FRANKLIN GRAHAM CONGRATULATES THE FIRST COMBAT WOUNDED VETERAN RETIRED CHARLES LINVILLE TO SUMMIT MOUNT EVEREST

On his Facebook page,the son of the aged Evangelist writes to congratulate retired Charles Linville for being the first wounded veteran to get to the top of Mount Everest.What makes it an interesting achievement are

1.Charlie Linville’s third time proves to be the successful one
2.Linville and team had been turned away twice before by avalanche, earthquake
3.Wounded in Afghanistan in 2011, his right leg was amputated below the knee

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Charlie Linville, left, on the summit of Everest Thursday. Provided by The Heroes Project

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 Franklin Graham writes about the man thus: ''Congratulations to USMC Retired SSGT Charlie Linville who is the first combat wounded veteran to summit Mt. Everest! What an accomplishment! Charlie and his wife Mandi live in Boise, Idaho, and came to Alaska last summer to our Samaritan's Purse Operation Heal Our Patriots program. While there, he and his wife Mandi accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and were baptized in the waters of Lake Clark. He was serving our country in Afghanistan in 2011 when a bomb exploded causing multiple injuries including wounds that led to the loss of his right leg below the knee. Not only was he a hero on the battlefield, but he is an inspiration to every amputee and to all of us as a nation! God bless Charlie and Mandi–Keep on climbing!''
What can we learn from this news?
1.If someone who had been wounded could still  be so determined to achieve such a feat,why should an able bodied person not succeed.
2.The man and his team were turned back twice due to a natural disaster, but that did not let them give up.
3.You can achieve your dream, no matter how long it takes and no matter the level of opposition against you.God bless you.
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Charlie Linville on the way to Everest base camp in 2014.

Charlie Linville on an acclimatization climb on Lobuche in Nepal. "When my mind starts to get weak on the mountain, I go back to my experience and I go, 'Well, you got through that so you can get through this.'" Courtesy of The Heroes Project Courtesy of The Heroes Project

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