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Stay connected by liking cityView on Facebook Up to date information on events and Seen at the Scene photos posted daily! www.facebook.com/cityviewnc c a p e f e a r v a l l e y b l o o d d o n o r c e n t e r this is more than a bag of blood. This is a father being able to walk his daughter down the aisle. This is a grandmother being able to kiss her first grandbaby. This is a teenage girl being able to go to prom. This is a child being able to laugh and play at the park. give life. give memories. give blood. saving lives locally : 910 615-life 56 | March/April ��� 2013 lots of planning and being deliberate.��� But with military retirement looming, Brunson hopes to delve more into her other favorite hobbies ����� cooking and travel. She is already planning a huge 50th birthday bash in two years with her sister at the islands of Turks and Caicos for their family and friends. She has aspirations to take month-long vacations and show their children the world as an educational experience. Finding Inspiration While focusing on their training and finding ways to balance work and play has been key to their success, these women acknowledged that sometimes the best inspiration comes from others. ���There are so many men and women journalists I respect,��� Weber said. ���I have always looked up to Katie Couric. Her ability to be fun and spontaneous while staying professional always impressed me. She was also the first solo woman to anchor primetime weekday evening news, and now she has her own show.��� Dr. Wadon���s most respected mentors are Dr. Victor Keranen, the first neurosurgeon in Fayetteville, Dr. Lanna Ruddy, her old physiological psychology professor, and of course her partner and colleague, Dr. Bruce Jaufmann. ���[Dr. Keranen���s] dedication, intelligence and wit convinced me this was the right practice for me,��� she said. Of her old professor, Dr. Ruddy, Dr. Wadon said, ���She believed in me and encouraged everything I wanted to achieve. She is not exactly in my field, but she made her mark on my life in many ways.��� Capt. Schuster���s best role models were in her own home. ���My parents have always been such a positive influence in my life,��� she said. ���They taught me the value of hard work and the importance of doing any job to the best of my ability. My family has supported me every step of the way. My father has been one of my biggest influences. He has been a great example of positive and influential leadership that I have always strove to emulate.��� As one of four siblings raised by her mother, in a single parent home, Brun-

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