Sergeant Joseph Love; saving the world one person at a time

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Sergeant Daniel Famous, a Pennsylvania National Guardsman instructor at Fort Indiantown Gap discovered that he needed a kidney last year. Fellow Guardsman Sergeant Joseph Love stepped up when he discovered that he was a match for SGT Famous, according to WHTM;

Love started the rigorous, five-month process of testing to see if he could donate a kidney to Famous. He found out in August that he was a perfect match.

“I just said, ‘Oh by the way, for the last five months I’ve been going through this testing process and I’m a match for your kidney. So, if you want it, it’s yours,’ and he was at loss for words, which he never is,” said Love.

“I was just thinking about how selfless and how wonderful of a gift this was for one person to give another person. He’s basically given me the gift of life,” Famous said.

Famous and Love will go under the knife just a few days after Valentine’s Day.

“It’s part of the Army values, it’s part of the warrior ethos: never leave a fallen comrade. Selfless service. I mean these are things that the Army calls us to, but above the Army, I wanted to,” said Love.

Looking for this article, I found another soldier who did the same thing last year for another soldier;

Upon learning of Porter’s need for a kidney, [Retired Lt. Col. Beth Ward] immediately called The University of Kansas Hospital to begin the screening process. She’s now scheduled to donate her kidney to [Retired Lt. Col. Scott Porter] on Tuesday, Nov. 12, one day after Veterans Day. Although the procedure’s timing is random, both admit the proximity to Veterans Day holds special meaning.

“How many times do you get a chance to save somebody’s life? I think that’s pretty awesome,” said Ward. “The military is like a family…if you can help some member of your family, why not?”

I thought these stories would provide a contrast to the Wisconsin National Guard funeral detail story.

Category: Real Soldiers