War Veteran interview-Michael
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Michael, an Afghanistan war veteran now traveling the U.S. in his van.
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"It was a good day - nobody got killed and we didn't kill anybody". Dude is a good man - knows the value of life.
All of us who have experienced combat know and understand the value of life.
@@mattjack3983 In a real war there is death everyday and you value death of your enemy. Not to win hearts and minds in an occupation. Afghanistan is not China with 1.5 billion for total war. I really want you to see that and you will in time on our own shores. Did you feel cool wearing all that gear fighting guys in pajamas? You speck of hydrated dust, for out of the ground we evolved into the mass of star dust cells we are and to the dust we shall return.
Mike I would love to meet up at the VA In manhattan if your back in NY your story is almost word for word like mine the drugs Afghanistan being a infantryman from Queens . Damn i am very proud of You brother.
what the hell is he was doing there then in the first place? a paradox!
@@hwb-zalpachhe went so they'd pay for college. That's what he says in the video at least. 🤷🏼 That's why a lot of folks join the military. Society keeps shoving college down kids' throats and they see this as a viable means to an end.
I was a Marine that served in 2003 first wave in Iraq. In 2 decades I’ve done my best to hang in there, go get college degrees, work decent jobs. It’s like something is always missing , there’s a void there that doesn’t go away. Thank you Mark, the behavioral patterns of these Vets lets me know more about myself. But in short, very similar to other trauma survivors, we are chasing. Peace is gained within us. Doesn’t matter what you are doing or where you move. It’s not in those items or in those places. That is my life lesson.
I know what ya mean. I was artillery with 10 marines in iraq in 07 and afganistan in 09. I retired in 2015 and got a great job finished college kids are grown and I am where I want to he amd yet something is missing like you said. It is the adrenaline of something....anything I miss. Hell my oldest is a Marine now and i realize man time flies. My kid is following my foot steps and to me that is scary. All the things this country is going thru right now is minuscule compared to what people that went over there experienced.
Damn. This is why I read the comments. Thank you for sharing ❤
Respect! Thanks my fellow brother! You may be a "Jarhead" Marine 😅 and me Army and we all Razz on each other stateside...
Every branch thinks they're the best, but I'll say this to anyone reading this.... "The minute you're boots on ground in a war situation, you become one TEAM, one FAMILY, and we all would die for each other" if you're a good soldier that is.... Just like any profession, you'll always have a few bad eggs and some spoiled milk lol 😂
But in general, once in Iraq we all became family.
Was attached to 1-6 expeditionary in Ramadi in ‘06-‘07 as cav scout in 1st AD. I absolutely understand what you feel. Nothing and I mean nothing will fill that void. It’s almost like we left a huge piece of ourselves on the battlefield as well as the hole left from the people who didn’t make it back.
1st ID? Anyway I was with 1BCT 1/32 inf 10th mountain . Got my 100% pension so thank God for that and I have a awesome VA I go to in NYC
I've never seen a more Humble Guy, what a Hero!
Get out more.
He is a hero bro. Were you ever in the shit?@@frenchfry5675
naw
A real human bean.
@@visicircleGo to Hell where you belong!
Thank you for your service🇺🇸🇺🇸 my dad was on a riverboat in Vietnam for three years. he just passed the night before Thanksgiving from Cancer from Agent Orange. He was with me. He was a hero just like you.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
He will always be with You...
RIP
@@pop1626 thanks. He is❤️
Sorry about your Dad.. thank you sir for serving our country.
@@maureent8653 thank you!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Marci so sorry about your wonderful dad and thank him for his service. My ex was on a riverboat there too. So dangerous. The rivers are small and you’re shot at from both sides. I’m glad your dear dad lived so long. My ex is still alive but has advanced level insurance at Vets due to Agent Orange exposure. 🫶
From the start at a young age what courage this young man had. And became an honorable man. A true hero. Thank you for your service. Thank you, Mark.
I love when Mark brings veterans on, each story is sooo extremely different but similar to my own. As a fellow veteran from 95-08, I totally can relate and feel for my brother. Our stories need to be told everyday, forever so none of us forget what each one of sacrificed individually. Thank you mark for always supporting people like this.
Yes sir, and thank you for your service. Everyone is obsessed with the stories of WW2 and Vietnam veterans (which is understandable) but the stories of our modern soldiers matter just as much. If it’s not too intrusive might I ask if you served in Iraq? I was born in 2003 and our invasion of Iraq and that wars veterans are the most interesting to me
@@ZetsuboNoShima both Iraq and Afghanistan 04-05 and 07-08. Thank you for your continued support too
I am from queens and served in Afghanistan from 09-10 and was medically retired in 14 because of a blast injury that happened during my 2nd deployment, anyway I am 33 now struggled a lot in my mid late 20s with opiates lost some close friends I served with because they took their lives nothing harder than survivors guilt but the bond I have with so many others because our common bond of being veterans and even more so for me regarding combat veterans is a beautiful thing. 1/32 infantry 10th mountain
@@ZetsuboNoShimait's neat to hear things like this from people like you, as in the younger generation that appreciates not just vets, but the stories behind veterans and the conflicts as well. I know you weren't talking directly to _me,_ but as an OIF veteran as well (still), thank you for your support man.
@@teflonmusk11BI had a friend who was a 68W that PCSd over to the unit I was in during our year in Garrison between 2010-2011, and he was with 10th Mountain as well, and he had some _stories_ about Afghanistan man... One of my first ever close friends in the army had also been sent to Kandahar back around 09 and he said it fkn sucked too.
I went to Iraq multiple times, and of course, being a kid in my 20s, I wanted to go to afghaniland just for the experience and to be able to say I served in two different conflicts/countries, but because of my MOS and the type of unit I was in, we never got orders for Afghanistan. Being much older now and looking back, I chalk it up to it being part of God's bigger plan.
War is hell, but he made it out, what an honorable guy, great interview☮️
Screw people who don’t stand for our national anthem.
@@DrivenA111piss on your flag, bitch
If ONLY our presidents thought the same "Honorable" then maybe they would think twice about getting involved. It's all a Game to them, let's see their kids get involved and enlist to be Honorable 🎖
@@DrivenA111 screw the vets
@@jjonez787 😳😳😳😳 Damn...
All for resources... our country is treating these soldiers like pawns. The horrors.
Our entire monetary/economic system has been abstracted to consume the real wealth of our society, the humans like this fellow. It'll crash horrifically eventually if we don't collectively reform it, but it ain't looking good for that to happen.
That’s why I’m voting for Trump.
@@sqwk2559so I'm guessing by "that's why" you mean because you were a soldier and suffered a head wound, probably from slipping while cleaning toilets, so now you make really poor choices? my condolences 😂
It has never changed and never will.
@@sqwk2559That won’t help, he’s not your daddy or your savior. “Take the guns first…” “I say, no bump stocks.” “Operation Warp Speed was MY IDEA! The wonderful vaccine is so beautiful!” 😂
I work with vietnam veteran… even in his late 80s, he wakes up several times at night with nightmares. He was never back to his normal self after tragedy he saw there. The worst was to see children because he just wanted to hug them and take them home to a safe place.
Everyone is different. I sleep like a baby.
@@johnhansen8272so did Ted Bundy
I work in an ALF, so just about every guy was in the service, and the women who were married, that live alone were married to military men. One woman said to me, "If you weren't in the service, you were nobody." 🤷♀️
One guy with tears in his eyes was always talking about the war, and Cuba, he spoke Portuguese, someone had to tell me what he was always upset about.
Another guy kept worrying about a little girl who's🦵was blown off in the war, and he saved her.
1. Asking me if I think she's alright.
2. If I think she remembers him.
3. Do I think she's still alive?
4. And can he see her. (With tears in his eyes, until he passed away while I was there with Hospice). I used to tell him, "Of course she remembers you. And I believe she's alive. I don't know how to find her, though." 😟
It was heartbreaking. He was a nice man. I just always wanted to hug them, and have.
The Portuguese one always wanted to be with me waking around, holding my hand.
So cute these guys were.
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It's a sad life. I can see having a strong military 🪖 in case someone comes here, or someone really needs our help desperately, but the American government looks for trouble, always did. Killing our people and others, including children and women like they're NOTHING!
@haseeb2167Huh?
@@benmaghsoodi2067
(Giggle)
“ when you have PTSD you’re more comfortable in the combat zone. You’re used to it “. That hits home. I have PTSD. Not from war. But from other trauma. You are so right. I tend to feel at home in turmoil and constant motion. Great assessment
"Don't start nothing but don't run from nothing" love this
@@hddwd8006what it says
That's literally the premise of being a man, don't start shit but finish it, bear the burden of responsibility for others and so on.
The fucking sad thing is all these pilltards are getting lessons on being manchildren, by narcissistic manchildren, very few of whom are real grown men of the sort that built this country after bombing Japan and Germany to rubble. That's partly why some of the few that still got it is the immigrant communities and street kids.
And then he went to a foreign country and attacked innocent people.
@@maplifiersHe went where he was sent because he was programmed to see the world in a certain way. It’s what every country does, some of us can recognize propaganda, most cannot.
dude that sounds so foolish like if i was in a no win situation that I could walk away from guess what?
So much respect for this man. Thank you for your service, bravery and stamina. With any luck you can some day be a great Dad. We need more men like you in this country.
That's for sure!!!
This was a refreshing story. What an encouragement this young man is. His attitude is remarkable. Wishing the best for!
Astounding survival story. Please bring him back for another session!!! I would love to hear what he's doing now.
I am in awe of his courage. Thank you for your service.
Born to be a soldier. What a fantastic story. Thank you for your service. ❤ Wish we had thousands more like him. A special person.
What an incredible testimony.
I cried hearing him say:
" You don't know who my God is. "
One of the best interviews on this channel.
Wish Michael and Hutch and Nick could meet up and interview.
Thank you for service I always appreciate the soldiers.
You’re a great dude, Michael. Thank you for your service, and thank you for your powerful testimony. I’m a believer too, despite my second fight with breast cancer. Take care and be well. 🙏🏽❤️
You got this sister!! I can tell you are courageous!! You take good care 💝💫
@@jackandlillaww, thank you sweet person! I appreciate it so much! ❤️❤️❤️
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You are just precious Michael!! A true angel from Brooklyn! You've been a warrior your whole life - the world is lucky to have you! ♥
I’m truly touched. I wish my brother had survived his traumas of childhood and 2 tours to Iraq, to tell his story. Unfortunately he took his life. If he only had testimonies like this to help him go on. Thank you so much for being so honest and speaking your faith in Jesus Christ. Obviously there is a reason you are still here, to share your story and the gospel that is alive today.
I am so sorry for your loss! Thank you & your family on your brother's behalf, for his service. I dare say, bcse I know the pain well, some thoughts that help me are - you know he is safe, has peace & you have another angel in heaven watching over you ♥Be well my friend!
I’m sorry for your loss it is a shame our brothers and sisters in arms are struggling this bad.
Was your brother forced to go invade Iraq?
so god save him but didn't give a shit about the others, so lovely
Amazing stories. You are a man with a good heart and strong will. Look after yourself now.
WoW. Could be a film😮
Hero right there!
All the best Michael going forward🙏
How humble is this man!! I thank you for your service 🙏🏻
March 4th ( when I'm seeing this) is " Hug a G. I. Day. I'm sending a virtual hug. From an Airborne mom who can't hug my son for reasons you understand.
Thank you for your service. 🇺🇸
What an amazing testimony brother 👏, God is using you, brought tears and hope to my heart, I've been struggling with stage 3 cancer, (cancer free now) after addiction in my 20's ( sober now) from a broken neck when I was 20 now fully healed, i don't have a testimony like yours but I still know God is protecting us and giving direction. God bless Soldier for Christ 🙏
Such a similar story. Raised poor in NJ, and wanted out and the army was where I wanted to go. Went into army, went airborne, and did two deployments to Iraq. 03-04, and 06-07 (which really messed me up) and just like he has said when I came home I noticed just how much I had changed. When he said that he thrived in the chaos, and when things are calm it’s actually strange. Boy, do I understand that sentiment. I was at the 2017 Route 91 Harvest festival (the first time I had been to a concert due to my uneasiness with crowds) and when the shooting started you just go into hyper vigilance mode, even more so than I already was. I spent 10 years in the army and I’m still kind of lost since getting out, not sure what to do with my life and have tried my hand at multiple things but get bored because I miss that environment, believe it or not. Most days I miss who I was, and I hope to find my purpose. Until then I will travel.
Hope you've found some kind of peace hey
@@paulyjones3966 I’m trying
@@paulyjones3966 thank you
Thank you for your service🇺🇸. I hope you can find peace and purpose. 🙏🏻
I love this interview. Disgusted and
discouraged that so many are asking about "Rebecca." Can we just listen to this MAN?
@@unknown-sx8snr Rebecca is a man.
I’m sick of hearing about him he’s ungrateful rude selfish and using mark
@@karenshear6046
Agreed. She’s so clearly using Mark and this channel to enable her in all of her issues. I just can’t believe that Mark keeps enabling her. Seems like it’d be the opposite of the goal of this channel.
In any case, this guys story is WAY more interesting than Rebecca’s
Hell yeah that dude is a FREAK. This man here is what ever one should strive to be.
Lol mark deleted my comment
Thank you for your service 🇺🇸🙏🏻💪
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍
Why?
Naaaaah
Mike I would love to meet up at the VA In manhattan if your back in NY your story is almost word for word like mine the drugs Afghanistan being a infantryman from Queens . Damn i am very proud of You brother. Your humility does not go unnoticed stay strong 💪
Best guest yall had in a minute
Good luck, Michael. Praying for your wellness
Thank you for your service! USMC 99-03 OEF/OSF/OIF. Your description of hyper alertness is the best I've heard. I call it "head on a swivel". Can't even eat in peace without looking all around you...
Thank you as well! My PTSD counselor described it to me as “hyper vigilance” and it was a beast of a period in my life.
I hope you are well my friend! Great interview here🤙🏼.
Thank ya for your service may God bless you
To whoever is reading this and might struggle rn for whatever reason, please keep going, you're doing fine! No matter how slow your progress, each new week is filled with tiny steps forward. Be proud of yourself you got this! It’s worth hanging in there, it truly is. Stay strong kind strangers!❤
Such patronising bs
Thank you much love!
Thank you..❤❤🎉🎉 All of the best for you..🎉🎉
I need to hear this
@@CrackedConker
Their comment is wished upon you THE MOST.
This is a prime example of a simple, good hearted, bad ass fella
Michael, in doing this interview which is being watched by many (and growing every day) you make a meaningful contribution towards those who need strength and to know they are not alone. Your world is FILLED with people you’re interview touched and you are appreciated !!! GOD bless you Michael
I just hope Jesus gets the glory.
@@michaelronanenglish DAILY !
Very handsome fella. Thanks for your service ❤
My thoughts too...he is handsome 🎉🎉🎉😊
What a great interview. I wish Michael all the best and hope that he finds peace while travelling around. He seems like a genuinely good guy, and his story was captivating.
Amazing story! Thank you for your service Michael!
Im proud hes my cousin. God bless you Mike! ❤
Thank you. It’s Michael though
@@Tahoelifestories Thank you for sharing! Your story got me pumped up man. Get some!!!
Thank you for your service. An incredible first person insight to war, and how you think.
I’ve never considered looking at people’s hands as the threat and it makes so much sense.
Thank you also for your down to earth easy to relate to testimony.
I hope to see you again!
Intelligent, thoughtful, respectful, BRAVE, dedicated: a HUMBLE WARRIOR! Sir, you are amazing. I weep when I imagine that there are not more of you. America stand up and do right by these humble warriors. They keep us safe in every way.
There are many.
My man really knows how to summarize his life. No prompting just unrolled it for us. He has depth and simplicity at the same time.
Hats off to you young man . Takes a special man to live through your story! Many blessings to you and long life ahead
Thank you for sharing your beautiful testimony! Continue to tell people about the miracles you’ve been blessed with. This is such an encouragement to me. God is good and God is faithful. Always.
You are a hero in so many respects.
A few years ago, there were some soldiers standing in front of a library. There was a sign next to them that said, “show your appreciation for those who risk their lives for our freedom.” Civilians were lined up to hug them, and shake their hand and give them encouraging words. I hope that you read all of these wonderful comments and really take them to heart. You are what the best of American military are made of; people with integrity, courage and faith.
May God richly bless you young man. 🙌🤗💕
I wish I could meet you Mike. My childhood was very similar to yours. I survived two tours in Iraq. I felt raw listening to your experiences. God bless you. Keep the faith. Pray the rosary every day.
Can’t wait for Michaels Part 2, stories from his van travels. Thank You for your service!
“Thank you Lord, for my healing…”very powerful, I will pray this. 💌
Fascinating story. I too am an Army combat veteran who grew up in Brooklyn and am very familiar with where he grew up.
Thanks for your service brother
Thank you for your service and 100000% commitment to your country. Bless you today and all the days of your life. ❤
Thank you For Your Service. True Hero! Respect Sir..hope all is good for you..thnx Mark too another excellent interview. War is Hell
Amazing story...and so handsome 😊l
Incredible guy, incredible testimony. Thank you Michael, thank you Mark. The world needs to hear what's possible with character and faith.
Brilliant! I really think anyone who chooses to go to war and comes back should live off of our government comfortable.
And do you also think, that all Americans should have health insurance regardless of income?
And do you also think, that all children should have good schools to go to?
@thematriarchy2075 WOW, you seem fisety. My comment is only to support men who've experienced war. When trying to come back to civilization, they try to live like normal ppl. 😒 But they aren't.
And women! I think you completely misunderstood me. The US is spending a huge amount of your tax money for the military, and even cutting down a small portion would give you all your basic human rights, as health care and good schooling. Housing too. The war on drugs has costs 1 trillion, so far. @@loosegoose937
People that live off the government are controlled by the government. Why would you want that for anyone, especially with an authoritarian federal government that seizes more power every year? Give returning military what they need to reintegrate and gain employment, not to become lifelong slaves to the system.
So pleased he's learning to go forward but appreciates how lucky he's been and kept his word
And this is why we need certain types of Men. Thank you, Michael. Please find peace in the remainder of your life. You’ve done more in your young life than most Americans ever will. I appreciate you.
Hands down best interview yet! I wish you could let this guy talk until he's done talking. My father inlaw is a vietnam vet with bad ptsd & is mostly deaf from it too and listening to this man in the video gave me so much insight into what my fil must go through daily. The watching peoples hands etc just the way he described his ptsd helped me understand my fil so much better because he doesnt talk about his feelings or anything it just comes out in fits of anger which to me is his ptsd. Anyhow i would love to hear from this man again. Edit....omg i just realized his name is Michael too thats my father in laws (fil) name is too and nothing comes btwn my fil and God.
What a hero!!!
I felt I was was listening to an audiobook.
He would write a book.
One. Of your best videos Mark. God bless Michael!!
Thank God for grandmothers.
Bless this man, thank you for your Service GBY. I sure miss my Marine friends, my best friend was a Vietnam Veteran POW & MIA he taught me a lot of things, how to profile people, hyper vigilance, ext. Not gonna say no more. I cannot wait to see him in Heaven, or wherever we go thats beautiful, and my other friends who unfortunately took their own lives, or died of Cancer.
Absolute Warrior welcome back my friend…!!!
Great story, had my full attention. This guy has strong faith, God bless him. Best wishes for his future.
Michael was born to be a warrior. His ability to remain calm and react accordingly under unimaginable circumstances is a God given talent. I come from a military and law enforcement family of strong God fearing men whose personalities are just like him.
Thank and your family for your service!❤
I love how you just let him tell his story. He's a great narrator with an inspiring life.
Thank you for your service brotha. Your the man and i give you alot of credit to be able to make it back and tell your story. You should fell amazing. I know its hard to forget but you made it back to tell your story, so its amzing you can tell your story
Incredible man. Thank you for your service.
I appreciate Mark's story. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I don't ❤️🇷🇺❤️🇷🇺zzzzzz
Thank you Michael for all your service. Total respect.
Thank you for your service. And thanks for sharing your experiences. May God bless you. 😊
Michael, your being there in Afghanistan and Ukraine saved more lives than you know. You know for sure you saved the Ukrainian Grandmother and her dog, but your job saves soldiers, civilians and resources every time you went on mission. You're an honorable warrior and this world is a better place for you and all those like you.
Wow Michael you are one lucky amazing man and one hell of a soldier!! I definitely appreciate your service and your story too. My husband is a veteran of the military twice over with the USMC and USCG!! I’m a proud spouse and I’m so thankful you are still here to share your story with us!! You Rock!! Blessings to you as well!!❤
Not bad looking either 😉
😂😂😂😂 Agree!
@@leanneadams2549
Yes, he's too sexy to not come back in one piece.
I wish life were peaceful, though.
😥
Thank you for your service along with all the women and men, past, present and future.
Thank you for your service!!! I hope you interview more veterans. Their survival stories need to be heard.
What an amazing story, I was captivated every minute!
What a great interview and what an amazing guy. Total fox too!
My new favorite Mark video. Beautiful guy and I admire his unshakable faith.
Thank you Michael for your service to our country.. much respect….. 💙❤💙❤. I’m also interested in seeing Rebecca but show this man some respect!! This is a hero!!
82nd Airborne 1st 504th. A & A Leads The Way!! Salute Soldier!! Thank you for your Service
You served in 1/504 as well?
@@michaelronanenglish No I was at Fort Bragg North Carolina. 58th/659th Maintenance Com. I deployed twice with Ft. Bragg.
@@aaronlattimore9409 thanks for your service. Godbless you
Veteran here from the 1st Platoon, 2nd Company,3rd Batallion, Army of the Prophet's Companions, Supreme Command for Jihad and Liberation
Thank you Michael for your service, God bless you
My uncle joined in 94 left in 2018. Worked his way from private to a gunnery sergeant training young marines. He always has said the initial Iraq invasion was the worst of his 24 years. He gave a lot for our country. More than most can imagine I love him dearly.
My sincere gratitude for him and all the military heroes that go out there to fight wars started by those who have everything to gain.
"the enemy came out to play" says the foreigner in their land...
Where is this quote from ?
What an amazing young man. How supremely brave. Just as brave as my dad who came back to Australia alive,leading 77 Squadron, as a bomber and a fighter pilot. My God these men suffered. ❤
I love this dude! What an amazing individual!
Michael, Thank You for your Service! God Bless You... excellent interview. Ben in SW Florida
Hey brother. Id like to talk to him. I was in Ghazni 2010-2011. Hes not lying about any of ghazni. We replaced the Polish in 2010 and it was the wild west. The guys who replaced us didnt listen to us either. ⛩️
I don't normally comment on these video's and I know few people will read this, but I had to say something about Michael. His story really touched me, and he is clearly an incredibly humble and brave man, who values life tremendously. This is by far one of the best interviews on the channel. Thank you Michael, I wish I could shake your hand
Thanks for your service man.
Psalm 91: “My refuge and fortress, my God in whom I trust." Continue to have faith in God. He knows your heart - and it shows. You answered the call to fight; and with you here on earth, we innocents are safer - you’ve extended love & life. Respect. Thank you for your story. Bravo.
This man is an extraordinary human being . He deserves everything good in life after all he did
Seems like a normal guy.
But is a warrior. What a legend. I pray he recovers mentally from his trauma.
I felt sorry for this man because he seems to live just on the surface, an action-oriented life with apparently no access to spirituality or deeper meaning. I hope the day will come when hurting and killing people will no longer be a necessary occupation. So far we haven't learned anything but perhaps some day we will. Someone with this man's drive and energy will surely be able to thrive in some other capacity. I wish him well.
Thank you for your service Michael. God bless you🙏🏽
He appears to be sophisticated, not so much complicated. He'll go far... I noticed he's not 'inked up' or ego tripping.
Wow, wow, wow…what a blessing he is to our country. Thank you for your warrior spirit.
This guy has been through a lot danm
When you said I love life but I don’t love my self… that hit hard in my heart. Thank you for sharing. I hope u read this and know how much your story helped me feel a little better about myself
Michael & Hutch are my heroes 🫡🇺🇸💪🏼!!
49:19. I remember my first Matrix experience. Iraq 2007. Bless you, Brother.
What a DAWG! I want to give him the biggest hug!! Such an amazing, courageous man. We need more people like him. He is definitely gifted and special! Most could never do what he did and have the ability to think well under the most terrifying circumstances. I’m a few years younger than him and couldn’t imagine going through what he’s been through! Thank you Michael for your service❤. God is with you and has purpose for you, continue to stay strong and spiritual. I have so many questions I wish I could ask him lol!