Stay Strong in the Faith and the Fight! Greetings Sky Soldiers, “Each of us passes through his Promethean crisis, and all we do afterward is revel in or revile that past.” – E.M. Cioran, Anathemas and Admirations As Paratroopers, we have all sat through the pleasure and pain of the After Action Review (AAR). Hopefully, we find collective AARs to be helpful in orienting our future operations toward success in light of the past operation. Sometimes however, we AAR ourselves individually, endlessly; Sometimes focusing on the sustains of our successes unto growing pride, and sometimes focusing on the impediments of our improves unto despair. It’s all too easy to think so much on the past that we live there. We can slip into dwelling on and in the past. The key to standing strong (resiliency) through past failure or success is to understand that your biggest battle, your highest challenge, your Promethean crisis, is never in the past, but in the future. Your purpose, your goal, the reason why you are here, is never past, and as long as we draw breath on this earth there remains work to be done that only you, or I, only us specifically, can see through. ~Courtesy of CH Luke Sprinkle- 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173d IBCT (A) Scripture II Corinthians 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. This verse reminds us that we find spiritual strength in looking at the eternal in hope of the One who is greater than us. Some days we may face challenges at work, at home, or on the roads of Italy or Germany. Our hope is not diminished by the temporal but strengthened in the eternal. History November 19, 1967- For action this date, Chaplain (Major) Charles Watters of the 173rd Airborne Brigade is awarded the Medal of Honor. Chaplain Watters was serving with the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry when it conducted an attack against North Vietnamese forces entrenched on Hill 875 during the Battle of Dak To. The Catholic priest from New Jersey moved among the paratroopers during the intense fighting, giving encouragement and first aid to the wounded. At least six times he left the defensive perimeter with total disregard regard for his own personal safety to retrieve casualties and take them for medical attention. Once he was satisfied that all of the wounded were inside the perimeter, he busied himself helping the medics, applying bandages, and providing spiritual strength and support. ~History Clip for Consideration Here is a clip from the movie Gettysburg, where men are encouraged to continue on through challenges realizing that the future victory is worth it. I hope you enjoy it. youtu.be/2d2_zeJTJcw
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:39:54 +0000
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