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A story about my dad...
August 05, 2021, 05:38 PM
BOATTRASH1A story about my dad...
That is an awesome example of people seeking freedom and an awesome story of your family.
If I may ask, when did you arrive in the U.S.?
August 05, 2021, 05:46 PM
gjgalliganGreat story!
I wonder if the story on how your father got the diamonds is as interesting.
Integrity is doing the right thing, even when nobody is looking.
August 05, 2021, 06:07 PM
shovelheadI’m at a loss for words.
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August 05, 2021, 06:43 PM
Pickle RickMay God Bless your Dad and may he beat the BEAST. Prayer said. John.
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August 05, 2021, 06:52 PM
Skins2881Wow, thank you for sharing that story with us. Funny, touching, and inspiring.
Jesse
Sic Semper Tyrannis August 05, 2021, 07:33 PM
P-220David, thank you for sharing your incredible journey. Your Father sounds like an amazing man. I am sure he is proud of you!!!
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Steve
August 05, 2021, 07:49 PM
mark60Thanks for sharing, David. I'm glad your dad is well.
August 05, 2021, 07:58 PM
old rugged crossYour young boys must think Grandpa is a superhero.
"Practice like you want to play in the game"
August 05, 2021, 07:59 PM
SigfestGreat story David. Apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
August 05, 2021, 08:09 PM
Fed161Thanks for sharing your Dad's story. What a great man!
August 05, 2021, 08:33 PM
walkinghorseThanks for sharing about your Dad! Awesome story and history!
Jim
August 05, 2021, 08:36 PM
snorisWhat an amazing story, Dave. Your whole family is a brave bunch of folks for surviving all those years....
August 05, 2021, 08:58 PM
LS1 GTOHuman perseverance!
May God bless your father, and his family.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
"If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers
The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...
August 05, 2021, 09:12 PM
GreymannWhat a story!
Thanks.
August 05, 2021, 11:30 PM
Rey HRHSo many stories of what people went through. I think it was late 70s or early 80s when the Navy ship I was on picked up a boatful of Vietnamese. We did have to throw out the drugs that a couple of them were carrying. They were planning to use it to start their new life much like you did with those diamonds.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
August 05, 2021, 11:43 PM
PASigWow!
I think it’s time for an updated CUT:
Diamond Smuggler
August 06, 2021, 01:41 AM
10X-ShooterI knew there had to be a good reason you’re a man of good character. Thanks for sharing the story that is the Genesis of your family’s citizenship. I’m glad your family made it out. Truly.
August 06, 2021, 02:38 AM
ElToroA mule at age 4. That’s awesome.
God bless your family for making it to America.
August 06, 2021, 06:54 AM
Batty67Great story. Thanks for sharing!
August 06, 2021, 08:40 AM
610Thanks for sharing....our country is a better place because of people like your father.
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Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right.
Henry Ford