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Through my eyes
The truth in every tear I cry I know I cry
God knows I cry
Not a day goes by
That I don't fight
The battle of the mind
The war is over
The battles still in my mind The war is over
No, I didn't die
Not a day goes by
I served in the U.S. Army for 13 years and did four tours to Iraq, and I was injured in 2007 when I was blown up by a roadside bomb that blew up my Humvee. I was the only survivor out of five guys. I had a hard time dealing with that my first year because of survivor's guilt. I can use my sense of humor to get through a lot of stuff...to kind of block it out. But I also know that my ability to make light of things can help others too. So, I continue to laugh, and make jokes and share my story and an occupational therapist persuaded me to try stand-up comedy. That was nine years ago and I have been doing comedy ever since. I also do motivational speaking and I have been traveling all over the place for that.
I have realized over the years that we need to find an outlet and that a lot of us don't know how to find that outlet...we get lost...but finding an outlet where we 'fit' whether it is woodworking,
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