[Seahawk]

Not to take the focus away from Vin's young man, but the single biggest impact on my life was taking part in local outreach programs when I was in the Navy.

Generally, when a ship pulls into port ship's company will often volunteer to repair orphanages, churches, etc.

I participated during port calls in the Philippines, India, Pakistan (in the '80's) and Thailand.

I had been around a bit before, but the level of deprivation, the scale, I became involved with in a very minor way was stunning. There is no possible way anyone gets out of those situations with their prior worldview intact.

We are, even the impoverished among us, wealthy beyond comprehension, yet we still ***** about what would be, in the minds of the young children I visited, luxury and convenience not yet imagined.