{"id":888,"date":"2025-04-11T22:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T22:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davemmons.com\/?page_id=888"},"modified":"2025-07-25T14:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:36:32","slug":"we-were-supposed-to-meet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davemmons.com\/?page_id=888","title":{"rendered":"We Were Supposed To Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Dave Emmons, a Midwest native in Illinois, grew up in a large family of eleven children, experiencing the challenges of poverty while being raised by his hardworking parents. To make ends meet, his father held blue-collar jobs while his mother worked tirelessly to support the family. Dave served as a combat platoon sergeant in Vietnam, and his military experiences, combined with his encounters in extraterrestrial phenomena, influenced his writing. As a spiritual individual, he explores the issues of paranormal, angels, and delves into the topics of life and death. He blends his storytelling power with his personal experiences. His books, including\u00a0They What Do They Want<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0Senseless Wars and Conflicts<\/span>, explore themes of war, spirituality, and alien encounters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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About the Book We Were Supposed To Meet Dave Emmons, a Midwest native in Illinois, grew up in a large family of eleven children, experiencing the challenges of poverty while being raised by his hardworking parents. To make ends meet, his father held blue-collar jobs while his mother worked tirelessly to support the family. Dave […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-888","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nWe Were Supposed To Meet \u2013 A Story of Love, Fate & Second Chances<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We Were Supposed To Meet, a moving story of two souls. 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