What you say is a reflection of your philosophy in life

I had attended several ceremonies at AUF. I had witnessed a lot of speakers delivering their messages at AUF. But the latest speaker I heard at AUF stage has a different tone. This speaker didn't talk about himself or his achievements on stage.

He was the only speaker who started his speech by saying "I was impressed with the choir which is composed of the young people -- the youth." Ah... finally, a guest had expressed admiration for the dedicated CONCERT CHORUS members at AUF.

Secondly, this speaker was the only one who proudly introduced his wife saying that she is his wife of 41 years. He asked his wife to stand to be recognized as he kept saying that he couldn't have done what he had without his wife.

The speaker actually was BRIG OWENS, a thirteen-year National Footbal League veteran and a seven-year player representative and a defensive captain for the Washington Redskins. He is the founder and chairman of Super Leaders, Inc. Owens delivered a short s

peech after being conferred with University Medal of HOnor here at AUF. He was given such a recognition for initiating a program that fosters leadership, work ethic an

d self-esteem among at-risk youth. Visit this site if you want to know more about the organization founded by Owens.

Anyway, I believe Owens was right when he said that "if we make the youth strong, then we are building a strong nation."

He sounded so sincere when he said that our mission is to help the young people make their dreams come true.

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