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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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