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By Zack Chavez Poverty to the Moon: A Story of Grit and Glory Prologue I was born in the shadows of war, in a slum in Manila, where hunger was familiar and dreams were often a luxury we couldn't afford. My parents made a humble living operating a small laundry business, scrubbing clothes for measly income while raising a family with more love than means. Our roof leaked, our meals were simple, and the world outside our door was anything but kind. But somewhere between the cracked walls of our home and the distant roar of wartime bombs bursting and wailing sirens, a quiet determination began to grow inside me—a refusal to be defined by poverty or circumstance. Though we lived with little, my parents never let hardship stand in the way of my education. With quiet determination and tireless work, they gave me the chance to step into a world they had only dreamed of. They sent me to school up to the point they could no longer afford it. After two years of college I enlisted in the Unit...