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To: stars & stripes forever
I posted this yesterday on the old thread, but not sure if anyone saw it. Sorry about the links not being hot. I just couldn't make that happen.

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Have you guys seen anything about this? This hero has started a go-fund-me page for getting the wall built. See what you think.

This is a snippet from his website.

Then Senior Airman Kolfage was on his second deployment for Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004. On September 11, 2004 after working a night shift at Balad Air Base, Iraq, he awoke in the afternoon, left his tent to get some water and walked no more than 25 feet when the airbase came under a rocket attack. It would be the last time he would walk on the legs he was born with. A 107mm rocket shell exploded about three feet from Airman Kolfage. He was thrown several feet in the air and landed against a wall of sandbags, still conscious, and began calling for help. Airman Kolfage’s best friend was thrown from his bed during the attack. He heard the screams and rushed outside to find his friend bloody, mangled, and clinging to life. The Airman and a medic rushed to help Airman Kolfage, who was struggling to breathe with only one lung after the other had collapsed. Brian’s friend desperately tried to divert his attention from the seriousness of his injuries, but calmly, Airman Kolfage assured him that he already knew the extent of his wounds, and that he just wanted to go home to his family. Read more at http://briankolfage.com/#senior-airman-brian-kolfages-story

This is a link to his YT post from yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5H-rnB7waY

Interesting ... it's already over $190K (in 24 hours)

130 posted on 12/19/2018 9:01:53 AM PST by John4.11 (WWG1WGA)
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To: John4.11

Its over 500M in 48!


132 posted on 12/19/2018 9:03:34 AM PST by Enigo54 (Hank Reardon was right)
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