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My husband is my hero not just my hero he's indeed a real Vietnam war hero I adore thevway he protects me basically I suffered ptsd anxiety disorder from wearing wires pregnant for the FBI buying weapons and drugs from corrupt officers for years i lived in fear awaiting my death when jay Townsend Johnson Henry arrived to end my life leaving a desk job at the court house in tampa pushing pens pages she believed she could impersonate me and gain royalties for my American poetry I pleaded with the fbi until it was too late jay Townsend Johnson Henry riding in a white Tahoe with her gunman opening fire he was killed at my feet this shattered my existence since I was already coping with ptsd anxiety depression everything went blank as I relocated suffered traumatic brain Injury jay Townsend Johnson Henry hiding seeing my abusive ex husband I was lost until the purple heart veterans picked me up finally meeting my new husband my god we both have ptsd traumatic brain injury depression finally someone who truly gets me we are a disabled couple caring for each other throughout this ordeal my killers jay Townsend Johnson Henry returned 20 years later with an assault rifle to murder me extort my American poetry my beautiful beloved war hero on guard holding my hand through panic attacks flasbacks of being abused hearing my fetus heartbeat nerve block injections we have lots of appointments that's when the imposter breaks in our home looking for documents to falsify or medications she smuggle to fund wiseguys but my honey and I we have this with God Volunteering helping others praying loving one another during night terrors night sweats panic attacks soak and wet sheets and this man is holding me saying nobody is ever going to harm you again I can't live without you it's not easy reliving wearing wires pregnant buying weapons and drugs from killers as he relive Vietnam wearing a necklace of enemy ears around his neck 101 st airborne we are army Strong boots stapped we are American we are truly truly blessed I am truly blessed to have my own personal living breathing John McCain an American war hero my husband the best of the best say you're safe now honey I'm here now Thank you for your service honey my hero God bless all our military veterans and God bless the United States of America

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