This is a story of three people whose lives came together when they each followed their

dreams to serve this country in the United States Coast Guard.

You might say, their lives collided.

When you join the armed forces, you never really know where in the world you might end up.

But wherever that may be, at any given place, at any given time, people from all over the

country, possibly from all over the world, cross paths.

People from very different backgrounds, many different life experiences, they get randomly

thrown together as they embark on their military careers.

Relationships develop, bonds form.

These people become your family, your brothers and sisters in arms.

Today we're going to look at one relationship that formed in the frigid tundra of Kodiak,

Alaska.

A place where both of these Coast Guardsmen had listed as the last place on Earth that they

wanted to be stationed, yet there they were.

And from that, a close friendship was born of it.

We're going to see what can happen when people are put together in oftentimes tense and

stressful situations, combined with the possibility of a lifelong struggle with mental health issues,

and this 177th episode of Killowfornia Dreaming, The Tale of a Rape of the Mind.

Let me take the time to thank you as always for listening to and enjoying this podcast.

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