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November 10th, 2009, 05:04 PM
Full story here:http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2009/novdec/features/lai.html
Cpl. Jason Poole was 17 when he joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 2000. On his third tour of duty in Iraq in 2004, Poole was in a group patrolling near the Syrian border when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated, killing two Marines and an interpreter, and ripping the top left part of Poole's head off.
(Skipped everything in the middle.)
"Of course I get down sometimes," he says. "But after 10 minutes or so, I just choose to be positive."
See that quote. Read it, and use it. Stop feeling bad for yourself and be thankful you still have eyesight and your head.
Cpl. Jason Poole was 17 when he joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 2000. On his third tour of duty in Iraq in 2004, Poole was in a group patrolling near the Syrian border when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated, killing two Marines and an interpreter, and ripping the top left part of Poole's head off.
(Skipped everything in the middle.)
"Of course I get down sometimes," he says. "But after 10 minutes or so, I just choose to be positive."
See that quote. Read it, and use it. Stop feeling bad for yourself and be thankful you still have eyesight and your head.