See Biden sign executive order lifting transgender military ban 02:26 (CNN)They dreamed of serving, and now they can after President Joe Biden lifted the Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the US military.
Paulo Batista held onto his dream, even when it seemed impossible. Ever since high school, Batista wanted to join the military and serve his country, inspired by his father s time in the Air Force. My father is a first-generation immigrant, said Batista. This was some way to pay back and show love for the country. It was embedded in me, and it became a passion.
Batista joined the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) at his Florida school, but when it came time to enlist, his father needed him. Batista s father was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and he put his own life on hold to care for his family. But he made his father a promise: he too would join the military and serve his country.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Zing Zang, LLC, the leader in premium non-alcoholic cocktail mixers, today announced several additions to its Chicago-based executive leadership team, effective immediately.
The company, which sells more than two million cases of premium, naturally crafted mixers annually, including its iconic Zing Zang Bloody Mary Mix, has also recently launched a new line of spirits-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktails. I am thrilled to build out our senior management team at Zing Zang as we launch our exciting new line of ready-to-drink cocktails, said Brent Albertson, CEO of Zing Zang. We have established ourselves as the leading cocktail mix brand in the U.S., and I am confident that we have the right leadership in place as we progress into our next phase of rapid growth and continue to
Sustaining UF professor Charles Kibert’s legacy
Kibert died Jan. 25 at the age of 73 after a car accident on West University Avenue. Photo of Charles Kibert [Courtesy of Patricia Kibert]
Charles Kibert was always in command of his classroom.
He had a military background that reflected in his teaching style. As someone who was always punctual and focused, he expected students to have their thoughts organized when they came to talk to him.
“He was always the smartest person in the room,” Kevin Bennett, one of Kibert’s graduate students in 2010, said.
Kibert, a UF construction management professor who worked at the university for 31 years, died Jan. 25 after a car crash on West University Avenue. He was 73.
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Above, recipients of the San Marcos Academy Alumni Scholarship for the 2020-21 school year are Belle Cummings, Mitchell Howard and Arden Moczygemba. The annual awards were presented recently at a school assembly. Below, joined by Mrs. Cecilia Peña, junior Conner Irwin was presented the Captain Paul W. Peña Memorial Scholarship at San Marcos Academy on Jan. 19.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021
San Marcos Academy presented scholarship awards to four deserving students at a chapel assembly Jan. 19.