It’s Monday, and most people don’t like Monday. I look at it from a different angle.
- I am retired.
- I have time to do whatever I want and when I want.
- I able to write to you in this site to share hope.
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I am so excited by all of the new subscribers we are getting.
We have been averaging over 25 new subscribers a day now. A month ago, we may have had that many in a week.
Why is this happening?
It is because so many veterans are trying to find hope. They are trying to keep up on the latest military news. They need to hear about anything military, and this site does that.
If you like what you are reading just go to the top of this page and click on “Subscribe.” When you do, all future posts will got directly to your inbox. Please tell others about this site as well.
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I saw that president Trump wants to send in regular Army troops to end all the rioting. The Secretary of Defense feels that is wrong. I tend to agree with him. Why should our brothers and sisters be put in harm’s way. It should be up to the mayors and governors to straighten this mess out.
Notice that where all the rioting is occurring are run by Democrats? Enough said.
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What should we do?
I would love for you to make some comments on this in the comment area at the bottom of this post. I will be excited to read them and respond.
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I am going to share another interview with you for my new book, Signs of Hope for the military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life.
This one may be a repeat as I have been sharing many interviews. I think that this interview is extremely important:
I was driving home and felt hungry. I saw a Carl’s Jr, (Hardy’s) and stopped. I got my order and was heading to my table. I walked by a Vietnam veteran. I knew he was a Vietnam veterans by the hat he was wearing.
He look in pain
As I watched him eat, he seemed to be in pain. He shifted many times trying to get comfortable. He finished his meal and was walking (struggling) to the garbage can. He had walk by me to get there, so I asked him if he wanted to sit down and talk.
He looked like he didn’t want to do that, but I told him I was a veterans like him. He decided to sit down.
He had much mental pain
He sat down and we chit chatted for a while. Then I started asked him some questions. I wondered what he did in Vietnam. He said he was on a ship off the coast of Vietnam. He want on to say That his ship was a helicopter ship. They were taking supplies to the troops; picking up wounded, and sending supplies to the villages that were starving.
We talk for a while long and then I asked him what was the worst moment for him in Vietnam.
He said that his best friend was a pilot of one of the helicopters. His friend was ready to take off with his co-pilot. They said it was a go, and the helicopter began to rise and head out. Immediately there was engine trouble the copter started wavering. Then it crashed into the ocean and sunk very fast. They never even tried to recover the bodies, because the water was too deep.
That was very devastating to him.
We talked a little more, and I asked him one more question:
Was there another time you felt upset and sad?
He said it was when his planed landed and the soldiers had to walk through the terminal. There were people on each side of the terminal cussing at them. They called them killers. They spit on them. He felt disgraced.
We finished talking and did a shoulder hug. He actually smiled as he walked out the door. I could see him hobbling along as he went to the near by hotel.
This tore me up badly. This man was a hero and people treated him like dirt. We owe the Vietnam veterans so much.
(I will be sharing much more about this veteran in my book. He shared with me why he was so hobbled and in pain.)
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How are YOU doing. Are you struggling like this Marine was? Do you feel rejected? Do you have war wounds? Are you battling PTSD, TBI, depression, Etc?
You are not alone. There are now 8,231 fellow veterans here with big shoulders. Many of them are Vietnam veterans like this Marine.
Never think that you shouldn’t seek help. I know, we as veterans always feel we don’t need help because we are tough guys. Forget that thought!
If you are hurting GET HELP!
Here is a place to get help 24/7. Just call 1-800-273-8255 (option # 1)
Don’t spend another day in your living hell.
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Remember:
Your are never alone.
You are never forsaken.
You are never unloved.
And above all…never, ever, give up!