posted by Joe Polk at 11:05 AM /
You never know what a youngster will pick up from an adult conversation, Betsy Brubaker reminds.
Often in the presence of her daughter, Megan, 13, Mrs. Brubaker said she spoke about a family friend named Mark Vomund, a Green Beret who was severely injured in Afghanistan two years ago.
Mrs. Brubaker was relating a story about Mr. Vomund's first night without post-traumatic stress that he said followed a fishing trip with other injured service members arranged by the nonprofit Wounded Warrior Project. The mission of that organization is to honor and empower wounded military members.
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Often in the presence of her daughter, Megan, 13, Mrs. Brubaker said she spoke about a family friend named Mark Vomund, a Green Beret who was severely injured in Afghanistan two years ago.
Mrs. Brubaker was relating a story about Mr. Vomund's first night without post-traumatic stress that he said followed a fishing trip with other injured service members arranged by the nonprofit Wounded Warrior Project. The mission of that organization is to honor and empower wounded military members.
Read the full article:
- www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/jefferson-middle-school-seventh-grader-wins-school-contest-with-essay-633193 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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