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disaster relief from the hurricane and when we were there, we were unloading trucks and organizing the relief effort and all of the supplies. It was pretty much working sun up to sun down but that's a good thing because we were all busy. We just waited on each truck to arrive, then would unload and store all of the supplies, and get the supplies ready for transport to people that needed the supplies.
It's a large camp with a lot of acreage and there's cabins on the property for guests to stay in. The main 'house' where the kitchen is, it's pretty spacious too. It's a big gathering area for people who are visiting. That's where everybody eats dinner. The ladies who volunteer to cook for us, they cook meals all day and provide meals all day. That was really awesome.
We were there a few days, and went back over Thanksgiving, to spend time with everybody out there, and it was impressionable enough to me that I went back again. Everybody there is very nice, and they all work hard and pitch in...there are no slackers...and everybody is just having a good time.
I was in the Mississippi National Guard and I went to Iraq in 2005 and, when I came home from there, I became a police officer until it got to the point that PTSD basically caught up with me. I eventually just ended up losing my career because of my PTSD. I went to the VA looking for a job because no one would hire me with the PTSD label and especially not in men line of work. So, I went to the VA desperate for work and they said I was unemployable. So, the VA started giving me my benefits then.
Five years ago, I fell into a fire, and I was hurt pretty badly. I wasn't expected to make it through the night. But I ended up making it even though I am now an amputee and lost my eye.
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