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  • 87-Year-Old Marine With Multiple Health Conditions Who Survived Coronavirus: ‘The Marine Corps Trains Us To Deal With Adversity’

    03/25/2020 11:37:40 AM PDT · by cll · 34 replies
    The Daily Wire ^ | 3/24/2020 | Hank Berrien
    An 87-year-old former Marine who spent two tours in Vietnam and has multiple health conditions survived an epic battle with coronavirus, asserting, “The Marine Corps trains us to deal with adversity; they teach us to adapt, overcome, and continue the mission.” He added another reason for his survival: “And finally, the grace of God. That’s what I have here.” Franklin Eller told CBS News, “I’m feeling great. And I was really fortunate to find myself laying here at the Mayaguez Medical Center. As you may know, I was evacuated from a ship; we were on a cruise in the Caribbean....
  • I talked with a man today, an 80+ year old man.

    03/24/2020 4:46:37 PM PDT · by foundedonpurpose · 64 replies
    Sent to my wife on FaceBook ^ | 3-19-20 | Not Stated
    I talked with a man today, an 80+ year old man. I asked him if there was anything I can get him while this Coronavirus scare was gripping America. He simply smiled, looked away and said: "Let me tell you what I need! I need to believe, at some point, this country my generation fought for... I need to believe this nation we handed safely to our children and their children... I need to know this generation will quit being a bunch of sissies...that they respect what they've been given...that they've earned what others sacrificed for." I wasn't sure where...