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<\/a>Instantly crowded by students, Josh Bleill poses with them as each student express their thanks to him. Photo by: Janessa Salazar<\/p><\/div>\n
By The Journalism Class<\/em><\/p>\n On April 2 in a student convocation, Marine Josh Bleill spoke to Plymouth High School students about courage, hope, and a new life.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bleill lost both legs above the knee during active duty in Fallujah. After years of rehab, Bleill joined the Indiana Colts as a community spokesperson. As a result Bleill, a former athlete in school, a marine in the U.S. service, a father of two children, and a husband has made a choice in his life to live for the future and put the past behind him.<\/p>\n As the Convocation began, students waited in anticipation in the bleachers for the guest speaker to begin. Not knowing much about the convocation or the speaker, the student body listened with open ears. As the story was told, Josh related to each student through situations he has lived through. Someone he said touched countless people and had a variety of reactions.<\/p>\n \u201cJosh said something about finding the humor in things. I like to be one who could find things a little less serious and try to take a break and find the humor in situations that normally aren\u2019t funny. He also spoke of perseverance with is something most people, myself included, lack the majority of time. While things in the past may get you down sometimes, you just have to forget about it if it\u2019s dragging you down, pick yourself up, and get working on the future,\u201d freshman Eric Burch said.<\/p>\n