I Promised to God in the Middle of the Fire: "Sácame de aquí y te serviré».

Y ahora que? Now what? · Jul 16, 2026 · 22m

At 19, Nick was drafted to fight in Vietnam. Before that, his life was like any young man's — just looking to have fun. The war changed everything. In his seventh firefight, rolling downhill under fire, he made a promise that would mark the rest of his life: "Lord, get me through this and I'll serve you." Seconds later, a mortar hit him. He bled for 10 hours before a helicopter got him out alive.Nick survived — but the war never fully let go. To this day he carries blackouts and nightmares that "never go away," he says. What did change was who he turned to on those unbearable nights: always…