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SUMMARY:Remembering 9/11 | Clarence Singleton: The Heart of a Hero
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DESCRIPTION:Meet and purchase a book from Clarence Singleton\, a former Ma
 rine\, firefighter\, and veteran who responded to both attacks on the Worl
 d Trade Center..\nhttps://toledo.libnet.info/event/17156040
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>This event will feature a meet-and
 -greet line with author Clarence Singleton\, with an opportunity to purcha
 se his book.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK</strong></p>\n<p>How 
 do you keep going forward when hope and a miracle are nowhere in sight? Fr
 om the dust and rubble of Ground Zero on 9/11\, Clarence Singleton takes r
 eaders on a harrowing emotional journey to hope and starting over.</p>\n<p
 >From the jungles of Vietnam\, where he was awarded a Purple Heart\, to th
 e ash of that unspeakable day in our history\, from a hard-scrabble childh
 ood\, to a new marriage and the promise of a loving future\, Singleton nev
 er quits\, never gives up. Even facing post-traumatic stress disorder\, wh
 ere every crowded mall or sound of a helicopter sends his body signals tha
 t it's time to "fight or take flight\," Clarence still puts one foot in fr
 ont of the other\, through his deep faith and abiding sense of duty\, to m
 ove forward to a miracle.</p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR &nbsp\;</strong
 ></p>\n<p>Clarence Singleton is a motivational speaker\, author\, a&nbsp\;
 former United States Marine\, a veteran of the Vietnam&nbsp\;War\, and a P
 urple Heart Medal recipient. Singleton is also a&nbsp\;decorated former Ne
 w York City Firefighter whose unit responded&nbsp\;to the first attack on 
 the World Trade Center in 1993\, where he was credited with saving numerou
 s lives. After retiring from the&nbsp\;FDNY in 2000\, Singleton volunteere
 d for duty on September 11\,&nbsp\;2001 at the World Trade Center\, where 
 he was seriously injured&nbsp\;and was featured in One Nation: America Rem
 embers September 11\, 2001&nbsp\;by the authors of Life Magazine. &nbsp\;<
 /p>\n<p>Singleton has delivered numerous inspirational speeches&nbsp\;thro
 ughout the Mid-Atlantic. He has been featured in a number of&nbsp\;regiona
 l publications and has appeared on the Montel Williams Show and on several
  radio stations. Singleton has delivered the keynote address at Chester Co
 unty&rsquo\;s Honor and Remembrance Ceremony\,&nbsp\;commemorating the ann
 iversary of 9/11&mdash\;the day that changed&nbsp\;the world.&nbsp\;</p>\n
 <p><strong><em>This event is brought to you and sponsored by the <a href="
 https://oregonohio.org/">City of Oregon</a>.&nbsp\;</em></strong></p>\nhtt
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