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Courage to Continue:
Theme of 2016 National Prayer Breakfast
By Chap. (Maj.) Tam L. Cookson
99th ABW Base Chapel
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal.
It is the courage to continue that counts.”
— Sir Winston Churchill,
English statesman
It takes courage to live life. After all, life
is unpredictable.
Sometimes life doesn’t go as expected.
Sometimes it doesn’t follow our plan.
Sometimes it isn’t all we hoped for. This
military life is especially challenging with
long hours, extra taskings, frequent moves,
Stunned by gun: Airman shocks away fear
By Airman Daniel Snider
23rd Wing Public Affairs
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. —
“Taser, Taser, Taser,” is all I heard mo-
ments before suffering the worst pain
I’ve ever put my body through. Instantly,
50,000 volts of electricity surged from one
prong touching my shoulder, through my
torso, and to the other prong placed at the
back of my hip.
I was completely incapacitated. I was
mentally aware of the fact that my wing-
men were gently laying me down on my
stomach, but physically I felt as if I was on
my tip-toes and about to fall flat on my
back while a pulsing blade cut through
my insides.
After it was done, all I said was, “that
was awful.”
I didn’t think it could get any worse,
but only a few minutes later I would be
introduced to oleoresin capsicum spray,
the law enforcement equivalent to pep-
per spray. Nothing could have prepared
me for the burning sensation OC spray
presents.
At first, it was only a cold liquid, but
within moments, it felt like a fire raging on
the surface of my face. It didn’t take long
at all for my eyes to be nearly swollen shut.
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deployments and separations from loved want to miss that will focus on leader- Air Force Chaplain Corps for 17 years.
ones. ship resilience, a message relevant to all He has a graduate degree in conflict reso-
Airmen. lution, and is a subject matter expert on
No doubt, all of us at some time in our workplace and family relationships. He
lives will experience loss, setbacks, crisis, The 2016 National Prayer Breakfast is has been featured as a grief specialist on
failure or disappointment. It’s tough to April 29, 8-9:15 a.m. at will The Club. Its the Air Force Network and CN8.
handle. That’s when we need to reach theme is “The Courage to Continue.” The
within and find the courage to move program will include music, a video and This is a free event, with limited seat-
forward. a time to remember our fellow service ing. Tickets will be made available in the
members and the nation’s leaders. squadrons.
Resilience can be developed. As we face
challenges, we determine to grow from The keynote speaker is the Nellis Air For more information, call the Chapel
the experiences. We discover what helps Force Base Wing Chap. (Lt. Col.) Dwayne office at 702-652-2950.
us cope and on whom we can depend. We Jones, who will share from his own experi-
utilize skills and resources to bounce back. ences. Author and speaker, Jones was an Come join us for this uplifting and
Army paratrooper. He has served in the inspirational event. And, remember … it
Upcoming is an event that you will not is the courage to continue that counts!
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Olivia Dominique surroundings, but there is no amount of
planning, strength or will that can beat
Airman Daniel Snider, 23d Wing Public Affairs photojournalist, center, shouts as he the neuromuscular incapacitation that a
is lowered after being shocked by a Taser, March 11 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Taser brings.
Snider participated in a Taser course hosted by the 23d Security Forces Squadron.
I’d be lying if I said I enjoyed these
For the next hour I paced up and down was reduced to that of a severe sunburn. experiences, but it’d also be inaccurate to
a sidewalk blinking as much as possible Unlike most people I’ve talked to, I say I regret them.
hoping my tears would cleanse the pain
from my eyes. actually prefer the OC spray to the Taser. I did it because I set a goal to prove
Personally, the worst part is the complete to myself that I was tough enough to
After washing my face with dish soap loss of control. With the OC spray, I could withstand these less-than-lethal methods
and resting for a few hours, the discomfort strategically open my eyes and view my security forces use to subdue suspected
criminals. I thought, “If they can endure
it during their training, so can I.”
I’ve always worked hard to be a man of
my word. So once I verbalized my goal to
my peers, I was accountable for complet-
ing it. I believe one can never truly find his
limits unless he constantly tests himself.
Even when I’m nervous or afraid I keep
on pushing myself; but the double-edged
sword is that I will never be good enough
for me. I constantly attempt to outdo
myself, whether it is mentally, physically,
spiritually or socially.
On one hand, I’m always setting goals
and working to prove to myself that I can
do better, and do, in fact, continue to bet-
ter myself. But on the other hand, I never
feel satisfied with the completion of those
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