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The Center for American Values in Pueblo, Colorado, opened to the
public November 13. Photo courtesy of the Center for American
Values.
CNN Journalist Alex Quade (left) introducing Medal of Honor recipient
Drew Dix at the ribbon-cutting ceremony November 13, 2010. Photo
by Pamela Cress, www.militaryevents.us.
Portraits of Valor, taken by photographer Nick Del Calzo, adorn the
walls of the Center. Del Calzo also took the photograph of Master
Sergeant Bill Crawford that was used on the cover of the Fall 2010
issue of ON PATROL. Photo by Pamela Cress, www.militaryevents.us.
November 23, 2010
Heroism and ‘American Values’b y Military Ev ents
Once the home of four living Medal of Honor recipients – the most to ever hail from one American
town – Pueblo, Colorado, is often referred to as the “Home of Heroes.”
On November 13, local
dignitaries continued Pueblo!s
tradition of military heritage as
they gathered for the official
ribbon cutting of the Center for
American Values. There, theextreme sacrifices made in the
preservation American values
will be honored.
The vision of retired dentist and
co-founder Adolph “Rudy”
Padula, the Center will be the
site of training seminars,
ceremonial activities, leadership
sessions, public tours, and
conferences. It!s student-
friendly, with a curriculumfocused on core values of honor, integrity, and patriotism – three words which ultimately describe
one of the Center co-founders, Drew Dix.
Dix is a Medal of Honor recipient and a Pueblo native. On November 12, he joined founders Rudy
and Brad Padula, and Center Director Tom Allee, to unveil the center to about 400 friends and
supporters.
CNN reporter Alex Quade was
also on hand to emcee and talk
about her experiences reporting
in the field in Iraq and
Afghanistan. She recentlyreturned from Iraq!s “Triangle of
Death” (the region south of
Baghdad, between Baghdad
and Al Hillah), and underscored
how much the American people
value the service of our military
men and women.
“These tough men are fighting
for us so that we can
enjoy evenings like this, and
sleep in our own beds at night,”Quade said, referring to the
Special Forces who protected her in the field.
Dix took the podium to talk about the Center!s core values: honor, integrity and patriotism.
“It!s not necessarily that we have a problem with our youngsters today,” he said. “We just need to
start over in doing the right thing.”
According to Allee, the Center
will provide an excellent
opportunity to do just that. He
explained to the audience someof the state-of-the-art tools
available at the Center that will
help accomplish the goal,
including the Portraits of Valor
collection and the iPads
available to learn about Medal
of Honor recipients! citations.
Through its educational
technologies and conference
capabilities, the Center will offer
generations to come all thetools it needs to rediscover
American values.
For more information on the Center for American Values, log on
to www.americanvaluescenter.org.
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