A carefully chosen life purpose does more than make you feel excited every day you wake up breathing. It gives you a creative outlet for serving others and making the world a better place to live in. Dan Anton originally started his life as a huge video game enthusiast. Dan lived a peaceful life, and he never thought in a million years that his life would take the course that it did. He started developing a deep interest in video games while in high school, where he was buying, trading, and selling rare video games. At the time, he wrote gaming guides for other gamers on EverQuest.
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“We came back right over the World Trade Center and could see, even from that altitude, the devastation, the smoke that was coming up. It was obvious it was going to be horrible.
—Hugh Shelton
9/11 Plane Strikes—Unexpected Tragedy Changes the Course of Dan’s Life
When terrorists crashed two planes into the Twin Towers, 2,606 people died as a result. It sparked nationwide…show more content… He had fought in every kind of battle from the smaller skirmishes to full-scale war. His leadership and his courage earned him the legendary title of Achilles. He got that name because of a willingness to die on the front line and take risks that turned the tide of battle on more than one occasion. Like in the story of Achilles, Dan’s life balanced on the edge of a knife one fateful day. He narrowly escaped death when his unit’s vehicle hit an IED. His vertebrate suffered a severe injury that forced his hand.
For Dan he loved serving others in the military and keeping the folks back home safe, but his time had come to an end. When Dan was flown back home, the weight of his situation became more apparent. He either continued on behind a desk or retire. After climbing the ranks to Infantry Army Ranger Major, Dan’s military service had come to an end.
