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Military news…
Ukraine’s prime minister urges US to send F-15 or F-16 fighter jets during Pentagon meeting
Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal urged the United States on Wednesday to begin sending fighter jets that can help drive Russian forces out of the country.
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South Korean defense officials mum on reports of ammo loans for US military
Seoul has agreed to lend Washington hundreds of thousands of artillery shells to shore up its inventory, South Korean media outlets said.
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Ukraine stands firm on Crimea, wants Russia out of all areas
Ukraine’s foreign minister said Thursday his country won’t budge from its demand that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea, as well as from other parts of Ukraine that Moscow illegally annexed more recently, for the war to end.
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| Hundreds of Russian commandos are being used as frontline soldiers, with poor results. _________________________________________________________________ You never know who your friends really are sometimes. When I first got to South Korea, and sent to Camp Red Cloud, I was greeted by two soldiers who wanted to welcome me. The were very friendly and we hit it off quickly. A few days later, they invited me to go with them to the camp bar. The background on this is that I was only 18 years old and had never drank even a beer before. We got to the bar and one of my”friends” said he was buying the first round. I saw the sig that said everything was ten cents, EVERYTHING! It was the end of the month and a whole new shipment of booze was coming in. My friend brought the drink to the table and made a toast. “To Friends,” he said. I took my first drink of alcohol. I nearly exploded. It was a tall grey looking drink that had a severely strong taste to it. I asked my friends what name of the drink, and they said a Zombie. Well, this 18 year rookie had no idea what that meant. I was challenged to finish the drink. At that point things were getting blurry. They brought more to the table!! At that time I was feeling no pain. I put down the send one. I didn’t remember the rest of the night, and woke up the next morning dry heaving my guts out lying next to the wheel of the 2 1/2 ton truck. There had to be many people who saw me laying and just thought. “Oh there is another newsikie.” (New guy) Lesson learned. _______________________________________________________________ Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life, is almost finished. Keep coming back to see more what is happening for the book. 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. _______________________________________________________________ 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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