While serving in the Army Security Agency from 1963 to 1966, but In Turkey for an 18 month tour, some of the relaxation activities on our Post Det 27, located 20 miles south west of Ankara, was the Service Club, NCO Club to imbibe and play Bingo, the library, and the Gym.
On one occasion on a Sunday I joined a group from the barracks to play basketball at the gym. I’m not a good basketball player but agreed to join in the fun. But the fun turned sour when I jumped for the basket and landed badly spraining my ankle.
I had to loosen my shoe, and limp to the movie theater. While watching Marlon Brando in the 1963 hit Mutiny On The Bounty, my ankle swelled.
While limping back to the barracks I feared the worse: tomorrow Monday was the beginning of PT (Physical Training). I dreaded having to fall out of formation with an injury. What a dilemma!
My remedy was prayer. I prayed for my foot and ankle while lying in my bunk, pulling the blanket from my left foot because of the pressure. I fell asleep praying.
Upon awakening in the morning, 6AM wakeup for PT, my ankle was completely healed.
I was amazed. I jumped up and down for feeling. There was no swelling, no pain, and my foot was back to normal!
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