Photo By Spc. Jamie Philbrook | Bern Nadette Stanis speaks to the members of the 1st TSC, Sept. 16, about resiliency.... read more read more
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By Spc. Jamie L. Philbrook
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Members of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command welcomed a special guest to the unit on Friday. Bern Nadette Stanis better known as Thelma from the ‘70’s sitcom "Good Times," spent the day with soldiers emerging herself in the military.
Stanis’ day started out bright and early conducting physical fitness with the soldiers of the 1st TSC. Her day also entailed a motivational speech on being resilient, pictures with those in attendance, lunch with the soldiers, a visit to the Fort Bragg Fight House to see combatives, and a command brief with the command of the 1st TSC.
During her speech to the soldiers Stanis reflected upon her life growing up and having a father who served in the military.
“As a little girl I grew up knowing that my dad was a soldier in the U.S. Army and that was one of the best things to be,” said Stanis. “My father taught me how to be committed to something, never to give up, to be determined and resilient and he also taught me about the heart of the soldier.”
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Paul R. Brown, 1st TSC, class I operational ration manager, shared what he took from Stanis’ speech.
“Her speech brought a little more clarity and a more in depth understanding of resiliency and what it means,” said Brown. “Not just to the military, but to all. Resiliency does not have an identifying marker or particular person it bestows itself to.”
Brown, a lifelong fan of Stanis’ dating back to his teenage years, who is going on his 21st year of service in the Army, has lived through many time that required him to be resilient not only for himself but his fellow soldiers and family.
Stanis went on to say that each and every one of us has to face so many battles each and every single day; not only the battle of fighting for our country, but the many battles of being a family man or woman and living every day with uncertainty.
“There are soldiers’ in the military and there are soldiers in civilian life and some of you are both,” said Stanis.
Stanis urged the soldiers that while they are fighting for those who cannot fight for themselves that they must never forget that the heart of a soldier is resilient.
Brown commented that to him being resilient takes a little bit of everything.
“It takes being humble, strong and being able to know the difference at the right time,” said Brown. “One has to determine when to be that pillar for some one that is in need. One also has to determine when to be humble and ask for help and become resilient when they are at their weakest point.”
“What is around you does not need to be in you,” said Stanis. “I have always known that the environment that I am in has nothing to do with me, that I can make it through it.”
| Date Taken: | 09.16.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 09.20.2011 14:22 |
| Story ID: | 77323 |
| Location: | FORT BRAGG, NC, US |
| Web Views: | 172 |
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