Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to a special Memorial Monday morning message with John

O'Leary.

As you know by now, I record these to get your week started on the right foot with a burst

of inspiration so that you can live inspired in awe and on fire. Here we go.

Let's start this week with a quote from an Irish headstone. It goes like this. Death leaves a heartache.

No one can heal. Love leaves a memory. No one can steal. My friends, have you ever noticed it's frequently the

people who say the least about themselves who have the most incredible stories to share.

On this Memorial Day holiday, I wanted to share one such example of a heroic, humble servant

who never needed to tell you how great he was.

I only met Bill Skinner one time. Typical of all kids growing up during the Great Depression,

Bill was humble, he was hardworking, and selfless. Those values guided the way he spoke,

acted, served, and lived his life. On December 7th, 1941 Pearl Harbor was attacked and the United States entered World War II.

The following morning bill enlisted in the United States Army.

He served until the war ended in 1945.

He was part of some of the most famous, most significant, and most costly battles during the war.

He returned home a military hero.

And he never once spoke about it.

Think about that.

He never, ever talked about it. Bill considered

himself to be lucky. Unlike more than 400,000 of his fellow service members, Bill survived, Bill lived,

Bill came home. Bill never spoke of the medals. He never discussed his service or bragged about his adventures.

He never viewed himself as worthy of praise and was quick to point out that his brothers

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