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It's all about the heart , the drive to

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continue and to keep going .

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Right . I was deployed to Iraq in

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2021 . I caught COVID

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unvaccinated in Iraq . And from there

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within , I would say seven hours of

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testing positive and went into a co op

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because I already knew I wasn't gonna

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make it back home . But in God's

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miracle , I woke up in Germany 20 days

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later , hospitalized for three months

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and I'm here ready and evil just

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being around everybody here that's

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doing adapt . This work is kind of , it

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makes you feel normal outside in the

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real world , you almost feel alone like

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something's wrong with you . But out

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here is you belong and this is your

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community . This is my community now

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and it pulled me out of the real dark

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place that I was in what it means for

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me to be here at warrior games . I'm

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excited . I'm happy . I'm grateful I

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made the team ,

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there is one , go here and just click

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on the go my teammates out here , team

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army . I love how we

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have this community where they're not

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just your teammates , they're your

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family , you name it , you can reach

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out to them . One of them is gonna

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reach out and help you out . I'm here

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because of A R CPA RCP . Really saved

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my life . It did wonders for my mental

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state . It was like a safe space for

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service members . You just kind of be

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open with how they feel and you've

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actually built a family . Oh .