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DESMOND DOGAN--Following high school, Desmond served his country for five years in the US Navy. Throughout his military term he further developed leadership skills as a Navy Corpsman in Yokosuka, Japan. His hard work and dedication once again exceeded expectations leading to the prestigious Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal, which he and his shipmates were awarded for “Superb medical support” that was provided between July 1986 with the unit he was attached to. Although Desmond had a thriving military career, he was ready to explore new heights and pursue his love of the arts, fitness, and healthy/ wellness development. The road to success didn’t come easy. He took the skills he learned in the Navy and landed a position with the prestigious Cedar Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He worked an Operating Room Technician in the mornings and auditioned for dance jobs in the afternoon. His 12-year medical career included assisting with the open-heart surgery, liver and kidney transplants and all other surgic

Mark Olson is a retired Marine Corps Colonel, with multiple combat tours during his 28 years as a Marine. He began his USMC career as an artillery officer. His service included leading crisis response for the Marine Corps at the Pentagon prior to and on 9/11, Director of Operations for Multi-National Forces (West) in Iraq and development of US Army and Marine Corps Counter Insurgency policy. He was diagnosed with PTSD in 2007. Medical professionals put him on Prozac and cocktails of multiple similar drugs. After too many personal relationship issues and too many jobs he discovered CBD and then medical cannabis. Today he is PROZAC free. He now owns Greater Than U Farm (>U Farm). His focus is on helping others see how CBD and medical cannabis and a healthy lifestyle can make lives better for his fellow veterans, first responders, law enforcement personnel and all Americans.

OPERA FOR ALL presents Gounod's opera "ROMEO & JULIETTE", one of the jewels of French Opera

In the fall of 1996 Shane took a job in a factory that made plastic yard decorations (i.e. pink flamingos). He was put on third shift which went from 11 PM to 7 AM. Even though it was fall time it was miserably hot. The guys he worked with were former felons and listening to his coworkers complain about life woke him up to the real world. One morning, he punched out at 7 AM and never went back. Shane went on to join the military the next year and became a firefighter EMT until 2001. After he was Honorably discharged from the Air Force he worked as a civilian firefighter for the Navy for a year before working in Afghanistan. In 2006 Shane first started experiencing symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis but was able to combat it for 10 years with diet changes and medication. After leaving Afghanistan, Shane ran his own home remodeling business from then worked as a contract firefighter in Kuwait which was by far his favorite job. The men and women he worked with were both great workers and friends. Shane met his

In the fall of 1996 Shane took a job in a factory that made plastic yard decorations (i.e. pink flamingos). He was put on third shift which went from 11 PM to 7 AM. Even though it was fall time it was miserably hot. The guys he worked with were former felons and listening to his coworkers complain about life woke him up to the real world. One morning, he punched out at 7 AM and never went back. Shane went on to join the military the next year and became a firefighter EMT until 2001. After he was Honorably discharged from the Air Force he worked as a civilian firefighter for the Navy for a year before working in Afghanistan. In 2006 Shane first started experiencing symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis but was able to combat it for 10 years with diet changes and medication. After leaving Afghanistan, Shane ran his own home remodeling business from then worked as a contract firefighter in Kuwait which was by far his favorite job. The men and women he worked with were both great workers and friends. Shane met his

The most famous Mad Scene in Opera! For marriage of Figaro. Figaro is to married to Susanah, but Count Almaviva wants to bed her first. Can Figaro thwart his master's dastardly intentions?

Lieutenant Colonel Bishop was commissioned in 1996 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. During his 22 years of active-duty service as a bioenvironmental engineer, he served as an Air Staff officer, element chief, flight and squadron commander, executive officer, Air Force Fellow and MAJCOM staff officer. He has held numerous positions including: installation Crisis Action Team director, installation radiation safety officer; consultant to wing Emergency Operation Centers; consultant for environmental, safety and occupational health committees and MAJCOM/installation readiness/force protection/threat working groups; and functional consultant to the Air Force Surgeon General, AMC, AFSOC and Seventh Air Force Surgeon General. Share a story: SrA Littrell and his willingness to volunteer to stay longer in Kuwait. That is when I knew you were always going to be successful in life because you were willing to sacrifice for your fellow airmen. Great assignment – Each one afforded me the chance to work

Michael J. Penney is a combat veteran of Iraq & Afghanistan. He served in the United States Marine Corps infantry with 3rd Battalion 7th Marines deploying twice to Ramadi, Iraq, in 2005-2006 and 2007. Michael reenlisted during his second tour and transferred to Quantico to become a weapons instructor. He is certified as a combat marksmanship coach, trainer and instructor trainer. He’s a formal school instructor, school trained designated marksman, small arms weapons instructor and foreign weapons instructor. In 2011 Michael deployed on a third combat tour, this time with 1st battalion 5th Marines, leading a section of advisors through Kajaki & Sangin Afghanistan. Having served in two wars, over 8 years of service in the Corps, Michael was honorably discharged as a Sergeant. Now he is an Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, Business Development Professional. In March of 2016 he presented at TEDxRaleigh, “What’s Your IED: How to Add Value During Life's Explosive Situations”, combining military and person

Service Years: 1999-2004, Bioenvironmental Engineering Career field. Responsibilities: manage activities in the fields of industrial hygiene, occupational health, radiological health, and environmental protection to ensure healthful working conditions. Accomplished by site inspection, emergency response to CBRNE events, review plans/ contracts, sample collection and monitoring. Basically OSHA, EPA, and Homeland Security rolled up into one. Duty Stations: Spangdahlem AB, Germany, Robins AFB, GA, Deployed during Operation Enduring Freedom 2002. Benefits of Serving: Work Related: Gain experience, learn a trade (instead of going to college), increase your overall long-term marketability/employment, provide a stable platform for your career development (Core Values: Integrity, Service, Excellence), Educational/Training opportunities (inside and out of the service), challenge your skills/abilities (troubleshoot, research, problem-solve), increase your communication and team-work skills, become a complete p

" Leonora is in love with the troubadour Manrico. The Count the Luna is in love with Leonora and confronts Manrico and his mother Azucena, sending them to jail for execution. After Manrico dies, Azucena tells the count he has murdered his own brother"

Growing up in the small town of Moultrie located in Colquitt County deep in South Georgia brought Masa Kenney into contact with an agrarian lifestyle and community. As a young teen, he spent a lot of his time involved with 4-H, FFA, and the annual Sunbelt Ag Expo. The Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition has been billed as America’s largest agricultural exposition for over 4 decades now. Many of his friends lived and worked on farms, and his summers were spent helping them pick crops and tend to cattle. Two of those summers brought him into a deeper understanding and appreciation of the science that is incorporated into agriculture when at the ages of 13 & 14 during summer break he worked in Valdosta for Funk’s G Hybrid Seed Company which conducted a selective breeding program using a technique of self-pollination to create a genetically desirable harvest. His junior and senior years in high school introduced him to a landscaping job and cultivated his love of working with Nature through the beautification

Magda, the Mistress of a rich Parisian, remembers the innocent Romance of young love. Hiding her current occupation, she falls for Ruggiero, a naive young man from the provinces and runs away with him. When the young man seeks permission of his parents to marry her, she realizes her life as a kept woman makes this impossible. In a wrenching final duet, she leaves him.

The simple farmer Nemorino is in love with the smart Adina who rejects him. His fate changes when Dr. Dulcamara offers him the "elixir of love"

GREW UP IN PENNSYLVANIA GRADUATED FROM SPRING FORD HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1966 THEN ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND MADE HIS CAREER - STARTED HIS MARTIAL ARTS TRAIING IN OKINAWA IN 1966-67 WITH MASTER TATSUO SHIMABUKU IN ISSHINRYU BEFORE HEADING TO VIETNAM MOVED TO FLORIDA 1988 HIGHLY DECORATED VIETNAM COMBAT VETERAN UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS SERVED IN TET OFFENSIVE VIETNAM 1967-1968 SERVED WITH 1st BATTALION /9th MARINES / BRAVO COMPANY (THE WALKING DEAD) HEAD NCOIC INSTRUCTOR AT QUANTICO VIRGINIA (THE BASIC SCHOOL) WEAPONS INSTRUCTOR FOR OFFICERS AFTER SERVING IN VIETNAMSOME OF HIS MILITARY AWARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS: GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL w stars, VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL, VIETNAM CROSS OF GALLANTRY, VIETNAM CIVIL ACTION MEDAL, NAVY UNIT CITATION, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT COMMENDATION, PRESIDENTIAL CITATION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS MEDAL, NAVY COMMENDATION, PURPLE HEART w star and THE COMBAT ACTION RIBBON ALSO RIFLE AND PISTOL SHARPSHOO