Life's Lessons

I've learned that no matter how much I care some people just don't care back.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

I've learned that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I've learned that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I’ve learned that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn’t stop for your grief.

I’ve learned that you can keep going long after you can’t.

Wise Beyond His Years

Below is a letter from a young man who is walking for his hero's , please read and consider donating to his cause.

Dear Friends,

My name is Luke Sliwinski. I am 10 years old. I am a LCPL in Liberty Young Marines. I look forward to serving our country some day in the United States Marine Corps.

I have a HUGE amount of honor and respect our brave troops. It is because of THEM that all of us can live free. I can be what I want, go to whatever church or school that I want, and live safely. They are my Heroes! They sacrifice so much for all of us, and now I want to give back to them.

I am sending this letter to you because I am determined to beat the amount of money that I raised at last years Walk For The Wounded. I raised over $1600 for our Wounded Heroes last year. This year - I KNOW I can beat that.

This year - I plan on walking in honor of a few of my Heroes. I will walk in memory of fallen Hero 1st Lt. Travis Manion. I walk in honor of my Hero Cpl. Todd Love. I will walk in honor of my Hero Cpl. Ronny Porta. I will walk in honor of my Hero LCPL Juan Dominguez. They are all Marines, and they are all my HEROES.

This years walk is on Sat. May 21st at Rosetree Park in Media PA. All donations go to Operation First Response – www.operationfirstresponse.org – a 501c3 organization that serve’s our country’s wounded Heroes with honor.

Here's what you can do to help me reach my goal:

Go to our “Walk For The Wounded” website at http://walkforthewounded.org/ - you can join my team named "HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT" and walk with me, or you can sponsor my team by clicking "SPONSOR" search my name "Luke Sliwinski" and make a donation under my teams name.

Please help me reach or EXCEED my goal and give back to our heroes who have given so much for all of us!

SEMPER FI!

LCPL Luke Sliwinski

Below are several pictures of Luke and his hero's.


Young Marine LCPL Luke Sliwinski with his Hero Cpl. Todd Love

Luke with his Hero 1st Lt Travis Manion. Travis will forever be Luke's Hero. Travis will always be an example to Luke - because of the way he so honorably lived his life.