Veterans History Project

David Kaus was my selected veteran that I, along with Nicole Sojka and Cookie Alteri, had the chance to speak with. David Kaus was a United States Marine and was active for four years. After thirteen weeks of bootcamp, which he described as to be nothing but yelling and screaming, and signing a four year aviation agreement, he was sent out to combat. His first day he was placed in the front lines, and ended up being six inches away from being killed by a sniper. He said you have to have the mindset of “if it's going to happen, let it happen”. He was a very positive and relaxed person. What got him through the end of the war, and returning home is the faith and trust her put in God. “Believe in the bible, and believe in Jesus Christ”, as Mr. Kaus said. To keep his mind off the fact that he could die at any moment, Mr. Kaus and a couple other military men would do gymnastics and workout all of the time. There was not much else to do, besides beer joints. This was a successful project for my group and I, we had learned so much from Mr. Kaus. He was very inspirational and had so much to tell us about his time before, during and after his time serving. The one thing he wanted us to remember was to not become a target, in any situation. We hope Mr. Kaus is doing well, and we wish him the best.

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