washington D.C., and outside Shanksville, PA.
- 2,753 people killed at the World Trade Center.
- 343 firefighters who died in the initial attacks and during the collapse of the towers.
- 23 police officers who died.
- 37 Port Authority officers during the attacks and the collapse.
- 184 people when flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon.
- 40 people died when flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, PA.
A total of 6,320 people lost their lives on that horrible day.
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I am switching my thoughts to my up coming book, Signs of Hope for the Military: In an Out of the Trenches of Life.
I am going to give you the outline again. It has been awhile since I last did that:
- The first section will stories from my basic training. This will have humor, some tense moments, and proud moments. At the end of each chapter I will be sharing thoughts on how you and I can survive in the not so firendly world as civilians.
- The second section will have stories from my deployment to Korea. It also will have some humor, tense moments, and unfortantly some very sad moments.
- The third section will sotries from my time at FT. Bragg. again, a little humor, but a few very scary moments.
- The last section is my favorite part. It is full of interviews from veterans who have been there and done that. Some of these stories are very scary, sad, humorous, and fansicnating. I have WWII, Korean, Iraq, Vietnam, and Afghanstan, interviews from soldiers.
I am going to share you an interview today. It is about a WWII veteran who had a near death experience.
I will name him in the book, but not now.
He was in France and he and four of his buddies were pinned down. I mean really pinned down by enemy fire. You can think about trenches to hide in, but these poor guys could only lay flat in furrows. Those are what is left after a plow comes through. If they stuck up any part of thier body they were dead.
My friend heard something coming up behind him. It was the tank Corp. They pulled over the top of him; opened the hatch, and pulled him in. They did that with the other four buddies as well. They didn’t know heroes had their backs.
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I hoe you are getting excited about this upcoming book. It is perfect for all veterans, and even current military. It will give you hope and answers. Some of the chapters talk directly about issues:
- PTSD
- TBI
- War wounds
- depression, Suicidial thoughts
- People left behind after deployment
- Much more
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There will be a great index as well. It will be full of places to get help for any of your issues.
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Now let’s talk about you. How are you doing my friend? Is the world spinning too fast? Are you having a hard time coping? You are not alone. There are over 9,485fellow veterans here who have your back.
If it is just too overwhelming, GET HELP!
Here is a toll free number to call. They have highly qualified counselors there to help you. They will not hang up until they know you are OK.
1-800-273-8255 Option # 1
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Remember:
You are never alone.
You are never forsaken.
You are never unloved.
And above all….never, ever, give up!