by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 16, 2019 | Against the Odds, Chasing Your Dream, Determination Despite the Odds
April 8, 1968 – Khe Sanh, Vietnam: Captain Max Cleland received an order to set up a radio relay station on a hill east of Khe Sanh. As he exited the helicopter, the 26-year-old Army signal officer saw a grenade at his feet. When he reached down to pick it up, it...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 21, 2019 | Against the Odds, Chasing Your Dream, Determination Despite the Odds
August 1994 – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas: After practice, Arkansas Head Football Coach Danny Ford asked recruiting coach Harold Horton, “Who is that fat kid?” Ford was informed that the 6’2” 310-pound freshman walk-on guard was Brandon Burlsworth...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 7, 2019 | Chasing Your Dream, Limitless Possibilities, Perserverance
Summer 2006, Fort Hayes State University – Hays, Kansas: Academic Advisor Joleen Briggs received an email request from Nola Ochs inquiring about her old transcript. Briggs looked for the old transcript for several hours before her search took her to the basement...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 17, 2019 | Chasing Your Dream, Courage, Courage Under Fire
April 1999 – Navy SEAL Training Program – Coronado, California: Some join the military out of love for their country; others join because the military allows for a job or a college education. Adam Brown joined the Navy at age 24 to save his life. Becoming a Navy seal...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 9, 2019 | Adversity, Against the Odds, Chasing Your Dream
June 13, 1935 – Madison Square Garden, New York City: More than 30,000 people packed into The Garden that evening. In living rooms across America, millions more sat glued to their radios. James J. “Jimmy” Braddock was fighting reigning heavyweight boxing champion Max...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 20, 2019 | Against the Odds, Chasing Your Dream, Never Lose Heart
1965 – Yale University: He submitted his term paper in his economics class on what he thought was a brilliant idea. In the paper, he outlined an idea for a company that would guarantee overnight delivery of packages to major U.S. cities. The company would function...
