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Lindsay and Keifer Wallace show off their Brave Bears. General Peterson was there to help them pick out a bear and then formally presented it to them.
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General Peterson is the base commander at Keesler AFB. Mrs. Becky Pettigrew, Brave Bears Coordinator, welcomes the General to Beauvoir Elementary.
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Keifer is amazed at how many bears there are in the "Bear Cave Closet." Diamond presents General Peterson with a 1st grade student created book.
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Gen. Peterson is appreciative and the TV crew gets it all on tape. 
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The General talks to all of Beauvoir's Brave Bears about the important jobs their parents are doing in the Middle East.
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Mrs. Boyle is thinking about her son on the USS Abraham Lincoln as she listens to the general.
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The General personally shakes the hands of all the children who have received Brave Bears and thanks them for being brave in their parents absence.
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Beauvoir Elementary salutes General Peterson for his involvement in public education and his interest in the welfare of our students.

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