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1b00Hope in Times of War: Memoirs of an Iranian Sergeant02b02br
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00 01b00 00Coping with an Unexpected Loss and Faith Found02b02br
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00A difficult experience can change our personalities, beliefs, values, concepts and perspective.00 00I have learned that difficult times can bring about positive change in life.00 00An unforgettable experience that has changed me into a new person with a new outlook occurred when I lost one of my soldiers during the war between 0100Iran0200 and 010200 in 1986.00 00My war experience made me more conscious than ever, teaching me that fate is real and unpredictable.00 02br
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00 00I was assigned as a sergeant in the 00 Special Forces in 1986, during the Iran-Iraq war.00 00Living on the army base located in the war zone was extremely difficult—we had to overcome an extensive amount of obstacles, including limited resources, emotional instability, and absence of friends and family.00 00According to U.N. officials and historians worldwide, hostilities began on September 22, 1980, when 0100Iraq0200 invaded 010200 at eight separate points.00 00At the war’s end on August 20, 1988, the long battle had claimed approximately 1.1 million casualties, including 600,000 Iranian deaths and an estimated 160,000-240,000 Iraqi lives.00 00Its monetary cost was enormous, estimated between 168 to 203 billion dollars.00 02br
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00 00In the winter of 1986, I remember seeing snow everywhere.00 00I was sitting in my office when one of my soldiers entered the room.00 00He was 18 years old, 6 feet tall with black hair, brown eyes, and an innocent face.00 00“Sergeant, I finished my military service today.00 00I just need you to sign my paperwork so I can go home tomorrow morning”, he said.00 00After I signed his release papers, I asked him where he was going to stay that evening.00 00I told him that he could stay on our base because it was nearing five in the afternoon.00 00He declined, saying that he wanted to stay at his base to spend one last night with his friends, not knowing if he would ever see them again.00 00I was worried because it would take him at least one hour to return to his base by foot in the snow, and he would also have to cross a river in order to reach his destination.00 00“Sergeant, trust me, I will be fine,” he said.00 00He left the room elated in anticipation of his last night with friends.02br
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00 00The next day, some of my soldiers and I made a painful discovery.00 00We found his frozen body in the river, his paperwork with my signature floating around his body.00 00We concluded that he had fallen in to the icy water, his death an unfortunate accident.00 00At that moment, I realized that signed his death permit.00 00Had I not signed his release paper, this tragic event would never have occurred.00 00That cold winter morning, I learned that no one can run from fate.00 00Although this incident happened almost seventeen years ago, I still get mad at myself for what happened to him.00 00He fought for his country in several battles, but instead of dying for his country, he died in a tragic accident.00 02br
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00 00This experience helped me to better cope with my problems in life.00 00I learned not to fear anything despite surrounding circumstances, as long as I know to do the right thing.00 00We must enjoy our lives and the reality of the moment because the future in uncertain.00 00I believe our lives are in a higher power’s hands—that which gives us life.00 00We must be thankful for life and treasure every fleeting minute that we breathe.00 02br
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