by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Apr 7, 2025 | Courage Under Fire, Iron-willed, Perserverance
“The one who falls and gets up is stronger than the one who never tried. Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.” Roy T. Bennett October 14, 1912, 8 p.m. – Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Theodore Roosevelt was on his way to deliver a presidential...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Mar 3, 2025 | Chasing Your Dream, Courage Under Fire, Trail Blazer
“I was just trying to make the world a little bit better. That’s what you are supposed to do with your life, isn’t it?” Pee Wee Reese July 23, 1918 – Louisville, Kentucky: Harold Peter Henry “Pee Wee” Reese was born on a muggy summer afternoon. He was so...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 24, 2024 | Against the Odds, Courage Under Fire, Determination Despite the Odds
“Providence would seem to sleep unless faith and prayer awaken it. The disciples had little faith in their master’s accounts, yet that little faith awakened him in a storm, and he rescued them.” Stephen Charnock February 18, 1952 –...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 5, 2024 | Courage Under Fire, Determination Despite the Odds, Long Shots
“The ultimate test of a man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” Gaylord Nelson April 26, 1986, 1:23 a.m. – Pripyat,...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Mar 18, 2024 | Courage Under Fire, Limitless Possibilities, Trail Blazer
“You have to focus on what needs to be done – always do the right thing, not the popular thing.” David Cameron Fall 1861 – Confederate Capital, Richmond, Virginia: Elizabeth Van Lew walked a few blocks from...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Feb 19, 2024 | Courage Under Fire, Long Shots, Rising Above Circumstances
“God will not look us over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars.” Elbert Hubbard Pea Island, North Carolina, June 1878: On the day that 38-year-old Richard Etheredge arrived at...
