and only a man [or woman] of positive characteristics of leadership, with the physical stamina that goes with it, can function under those conditions."
Gen. George C. Marshall, 1940
Corollary: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me "'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'”
Fred Rogers
Be a leader.
Be a helper.
#MarshallFoundationLibrary

#MarshallWisdom
For the recovering southeastern/Mid-Atlantic United States:
"You have to inspire them when they are hungry and exhausted and desperately uncomfortable and in great danger;
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@Museek @MLClark
Bat-tree for a flashlight
Ohl for your car.
Far in the woodstove.

@rpardee @elbutterfield @LnzyHou
Look up photos of Camille in VA, 1969.
Hurricanes get caught on the mountains and rain themselves out.

@Knitpurrl
What's the news today?

@LnzyHou
Heavy rains in the Appalachians is devastating.

@poemblaze @Beanc
Be still so I can pop this cup over you and slide this paper under your spidey butt and take you outside without injuring your legs.

@Knitpurrl
It's hard to be away in times of disaster. I hope you can stay in touch.

@Vikky
Woodstove, 2 chainsaws. Car in garage.
We are very lucky.

@Ironworker229 @KarenSohne
Thank you for your kind thoughts.

@th3j35t3r
Heard a preacher once call airborne "ground-pounding, snake-eating, jump-out-of-airplane guys." From the pulpit.
I was a 501st/82nd wife. How far?

Seven trees on our driveway; maybe a microburst? Only damage we have, so grateful.

@KarenSohne
We are fine! We even got our power back.

My driveway is under that mess.

Afternoon map. Power's out all over. Glad we have a generator.

@poemblaze This storm stretches from the MS River to Tampa to Virginia. Gargantuan.

@poemblaze
Huge storm.

@TheNewsOwl
FTR, not the only place this happened. Prince Edward County in VA closed public schools for five years.

@bluesbaby
Oh, no. Very sad for us left without her presence, but a life well lived.

Here are our weather colors for this morning. It's getting windy but not so rainy at present