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He was everything that I could want from my employees: professional, kind, honest, and hard working. After returning from a deployment to Afghanistan with the Navy Reserves, I wanted to shift gears and build a meaningful organization deeply rooted in national service. Thanks to Marla White, White Handed PR ! 3) My Grandfather.

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And finally, just last week they charged a returning serviceman from Afghanistan $200 because his checked duffel bag was overweight. Entrepreneurs and small business owners have to live and evangelize the message of the importance of the customer to the business so that both employees and customers feel it. Come fly the friendly skies?