My Kinda Strong

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My Kind of Strong PFC Traweek What does strong mean to me? Strong to me is the will to take on anything that challenges me, and overcome it. There are a lot of things that make me strong. Family, challenges, experiences and peers have a lot of influence on me. I do not say I am strong until I have overcome a hardship, or something that has challenged me either mentally/physically, or both. Everything you experience in life can make you tough; it just depends on what you take out of the situation. Some circumstances can make you weak, or you can fight on the positive side and make it out with your head up. All of the support from my family has made me strong, and continues to keep me motivated to make the most out of every day. I have a lot to live up to in my family. My great grandfather served with the Army in WWII, my other great grandpa served in Vietnam. My grandpa served in the Navy, as did two of my uncle’s years later. I have always looked up to all of them, and wanted to make them proud by following in their footsteps serving our country. When they tell me how proud they are of me for joining the Army and deploying, that makes me strong. I have a lot of support at home, they tell me every day how proud of me and how much I have grown up since I have joined the Army. My little brother looks up to me a lot. That really has encouraged me to be stronger and better every day. I also have a wife and a baby girl to help motivate me to do my best every day. I want to get stronger and better for them. I want to be the best husband and dad for my family. I started off early with the whole marriage deal, and already having a kid at such a young age. But that’s all the reason to be stronger. Every little tough spot in my life has made me all the stronger. All the time away from my wife has made us stronger when we are back in each other’s arms. May
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