[epow]

The National Day of Prayer is May 6, 2004.

The above excerpt is an taken from Oliver North's latest book, "True Freedom"

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

TRUE FREEDOM

Oliver North

2004 Honorary Chairman, National Day of Prayer

God has protected and blessed me all my life.... for more than thirty years...patiently coaxed me toward the pathway to true freedom...but I persisted in blundering down my own path in determined ignorance.

...One morning, about two weeks before we were due to deploy, our battalion was conducting a training exercise. I had just adjusted the antenna on an armored amphibious vehicle and, spurning the ladder on the side, jumped to the ground. Big mistake.

...I had re-injured my back ... I lay writhing on the ground. Couldn’t feel my legs. Lost control of my bladder.

Before a medic could arrive, John Grinalds showed up. Next thing I knew, he was putting his hands on my legs and saying, “I’m going to pray for you.”

Pray? I thought. I’m lying here in agony, and you want to pray!

                           

 

[Cap'n Crunch]

Wow, this is when he was the XO of my old unit, 3/8. Then Major North was supposed to go with us on another Med Cruise but he went to Washington instead.

I have a picture of him with the battalion CO that went with us, Lt. Col. Roger K Ryman.

Major Oliver North was a hard charger.

I was in Captain Armstrong's Lima Company. Captain Armstrong had a Camaro that was painted in a camo pattern. I think we called him "Captain Action" or "Captain America."

Ah, memories.

Didn't know Oliver North was raised Catholic, wonder if he ever went back.

[SiliconValleyGuy]

God bless Ollie. Once and always a patriot!

[nutmeg]

Did you just see Ollie's live report on Hannity & Colmes with the 18-year-old PFC in Ramadi (I didn't get his name, unfortunately)? The PFC was very respectful of Ollie - called him 'sir' with every statement.

Ollie is SO proud of these brave guys... he started to choke up on the air as he was describing their latest missions (basically dangerous urban warfare). You could tell he needed a second or two to compose himself. I was tearing up myself... These brave "kids" in our U.S. military are absolutely incredible! :-)

[nutmeg]

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