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I was deployed as part of OEF 11.1 and was part of convoy security. I was a gunner for most of the deployment, and use ranged from .50 cal to Mk-19. We were on a high profile mission, so we encountered IED hits almost daily. We averaged about 2 per day of a 2 week convoy for a solid 7 months.
Edit: Also here is a video that I made from my deployment. http://youtu.be/93JM6lnpjno
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Edit 2: This has been a wonderful experience. Thank you for the great questions. If we didnโt get to your question please email us at info@ZachorFoundation.org. Iโm always happy to speak to school and community groups, in person if possible. Also, you can stay up to date on our events and activities by subscribing to our email list here: www.zachorfoundation.org
Edit: Some people have commented on the cross shaped medal I am wearing in my photo. I was recently honored by the Republic of Germany with their Order of Merit. I wear that medal with pride. You can learn more about the medal and story here: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-734678
My name is Ben Lesser and I am a 94 year old survivor of Nazi death trains, death marches, and camps including Auschwitz and Dachau.
Now I am here to prevent the world from developing amnesia and help young people live lives that matter.
I was here back in 2015 and had a wonderful time answering your questions. Reddit even made a great video about it: https://youtu.be/VfzV00Xz0Kg
I'm back today with my daughter Gail and grandson Adam ( r/BenLesser_Grandson ) to answer more questions about my life, the Holocaust, the world today, and how people can live lives that matter. AMA!
Proof: https://imgur.com/a/H1BRmwA
More About Me: I am Ben Lesser and I am the founder of the Zachor Holocaust Remembrance Foundation.
I was born in Krakow, Poland, in 1928. With the exception of my older sister Lola and myself, the rest of my family was killed by the Nazis.
Over the 5 years of the war, I was fortunate to survive several ghettos, as well as the notorious camps of Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and finally be liberated in Dachau. After the war, in 1947 I immigrated to the United States where a few years later, in 1950, I met and married my wife Jean.
Over the years, I became a successful realtor in Los Angeles and after retiring in 1995, I have devoted my time to being a volunteer to speak in colleges and schools about the Holocaust.
I wrote a book about my experiences, entitled Living a Life that Matters (paperback, ebook). I'm looking forward to talking with you all.
Yo! Itโs been a little while since I did one of these. My name is Marques Brownlee, you might know me from my tech videos on YouTube as MKBHD (for the past 14 years). Iโm also a professional ultimate frisbee player, golfer and newly minted car enthusiast.
Iโve also had quite a few crazy experiences since last time we chatted in 2020 - I got to collaborate with Sesame Street and I launched my own sneaker (4 days left to get em here)
I got a few hours to hang out. Ask me anything!
My Proof: https://i.imgur.com/ctJAN35.jpeg
Edit: Alright, I'm heading out now. Thank you all for the questions, this has been really fun! (hit me up on Twitter anytime)
EDIT: Thanks for all your questions! We're going to go ice our fingers now. We hope some of you join us over at our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/JamesSACoreyWritesaNovel).
Hi! We're Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, who work together as James SA Corey. We wrote the NYT-bestselling The Expanse novels and a bunch of other stuff, including a show that we can't promote right now because we're members in good standing of the WGA, and we're on strike. We're writing a bunch of other stuff, though, including a limited-time novel writing project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JamesSACoreyWritesaNovel
Proof: https://imgur.com/a/RrUSYk6
Ask us (almost) anything.