A Warrior's Journey: From Homelessness to Presidential Recognition
In this episode, we talk with Curtis Butler, III, as he shares his journey of becoming an unhoused veteran into acts of compassion and service to receiving the prestigious Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, his story is nothing short of awe-inspiring.
Curtis shares his early struggles with homelessness and the challenges he faced as a veteran reintegrating into civilian life. Despite these obstacles, he embarked on a journey of resilience and determination that would eventually lead him to become a successful author and speaker.
His book is titlted of "A Warrior Married To His Wife And PTSD and can be purchased from Amazon, Walmart.com and other online retailers.
You may reach Curtis on IG @CurtisBakerThird
Curtis Butler III
This prestigious award is dedicated to all veterans past and present, Mount Olive Baptist Church in Stockbridge, GA and my Kool & The Gang
On Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 12:31:15 PM EDT, nyc_atl1967@yahoo.com <nyc_atl1967@yahoo.com> wrote:
Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award
April 20, 2024 at 2: 00 PM
THE GRAND BALTIMORE
225 N. CHARLES ST.
BALTIMORE. MD 21201
I'm receiving this prestigious award for outstanding veteran and community leadership
recognizing my displaying execeptional leadership within the local and national communities, leading initiatives, projects, or organizations that have positively and enduringly impacted community well-being Inline image
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and development.
December 2012 I made history and the title is Former Homeless Vet Pays Community Members' Power Bills for Holidays,
this was on CNN which I was on live and the link https://www.cnn.com 2012/12/09, ABC NEWS with Diane Sawyers Beth Loyd
2012/12/06, other news agency's such as Huffington Post, YAHOO NEWS along with radio stations acknowledged me.
T.I. and Tiny gave me and here's the title "Giving like a king honors veteran. I also Blessed my community with over 350 free haircuts
as well as homeless and displaced veterans, I rented out three different barbershops for the holidays to let them know you're not forgotten.
Once word got out that I was nominated for this prestigious a… Read More
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