GUNNY YOUR SHORT STORY WAS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. IT HAS GIVEN ME ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON MY ABILITIES (NOTE I DID NOT SAY DISABILITIES - NOT ANY MORE). I LOST MUCH, BUT I STILL HAVE MUCH. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I HAVE IS MY FAMILY.
I TOO WANT TO THANK YOU AND ALL VETS FOR THE SACRIFICE YOU ALL MADE TO SAVE THIS COUNTRY WE ALL LOVE SO MUCH. I LOST A VERY BELOVED UNCLE IN WWII. MY HUSBAND SERVED IN THE NAVY AND MY NEPHEW IS A RETIRED MARINE AND SERVED IN IRAQ. WITHOUT ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO THEIR COUNTRY, WE MAY BE SPEAKING GERMAN OR ARABIC. THANKS AGAIN, GUNNY. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 9:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [TMIC] short story I was just sttin here the other day lookin at something I got from another Marine. I had a though about lookin up my old DI's. I typed in thier names in my search engine, and came up with only one, Sgt. Levesque. It was a story about what happened to him in Viet Nam. I called John Brown who is the commander of the VA, who also worked with me at the Sheriff's dept. yes, he's from Youngstown. It seems Sgt. Levesque works with the blind veterans, as he lost his eye sight in Viet Nam. John told me how to get in touch with him, so I called. He answered, Don Levesque, how can I help you? Here's a man I haven't seen or talked to in forty eight years, and I got the feeling of needing to snap to, but I didn't . I said, Platton 289, F Co. Parris Island. He said, yeah, my platoon. I said Pvt. Boyle, Platoon Guide. He said, son of a bitch, how the hell are ya. I said, the question is, how are you, I read a story about you and losing your eye sight. He said, ya know Boyle, I remember you, you had your head and ass wired together......After exchanging pleasantries, we discussed disabilities, and I told him my story. He said, remember one thing Boyle, it's ability, not disability, if I taught you anything, remember that. We talked a couple more minutes then agreed to stay in contact. It got to me people, ability not disablilty. I had to hear that from an old DI of mine, so, I'm just passin it on. Semper Fi.
