In October 1944, more than 200 American soldiers from Texas were trapped in a French forest, surrounded by German troops, with no way out.
The unit sent to save them suffered more than 800 casualties doing it.
Those rescuers were Japanese American soldiers, whose own families were imprisoned back home in US internment camps.
This is the story of the 442nd..🧵1/6
Many podcasters ask me what Delta's number one selection criterion is for a candidate. I think, more than anything, they look for people who do not know the meaning of the word "quit." Whether you’re looking to join Delta or seeking success in any life choice, refusing to quit will take you very far.
The photo is of me coming into the last point on the last day of Delta's Selection and Assessment. I just did 40 miles, carrying 58 pounds in my pack. It took me 15 hours and 15 minutes. I had no idea this was the last day, the finish. I no longer felt that I was connected with my body. I was just moving forward. I didn’t know the meaning of the word “quit.”
@Falcon0nX@ASo1omons@nikitabier Maybe you should send Nikita that essay you wrote about how you mastered the X algo or whatever. Or just shut up, I honestly dgaf. Lurk like the rest of us