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Archive for April 2021

Plant a tree, water a flower, trim a perennial and change the world

By Phil Burgess | April 11, 2021 | 3

Adm. William McRaven, a retired four-star and Navy SEAL – and retired Chancellor of the University of Texas System – used his commencement speech to the UT-Austin Class of 2014, to advise, “If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.”  McRaven, who directed the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin…

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