Where will you choose to care this week? https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Broadhead52.mp4 Keep this where you can see it this week Open to Print What you just watched: Sarah Broadhead was not trained for war. She wasn’t a nurse. She wasn’t prepared for what she would see. But when the battle came, everything changed. She saw wounded soldiers…
Who needs your kindness more than your comfort this week? https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CARTER52-1.mp4 Keep this where you can see it this week. Tap to Open & Print What you just watched: Carter was exhausted. His feet were bleeding. The battlefield around him was filled with death and suffering. He had every reason to focus only on himself.…
Do you do what’s right when no one’s watching? https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/REYNOLDS52-1.mp4 What you just watched: John Reynolds did what was right every time it mattered. He respected civilians when others didn’t. He earned his position instead of manipulating for it. He even refused higher command because it conflicted with his principles. And when the moment…
https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/HOWARD52.mp4 What you just watched: O. O. Howard was a capable and courageous leader, but his men didn’t trust him. Why? He preached. He judged. He told others how to behave. But he didn’t understand them. His lack of empathy created distance between him and the very people he needed to lead. Ironically, later in…
https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/THORN52-copy.mp4 What You Just Watched: When soldiers were hungry, she gave away all her bread. When the wounded needed care, she opened her home. While others charged high prices in a time of crisis, she gave freely—expecting nothing in return. Even while pregnant and exhausted, she continued serving, burying the dead and caring…
https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/JORGENSON52-copy.mp4 What you just watched: Hans Jorgensen was not required to fight for his new country, but he chose to. Having experienced life without freedom, he valued it deeply. He volunteered to defend it, even knowing it could cost him his life. He gave everything—not out of obligation, but out of gratitude. So what…
https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PLESONTON52-copy.mp4 What you just watched: Alfred Pleasonton advanced not by what he did, but by what he wrote. He distorted the truth, blamed others, and built his reputation on deception until it caught up with him. So what do we dowith what you just saw? Start with the first question below. When have you been…
https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GREENE52.mp4 What you just watched: George Greene did critical work without seeking credit. Hefocused on what needed to be done, not on being recognized. So what do we dowith what you just saw? Start with the first question below. Do you do things differently when people are watching? How? When have you cared more…
How Will You Show Respect This Week? https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Bucklin52.mp4 What you just watched: In the middle of chaos, most people saw broken bodies. Bucklin saw something else. She referred to each stretcher as “bearing a hero.” THINK …
https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chamberlain52.mp4 What you just watched: Chamberlain was faced with a moment where there were no good options, only a decision. With no ammunition and no clear way forward, he chose to act. So what do we dowith what you just saw? Start with the first question below. 1. When have you had to make a…
https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Colvill52.mp4 What you just watched: Colvill showed courage, but what drove that courage was service. He stepped forward not for recognition, but because others were depending on him. So what do we dowith what you just saw? Start with the first question below. 1. When have you seen someone step up because others were counting…
https://americaneducationdefenders.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Lee52.mov What you just watched: Accountability is owning your decisions and their results without excuses, without blame, and without hiding. So what do we dowith what you just saw? Start with the first question below. Where in your life is it easier to blame someone else than to take responsibility? When have you owned…