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DueAd3334 t1_jc0uasr wrote

Good luck, my mate! As someone mentioned, consistent work leads to getting better and better and I am sure you will deal with every obstacle front of you. When I was a child I used to have this type of classmates and all I can advice you is not to take in heart what they say. You’re amazing and can do It and try keeping your mind away from their hate, all they do is because of jealousy.❤️

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clvrwitchdoc t1_jc0ru7l wrote

Wow!!! That’s really cool!!!

Great work!! Awesome for you taking your health in your own hands 🙌🏽 you’ll be so ahead

Plus the mental challenge of staying physically disciplined will not only improve your health but make it so you’ll be able to do harder and harder things which really comes in handy in life especially if you end up having big dreams 😊

I know you kids already know but YouTube has been amazing on my fitness journey, so much to learn!!

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ScienceofSpock t1_jc0pf2k wrote

To close out the story, we were there during some "fucking incredible" times. I was there from 88 - 92, and we were, sort of this continuance of defense of the city of Berlin against the Russians, who held East Berlin and East Germany since WWII. As such, we were allowed to wear the Berlin Brigade patch as a combat patch, after our tour there was over. I didn't reenlist, so I never got to do that, but just a neat fact. Well, while we were stationed there, Gorbachov opened the wall and gave East Berlin and East Germany back, so the reason for our unit to exist pretty much vanished in the span of a few months.

A mission that had been ongoing since WWII was finally accomplished. About 50 of us got assigned to HHC Berlin Brigade to basically remove the entire brigade from the area and back to the US before it was retired completely and the units reallocated. We were there for all of it. Helped tear down Checkpoint Charlie. Got to see the Roger Waters The Wall concert. Watched several NFL teams play exhibition "American Bowl" games in the Berlin Olympic Stadium. Lots of cool stuff happened in a very short period of time, and I will never forget it.

I have a chunk of the wall on a plaque. It's a typical plaque like you might get at any trophy shop. It has an enameled map of the 4 "Sectors" of Berlin and a one and a half inch chunk of the wall as it's main features, and 2 brass text plates, one of which is crooked. It is one of my favorite things.

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