by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 17, 2022 | Courage, Courage Under Fire, Finding Hope
“I cannot do all the good the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.” Jana Stanfield April...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Dec 23, 2021 | Courage Under Fire, Determination Despite the Odds, Never Give Up
“Washington was not a brilliant strategist. He made serious mistakes. He learned from his experiences, and above all, he never forgot what was at stake and he never gave up.” David McCullough December 25, 1776 – Eastern...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 21, 2021 | Chasing Your Dream, Courage Under Fire, Enhanced Perspective
“No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.” Agnes De Mille March 30, 1981, 2:27 p.m. – Washington Hilton Hotel: “Shots fired,” echoed across the Secret Service radios. Six shots rang out...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Oct 14, 2021 | Adversity, Courage Under Fire, Never Give Up
March 17, 1982 – New Orleans, Louisiana: Marilyn Caro left her 2-year-old son Dan on the porch while she mowed the grass. Focused on her task, she didn’t notice him wander into the garage. Dan turned over the lawnmower gas and when the hot water heater ignited the...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Sep 3, 2021 | Courage Under Fire, Determination Despite the Odds, Never Give Up
November 14, 1965 – Ia Drang River Valley – South Vietnam: Captain Ed Freeman was the flight leader of the 229thAssault Helicopter Battalion, a 16-helicopter unit whose mission was to drop the soldiers and supplies of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment into a...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 13, 2021 | Adversity, Courage Under Fire, Never Give Up, Underdogs
September 4, 1936 – Over the North Atlantic Ocean: At 10:30 p.m. the first gas tank ran dry sooner than expected, and the plane’s engine sputtered and died. Beryl Markham groped in the dark cockpit for a flashlight as the plane drifted back to earth. Finding it, she...
