Red 406

Wife, Army Mom, Gramma, Christian, Conservative, Montanan #Christ is King #MAGA #MAHA

[Red 406 @Red4063]

This is love thy neighbor. This is America!

[FeelGoodTales @feelgoodtale]

75-year-old Leonard Bullock and his wife Dorothy have lived across the street from a railroad yard in Pendleton, Oregon since 1982. And over the years, they haven't always had the money to maintain their house.
A railway worker named Josh Cyganik has waved to Leonard on his porch almost every day for the last four years, but never actually talked to him until last month, after he heard two teenagers making FUN of the place.
They were joking that it looked so bad, someone should just burn it down. And Josh knew Leonard heard them too, when he saw the look on his face.
So a few days later, he asked Leonard if he and some friends could repaint the place for him, and got a hardware store to donate supplies. Then he posted about it on Facebook, and more than a HUNDRED PEOPLE showed up that Saturday to help.
They painted the house . . . fixed up the porch . . . made it wheelchair accessible . . . and bought everything they need to replace the ROOF, which is still in the works.
Josh says one of his friends drove by around 10:00 P.M. that night, and Leonard and Dorothy were both still out on the porch smiling.

Credit to the respective owner

[K-LOVE @KLOVERadio]

On your best days and your hardest ones—His love stays the same. 🤍

[K-LOVE @KLOVERadio]

Ever look back and realize…it was Jesus the whole time?

In the middle of the brokenness, the searching, the barely-holding-on moments—He was there. Writing a better story than we could imagine.

[Red 406 @Red4063]

@_yogi_Bear_316 Happy birthday purty girl!

[Taylor Hiester @Femahiester]

Cockpit video from our opening flyover of @Freedom250 last night.

Thank you America for all that you are and all that you will be. Thank you for trusting me.

I'll have more to say about it later. My college roommate and one of my best friends Joe Pitts was on my wing for this one.

God Bless America and long live The Republic.

[Red 406 @Red4063]

@TheFloridaMike Followed! Floridian in Montana

[Forrest Frank For Jesus @forestfrank]

He’s only 14 and sounds like that?! 😭🙏

[Red 406 @Red4063]

@forestfrank Praise God! Amazing

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

July 3, 2022. Moss Point, Mississippi. A car carrying 3 teenage girls drives down the I-10 boat launch and plunges straight into the Pascagoula River.

The driver later tells police she was following her GPS. She had no idea it was leading her off the edge and into the water. By the time she realizes what's happening, the car is already floating. Then sinking.

The vehicle drifts 20 feet from shore. Then more. The girls climb onto the roof of the car as it goes under. The water is black. It is the middle of the night. And the Pascagoula River is known for one other thing most people don't think about until it's too late.

Alligators.

Corion Evans, age 16, a student at Pascagoula High School, is nearby when it happens. He hears the girls screaming for help.

He doesn't hesitate for a single second.

He throws down his phone. Pulls off his shoes. Strips off his shirt. And jumps in.

He later says: I was just like, I can't let none of these folks die. They need to get out the water. So I just started getting them. I wasn't even thinking about nothing else.

The car is nearly submerged. The girls are panicking. The water is deep and dark and moving. Corion swims out — 25 yards from shore — and reaches them.

His friend Karon Bradley, known as KJ, jumps in right behind him. Together they help get the girls onto the surface of the sinking car.

But here is what most people miss: Corion doesn't just help them float. He swims them back. 1 at a time. Into shore. Through the dark water. With legs that are burning and lungs that are working as hard as they ever have.

2 girls make it to shore. The 3rd can't swim. She is still on the roof when a responding officer arrives.

Moss Point Police Officer Gary Mercer swims out to help. He reaches the remaining girl and begins pulling her toward shore. Then the girl panics. She grabs him. She pulls him under. Officer Mercer begins to drown.

Corion turns around.

He sees the officer going under. He hears him calling for help. He is already exhausted. His legs are already spent. He has already pulled 2 people through 25 yards of alligator-infested river in the dead of night.

He swims back out.

He grabs Officer Mercer. He says later: I went and I grabbed the police officer and I'm like swimming him back until I feel myself I can walk.

All 4 people make it to shore alive.

Officer Mercer and all 3 girls are taken to the hospital. All of them recover. Chief Brandon Ashley of the Moss Point Police Department later says publicly: If Mr. Evans had not assisted, it could have possibly turned out tragically instead of all occupants rescued safely.

Moss Point Mayor Billy Knight presents Corion with a certificate of commendation from the city. He says: We are proud of the young man for having the courage to forget about himself and jump into the water. It's not often enough that you see people put others above themselves.

The recognition doesn't stop there. The Mississippi Senate formally commends Corion Evans by name in Senate Resolution 32 of the 2023 legislative session — a rare honor for a teenager from a small town.

His mother, Marquita Evans, speaks to reporters afterward. She says: I was really proud of Corion because he wasn't just thinking about himself. He was trying to really get all those people out the water. I'm glad nothing happened to him while he was trying to save other people's lives.

Corion tells reporters he has been swimming since he was 3 years old.

He is asked if he was scared. He says: Anything could've been in that water. But I wasn't thinking about it.

That is the part that stays with you. He knew the risks. The darkness. The distance. The wildlife beneath the surface. The weight of another person pulling you under. He knew all of it and he swam out anyway. Not once. Not twice. Three times.

4 people are alive today because a 16-year-old boy decided, without hesitating for even a moment, that strangers were worth saving.

[Red 406 @Red4063]

@itsme_urstruly Tabernacle. It just sounds beautiful to me. And there just happens to be a song…https://t.co/84pa6GMT7B

[Just T.J. the Army Vet @thomas_garrard]

Seeing these visitors enjoy my country, has reminded me of how good we have it.

Seeing those Medal of Honor recipients, reminded me of why.

[Red 406 @Red4063]

@ThrillaRilla369

[Ariel Helwani @arielhelwani]

Sean O'Malley shares what was going through his mind during his unforgettable walkout at the White House 🇺🇸

"The guys walking out with me, American heroes. The guy on my left was setting a pace... I usually walk out very calmly, and I was trying to keep up. He was yelling, 'Let's fuck this guy up.'

I was like, 'Alright, we're walking faster than I usually do,' but it got me fired up, walking out and looking into the crowd and seeing all the military.

My fight is 15 minutes. These guys go to war where it's life or death, and it put my mind in a different perspective."

[Hillbilly @JamesHu27192912]

**Hand salute/hand over heart*** I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands, One Nation under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All**

[Forrest Frank For Jesus @forestfrank]

From last row to best night ever 🙌

[Red 406 @Red4063]

@JamesHu27192912 @SeaeyesTri Those are sooooooo good and worth the prep time!

[Red 406 @Red4063]

@ThrillaRilla369 I’d stand watch outside the door for them!

[Red 406 @Red4063]

@BamaSaltyMarine HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

[Red 406 @Red4063]

@ThrillaRilla369 Every. Single. Time.