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Traci Williams discusses the family farm, its importance to agriculture and significance to our society.

Traci is the Director of "New Mexico Ag in the Classroom," New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau. More

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The Center for American Values, Inc. is a non‐political organization formed in 2010 for charitable and educational purposes. The Center’s founders identified the need for a national initiative to recognize and preserve the values this great country was founded on. More

Portraits of Valor

The Center’s feature exhibit, “Portraits of Valor,” is an extraordinary collection of photographic portraits and documentation of over 140 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. The portraits can be viewed daily from 10a-2p as part of the Walk of Valor tour. More

Mission Statement

To honor the extreme sacrifices made to help sustain America’s values and to ensure these extraordinary actions are preserved … forever.

Vision Statement

A source for future generations to learn and explore how doing the right thing for family, community and country will keep America great.

Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band May 18th Pueblo, CO

The Center for American Values is proud to present a free outdoor concert with the Lt. Dan Band featuring Gary Sinise on Friday May 18, in Pueblo, Colorado.

The event commemorates the unveiling of a World Trade Center Steel Sculpture, the newest addition to the Riverwalk's Walk of Valor.

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Pueblo Chamber "Citizen Of The Year"

The Pueblo Chamber of Commerce honored its "Citizen of the Year" Thursday night. This year the award was presented to Dr. Adolph “Rudy” Padula.

According to Chamber, Dr. Padula is being honored for his philanthropy giving specifically for being the founding donor of the Center for American Values which has brought national acclaim to Pueblo.

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Essay winners from Cherry Creek School District visit the Center

Our core values of Honor, Integrity and Patriotism are the backbone of the HIP Program. HIP provides educational outreach opportunities for educators at all levels. Students are empowered to identify and define the character attributes that relate directly to American values.

Drew Dix
Medal of Honor Recipient

"Nothing is more noble, more revered or more needed than to show what lengths Americans will go to preserve its most cherished values."

Co-Founder Drew Dix's vision for the Center is to be a source for future generations to learn and explore how doing the right thing for family, community and country will keep America great.
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Home of Heroes

Light up the night
photo courtesy Pueblo Fire Department, Bill Nemick

Pueblo, Colorado is known as the Home of Heroes. President Dwight D. Eisenhower was quoted asking Pueblo Medal of Honor recipient Jerry Murphy "What is it in the water out there in Pueblo, all you guys turn out to be heroes?"
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Medal of Honor Recipient “Portraits of Valor” Quotes:

If one dishonors God or his country, he dishonors himself. — Raymond Michael Clausen, Jr.

A lot of young kids think they’re out there by themselves; life is a team effort—you have family and friends to help you. God won’t put more in your backpack than you can carry. — Walter Joseph Marm, Jr

God bless our corps and country. Semper Fidelis – freedom is not free. — Reginald Rodney Myers

To all young Americans, place God first, family and country always. — Ola Lee Mize

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