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“Even in times of trauma, we try to maintain a sense of normality until we no longer can. That, my friends, is called surviving. Not healing. We never become whole again … we are survivors. If you are here today… you are a survivor. But those of us who have made it thru hell and are still standing? We bare a different name: warriors.” ~ Lori Goodwin

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 ”Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.” ~ Mary Roach

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“Maybe the ultimate wound is the one that makes you miss the war
you got it in.” ~ Sebastian Junger

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“I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.” ~ Clara Barton

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 “The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” ~ Jeff Miller

March 29, 2022
Vietnam Veteran’s Day

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“It is surmounting difficulties that makes heroes.”
~ Louis Kossuth

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“Nothing in this world compares to the comfort and security of having someone just hold your hand.”
~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” ~ Thomas Jefferson

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“To look in the face of hard things and keep moving forward – that’s what one has to do.” ~ Anna Godbersen

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“When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place – police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.”
~ Sidney Sheldon

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”Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.” ~ Mary Roach

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 “One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” ~ Maya Angelou

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 “Remember that failure is an event, not a person.”~ Unknown

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“Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.”
~ Roy T. Bennett

Armed Forces Day 2021
Saturday, May 15

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“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” ~ Christopher Reeve

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“Nothing is given to man on earth – the struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible – the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.” ~ Andrew Bernstein

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“I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.” ~ Bob Dylan

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“Don’t forget, you are the hero of your own story.” ~ Greg Boyle

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“Heroes are never perfect, but they’re brave, they’re authentic, they’re courageous, determined, discreet, and they’ve got grit.” ~ Wade Davis

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“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” ~ Joseph Campbell

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 “Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.”
~ Michel de Montaigne

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“A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares.” ~ Debi Mazar

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“Perfect valor is to behave, without witnesses, as one would act were all the world watching.”~ Francois de la Rochefoucauld

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 “Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.”
~ Charles B. Rangel

Thank You to Our Veterans

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“Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are
graced with.” ~ Brodi Ashton

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We focus so much on our differences, and that is creating, I think, a lot of chaos and negativity and bullying in the world. And I think if everybody focused on what we all have in common – which is – we all want to be happy.”
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Ellen DeGeneres

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“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” ~ Christopher Reeve

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“One single word like EMERGENCY, or love can revise a whole night.
A whole life.” ~ Alena Graedon

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“Next to creating a life, the finest thing a man can do is save one.”
Abraham Lincoln

Happy EMS Week 2020

 

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“So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.”
~ Christopher Reeve

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“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

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“Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.” ~ Roy T. Bennett

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“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
~ Desmond Tutu

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“Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.”
~ Gerard Way

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“Every action in our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.”
~ Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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“Heroes are never perfect, but they’re brave, they’re authentic, they’re courageous, determined, discreet, and they’ve got grit.” ~ Wade Davis

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“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face…we must do that which we think we cannot.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

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“Fear can keep a man out of danger but courage only can support him in it.”
~ Thomas Fuller

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“My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place – police, firefighters and members of our armed forces.”
~ Sidney Sheldon

never forget 9/11

 

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“Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” ~ John F. Kennedy

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“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” ~ Joseph Campbell

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“The story of America’s quest for freedom is inscribed on her history in the blood of her patriots.” ~ Randy Vader

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“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” ~ Maya Angelou

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“And I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.”
~ Lee Greenwood

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“The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment.” ~ Judd Gregg

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“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.” ~ Norman Schwarzkopf

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“Always forgive your enemies–nothing annoys them so much.” ~ Oscar Wilde

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“Being in the army is like being in the Boy Scouts, except that the Boy Scouts have adult supervision.” ~ Blake Clark

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“Heroes don’t wear capes they wear dog tags” ~ Anonymous

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National Military Appreciation Month

May 2016

Thank You

 

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