He hadn't smiled in days, terrified of his upcoming 12-hour surgery. Then, two Navy SEALs walked into his room.
10-year-old Cody had been in the hospital for weeks, his body broken from a terrible car accident. To save his spine, doctors had to put him in a "halo brace," a metal ring bolted to a vest to keep him still. It was painful, scary, and he hadn't smiled in days.
He was facing another, even more dangerous 12-hour surgery. The night before, his Child Life Specialist, a woman whose job it was to help him cope, asked him what his one biggest wish was. "I want to meet a real soldier," he whispered. "A real hero."
That specialist had a brother. He was a Navy SEAL.
The next morning, the call went out. A SEAL team was in the middle of a 48-hour urban training exercise just miles away. When they heard the request, the team leader didn't hesitate. "We're going."
Two operators, still in full combat gear—faces covered in camo paint, night-vision goggles flipped up—walked into the pediatric ward. The hospital went silent.
They entered Cody's room. He'd been crying, but his eyes went wide.
"Hey, Cody," the first SEAL said, his voice gentle. "We heard we had a real fighter in here."
"You're... you're real," Cody whispered, his eyes locked on their gear.
"We sure are," the second SEAL said, smiling. "And we heard *you* were going into a tough fight today. We wanted to give you this." He unclipped a patch from his vest. "This is our team patch. We only give it to the toughest guys we know. And you? You're tougher than any of us."
For 10 minutes, Cody wasn't a sick kid. He was a new recruit, being visited by his brothers-in-arms.
Merry Christmas, my dear friends!
Peace, kindness, and love! ✨
May God protect you and your family throughout your life!
On this holy evening, please remember in your prayers those who will celebrate this holiday far from home, their families, and loved ones🫡🇺🇦
And also, to honor the memory of all those who are no longer with us🕯️🙏
This video was recorded in 1994 during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
It shows an unidentified Armenian rebel fighter recording a farewell message to his son (nicknamed Ziko) while sitting in a trench near the front lines.
Penggunaan corak kamuflase dua negara yang berbeda di wilayah Situbondo, yang kebetulan cukup mirip dengan beberapa area perbatasan/pendaratan di wilayah timur Indonesia. Terlepas dari rompi dan helm hitam serta ghillie suit, Australia menggunakan AMCU (Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform) dan Indonesia dengan PDL yang masih turunan DPM (Malvinas). Benar-benar menunjukkan bahwa medan pertempuran masa depan (dan masa lalu) Indonesia tidak hanya berada di hutan hujan tropis, menyangkal banyak komentar "asbun" alias asal bunyi dari pengguna Twitter/X Indonesia di @IndoPopBase , yang masih kurang paham (beberapa menolak paham) fungsi utama dari multi-terrain pattern.
In 1995, a broke IT worker made a deal with his bank:
'Give me £10,000 for my son's racing, or I'll lose everything.'
The bank said no.
So he worked 3 jobs for 10 years straight.
Today, his son, Lewis Hamilton is worth $285M.
Here's the untold story: 🧵
🚨 Lewis Hamilton kemarin dikabarkan alami insiden pada sesi tes hari kedua bersama Ferrari di sirkuit Catalunya.
Tapi ini bukan pertama kalinya Hamilton crash di sesi debutnya bersama tim baru. Pada dua tim sebelumnya, meski insiden di awal, tapi itu permulaan dari gelar juara dunianya.
Akankah terulang di Ferrari? 👀