WEBVTT 00:03.009 --> 00:05.409 I'm inspired by my sister Alexandra 00:05.420 --> 00:08.149 Thompson and I'm inspired by my mom , 00:08.159 --> 00:10.680 uh Amy Thompson . I see strength . I 00:10.689 --> 00:14.430 see resilience , I see compassion . You 00:14.439 --> 00:16.328 know , they're gentle but they're 00:16.328 --> 00:18.450 mighty at the same time . Uh I admire 00:18.459 --> 00:20.670 my mother , uh Karen Heel . She is the 00:20.680 --> 00:22.624 reason why I'm here today . My two 00:22.624 --> 00:24.639 little girls , Claire and Emily , 00:24.649 --> 00:27.049 they're 16 and 13 years old . They're 00:27.059 --> 00:29.549 so resilient and they have so much hope . 00:29.930 --> 00:32.789 I would definitely say my mom , she is 00:32.798 --> 00:36.148 very wise . She has a lot of knowledge 00:36.159 --> 00:38.798 on pretty much anything . Uh It'd be 00:38.808 --> 00:40.586 easy to say that it would be my 00:40.586 --> 00:42.879 daughter um as she changed my life 00:42.888 --> 00:44.999 dramatically . But at the same time , 00:45.008 --> 00:47.278 it is her teammates and the that I help 00:47.289 --> 00:49.569 coach all those young ladies that will 00:49.578 --> 00:51.800 soon be the women coming up in the next 00:51.800 --> 00:53.745 generation . One woman that really 00:53.745 --> 00:56.889 inspires me is my mom , Ray Olson just 00:56.900 --> 00:59.009 taught us how to work hard and to be 00:59.020 --> 01:01.759 independent . And she's been a great 01:01.770 --> 01:05.050 role model growing up . My mom , Stacy 01:05.059 --> 01:07.449 Turner is the one that inspires me the 01:07.459 --> 01:10.669 most . She's just very independent and 01:10.680 --> 01:12.750 strong and determined . The woman I 01:12.760 --> 01:15.400 admire the most is my mother . She has 01:15.410 --> 01:17.577 seen me through thick and thin . She's 01:17.577 --> 01:19.577 the one who inspired me to join the 01:19.577 --> 01:21.743 army and she is there for me and she's 01:21.743 --> 01:23.799 just a true light in my life . She's 01:23.799 --> 01:26.077 just an amazing person in general . Um , 01:26.077 --> 01:28.243 she's uh one of the kindest , sweetest 01:28.243 --> 01:30.466 supports me in everything I do just for 01:30.466 --> 01:32.632 exactly who I am . Um It's something I 01:32.632 --> 01:34.688 admire most . A lot of they get that 01:34.688 --> 01:37.120 confidence going and all of a sudden 01:37.129 --> 01:39.351 they flourish and watching them , their 01:39.351 --> 01:41.518 smiles , the let's go flexes , right ? 01:41.518 --> 01:43.685 That attitude of confidence come out . 01:44.059 --> 01:46.281 Uh It's an amazing thing to see . Thank 01:46.281 --> 01:48.448 you for always teaching me how to work 01:48.448 --> 01:50.615 hard and push through and she inspires 01:50.615 --> 01:54.419 me to be as smart as her and as strong 01:55.050 --> 01:57.050 and that I love her so much and I'm 01:57.050 --> 02:00.540 grateful for her is important to bring 02:00.550 --> 02:03.569 light to our challenges and the fact 02:03.580 --> 02:05.524 that we're able to overcome them , 02:05.524 --> 02:07.747 thank you for all of the advice and the 02:07.747 --> 02:09.913 support you've given me throughout the 02:09.913 --> 02:11.929 years . I couldn't have asked for a 02:11.940 --> 02:14.009 better mother growing up . It's 02:14.020 --> 02:16.187 whatever I've done , she's always been 02:16.187 --> 02:18.353 supportive . So thank you . And you're 02:18.353 --> 02:20.687 part of the reason that I am where I am , 02:20.687 --> 02:23.029 I love it . Um OK , I say , 02:24.770 --> 02:28.000 did I miss you ? You can step up to who 02:28.009 --> 02:30.750 you wanna be and actually be confident 02:30.759 --> 02:34.399 in that um whatever you choose in life 02:34.410 --> 02:36.577 and whatever your path is , you can be 02:36.580 --> 02:38.880 very impactful . You're capable of 02:38.889 --> 02:40.945 anything you put your mind to , uh , 02:40.945 --> 02:42.945 regardless of the barriers that are 02:42.945 --> 02:46.770 there today , today is not the same day .