tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323292824654753446.post7001828498682419866..comments2023-10-03T05:22:29.131-05:00Comments on Christopher Elam's OWARI: Sydney Corcoran - In Her Own WordsC. Elamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00284263547435956344noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323292824654753446.post-59907590558932500662013-07-02T08:01:24.155-05:002013-07-02T08:01:24.155-05:00Sydney, I like many others am taken back by your s...Sydney, I like many others am taken back by your strength and perspective that you have shown to the whole world. I am a U.S. Army war veteran and have been through the similar situations that you endured. Reading your account of what you felt after the explosions brought me back to very specific days during my time in the war. I smelled the same smells and thought the same thoughts. I was not injured as significanyly as you or your mother. My men in my unit were. I remember trying to help them and wondering at the same time if another bomb or bullet was coming for me next. I was trained for those situations and understood that they may happen when I was deployed. As I read your story, all I could think about was your a kid just enjoying your day with your family and you didn't ask for this. I admire your courage and your ability to speak about what happen with such bravery. All my best wishes to you and your mom and your whole family, stay strong.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323292824654753446.post-30784456855502494452013-07-01T08:25:33.897-05:002013-07-01T08:25:33.897-05:00Sydney...You and your mother are somewhere short o...Sydney...You and your mother are somewhere short of miracles. This experience has been tragic for both of you but yet I feel you will take every positive aspect from it to make a difference in this world. Thank you to M/A Com for helping to make the next chapter in your life the best that it can be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323292824654753446.post-80590832783999941072013-06-26T21:27:41.755-05:002013-06-26T21:27:41.755-05:00Sydney, you are a strong and wonderful girl. I am ...Sydney, you are a strong and wonderful girl. I am so glad you shared your story - and that I could read it. It is good to hear that you are healing well, and that your parents also survived. My prayers are with you and your mom, and family. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323292824654753446.post-75136771013909597702013-06-26T06:21:01.809-05:002013-06-26T06:21:01.809-05:00This story is unbelievable and I cried. She sound...This story is unbelievable and I cried. She sounds like a very strong young lady. I wish everyone would read her story and really listen. She and her mom have been through an awful, horrific ordeal but they pulled through and are continuing to get stronger. People need to stop feeling sorry for themselves and reflect on just what Syndey is saying. She will live life with a different meaning now, a meaning that I wish everyone could live by. Yes, she is a wonderful girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323292824654753446.post-81076701383961526642013-06-21T23:38:53.986-05:002013-06-21T23:38:53.986-05:00Shelby, thanks so much for the comment. I wept a l...Shelby, thanks so much for the comment. I wept a little as I read it the first time - she really makes you feel it.<br /><br />Sydney is a wonderful girl. I keep telling her there are big things in store for her!C. Elamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284263547435956344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323292824654753446.post-25562082287921335292013-06-21T23:35:46.541-05:002013-06-21T23:35:46.541-05:00I'm here Guidance Counselor and she wrote this...I'm here Guidance Counselor and she wrote this to update her college essay as well. Knowing her well.... I cried myself reading, and the colleges we submitted it to were also deeply moved by it. I'm glad she shared it outwardly <br /><br />Awesome kid! Strong family !<br /><br />Shelby BoisvertAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533923130884810031noreply@blogger.com