Fortitude

 "Amen, amen, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to dress yourself and go where you wanted; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”                                                                                                                            -- John 21:18 Mark Weber is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel. In itself that isn't a big deal; there are many retired officers and enlisted personnel from all branches of the Military out there. But at age 41, he is dying from a form of cancer that has torn up his intestines and metastasized to his liver. Initially thought to be ulcers, it took multiple visits to specialists to figure out what was going on. He was told in 2010, when he initially was given this diagnosis, that he had four months to live. That was three years ago. He wrote what ended up being a series of letters that were intended for his sons. Ultimately taking form in a book that was released yesterday entitled, "Tell My Sons: A Father's Last Letters", he imparts life lessons that are as profound - and true - as they are simple. As far as...
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