Joel Struthers
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And I think he kind of learned that it wasn't necessarily what he thought it was. And then when I came back, he would talk to me a lot more open about certain things that he experienced, obviously, the Second World War.
And I think he kind of learned that it wasn't necessarily what he thought it was. And then when I came back, he would talk to me a lot more open about certain things that he experienced, obviously, the Second World War.
And I think he kind of learned that it wasn't necessarily what he thought it was. And then when I came back, he would talk to me a lot more open about certain things that he experienced, obviously, the Second World War.
Not that I experienced anything, but I think you can attest to this, is people that have experienced maybe a small bit of comment or a lot, they'll be more open to talking to it about someone that has than another person. They won't necessarily...
Not that I experienced anything, but I think you can attest to this, is people that have experienced maybe a small bit of comment or a lot, they'll be more open to talking to it about someone that has than another person. They won't necessarily...
Not that I experienced anything, but I think you can attest to this, is people that have experienced maybe a small bit of comment or a lot, they'll be more open to talking to it about someone that has than another person. They won't necessarily...
And by no means did I have anywhere near what, but I think he gave me that respect, I guess would be the word. It's a common connection point. He was doing his degree at university at the time, at 80, whatever it was. And he hadn't kept a journal during the war. So he was writing his memoirs and he regretted it.
And by no means did I have anywhere near what, but I think he gave me that respect, I guess would be the word. It's a common connection point. He was doing his degree at university at the time, at 80, whatever it was. And he hadn't kept a journal during the war. So he was writing his memoirs and he regretted it.
And by no means did I have anywhere near what, but I think he gave me that respect, I guess would be the word. It's a common connection point. He was doing his degree at university at the time, at 80, whatever it was. And he hadn't kept a journal during the war. So he was writing his memoirs and he regretted it.
So he said, hey, Joel, if I have any advice for you, if you didn't write it all down now, because when you're my age, you'll regret it, you know? So on that rig in Algeria, that first time I put, you know, 150,000 words of fucking exclamation marks, fucking no, like caps and... And it sat for 10 years. Wow. And then no books kind of came out.
So he said, hey, Joel, if I have any advice for you, if you didn't write it all down now, because when you're my age, you'll regret it, you know? So on that rig in Algeria, that first time I put, you know, 150,000 words of fucking exclamation marks, fucking no, like caps and... And it sat for 10 years. Wow. And then no books kind of came out.
So he said, hey, Joel, if I have any advice for you, if you didn't write it all down now, because when you're my age, you'll regret it, you know? So on that rig in Algeria, that first time I put, you know, 150,000 words of fucking exclamation marks, fucking no, like caps and... And it sat for 10 years. Wow. And then no books kind of came out.
You know, there's one that's, there's, there's a couple that are, there's one in particular guy's always referenced called a mouthful of rocks. And it's a British guy from the rep, but he was a deserter and, you know, result his narrative, you know? So after a certain amount of time, I was like, you know what?
You know, there's one that's, there's, there's a couple that are, there's one in particular guy's always referenced called a mouthful of rocks. And it's a British guy from the rep, but he was a deserter and, you know, result his narrative, you know? So after a certain amount of time, I was like, you know what?
You know, there's one that's, there's, there's a couple that are, there's one in particular guy's always referenced called a mouthful of rocks. And it's a British guy from the rep, but he was a deserter and, you know, result his narrative, you know? So after a certain amount of time, I was like, you know what?
And then I, I enjoyed reading those, that genre, you know, I'd probably two zero kind of stuff. I was always just interested in, And a lot of times I'd read them and I think, you know, I can tell that guy was a ghostwriter because I don't think a soldier would explain something that way or use that wordage, you know.
And then I, I enjoyed reading those, that genre, you know, I'd probably two zero kind of stuff. I was always just interested in, And a lot of times I'd read them and I think, you know, I can tell that guy was a ghostwriter because I don't think a soldier would explain something that way or use that wordage, you know.
And then I, I enjoyed reading those, that genre, you know, I'd probably two zero kind of stuff. I was always just interested in, And a lot of times I'd read them and I think, you know, I can tell that guy was a ghostwriter because I don't think a soldier would explain something that way or use that wordage, you know.
And then you'd read some that was, I'm not saying Bravo 2-0, but you read, actually, I didn't even have to do a good job. It sounded like a soldier would say that. So at a certain point in time, I was like, you know, maybe it's on me. You know, I was fortunate to hit the GCP, which is kind of the tip of the spear for a legionnaire in that system. There's that historical coincidences.
And then you'd read some that was, I'm not saying Bravo 2-0, but you read, actually, I didn't even have to do a good job. It sounded like a soldier would say that. So at a certain point in time, I was like, you know, maybe it's on me. You know, I was fortunate to hit the GCP, which is kind of the tip of the spear for a legionnaire in that system. There's that historical coincidences.