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Tremendous Endorsement From a General, For my Upcoming Book.

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Military news…

Army leaders confident some soldiers with have Next Gen rifles by 2024

Some soldiers charged with fighting enemies at close range will have their hands on the Army’s newest 6.8mm caliber rifles and light machine guns by early next year, top Army officials said Wednesday.

Yoon’s speech to Congress draws parallel between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Korean War

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol likened Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to North Korea’s attack against the South during the early 1950s as he commended the 70-year alliance between his country and the United States.

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The beloved A-10 Warthog has a brand new role: bomb truck
Bombs away!

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Pentagon reports huge drop in troops court-martialed for sexual assault over last 10 years
More sexual assault cases are being resolved through administrative actions and nonjudicial punishment.

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I am proud to say that I received A great endorsement from a general for my upcoming book, Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life.

Today, I am letting you see it:

Endorsement

Doug is a veteran turned counselor, blogger, and prayer warrior.  His most recent book provides the ammunition that we need to turn the tide in the battle against PTSD and suicide.

Doug Bolton’s “Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life” is a powerful tool in the battle against PTSD. He provides the insights that we…. that you need to stem the tide of hopelessness that many of our veterans and first responders experience.

Doug is a counselor and author, but most importantly an “encourager” who knows the daily pain and discouragement that so many experience.  You can feel Doug walking beside you acknowledging the hurt and depression.  But at the same time that he validates what you are feeling, Doug provides down to earth guidance and encouragement to move you forward.

Most importantly, Doug “walks the talk.”  Whether through his blogs or his leadership in several veteran’s organizations, Doug is engaged in this battle daily.  He is a founding member of the board of directors of Victory for Veterans actively encouraging the Board and senior leaders to raise funds and provide the tools so desperately need in the battle against PTSD.

Jim Jaeger, Brig Gen, USAF ret.

Jim Jaeger is a retired USAF Brigadier General and was the founding President of Arete Incident Response.  He continues to fight cybercrime as Partner and Senior Cyber Strategist at Arete and serves as a member of the Victory for Veterans’ board of directors.

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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.

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

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Ukraine stands firm on Crimea, wants Russia out of all areas.

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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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Russia’s Spetsnaz forces are being annihilated in Ukraine, leaks claim
Hundreds of Russian commandos are being used as frontline soldiers, with poor results.

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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.

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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.
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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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Government review of US exit from Afghanistan concludes evacuation should’ve started sooner.

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Military news…

Chinese spy balloon didn’t collect any information over US that satellites couldn’t get, Pentagon says
The Chinese surveillance balloon that hovered over the United States two months ago might have picked up some intelligence from sensitive military sites, but it would be nothing more valuable than what Beijing could already collect with its satellites, the Pentagon said.

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2 Navy pilots among astronauts who will make historic spaceflight to the moon
Navy Capt. Victor Glover and Capt. Reid Wiseman will be a part of NASA’s Artemis II mission.

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US providing Ukraine with 30mm gun trucks to blast Iranian drones out of the sky
The mother of all technicals.

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This may be the Army’s new missile-slinging battlebot of choice
Stingers, Hellfires, and a 30mm chain gun, all in a neat unmanned package.

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Government review of US exit from Afghanistan concludes evacuation should’ve started sooner, faults moves by Trump
The report is the result of many months of investigations by Biden’s administration into the decision-making process of leaving Afghanistan. Many aspects of the pullout were chaotic, and led to 13 U.S. service members being killed near a gate of the Kabul airport by a pair of suicide attacks.

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I have started planning for a huge book signing event in my hometown. It will be at the convention center. I am reaching out to find some sponsors to pay for the room. The room holds 160 people. I will have guest speakers, and have several WWII veterans there.

I hope to have a winery come to sell their wine and give away free drinks. I also hope the winery will donate some bottles to give away at the tables.

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Keep coming back to see updates on my upcoming 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 go directly to your inbox.
+ Just found another veteran to interview. He is a submariner. Not just any submariner, a nuclear submariner. Should be a fantastic interview.
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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.