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Veterans' Voices: Listening To Their Stories

Malibu United Methodist Church welcomes Iraq Veteran Stan Deland, a Marine Corps Infantry Platoon Commander, who will be sharing his story and personal video journal of the November 2004 Fallujah Assault.  Upon returning from Iraq, Stan and his friend Geoffrey Greenspahn launched the flower essence company Siddatech.[www.siddatech.com].  Stan will talk about exploring alternative health methods, especially after "having been in a combat situation and because of all the synthetic food we ate over there, I might want to do some cleansing."  "As I started trying to learn how to relax, the process became more about realizing how important it is to get to know the self."  He went on to say, "Lessening the load means trying to get to the places where the knots are, in the nooks and crannies, and unwinding them and letting them flow on freely.  I’ve been exploring and doing this for a few years now." 

Sunday, May 4th, 1:00 p.m. at 30128 Morning View Drive, Malibu, CA 90265.  Light refreshments will be served.  A Q & A will follow the program.

For more information, please call 310-457-7505; www.MalibuUmc.org

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