I Almost Died Twice Before Building Veterans Last Mission | The Story Behind My Pivot
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Before I founded Veterans Last Mission, I was building a future in the trucking industry. Then, within 362 days, I survived two accidents that could have ended my life. The first involved an 82,000-pound dump truck rollover. The second ended with me being ejected from an F-450 and run over by the trailer I was pulling. Those experiences forced me to confront some difficult questions about the risks I was taking, the future I wanted, and what success actually meant to me. In August 2022, just ...
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