One of my good memories was being deployed into Sri Lanka to help build their community after the Tsunami.
As poor as they seemed to be ripped away from their assets, life went on. The men sought work from responding countries who came to aid them in their nation building.
Their generosity and eagerness to come together to rebuild their living conditions were inspiring.
Once, my team witnessed neighbors quarreled over the landscape space while we were painting the school. However, one particular night we also witnessed their magnanimous heart. — Their strength!
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A stranger tuk tuk motorcycle lost its way at night with our girls…
After a few days of hard labor, we decided to chill at the beach.
I would say it was an ocean, deep indeed. I climbed to the top of the cliffs with my buddy officer and found the waves splashed onto the giant rock aggressively.
It was scary.
The others started to socialize with the locals. There were men who tried shoving drugs around. We were alerted by one of our teammates. We kept closed watch over our girls.