STATE OF MIND with MAURICE BENARD: RIDGE ALKONIS & ANDREW EUBANKS
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- Опубліковано 27 кві 2024
- Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis served 537 days in a Japanese prison after he lost consciousness while driving, resulting in a car accident that left two Japanese citizens dead. Japanese authorities denied Ridge access to a translator or legal counsel resulting in a prison sentence that was much longer than if this incident had occurred in the United States.
Join me for a phenomenal conversation with Ridge and his best friend Andrew Eubanks, who along with Ridge's wife, Brittany, rallied to get him out of prison in a story that will leave you breathless.
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This is an amazing story , state of Mind is saving lives !!! Thank you 🙏
I love these shows and i have a story to tell
Great guests Maurice
Thank God. You are so lucky to have this friend and your wife and kids supporting you and fighting for you. Being alone, I know how important that is. I hope you can have peace and enjoyment the rest of your life 🙏❤️
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Being alone? Do you mean you don't have a support system, either? I don't. It's been so difficult without a little help. I wish you peace and happiness. ❤
Amazing stories of these men. It just goes to show how strong you can be while dealing with unthinkable struggles. Prayers for all these families and to yours.
thank you
Ridge's "struggles" were of his own negligence. No sympathy for him.
Fascinating stories. Thank you men for your service 👍🏾👍🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾♥️♥️
Such an incredible story Maurice!
What an awesome story. Thank you Maurice for all you do! These guys are true heros!
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Fantastic segment! Thank God for Friends,family, strangers and our government who intervened on his behalf and never gave up!
thank you
God Bless both Ridge and Andrew! So happy for Ridges family. 💪🙏❤🇺🇸
Us too!
Alkonis pled guilty! His exact words in court were "I felt my body weaken while I was turning at a large curve, which caused the car to drift within the lane, but I recovered before the car could drift out of the lane." He then said "I felt very weak and tired." Because he was so close to the destination he continued to drive until he lost consciousness and the accident occurred. He chose to drive while tired and it cost people their lives. Can you imagine losing a spouse and a mother because of this? It happened! It was a preventable accident that he paid the price for. He had to play by the same rules as everybody else in that country, especially as this happened when he was a civilian. I don't understand this public relations campaign to try and get people to believe that Alkonis is a victim. He's not. It makes a mockery of the people that lost their lives because of Alkonis' actions.
Wonderful interview Maurice,thankyou for sharing, thankyou Ridge and Andrew for telling your story ❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it
The best show on Sundays love SOM thanks Maurice Bernard you gonna get a million subscribers!! And more!! I really believe that ❤❤❤❤!!! Awesome show today thanks for your services!!
You rock!
Thank you Maurice for always doing what is right and sharing these stories of great strength. We all can learn from each other regardless of the type of struggle. Too many people don't have the help they need and they come on here to watch and find the courage to get better.
I appreciate that
Just keep doing what you are doing.
Fantastic story Thank You for Sharing🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it
Maurice another great chat! A true story of hope ! GH is so great right now ! THANK YOU for everything Love ya ❤
You are so welcome
Wonderful interview, thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great interview Maurice. May God Bless these two young and their families. Thank you for sharing this. I truly believe we are all responsible for one another and these young men are living proof of it. 46:52
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Wow what a story what they both went through ❤❤❤ great show once again
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These two men are just amazing for each other!! So helpful ! People need that ❤🙏
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Great episode Maurice! I hope you’re doing well! I pray for your success and health!
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♥️love it!
What caused him to pass out in the car?
Yea I wondered that too. Very strange he didn't ask about that.
What caused him to black out? Did he ever find out?
I’m not feeling good right at the moment because I had to put my poor dog Rio down on Friday. But to get my mind off of it, I’m listening to State of Mind and these two friends that have gone through their nightmare and hell. God bless you all 🥲🇨🇦🇮🇹❤️
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Thank you for sharing this story today.
You are so welcome ❤️
Wow, amazing interview. Thank you ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
It’s just horrible , trying to find mental health support !! Thankfully I found a great therapist been with her almost 11yrs !🙏
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It shows the power of “We The People” the utmost admiration and respect for these men. The U.S. needs to do better by our Vets
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💙🌅🤗🙏🌻blessing healthy day my dear friend 🌺and im peaceful to hear you talking 🙏I..feel the words…‼️😇
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Such an amazing, uplifting message. Brilliant guests. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ridge is a murderer and should be imprisoned in Japan.
As an Army vet it was not hard to recognize the well spoken and tough exterior of other vets. It’s very hard to break us.These 2 are class acts who represent the military with class and dignity. Unfortunately Ridge made a costly mistake that landed him in a foreign prison. In my opinion his strong military mindset kept him alive. We were always warned before going overseas that we represented the U.S. and watch what we did because we would not like the consequences. Break protocol and expect to suffer dearly in the hands of that country. God bless these 2 comrades.
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So true about the suffering !! I’ve been on the struggle bus , I try to really do all my tools !! 😢
Wow, Andrew speaks to the stigma of the true attitude of the military toward 'mental illness' & seeking help!!!!
Dang if you do & danged if you don't 😢
I remember Tyler, hope he & his mom/fam are well.
Another good conversation Maurice, thanks 🎉
May the Lord continue to bless & keep them & their families 🙏🏼
71G10 (MOS) National Guard Vet, thanking you guys (& yours) for your service 🤗
& Andrew extra Kudos dealing with Congress, no wonder your Chi was off & you required professional help - mentally 💃🏽
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I also have to add that in the Army it was instilled in us that you never leave a man or woman behind. That can even be said with friends. You can’t tear the bond that you create with another service member. They become your family until the end of time. That’s what made this SOM unique and special. These 2 are bonded for life. Try breaking that bond. Won’t happen.
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Good Morning Blessings ❤️🙏🏽☕️
Same to you!
@@MBStateOfMind Hello I didn’t say a lot but my heart was broken when I was listening to both of them to everything. I am praying for them and their families. Thank you for always Sharing Blessings to you and your beautiful family ❤️🙏🏽
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Thank you for this SOM, Maurice. Thank you to Lt Alkonis and to Marine Andrew Eubanks, for sharing their friendship, love, and commitment to each other. To hear Marine Eubanks story, then to hear Lt. Alkonis - They are friends for a very good reason... Thank you for your sacrifice. WIshing you both better days ahead,., and continued learning with each day.
Maurice, sending you love and joy. You are a blessing.
I've been choked up since October 7th. The whole thing was horrific but it started in 1948 . It displaced my grandparents with my 2-year-old mother. And they went back when the warriors over they stole her house.
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As a veteran I want to point out the bond we all have with one another is something like no other. So, I am in awe of my brothers here. God Bless you both. Also, as a Master of Divinity graduate and a believer of God all my life, I want to point out how this bond of military / veteran brothers and sisters we all have reminds me of a couple of best friends in the Bible whom have been misconstrued for years and years… of David and Jonathan. Not only close due to being around Saul & Jonathan from a young adulthood, like family, but also on the battlefield together. They were truly like brothers, both familiarly and military / veteran brothers. So the closeness these two had is not to be looked at in a way many people today keep trying to blur lines of. I am not even remotely going into a manner of judgement, saying right or wrong, of others life choices today, but I am wanting to clear up how many keep trying to change the reality of the relationship between those brothers, David and Jonathan.
All that being said, I am in awe of the resilience of my brothers here. They are both the definition survivors and thrivers and over-comers. It is so wonderful to see their transparency, and know how much it can help others today (and for time to come).
Blessing to all…
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WOW a heartwarming ending to a horrific nightmare. With the love of God, family and friends Ridge made it through. Asking ourselves why gets us nowhere, we all are handed our lessons in life and Ridge was able to share with the world that with Christ living within us that there is hope! Maurice gave us yet another quality hour. ❤
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Another well done State of Mind. Have to say from watching the video, it sounds like there is more to the story of what Andrew himself went through during this experience and how he is able to provide assistance to people on his new career path.
Happy sunday and great guess snd when state state of mind will have Steve burton or Bradford Anderson as a guess
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What a story, I’m so glad it ended well. I wish that everyone had someone in their life that would/could fight for them like Ridge did. It’s incredible and I hope we can step up for others that are in need. Whether a relative, a friend, a neighbor, everyone needs someone in their corner. That’s community! Sending love!!
How long was he in jail?
WE LOVE YOU Maurice! 💜🩷💙
How long was Andrew in jail?
Wow this was amazing. Thank you for this show because it does brings hope after so much trauma.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ridge should still be in Japan in jail. He is not a victim in any way. He and his family have shown themselves to be entitled, and with little remorse for those Ridge's neglect have killed and hurt.
I always appreciate your videos with all your guests! Thank-you Maurice. Much
love to you, your family & to all. ❤️🇨🇦
This was an amazing story!
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Love you Maurice,
What a fantastic show. I am so happy that he is home. And they are so right if they are in our military, then they should have the rights of an American. Thank God for his wife and friend
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God Bless
Thanks Maurice for opening up everyone’s eyes bringing information regarding foreign lands.
GOD BLESS YOUR WIFE AND YOUR CHILDREN AND EVERYONE WHO HELPED GET YOU HOME.
AMEN. 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
Great interview Maurice
You have no idea
How bad it is
How hard finding a doctor let alone the right dr
Worse experience ever
With one particular dr in my area
With anxiety depression
She ( dr ) said exercise it will go away 😔
Didnt even try to ask me questions of whats going on
Ill remind you this was supposedly a doctor
She said
Im not that kinda dr
I asked can you refer me
Answer :
( ask your insurance company )
Your on your own basically
If you say you have depression they jack up the premiums
I appreciate your content
Try not to ever miss the show
thank you
Anyway of getting Tamra Braun on the show?!
Maurice, that was a fantastic interview with Ridge and Andrew! I felt like I knew you all! I watch and love you on GH and used to work with Ridge’s wife so I closely followed the Bring Ridge Home efforts. I can’t imagine the heartbreak and anxiety through that whole ordeal for all of them. God Bless them!
General discharge? Honorable? What happened with his military standing? Disappointed that they didn’t step in. God Bless these two families. Military family is family for life. I was blessed to be part of it for a period of time. Those folks are still my family.
Awesome
Imagine sleeping as a child in gaza not knowing if you'll wake up in the morning or being able to sleep at all. Imagine their mental state let's pray for them every day let's fight for them let's get loud let's help the oppressed
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Mr Bernard I beg u please don’t leave GH🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️
That is an incredible story ,and unbelievable that an American Officer had basically no rights. It says to me even though we as Americans complain about our country we're pretty damn lucky. Andrews story is my story to a T anxiety depression and claustrophobia blindsided me out of nowhere.And my first medication almost killed me it was so bad and made me so much worse.But like him a new medication worked almost immediately and saved me... THIS WAS THE BEST STATE OF MIND!!!
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Praise God for giving you all the strength to withstand the fight. Blessings to Ridge, Andrew, and their families. ❤
Massage therapy can be a great way to treat the symptoms of anxiety. Of course people need to get help from other mental health professionals, but it reduces the hormones related to the fight or flight response, and increases seritonin levels. Take care of yourselves. ❤
thank you
What is Ridge doing now? Is he still in the Military?
Such a powerful life story. So great for a positive attitude and outcome. Praise God and
Good Luck for your future and family and friends who love you very much.
I'm glad he's home and I'm glad he's safe and I don't usually like to ask for anything back but since I don't need it to his cause do you think you can donate to gaza for me. Please my grandparents were displaced in 1948. Maurice Benard can you please donate tagaza for me.
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I remember cause you had a donation fun for him and I donated. I'm always there for the oppressed. Free Palestine
First, the audio was perfect and finally able to follow the story. Thx for fixing it.
Maurice, great story but leaves basic questions...
Was Ridge honorably discharged? Was the cause of his blackout determined? How was his family supported in Japan while he was in prison?
Still on military base?
Are there ongoing legal processes not allowing these issues discussed?
We'd like to know his current health, aside from mental health, which was addressed.
God bless these two examples of real men and true friends. Refreshing in today's world.
Thanks for this Mo. Upsetting but informative.
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