I push myself to do everything I dream to and have ever wanted to and I honestly all kidding aside a lot of times think of Oscar Mike when I want to give up on my own dreams. Whether that’s physically towards fitness goals or mentally towards working towards my dreams. Oscar Mike to me is my inspiration to continue to push myself each and every day to be a better person. To put it simply: Noah Currier is going to change the world with Oscar Mike, and I’m going to help him because I believe in his mission…. My perspective has changed because of Noah and the other OM Veterans I have met (and listened to) along the way. And over the past few months, I have spent hundreds more hours with Noah, his team, and the #Veterans who Oscar Mike serves. I got to know him in conversations where I just listened, too. It happened again in the taxi, and I sobbed in the hotel that night, too, wishing I could do more for the Marines I met that day.įast forward a decade and a half later to last year when I met the founder of Oscar Mike Noah Currier for the first time. On the way out of the hospital I stopped in the bathroom to cry.
I listened and left with a better understanding and empathy, as well as a renewed commitment to make a difference for Veterans and their families one day. They were just happy I came to see them and grateful that I talked to them as fellow Marines.
They, like so many Marines and service members, were some of the bravest people I have ever met. I asked them about their service in the Marine Corps, and I asked them how they got injured. I asked them where they grew up and about their families. The truth is I didn’t know what to say so I asked questions instead. Some of their injuries were severe, some of them were undergoing multiple surgeries, some were missing limbs and some had severe burns. Instead of canceling, I called our contact and asked if I could visit the Marines on my own.
We were scheduled to visit Marines at Walter Reed that Saturday, but General Jones got called away and couldn’t go. We were on a routine visit to DC for meetings in the Pentagon and on the Hill. This is a story I’ve never told - one of those difficult moments that shaped my life.Īt the time, I was Aide de Camp to the Commander of NATO.
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