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Ji Seong-ho's Tale of Courage: One of the Finest Parts of Trump's SOTU. [VIDEO]
 [Victory Girls] Prior to the State of the Union speech, I had never heard of this young man. But after President Trump told the story of Ji Seong-ho and introduced him, I found myself in tears. Especially after he hoisted his crutches aloft. What a great moment!In case you missed it, Ji Seong-ho is a defector from North Korea, and his story is one of the most harrowing I’ve ever heard. In March, 1996, when he was just 13 years old, young Ji was badly malnourished, but he joined other boys hopping on moving trains to steal coal. They then would trade the coal for food. Unfortunately, on this day Ji was so weak with malnutrition that he collapsed. He passed out on the tracks, only to wake and find that a train had passed over him. As a result his left leg was hanging by a strip of skin, and three fingers on his left hand were missing. His younger brother brought him to a hospital in a cart. Then things got even worse. Not only did Ji lose his leg and left hand to amputation, he underwent the surgery without anesthesia. Here’s his story: Posted by: Besoeker 2018-01-31 |
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