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On a freezing 5-degree day in December 2010, Jesse Itzler found himself waist high in a frozen lake in Connecticut. “We’ve got five minutes till frostbite … GET OUT NOW!” his Navy Seal house guest yelled at him. Jesse didn’t know what to think. “Don’t touch your skin to the ice as you get out […]

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A small round table boasting flags and other symbols reminded everyone entering The Connection dining room Wednesday to take two minutes to remember Veterans on Veterans Day. There seemed to be no problem with that as more than 150 men and women crowded into the senior center for a special Veterans Day lunch spearheaded by

Retired Navy SEAL David Goggins has a saying: When your brain says that you’re done, you’re only 40 percent done. It’s something Jesse Itzler, an Atlanta Hawks owner and co-founder of Marquis Jet, reminds himself of after having had Goggins as his live-in personal trainer for a month. Goggins first caught Itzler’s attention at a

Author Jesse Itzler and former NAVY SEAL David Goggins talk about their book, ‘Living With A Seal.’

The sun was hot and air still as Taya Kyle balanced the hammer in one hand while bracing a nail with the other. Kyle, widow of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle, arrived in work clothes Thursday afternoon on the construction site at 3506 Swan Drive. Kyle was there to help Habitat for Humanity volunteers build a