At 5:00 a. m. on February 24th, 2022, Vladimir Putin ordered his army to invade Ukraine.He launched missiles and sent attack helicopters. It was the biggest invasion in Europe since World War II. >> President Putin hoped his overwhelming force would capture Ukraine in one fell swoop and make it part of Russia forever.Putin said Ukraine shouldn't exist despite decades of independence from the Soviet Union. In Ukraine's capital, Keev, an exodus began. Women and children loaded onto trains to be refugees.Men s ...

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[Music] Good morning everybody. I'd like to introduce you to my pebble. This pebble is a funny size.It's very thin, not much color. But if I drop it in a pond of rippling water, the ripples far exceed the size of this pebble. Our lives are the same.When we take an action, the action we take, however great or small, far exceeds our immediate circle. Today, I'd like to take a moment to share when I and others around me have thrown a pebble into the waters of our society and brought about some positive change. ...