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Selfless service is in the genes for 2nd Lt. Charles Fenwick (center.) He was joined by his dad, Brig. Gen. Jerry Fenwick (uniformed, left,) the Air National Guard Assistant to the Command Surgeon, Air Mobility Command; mom, Lt. Col Christina Fenwick (uniformed, right,) Chief Nurse of the 131st Bomb Wing Missouri Air National Guard; and a host of other patriotic family members at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Jan. 20. Fenwick earned his Air Force Pilot badge with class 17-04 during the morning ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Poe)
Durbanite Jessica Foord became a heroine to many South Africans when she showed courage and selflessness by establishing The Jes Foord Foundation (JFF), following her traumatic rape by four men in 2008. One of her initiatives is the Handbag Project. New or used handbags are donated, containing items that can assist a rape victim during the initial reporting process at the police station. These are things such as a facecloth, soap, deodorant spray, new underwear, etc. Typically, any item of clothing with forensic evidence on it must be taken from the rape victim, at a time she already feels so vulnerable. She then must undergo physical examination before being allowed to shower. A handbag with "comfort‟ items in it can go a long way in helping the victim feel a little better. (in this photo: thanks to Cake Couture for the delicious confectionary)
Photos: Brenche Loubser
Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery render honors with their M119 howitzers during a retirement ceremony on Stang Field on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 29, 2015. Knowles served as the Division command sergeant major from October 2012 to April 2015 and retired after 32 years of sevice. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez/Released)
My hero - Jabbar Gibson, selfless kid, commandeers school bus in New Orleans. Picks up 70 passengers of kids and adults, drives them to safety/shelter in Houston, Texas. Rumor has it, he might be charged with a crime for "stealing" the bus!
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"From the briars of oppression, freedom arises. Through the fire of chaos, peace extinguishes the fire. From the weeds that are hatred, imbalance, and selfishness, blooms the flowers of love, balance, and selflessness"
Queens, NY - On the evening of December 4th 2015, the New York Army National Guard 1-258th Field Artillery Battalion commanded by LTC Peter Mehling held their annual St Barbara’s Ball and Award Ceremony. The Honorable Order of Saint Barbara Award was presented to Major Brandon Gendron, Captain Eric Emerling , Chief Warrant Officer Two Benjamin Lewis, Master Sergeant Victor E.Masser, Sergeant First Class Jonathan Morrison, Sergeant First Class Jack H. Martilotta.
The award recognizes exceptional service by Field artillery soldiers of the 258 Field Artillery Battalion and links the Field artillerymen of the past and present together in a brotherhood of professionalism, selfless service and sacrifice symbolized by the Saint Barbara Award.
The 258 also presented the Artillery Order of Molly Pitcher Award to Mrs. Danielle Morrison, Mrs.Diana Sepulveda for their dedication and support to the 258 FA BN. The Artillery Order of Molly Pitcher recognizes individuals who have voluntarily contributed in a significant way to the improvement of the Field Artillery Community.
The Honored Guest speaker for the evening was Brigadier General Gary S. Yaple, Assistant Division Commander of the 42nd Infantry Division. – Photos By Captain Mark Getman, New York Guard
A personal photo of Sergeant 1st Class Jared C. Monti, the first Soldier recipient for actions in Afghanistan/Operation Enduring Freedom.
To learn more, visit: www.army.mil/medalofhonor/monti
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Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
This Safe House Exhibit is dedicated to those Helpers and their families in occupied Europe who risked their lives during World War II hiding and moving downed Allied airmen through enemy lines to freedom. These Helpers selflessly provided food, civilian clothing, false identity papers, transportation, and a safe place to hide from the Nazis.
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Martin (Martinus Antonius) Lelivelt
A skilled carpenter and building contractor, Martinus Lelivelt preparing his home in 1939 for wartime survival by adding false ceilings in a number of high rooms to hide food and refugees. Following Nazi occupation of The Netherlands in 1940, he used his home in Lichtenvoorde, The Netherlands, as a safe house for evading Allied airmen. His teenaged daughter Mia became his carpenter's assistant helping build a secret room in the attic to ensure the safety of these airmen. Mia then made certain that those refugees staying only a few days never knew who else was in hiding.
Martinus and Mia taught the Allied airmen how to behave like Dutchmen. Americans learned to eat with knives in their right hand and forks in their left hand while Brits stopped placing food on the rounded back of their forks. Martinus used his own supply of Dutch gin to teach them how to drink. In Holland gin must always be sipped, not gulped, as Americans usually did.
Even the number of rings used for the doorbell had meaning. Those with the Resistance rang the doorbell twice and Mia's closest girl friend rang it three times. When the doorbell rang only once, everyone knew hide.
In April 1944, the Nazis searched this safe house and arrested Martinus. Two 96th Bomb Group airmen, Myrtle Stinnett and Carl Glassman escaped capture by disappearing into the secret hiding place in the attic. After the Nazis left, the Americans were moved by other helpers to a safer location. They subsequently crossed into Belgium through the cement mines in Maastricht. Both were liberated by advancing United States forces.
The Nazis executed Martinus Lelivelt by firing squad in Fort Rhijnauwern near Utrecht on 25 July 1944.
[Mia Lelivelt stands at the door to secret room Martinus built to hide downed Allied airmen.]
COL Donald Carstens and CSM Saeed Mustafa presents community members with Certificates of Appreciate for a variety of selfless deeds they did within the Wiesbaden Army Community for the first quarter of 2013. (Photo by Dee Crawford, VI Specialist)
This past weekend, Sgt. Russell Armstrong and 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry, Delta Company, completed restoring the Sackets Harbor NY American Legion Family's AH-1 Cobra static display to its former glory, reversing 19 years of #NorthCountry wear.
Armstrong, an aircraft structural repairer from the 6-6 Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron (HARS), Delta Company, and his wife, Celeste, were attending a charity event at the legion a year ago and got to view the Cobra up close. As a Soldier trained in identifying aircraft structural damage, Armstrong saw the wear that had been sustained over the years and knew what needed to be done to restore the aging attack helicopter.
"It would be nice if more Soldiers could work on projects like this," said Armstrong. "Tankers could work on tanks, artillerymen could fix cannons and static displays across the country that are in disrepair. We do this for a living, we should use our skills to help out local non-profit organizations like this."
For their selfless efforts and service to our local communities, Armstrong and Delta Company received a Certificate of Appreciation from the American Legion Post 1757 commander, CW4 (Ret) Glenn Shepard.
"Our whole Family is very excited by this, it's been a long time coming," said Shepard. "The Cobra was installed in 2000, and it has seen 19 years of continuous deterioration. 6-6CAV was the catalyst that got us moving forward; they brought the expertise, and we supplied them with anything they needed. I can't be more appreciative; they did a beautiful job."
Photos by Celeste Armstrong.
The December leader of the month goes to Jake Woodworth: a dependable leader and senior here at Xavier.
Jake was chosen this month because of his selfless attitude of giving all he has to the service of others. The initiative he has shown as a peer minister, CCD teacher, and the great extent he has gone to in order to help students adjust to Xavier is truly commendable. An example of the extent Jake went to in order to accommodate new students was when he took his little Falcons to Five Guys at the beginning of the school year. Also, Jake is humble. During the last parent-teacher conferences, Jake was the last to leave because he put the needs of others in front of himself. Jake is an excellent example of the school motto and always makes being a leader look easy even though it is not.
It is as a result of the great character that he has shown that the Junior Empower Leaders are proud to present the Leader of the Month Award for the month of December to Jake Woodworth.
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Fifteen Soldiers, from the 25th Infantry Division, were honored for their contributions and selfless service during a retirement ceremony Dec. 4 at Sgt. Smith Theater on Schofield Barracks. The hosts for the event were Col. David B. Womack and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Sweezer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team command team. On behalf of the 2nd Bde. Combat Team and the 25th Inf. Div. we would like to say thank you for your wonderful service and a job well done.
Retirees were:
Lt. Col. Nelson Chang, Maj. Kirk Johnson, Maj. Charles Ziegenfuss, Chief Warrant Officer III Jose Vides, Master Sgt. Allan McKay, Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Tomelya Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Darrell Earnest, Sgt. 1st Class Gregorio Macaranas, Sgt. 1st Class Jacqueson Poirier, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sandoval, Staff Sgt. Larry Whitney, Staff Sgt. Christian Foster, Staff Sgt. Robert Lynch. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released)
COL Donald Carstens and CSM Saeed Mustafa presents community members with Certificates of Appreciate for a variety of selfless deeds they did within the Wiesbaden Army Community for the first quarter of 2013. (Photo by Dee Crawford, VI Specialist)
COL Donald Carstens and CSM Saeed Mustafa presents community members with Certificates of Appreciate for a variety of selfless deeds they did within the Wiesbaden Army Community for the first quarter of 2013. (Photo by Dee Crawford, VI Specialist)
It's very nice selfless act upon some lucky lottery winners whose hometown is in Bondurant to build this store. They have been needing a grocery store for a long time since their population has more than doubled to almost five thousand in the past ten years.
Ankeny and Altoona are 15 minutes away (with traffic), and for those who can't drive, and don't want to mess with the traffic, can shop here now!
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to recruit a team, a Justice League, to stand against this newly awakened enemy. Revealed for the first time in Justice League, the figure showcases the never-before-seen Tactical Batsuit with visible upgrades.
The One:12 Collective Tactical Suit Batman has two head portraits and a newly designed, film-accurate tactical suit. Designed for combat, the tactical suit was created to handle combat situations with super powered adversaries, like the immortal Steppenwolf. The One:12 Collective Tactical Suit Batman also comes equipped with 2 pairs of goggles for display in up or down positions, a Parademon rifle, a trio of Batarangs, three grenades, and a grappling gun with three assorted hooks. He also includes a display base with logo and adjustable display post along with a cape clip with posing wires for dramatic displays
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Fifteen Soldiers, from the 25th Infantry Division, were honored for their contributions and selfless service during a retirement ceremony Dec. 4 at Sgt. Smith Theater on Schofield Barracks. The hosts for the event were Col. David B. Womack and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Sweezer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team command team. On behalf of the 2nd Bde. Combat Team and the 25th Inf. Div. we would like to say thank you for your wonderful service and a job well done.
Retirees were:
Lt. Col. Nelson Chang, Maj. Kirk Johnson, Maj. Charles Ziegenfuss, Chief Warrant Officer III Jose Vides, Master Sgt. Allan McKay, Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Tomelya Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Darrell Earnest, Sgt. 1st Class Gregorio Macaranas, Sgt. 1st Class Jacqueson Poirier, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sandoval, Staff Sgt. Larry Whitney, Staff Sgt. Christian Foster, Staff Sgt. Robert Lynch. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released)
Humanitarian efforts take on many shapes and forms. They result in miracles - performed by selflessly dedicated individuals concerned with the promotion of human welfare and social reform. Haiti needs these individuals, their miracles, and their honorable work and continued support more than ever. Our "Humanitarian" poster for the Haiti Poster Project pays homage to the citizens of the world who put their lives at risk and on hold to help - not just Haiti and its citizens, but the all of the at risk peoples of the globe.
Haiti is in dire need of change on countless levels, many of which were only made more apparent through the nations recent tragedy. Resource management has plagued Haiti since its independence. Haiti is a particularly natural resource poor member of the global community. A great many of its peoples struggles arise from resource scarcity. Through typographic design we chose to envision a Haiti renewed, resource rich, lush and green and in full flower. We can only hope that one day Haiti can return to such a glorious state.
The typography included was designed atop an isometric triangular grid while the flowers and birds were designed on their own grid-based systems. C13 HEX, our most recently designed typeface was a byproduct of the Haiti type design process. At cypher13 we believe doing good manifests the same. In this manner we set out to design a poster to help raise funds for Haiti. We were rewarded with a beautiful experience, a poster we're proud of, a new typeface, and an opportunity to provide others with future opportunities.
The Humanitarian poster was printed in Boulder, Colorado by Ray McDermott at Good Thoughts 4 All, an earth conscious print studio committed to sustainable practices. In all, forty, seven-color posters were printed using earth-friendly inks on 80lb recycled paper. The posters are twenty four inches wide by sixteen inches tall.
John Huston using his Ultralight & Watertight medical kit on a training expedition to Baffin Island. Visit adventuremedicalkits.com to learn about our medical kits and survival gear!
North Pole '09, an expedition without outside assistance or supply drops, will be an endeavor of absolute optimism, humility, thorough preparation and selfless cooperation. This enormously challenging expedition will endeavor to inspire people to embrace challenge.
Learn more about John and his upcoming expedition at northpole09.com.
Selflessly maintain your innocence:
"Someone is paid good money to clean up around here. I provide job security."
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Area I honors Martin Luther King Jr.
By Franklin Fisher
franklin.s.fisher2.civ@mail.mil
CAMP RED CLOUD – The Army – and the Area I community of which it is a part – celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. last week, with calls to honor the memory of the slain civil right leader through acts of selfless service to others.
“Remember! Celebrate! Act!” and “A Day On, Not a Day Off” were the official themes top Army leadership put forward for this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which fell on Jan. 16.
In Area I, the theme of taking concrete actions that help others acts figured in keynote speeches at luncheons in observance of the national holiday in King’s honor.
King, an internationally preeminent civil rights leader and recipient of a 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, was shot fatally in Memphis, Tenn., April 4, 1968. He was 39.
“Think of next Monday as a day on, not a day off,” Beverly Poole told the Wednesday luncheon audience Jan. 12 at the Kilbourne Memorial Dining Facility on Camp Red Cloud in Uijeongbu. Poole is director of the Resource Management Office, U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud.
“In these challenging times, too many people face limited opportunities, but now, the capacity to support each other is limitless,” Poole said.
“So, what will you do with the day that Dr. King left you? Will you serve? Will you greet someone that you don’t know? Think of it as a day on…not a day off.”
Poole noted the ethnic diversity of the luncheon audience.
“Before Dr. King’s groundbreaking work,” she said, “our military itself was not as diverse as we are today…It is truly awesome to look out at the people here at the Kilbourne Dining Facility today, people from all backgrounds and cultures and nations, representing our armed services.”
A similar theme was sounded in a Jan. 13 luncheon at the Thunder Inn Dining Facility on Camp Casey in Dongducheon.
The keynote speaker, Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Venney, first recapped key details of King’s life.
“I could stand up here for hours and talk about Dr. King’s accomplishments,” said Venney, of the 2nd Infantry Division’s 302nd Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, “but I am not going to do that.
“But what I will say is Dr. King’s life and message should not be lost with time,” he said. “Because of his efforts, along with many others, we enjoy the freedoms and opportunities that previous generations did not have.
“Today, as we go about our daily lives, just think about the diversity everywhere you look,” he said.
“Just look around this dining facility and see the multitude of races…nationalities, skin colors.
“W are all here by choice,” he said. “I ask you, would that choice be possible without the efforts of Dr. King? Maybe it would, but I can tell you that it would have taken a lot longer to get where we are today in regards to civil rights had Martin Luther King just stood by and accepted what was normal treatment during his time.”
And Venney called on the audience to honor King’s memory through actions.
“Act, on this day off from work…Do something on this holiday to help someone,” he said. “Make a commitment to act more selfless in your action. Make a commitment to act if you know of someone being treated unfairly or being discriminated against.”
This mom right here is amazing and so selfless. She decided that she needed to shave her head to help Cici cope with the process of losing her hair. Cici was so distraught with the concept of her losing her hair and being bald. It was so bad that every time she saw a person with a bald head, she would break down in tears. Her mom sucked it up and shaved her head to show her that having no hair wasn't all that bad. I love their matching haircuts.
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Fifteen Soldiers, from the 25th Infantry Division, were honored for their contributions and selfless service during a retirement ceremony Dec. 4 at Sgt. Smith Theater on Schofield Barracks. The hosts for the event were Col. David B. Womack and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Sweezer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team command team. On behalf of the 2nd Bde. Combat Team and the 25th Inf. Div. we would like to say thank you for your wonderful service and a job well done.
Retirees were:
Lt. Col. Nelson Chang, Maj. Kirk Johnson, Maj. Charles Ziegenfuss, Chief Warrant Officer III Jose Vides, Master Sgt. Allan McKay, Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Tomelya Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Darrell Earnest, Sgt. 1st Class Gregorio Macaranas, Sgt. 1st Class Jacqueson Poirier, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sandoval, Staff Sgt. Larry Whitney, Staff Sgt. Christian Foster, Staff Sgt. Robert Lynch. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released)
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Fifteen Soldiers, from the 25th Infantry Division, were honored for their contributions and selfless service during a retirement ceremony Dec. 4 at Sgt. Smith Theater on Schofield Barracks. The hosts for the event were Col. David B. Womack and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Sweezer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team command team. On behalf of the 2nd Bde. Combat Team and the 25th Inf. Div. we would like to say thank you for your wonderful service and a job well done.
Retirees were:
Lt. Col. Nelson Chang, Maj. Kirk Johnson, Maj. Charles Ziegenfuss, Chief Warrant Officer III Jose Vides, Master Sgt. Allan McKay, Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Tomelya Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Darrell Earnest, Sgt. 1st Class Gregorio Macaranas, Sgt. 1st Class Jacqueson Poirier, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sandoval, Staff Sgt. Larry Whitney, Staff Sgt. Christian Foster, Staff Sgt. Robert Lynch. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released)
The multi-awarded Mandaluyong Childrens Choir under the baton of maestro Sebastian L. Trinidad.
The Mandaluyong Children’s Choir was formed in 1999 as a training program that aims to develop and nurture the musically gifted among the underprivileged in Mandaluyong City, and since then, it has become a spring of hope and pride for the town folks with its talented trove of 8 to 17 year old boys and girls, most of which are sourced from public schools. MCC has drawn a proud list of achievements. Topping the roster is representing the Philippines and winning a silver medal in the Children's Choir Category and a bronze medal in Musica Contemporanea Category in the 2nd World Choir Olympics in
Busan, South Korea. Only Selfless Love, a music video which featured the young choir internationalists, was adjudged Best MTV in the 2002 Catholic Mass Media Awards and later became a finalist at the prestigious 2004 New York Festival. This feat was reprised in 2007, when their MTV, the Power to Unite, again, won the Best MTV award in the 2007 Catholic Mass Media
Awards. Part of their First North American Tour, they became the first Filipino choir to win at the International Choral Kathaumixw in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. In 2005, the choir had the chance to represent the Philippines in the 2005 World Children’s Choir Festival in China.
To date, they have independently produced seven albums: Unang Hirit (2000), Angelic Christmas (2000), Angeli Domini (2002), Symphony of Earth Angels (2002), Childhood (2004), Haleluya!: The Asian Soundscape (2005) and Pasko Sa Langit (2005). The Earth Angels had appeared in Concert Seasons of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra and have had engagements with
the Manila Symphony Orchestra II and the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra.
Specializing in the innovations in Contemporary Choir Music, the MCC continues to research for breakthroughs of Asian composers as well as its Western counterparts. Materials collected and commissioned find its way into the adventurous programming of the choir.
Healers are introspective, cooperative, informative, and attentive. Their tranquil and reserved exterior masks a passionate inner life. Healers care deeply about causes that interest them, and they often pursue those causes with selfless devotion. They are highly compassionate and empathetic to the needs of others, seeking to bring peace, health, and integrity to their companions and to society at large. They want to heal the problems that trouble individuals and correct the conflicts that divide social groups.
Healers tend to be private individuals who have a strong sense of right and wrong and an idealistic worldview. They are deeply committed to things that are positive or good and may be inspired to make extraordinary sacrifices in attempts to achieve their ideals. They are prone to errors of fact as they follow their feelings more than they follow logical analysis. However, following their feelings also means that Healers seldom make errors of feeling.
Healers are often misunderstood as children.[1] In practical minded families, their devotion to idealism may be frowned upon and may even be punished. Most other role variants can shrug off the parental expectations that don’t fit them, but Healers are greatly affected by it. They want to please their parents and their siblings and, in attempt to do this, they may mask or hide their differences. This can create inner turmoil within the Healer. Healers are often better at detecting this inner turmoil than other role variants. Healers seek unity of mind, body and spirit, perhaps because of the inner turmoil caused during their upbringing.
Healers are adaptable, patient with complicated situations, and welcoming of new ideas and information. They are impatient with routine details. As they are aware of people’s feelings, Healers relate well with others. They are also comfortable working alone given their private nature. Healers have an interest in scholarly activities and often have exceptional language skills.
Occurring in only about one percent of the population, Healers can easily feel isolated. They value harmony and integrity in human relationships, but often find these values to be out of step with the more concrete pursuits of the rest of the world. Feeling "different," they may wonder whether something is wrong with them. But those differences—an ethical nature, a devotion to ideals, a commitment to harmonious interaction—are in fact some of their greatest strengths.