Here is a look at some of the other stuff going on behind the scenes over the last couple of months during the Race:
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10 days ago, my best friend from Iraq lost both legs in Afghanistan. I wrote a blog about that and have been in constant contact with family and friends. I set up a GoFundMe account for him and we have raised almost $100,000 in just over a week. That has been keeping me quite busy lately. http://www.gofundme.com/ssgbrandondodson
- Story featured here: http://taskandpurpose.com/unsung-heroes-tribute-one-toughest-marines-ive-ever-served-wounded-fallen/
- And here:http://popularmilitary.com/exclusive-wounded-marine-needs-help/
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** I can’t post these in WR blog due to copyright, please click the link. They are pretty good blogs. **
In the last 2 months, I have also written 5 blogs for a prominent veteran publisher. They cover: my personal story, reflections on visiting the War Remnants museum in Saigon, use of airstrikes against ISIS, reflections on the biggest battle of my life in Najaf a decade ago, and a best friend who recently lost his legs in Afghanistan.
View them all here http://taskandpurpose.com/author/david-smith/
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I was recently featured in a LA Times article about a project that has been developing over the past couple of years with some friends. It is a mobile, proximity-based social network made expressly for the military veteran community. Link: http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-81103071/
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I have been featured by Wounded Warrior Project in their “Meet a Warrior” section: https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/mission/meet-a-warrior/dave-smith.aspx
