It's the best time of the week! Time for another episode of It's A Blast Podcast!
This week, I am talking to Mary Dague, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician who lost both of her arms to an IED strike in Iraq.
Mary and I have been friends for years and hearing her story with such detail is hard, but it is a story that needs to be told. Her story of being the first female in her unit, the family that she found in her team, and her recovery are worth listening to.
Mary is an incredible human being. I am happy she took the time to share her story with me.
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“We try to honor them every single day, not just on 9/11. We try to live up to the expectation that they set. They had airplanes hanging out of buildings, and nobody turned around and walked away,” said Captain Thomas Riches of the Rescue Battalion.
Riches joined the department in 2006, following the path of his father, retired Deputy Chief James Riches, and three brothers, including Firefighter Jimmy Riches, who made the Supreme Sacrifice on September 11, 2001, just a day shy of his 30th birthday.
September 11, 2001, marked one of our nation’s darkest days. Few responded as bravely as New York City’s first responders.
That day, the @FDNY lost 343, @PANYNJ lost 37, NYPD lost 23, and many others continue to suffer from illnesses related to 9/11.
We will #NeverForget.
They killed him for being a “Nazi”
Doesn’t matter that he wasn’t, They think everyone that isn’t “woke” is a “Nazi”
The dehumanizing propaganda works. And we are now the target.
Prepare accordingly.
Senator @timkaine said our rights are from laws and government. I learned as a college student in China from the Declaration of Independence that my unalienable rights were given to me by my creator. I can’t wait to educate him in Congress. Please help me win!