Posted on Jul 24, 2014
What has been the most life-changing experience you've ever had?
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Fore me it was the birth of my first born. Being born with a heart defect called left ventricle to aortic fistula. 1-100 in the world are born with this. This was the first time I turned to the Lord for help. I turned away from him after my grandfather died in 1998. I asked him to take every ounce of strength out of me and give it to her. Long story short my oldest is almost thirteen and still strong as ever. I have numerous more but thought this would be a start.
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For me it was when my oldest son died from a enlarged heart. He was only 27 yrs old, and it caught us all off guard. No child should go before their parents due to natural causes.
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Looking at the business end of a gun. That makes you realize your mortality and how fast it can be gone. Since then I live in the moment and have cherished every opportunity to do something new and different.
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MSG(P) Michael Warrick
Joining the US Army and going off to other countries at the age of 18 years old !
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SSG William Patton
That is easy. The year I spent in Vietnam was a life changing experience and not all of it was positive. It took me a long time to get help for PTSD and in the interim, I had problems with alcoholism. It cost me a couple of jobs and nearly my family. But, I can now look back and see the positives from my tour. I met some great buddies and learned what I was capable of doing when the chips were down. I learned the value and strength of teamwork and having your buddies back because you knew he had yours, even at the cost of each other's lives. I have never experienced that level of trust since and that is something I long for.
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SPC Geoffrey Jenkins
Good morning SSG Patton,
I had the same experiences with alcoholism and losing jobs/relationships with family,girlfriends,close friends.The first two deployments to Iraq the IED'S were a daily problem during missions outside the wire and saw plenty deaths.My PTSD didn't start until I got home,but would disappear when I got back in Iraq.I missed the action and a purpose to keep my sanity.I miss the camaraderie with my soldiers even though we might have argue and fight/lmfao
I had the same experiences with alcoholism and losing jobs/relationships with family,girlfriends,close friends.The first two deployments to Iraq the IED'S were a daily problem during missions outside the wire and saw plenty deaths.My PTSD didn't start until I got home,but would disappear when I got back in Iraq.I missed the action and a purpose to keep my sanity.I miss the camaraderie with my soldiers even though we might have argue and fight/lmfao
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