As a boy orphaned at a young age, Matthew Mickey was homeless when he witnessed on television the twin towers collapse during 9/11. It was a scene of wreckage to match the story of his own early life. That event changed many people’s lives forever, including Matthew’s. But for him, some good came of it: He joined the U.S. Army to fight in the war on terror, and that turned his life around completely. Now, Lieutenant Mickey, from North Carolina, told The Epoch Times he hopes his life’s story will be an inspiration to those facing difficulties in life. “All I want is to give hope to others,” he shared. Going “from foster home to foster home to foster home,” growing up was rough enough, according to U.S. Army Recruiting Command. Between being “tortured” by the older kids, a looming sense of being alone in the world, and eventually being kicked out of his …