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BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« on: May 31, 2012, 03:19:13 PM »
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The story of Taylor Morris (PHOTOS)


Taylor Morris learned at an early age he was hooked on the outdoors, adventurous, the middle of 4 children and always the last one inside for dinner at his home in Cedar Falls, Iowa. His mother Juli recalled, "Our family took a camping trip from Niagra Falls down the East Coast one summer. Taylor set up the tents every night, started the fires, cooked the meals. Taylor was only 8 years old." As Taylor grew older and took to extreme water sports and rock climbing, Taylor discovered he was also very calm under extreme pressure. This quality would later make him the perfect candidate for the Navy's EOD, Explosive Ordinance Disposal.



Leading a team of Army Special forces to a classified location, Taylor stepped on an IED. It exploded underneath him and blew off all four of his limbs. Taylor recalled the moment to me over the phone, "As soon as I stepped on it, I knew. There was a moment, then I heard the blast. I felt the heat. I knew I had lost my legs. As I summersaulted through the air, I watched my legs fly off."



After the explosion, Taylor didn't lose consciousness, he didn't go into shock. His thoughts immediately crystalized. Even though Taylor was bleeding to death, he called to the oncoming medics NOT to come get him, putting their safety in front of his own life. "I recounted the moment of the explosion. There was no visual on the mine and no sound ID on my mine detector. That told me the mine was old. If there were other mines out there, the medics wouldn't see them or detect them unless it was cleared properly. I knew I had arterial bleeding from all 4 limbs and I was bleeding out fast. I told my buddies to stop, it would only have hurt me more if somebody stepped on another one."



Three days later on May 6th Taylor landed back in the States and was transported to Walter Reed hospital in Washington D.C. to begin the long and painful rehab process. Upon his arrival, Taylor became only the 5th person at Walter Reed to ever survive a four limb amputation. His physical progression in the last three weeks has defied everybody's expectations, "My body is responding well. I'm already sitting up. I'm very fortunate." Just yesterday, the stitches in his arms were removed and he was fitted for prosthetics.



This guy is worth your donation - please go and help him out.


Morris website - donate here.
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Re: BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2012, 06:43:25 PM »
Done deal.
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John Adams warned in a letter, “Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet, that did not commit suicide.”

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Re: BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2012, 06:46:09 PM »
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Re: BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2012, 07:35:59 PM »
Need to know more here.    We are the government that he sacrificed his limbs for.   Is he getting the best care in the world, what about his family, are we giving him  and them housing and seeing he has a future ???

We can donate to him and family today but what about 5-10 years down the road, will he still be helped by the government and not forgotten ??

We have to stay on the back of our politicians to insure our wounded do not end up living on the streets with no job or purpose.

We spend Big bucks to send aid to other countrys that can afford to help their own.   Time to start to help those that sacrificed their healthy lives to give us our life style.

Screw all the money we send over seas to countrys that use the money to send our citizens home torn up physically and mentally.    We can take a few billion and pour it into our people who give us a way of life never before seen on Planet Earth.

Screw the countrys with billions in the bank and depend on other nations to bail them out of a fix, be it donations for food or housing.   

Cherity begins at HOME, be it our Heros in the Millitary, Fire Fighters, Police of any kind, and not to bail out a company that screws themselves up.      We can bribe others to be our friends , they take the money and laugh at us and use our money to buy weapons to kill us.

We can help this Hero out today-----but we must make sure he and others like him continue to recieve help as long as they live.   

So far so good for our Hero, just one of many that need total care, to really help him and others is to make sure the tax dollars we pay go for their care not just today but 50 years down the line.

Anyone remember when Indonesia had all those natural problems and we sent 2 billion dollars to rebuild and we all sent money and food through our churches.    We were critized for not sending more money to help when Indonesia and leaders were wealthy up the ying-yang.

Crap, the money we sent to a nation that could afford to rebuild itself could have been used to reinstall the VA free college education or trade school for our returning Vets. 

When do we start looking after our own, why are we ignoring our own children to take from them to give to the neighbors kids ?

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Re: BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2012, 07:39:39 PM »
Quote from: vesta111 on May 31, 2012, 07:35:59 PM
Need to know more here.    We are the government that he sacrificed his limbs for.   Is he getting the best care in the world, what about his family, are we giving him  and them housing and seeing he has a future ???

We can donate to him and family today but what about 5-10 years down the road, will he still be helped by the government and not forgotten ??

We have to stay on the back of our politicians to insure our wounded do not end up living on the streets with no job or purpose.

We spend Big bucks to send aid to other countrys that can afford to help their own.   Time to start to help those that sacrificed their healthy lives to give us our life style.

Screw all the money we send over seas to countrys that use the money to send our citizens home torn up physically and mentally.    We can take a few billion and pour it into our people who give us a way of life never before seen on Planet Earth.

Screw the countrys with billions in the bank and depend on other nations to bail them out of a fix, be it donations for food or housing.   

Cherity begins at HOME, be it our Heros in the Millitary, Fire Fighters, Police of any kind, and not to bail out a company that screws themselves up.      We can bribe others to be our friends , they take the money and laugh at us and use our money to buy weapons to kill us.

We can help this Hero out today-----but we must make sure he and others like him continue to recieve help as long as they live.   

So far so good for our Hero, just one of many that need total care, to really help him and others is to make sure the tax dollars we pay go for their care not just today but 50 years down the line.

Anyone remember when Indonesia had all those natural problems and we sent 2 billion dollars to rebuild and we all sent money and food through our churches.    We were critized for not sending more money to help when Indonesia and leaders were wealthy up the ying-yang.

Crap, the money we sent to a nation that could afford to rebuild itself could have been used to reinstall the VA free college education or trade school for our returning Vets. 

When do we start looking after our own, why are we ignoring our own children to take from them to give to the neighbors kids ?
Just go donate twenty bucks, and shut up.
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Re: BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2012, 08:10:32 PM »
Always has to be one turd in the punch bowl,

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Re: BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2012, 08:14:49 PM »
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Re: BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2012, 08:39:02 PM »
Quote from: Skul on May 31, 2012, 07:39:39 PM
Just go donate twenty bucks, and shut up.

Excuse me Skul, why should I shut up when I see the Hero's living on our streets, eating at the Salvation Army, wandering about lost and forgotten.
 
Do you have a problem with the street people that get in your way going to work, perhaps not able to bath or shave or have a change of clothing ?  Ever wonder who these people are, how they came to being on the streets ?    

Are you scared to communicate with them as human to human, ask questions and see them as humans and want to know why and how they came to this ??????

Are you so defenceless that running across a crazy you can not defend your self ?????  

Darn I am not too thrilled with a Pansy that lives in fear of strangers, has no skills in self defence and lives a life of ME<ME> ME.

Skul,  whats THE MATTER WITH YOU.     Life is precious be it the unborn or the Monsters that walk about us.    Monsters need to be taken out of society, but, one has to be able to tell the Monster from the broken.

Lots of broken out there, who knows some day you may be one of them.
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Re: BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2012, 09:03:54 PM »
Quote from: vesta111 on May 31, 2012, 08:39:02 PM
Excuse me Skul, why should I shut up when I see the Hero's living on our streets, eating at the Salvation Army, wandering about lost and forgotten.
 
Do you have a problem with the street people that get in your way going to work, perhaps not able to bath or shave or have a change of clothing ?  Ever wonder who these people are, how they came to being on the streets ?    

Are you scared to communicate with them as human to human, ask questions and see them as humans and want to know why and how they came to this ??????

Are you so defenceless that running across a crazy you can not defend your self ?????  

Darn I am not too thrilled with a Pansy that lives in fear of strangers, has no skills in self defence and lives a life of ME<ME> ME.

Skul,  whats THE MATTER WITH YOU.     Life is precious be it the unborn or the Monsters that walk about us.    Monsters need to be taken out of society, but, one has to be able to tell the Monster from the broken.

Lots of broken out there, who knows some day you may be one of them.

Jesus Vesta, he just wanted you to keep on point. This thread is about THIS courageous man. Don't go off on one of your rants, just acknowledge that he gave everything for our country and donate a few bucks. Sometimes you are so hard to take.  :whatever:
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Re: BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2012, 09:11:12 PM »
Quote from: vesta111 on May 31, 2012, 08:39:02 PM
Excuse me Skul, why should I shut up when I see the Hero's living on our streets, eating at the Salvation Army, wandering about lost and forgotten.
 
Do you have a problem with the street people that get in your way going to work, perhaps not able to bath or shave or have a change of clothing ?  Ever wonder who these people are, how they came to being on the streets ?    

Are you scared to communicate with them as human to human, ask questions and see them as humans and want to know why and how they came to this ??????

Are you so defenceless that running across a crazy you can not defend your self ?????  

Darn I am not too thrilled with a Pansy that lives in fear of strangers, has no skills in self defence and lives a life of ME<ME> ME.

Skul,  whats THE MATTER WITH YOU.     Life is precious be it the unborn or the Monsters that walk about us.    Monsters need to be taken out of society, but, one has to be able to tell the Monster from the broken.

Lots of broken out there, who knows some day you may be one of them.
No, just shut yer mouth. Put up or shut up. You want to play silly games, I'll be more than happy to assist.
Go donate and help.
BTW, nothing is "wrong" with me. I might inquire what the hell is wrong with YOU, not to donate. Stuff it vesta. Just plain ass stuff it. :bird:
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Re: BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2012, 11:41:13 PM »
Quote from: vesta111 on May 31, 2012, 08:39:02 PM
Excuse me Skul, why should I shut up when I see the Hero's living on our streets, eating at the Salvation Army, wandering about lost and forgotten.
 
Do you have a problem with the street people that get in your way going to work, perhaps not able to bath or shave or have a change of clothing ?  Ever wonder who these people are, how they came to being on the streets ?    

Are you scared to communicate with them as human to human, ask questions and see them as humans and want to know why and how they came to this ??????

Are you so defenceless that running across a crazy you can not defend your self ?????  

Darn I am not too thrilled with a Pansy that lives in fear of strangers, has no skills in self defence and lives a life of ME<ME> ME.

Skul,  whats THE MATTER WITH YOU.     Life is precious be it the unborn or the Monsters that walk about us.    Monsters need to be taken out of society, but, one has to be able to tell the Monster from the broken.

Lots of broken out there, who knows some day you may be one of them.


What the HELL are you blathering about? Donate, say a nice word, or shut the **** up. Those are your choices.
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Re: BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2012, 12:10:14 AM »
BTW, Vesta, I did not BS you for that.
I take and use them as well as H5's, a bit serious.
I have rarely, rarely, BS'd anybody.
Y'all came close.
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Re: BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2012, 04:07:53 AM »
I just changed my mind.
BS, for just plain ass stupid.
You have no freaking idea where or what I've done.
This BS is for you.
Cat+sand+mallet... some assembly required.
Have a nice day.
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Re: BEST OF: Story of Taylor Morris
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2012, 05:07:38 AM »
I've calmed down a bit.
Vesta, listen. I'm a real live disabled vet.
I got my ass blown up years ago. I miss body parts.
I do not need you to tell me about vets
You got that, girl? Don't go there.

BTW, I do apologize, if you thought me a dick, in earlier comments.
Please understand.
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Then-Chief Justice John Marshall observed, “Between a balanced republic and a democracy, the difference is like that between order and chaos.”

John Adams warned in a letter, “Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet, that did not commit suicide.”
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