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Knowledge of one’s self, including the selection of an inner circle that supports you is the key to manifesting your purpose on earth.

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Camp Polk

Pacific Paratrooper

Entrance to Camp Polk

It took 22 trains and one week to transport the proud and cocky division to Camp Polk in the west-central area of Louisiana.  This was the home of the armored forces and it would not take long for the two units to clash.  But first, the 11th A/B planned to enjoy the improved living conditions and the 3.2 beer.  They found time to “hit the town” and often it was a place called “Scotty’s,” just outside of Southern Pines.

Camp Polk 1944

The tank units, who called Camp Polk their home, did not take kindly to the new finely tuned troopers who were in the best shape of their lives (and they knew it!).  The 11th A/B  would often “unboot” the tankers when they were in town, forcing them to return to base barefoot and find their footwear neatly lined up in their barracks.

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« Nous ne voulons pas arracher l’or et les minéraux de la terre ni faire retomber sur nous leurs fumées épidémiques. Nous voulons juste que le ciel soit clair pour que nous puissions voir les étoiles à la tombée de la nuit. » “We do not want to tear the gold and minerals from the earth or bring their epidemic fumes back on us. We just want the sky to be clear so we can see the stars after dark. “| Barbara Crane Navarro

Source: « Nous ne voulons pas arracher l’or et les minéraux de la terre ni faire retomber sur nous leurs fumées épidémiques. Nous voulons juste que le ciel soit clair pour que nous puissions voir les étoiles à la tombée de la nuit. » | Barbara Crane Navarro

Distilled Existance — Politically Poetic

Tranquility is what I need. Tranquility is what I’m after. To find a sense of peace, Collect the pieces of the life that shattered. Revival of my inner self. Revival of my own existence Is what I need. Is what I’m after. But memories of you persist, The imprints indelibly plastered. Awakening is what I […]

Distilled Existance — Politically Poetic

ASIA/INDIA – The Indian Bishops: closeness to the population affected by the pandemic; the government is clearly responsible – Agenzia Fides

Archbishop Prakash Mallavarapu, President of the Health Commission of the Indian Bishops’ Conference (CBCI), explains to Fides: “It can be said that the main cause of this tragic situation is the complacency of the government and the lack of conscience public. Negligence is putting a strain on everyone while the country struggles with a record rise in infections”. In fact, India has exported its more than 60 million Covid vaccines to 84 countries, while the country’s vaccination centers suffer from vaccine shortages. “Certainly there has been a great error of evaluation by the government and the general public: little attention has been paid to the rules on social distancing, while the state machine has ignored the application of the rules”, said Archbishop Mallavarapu. Source: ASIA/INDIA – The Indian Bishops: closeness to the population affected by the pandemic; the government is clearly responsible – Agenzia Fides

Kindness – Wisdom💥 Humble and Kind

Live your life with purpose. Focus on your blessings, not your misfortunes. Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. Be yourself and don’t wait for the approval of others. But most importantly, have a positive and humble mindset no matter what situation you are in. Count your blessings, not your problems, and you will realize how beautiful your life truly is! Source: Kindness – Wisdom💥