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The Best of the 2013 Cicero Speechwriting Awards VITAL SPEECHES of the day 2013 EDITION THESE VITAL SPEECHES THE BEST OF THE 2013 CICERO SPEECHWRITING AWARDS GRAND WINNER 062 “Treat Time as a River” by Aaron Hoover 002 “Lord, Please Let Me Provide for My Family: A Wounded Veteran’s Story” by Sarah Gray 064 “Art as an Ambassador” by Aaron Hoover 065 “Remembering Melosina Harm” by Lani Jordan 068 CATEGORY WINNERS: “2012 Leadership Breakfast: Be the Difference” by Kim Clarke 006 “Great Together—By the Numbers” by Lani Jordan 009 “Dr. Carmel Meeting Farewell” by Anna Puccinelli HONORABLE MENTION 012 “Choice and Image in the Oil and Gas Industry” by Bob Tippee “The Energy Challenge” by John Barnes 016 “How Toddlers Will Save the World” by Sylvia Link “Transforming the Landscape: Toward a National Energy Policy for the 21st Century” by Gordon C. Morse 020 “Greece Will Overcome” by Luke Boggs 022 “A Safer, Stronger BP: Our Quest to Earn Back America’s Trust” “What Newspapers and Higher Education Can Learn from by John Barnes One Another” by Danny Woodward “What Keeps Me Awake at Night” by Michael Brady 024 “Message, Messenger, Audience” by Daniel Rose “Rauch Foundation” by Duarte, Inc. 026 “As America Looks Ahead” by Daniel Rose “Inclusion Is Good for Business” by Paul Begley 032 “Rethinking the American Dream: Post-Secondary Education in the U.S.” by Patricia Thull “Novus Ordo Seclorum–A New Order for the Ages: The Role of Minority-Serving Institutions” by Boe Workman 035 “The Auto Industry: Architects of the Future” by Lora Jones “Inspiring to Win: A Leadership Lesson from a Corporate 038 “Together to a Healthier Future” by Luke Boggs Speechwriter” by Sean Gresh 041 “Female Skills Make the Difference in Two Thousand and “Life Reimagined” by Boe Workman Twelve” by Johan Kroes “A Path Forward for American Cars” by Nate Osburn 045 “Make It in America” by Nate Osburn “Message, Messenger, Audience” by Daniel Rose 047 “The Natural Gas Revolution: A Secure, Abundant force for Good” by Brian S. Akre “Convocation Keynote” by Paul Nuti “The Power of One” by Kim Clarke 050 “The Soul of a Pediatrician” by Robert W. Block, MD, and Crystal A. Milazzo “George Washington Carver One Man, One Life, Infinite Influence” by Patrick Blair 054 “Leading from the Center” by Marie Lerch “Trained to Serve” by Karen Wilson 057 “Oak Hills Church” by Duarte, Inc. “Juniata Commencement Speech” by Anna Puccinelli 060 “Getting to the Future Faster” by Hal Gordon “How PechaKucha Changed My Life” by Eddie Selover 002 CICERO SPEECHWRITING AWARDS GRAND AWARD WINNER “Lord, Please Let Me Provide for My Family: A Wounded Veteran’s Story” Writer: Sarah Gray Delivered at: NISH Grassroots Event, Speaker: Neil Colomac Washington, D.C., June 4, 2012 ’m Neil Colomac. And I’m a wounded All of a sudden, and I was knocked unconscious. Iveteran there was an explosion about 15 feet I was hanging out of the top of the from Operation Enduring Freedom. behind our Humvee. vehicle I’m here to talk to you about how my I could feel the shockwave through my until my Lieutenant pulled me injuries entire body. back in. made it hard for me to get a job. Since my head was exposed, The Humvee was so badly damaged But with the help of a special I got hit in the face with shrapnel and that it lost power and would not start. regulation, fractured a joint in my jaw. We were in total darkness, I was able to get back into the work We found a safe place to pull over wondering if this was the end for us. force. and stopped the convoy to assess the Fortunately, the driver was able to get My hope is that by sharing my story damage. it started again. today, I held my jaw with one hand So our Humvee limped its way out of I can help other veterans and other while I filled in the incident report the danger zone people with disabilities. with the other. at about five miles an hour. I was deployed to Afghanistan We returned safely to base and I went We used a chain to connect to another with the 864th Engineer Battalion of to the aid station. Humvee from the convoy the U.S. Army in 2006. I received stitches and antibiotics and and got towed safely back to base. It was around September second, went back to my unit. We were all injured but we survived. 2007 About three weeks later, on Septem- I thought we were all going to be OK. when my unit was in the Paktika ber 21, we had another incident. We Just another close call. region of Afghanistan. were on a mission to retrieve supplies What happened next changed This is a mountainous area known for from another base. everything. periodic attacks We had to travel through territory I got a headache from the blast. Aside on Coalition soldiers and bases. that had not been declared safe by a from that, I thought I was fine. A previous convoy had mistakenly Route Clearance Patrol However, the doctors were concerned. dropped a conex, for some time. They said that two head injuries in which is a metal container, with sensi- We didn’t normally do this. three weeks tive equipment inside. As we drove to the area, could cause serious damage. Our mission was to provide security I got that same feeling that something So they told me I had to be medivaced for the unit dispatched to recover it. wasn’t right. to Bagram Hospital. We were in a Humvee and there were It was a small city with a fair amount I felt ridiculous going to the hospital five of us. of buildings, for a headache. My job was turret gunner, so I was like but no locals showed up to greet us… I wasn’t bleeding. I had my arms a prairie dog, not even to throw rocks at us. and legs. sticking my head out of the top There were bicycles, parked vehicles, I only went because it was a direct with my 50 Caliber machine gun and trash that normally accumulates order. pointed out. in an active market place. I got to the hospital and was waiting in I was looking around for any signs of But no people. I relayed my observa- a tent for my appointment. danger. tions to the convoy commander. He While I was waiting, We were returning to base after anoth- ordered us to get out of the city as quickly I had a strange coppery taste in my er truck had picked up the conex as possible. mouth that I never had before. when I noticed that there was some- We drove over a bump in the road. I stepped out of the tent to get a bottle thing not right about this valley. We landed on an IED, and it ex- of water. The truck in front of us was kicking ploded. And then it happened. I had a grand up a lot of dust, My helmet and radio headset were mal seizure. so it was hard to see. blown off, It felt like one minute I was outside VSOTD.COM 003 drinking a bottle of water, Some of them cause no symptoms same homecoming you see on TV. And the next minute, I was laying in at all, Crying spouses. Children jumping the dirt. and some can paralyze or kill you. into their parent’s arms. My water bottle was crushed in my Mine is the size of a grain of rice Red, white and blue balloons. hand. and it causes seizures. American flags waving. I had a lump on my forehead. And I Also like brain tumors, some cysts That would be dangerous around all had wet my pants. are treatable by surgery, the medical equipment. I was wondering if someone sucker some are not. We were greeted by: an Army chap- punched me. They would have to open my skull lain, a full medical staff, Two soldiers were standing over me. to take it out. and a line of ambulances waiting on They told me I had a seizure. Sometimes just getting to the part of the tarmac. They seemed kind of freaked out the brain where the cyst is Each one of us was taken directly to and they ran off. can cause more damage than leav- Madigan Army Hospital. I wasn’t sure if I should believe ing it there. The doctors did a full assessment of them. The doctor told me that, on a cel- my injuries. I was actually wondering if one of lular level, the brain is like jello. In addition to the brain damage, them hit me and knocked me down. If you jiggle it a little bit, it’s the which they call TBI for traumatic I was in a daze. So I saw the doctor. same. brain injury, And he told me that these seizures But if you do something to really I have a shoulder injury requiring can be caused by traumatic brain disturb it, surgery, injuries. like smash it against a wall, or set off and a compressed disc in my lower The doctor recommended I go to an explosion next to it, back. Landstuhl hospital in the cells will be damaged on a mi- As a result of the evaluation, I was Germany for more tests. croscopic level. reassigned to a new unit— At Landstuhl they did an MRI. You might not be able to see the the WTU or Warrior in Transition The MRI showed a sac of spinal damage right away, Unit.
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