Hero WOD Zachary Tellier

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Today’s Hero WOD: Dedicated to U.S. Sgt. Zachary D. Tellier, 31, of Charlotte, NC (USA) a combat infantryman with the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, at Fort Bragg. He died Sept. 29, 2007, of wounds sustained while on a ground patrol in Afghanistan.
The previous April, Tellier’s unit was conducting a mounted patrol when one of its vehicles drove over and detonated a bomb, which set the vehicle on fire.
Tellier pulled two paratroopers out of the vehicle to safety, suffering severe burns to his hands. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with valor for his actions.
After he was burned, Tellier jumped up in the turret to return fire, said Sgt. Michael Layton, a member of Tellier’s unit. A lieutenant made Tellier get out of the vehicle because of his injuries, Layton said.

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From Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Album: When we say we want to be young again, do something over, go back in time, etc., that reflects “unsatisfied lives. Unfulfilled lives. Lives that haven’t found meaning. Because if you found meeting in your life, you don’t want to go back. You want to go forward. You want to see more, do more. You can’t wait until 65.” (or in @Crew Chief ‘s case 75!) My take: we all have these thoughts. From this point on, use that thought not as a time for regret or to dwell on the past, but instead as a trigger to be grateful for where you are, and optimistic for where you are going.