Tuesday, July 24th

I wasn't really sure what to expect when we planned this Tour of Colorado. Doug Sterner is what I hoped would happen. Doug runs the website www.homeofheroes.com If you visit the site you'll see information on every Medal of Honor winner in history. You'll also find other resources and things of interest. His work is known world-wide and is exceptional. But, even better than that is what Doug will say to you if you give him time. This morning on the Breakfast Club Dug said things about the importance of the Colorado Freedom Memorial that I've been trying to say for years. In his words, "we are Americans and that means we honor those heroes who sacrificed their lives for us. It's what Americans do." And, "Heroes aren't only those who died in combat, but those who fought to honor and remember them." Wow. Pueblo is the Home of Heroes. No other city in America can lay claim to four medal of honor recipients. Doug may not have a medal, but he sure is special in my book. Off to Durango.