BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20181113T210000Z DTEND:20181113T223000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Education Seminar Presents John Kriesel\, Still Standing. Still Smiling. DESCRIPTION:We invite you to BE OUR GUEST at this powerful presentation!\n\nPlease REGISTER\, so we have a good idea for seating.\n\nLift Bridge Brewery beer will be for sale during the presentation.\n\n\n\nA sought after public speaker\, John Kriesel travels throughout the country sharing his story\, inspiring and motivating others. Kriesel's intensely positive attitude infects every person he shares his story with from students to senior corporate executives as he relays lessons learned overcoming extreme tragedy.\n\n\n\nOn December 2\, 2006 the vehicle Kriesel and four of his comrades were riding in encountered a 200 lb. Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The blast killed two of Kriesel's best friends and he was severely injured\, losing both legs\, suffering numerous broken bones and internal injuries. He was transported to two field hospitals in Iraq where he died three times on the operating table before doctors saved his life. He woke up in Walter Reed Army Medical Center after an 8-day medically induced coma where he learned about the death of his two comrades and the severity of his injuries.\n\n\n\nNine months after his near-death experience in Iraq\, John returned to Minnesota to begin his new life. His transition from military to civilian life offered many challenges\, but his amazing support system\, positive attitude and sense of humor allowed him to bounce back stronger than ever.\n\n\n\nDuring John's presentation he will describe his decision to join the military at 17 years of age\, and his overseas deployments. He will discuss in detail the tragic events of December 2\, 2006\, and his thoughts and feelings as he laid on a dirt road in Iraq\, nearly bleeding to death. He will describe what it was like when he woke up from an 8-day coma in the United States and began his recovery. John's story\, sense of humor\, and positive outlook on life will leave your audience inspired.\n\n\n\n \n \nABOUT JOHN KRIESEL\n\nJOHNMKRIESEL.COM\n\n\n\nIf Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was writing his incredibly popular book\, "The Power of Positive Thinking\," today he would need to add a separate chapter on John Kriesel.\n\nIn 2006 Kriesel was nearly blown to shreds by a 200 pound roadside bomb in the parched sands of Iraq\, but battlefield angels in army uniforms kept him breathing long enough to reach a field hospital. He died three times and was shocked back to life. Somehow he survived through four hospitals\, 35 surgeries and months of recovery. He lost both legs and suffered numerous other major injuries\, but it was the loss of two close friends that hurt the most.\n\nThe guy who wasn't supposed to survive and was told he probably would be in a wheelchair the rest of his life walked out of Walter Reed Army Medical Center after nine months. Working with author Jim Kosmo\, Kriesel reveals his motivational story in "STILL STANDING: The Story of SSG John Kriesel\," winner of eight national book awards. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:We invite you to BE OUR GUEST at this powerful presentation!
\nPlease REGISTER\, so we have a good idea for seating.
\nLift Bridge Brewery beer will be for sale during the presentation.
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\nA sought after public speaker\, John Kriesel travels throughout the country sharing his story\, inspiring and motivating others. Kriesel&rsquo\;s intensely positive attitude infects every person he shares his story with from students to senior corporate executives as he relays lessons learned overcoming extreme tragedy.
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\nOn December 2\, 2006 the vehicle Kriesel and four of his comrades were riding in encountered a 200 lb. Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The blast killed two of Kriesel&rsquo\;s best friends and he was severely injured\, losing both legs\, suffering numerous broken bones and internal injuries. He was transported to two field hospitals in Iraq where he died three times on the operating table before doctors saved his life. He woke up in Walter Reed Army Medical Center after an 8-day medically induced coma where he learned about the death of his two comrades and the severity of his injuries.
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\nNine months after his near-death experience in Iraq\, John returned to Minnesota to begin his new life. His transition from military to civilian life offered many challenges\, but his amazing support system\, positive attitude and sense of humor allowed him to bounce back stronger than ever.
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\nDuring John&rsquo\;s presentation he will describe his decision to join the military at 17 years of age\, and his overseas deployments. He will discuss in detail the tragic events of December 2\, 2006\, and his thoughts and feelings as he laid on a dirt road in Iraq\, nearly bleeding to death. He will describe what it was like when he woke up from an 8-day coma in the United States and began his recovery. John&rsquo\;s story\, sense of humor\, and positive outlook on life will leave your audience inspired.
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\nABOUT JOHN KRIESEL
\nJOHNMKRIESEL.COM\n\n

\nIf Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was writing his incredibly popular book\, &ldquo\;The Power of Positive Thinking\,&rdquo\; today he would need to add a separate chapter on John Kriesel.

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In 2006 Kriesel was nearly blown to shreds by a 200 pound roadside bomb in the parched sands of Iraq\, but battlefield angels in army uniforms kept him breathing long enough to reach a field hospital. \; He died three times and was shocked back to life. \; Somehow he survived through four hospitals\, 35 surgeries and months of recovery. \; He lost both legs and suffered numerous other major injuries\, but it was the loss of two close friends that hurt the most.
\nThe guy who wasn&rsquo\;t supposed to survive and was told he probably would be in a wheelchair the rest of his life walked out of Walter Reed Army Medical Center after nine months. \; Working with author Jim Kosmo\, Kriesel reveals his motivational story in &ldquo\;STILL STANDING: The Story of SSG John Kriesel\,&rdquo\; winner of eight national book awards.

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