President Larry, LTC Mark Hamis, and Peter Lagerberg are pictured above Peter Lagerberg introduced our speaker, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Hamis, from the War College in Carlisle, by telling us that he is originally from Nebraska, he has been married for 12 years and has two children. He has various master's degrees from all over. Mark began his talk by giving a happy buck because he just found out that his aunt has been found clear of cancer! His talk was about how to motivate people. He explained that people make connections and that most of our good memories of success were because of the connections that we made with other people. The only difference between a good day and a bad day is our attitude. Sometimes we need to be reminded that we should be happy because we get to. . . We get to go to work, or be in Rotary, or do yoga. Not everyone is able to do those things. Another great quote that he shared is, "Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success. He opened up the floor for questions and got quite a few inquires about what he does. He is assigned to the Space Force, which is a branch of the United States Air Force. The Space Force is almost two years old. His main job is to design, build, and launch satellites; for spying and navigation. |