We feel that it's an important duty.

The other day, I wrote him and asked 'How's the air conditioning? Are you keeping cool when you're off duty?' and he said 'Not so good'.

For many people in the community, we're already their dental home.

Now, he asks for school supplies, soccer balls and Beanie babies to hand out to the Iraqi children. He is always putting the soldiers or the Iraqi children ahead of himself.

The next time I contacted him I asked him how the fan arrived and was it working, and he told me the fan had arrived in good shape and, yes, it was working.

When ambition exceeds ability, you are going to experience hardship. We have the choice to fear it or embrace it.