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Since I have been a member of the social network RallyPoint, (There are 1.8 million members there. All military.) I have many new military friends. They are as close as a brother or sister.
I suggest that you check it out. You may find some of your military buddies that you served with.
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Military news
“I made a quick decision” is the understatement of the year, but it’s how Army Sgt. 1st Class Jedadia Powell made his move to rush inside a burning house to save two women and a dog back in 2017. He made sure nobody else was in the house, and then he went right back to work after first responders arrived on the scene. Now, more than three years after the event, the Oregon National Guardsman received the Soldier’s Medal for his efforts.
The GI Film Festival San Diego Is A Socially Distanced Way to Enjoy Movies
See compelling and inspiring stories with a military or veteran connection at the 2021 GI Film Festival San Diego. Films and post-screening discussions are offered as online showtimes or as an on-demand rental. The all-virtual festival starts May 18.
+I checked this out and there are 38 films, documentaries, to see. Great choice.
| U.S. veterans scramble to help interpreters left behind |
| More than 17,000 are hung up in dangerous immigration mire. |
When I got back to the states from Korea, I was sent to Ft. Bragg. I did pretty much the same work as I did in Korea.
One time our unit was sent on Bivwak to Virginia. We had all our equipment set up, and settled in.
Me and two other buddies went on a walk to see the area. We came across an elderly lady who greeted us. Actually she was being persistent in having us come in and have coffee with her. We soon realized she wanted to have sex with us and we moved on.
Further on the walk we saw three guys sitting together on a hillside. They invited us up. We quickly realized that they were moonshiners. They had the equipment to make booze near them. We sat down and heard some great stories about the moonshine business.
They offered to have us try their mix. We politely agreed. My first sip almost blew my head off! I very slowly finished my drink that was in a mason jar.
One of my buddies really liked it and asked for more. The guys were thrilled he liked it and gave him another drink. My buddy had two more after that.
Then he screamed, “I am blind!!” The three men laughed and said “You drank too fast. You will be fine in a few hours.”
We guided our buddy back to our camp and got him laid down.
On that same trip I was riding with a buddy up in the mountains in the area. He was driving.
There were no safety belts back then.
As we came around a curve we saw a boulder right in our way. The driver swerved to miss the boulder, but the force threw me out of the jeep right on top of the boulder, back first.
I hit the boulder with a tremendous force since we were going about thirty miles an hour. I blacked out as soon as I hit the boulder. The forced also caused me to have a whiplash.
I woke up in a medical tent.
I started screaming in pain. My lower back was one solid brush, and my neck was really painful.
The medic rushed over and gave me some morphine. That really helped.
I have had to have three neck and back surgeries since that day.
These two stories are in my upcoming book, Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the trenches of Life.
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How is your world turning. Too fast? Is it spinning out of control?
FEAR NOT!
There are over, 11,900 fellow veterans here who have your back.
However, if you feel you are on a rollercoaster ride, GET HELP!
Here is a toll free number that is available 24/7.
There are highly qualified counselors there to help you. They will not hang up until they know you are OK.
Never get on the rollercoaster ride of life alone!
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!
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