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I think coming even to realize that I'm a good person was just an amazing experience for me.

Michael Corso (Personnelman, US Navy, 1982 - 1986) Mediterranean, North Atlantic, US.

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So when I finally realized
that it wasn't my fault,

what happened to me...it was
just an amazing experience,

almost like a weight lifted off of me.

And I think it was then
when I finally realized

that is when I was-I
actually started my recovery.

I had to get to that point

where I was able to say that, you know,

"No, I didn't cause this."

It was something that happened
to me by someone else,

and I'm a good person.

And I, and I think
coming to even to realize

that I'm a good person,

was just an amazing experience for me.

And that's why I think it's,
it's good for me sometimes.

Or I have no problem telling
my story about what happened.

Because every time I tell it,

I know that I'm helping someone else.

And I get to listen to myself
and my story and realize,

look how far I've come
since all that has happened.

And I've gotten remarried,
I've found a wonderful spouse.

I have a wonderful job working for the VA,

and I'm doing what I love
most is helping other people.

You know, every day.

And so it's, it's been a
wonderful journey of recovery.

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