Motivational Speech for wounded soldiers by Wilfredo Aqueron. "From Soldier to Artist, A Legacy before I leave" 1-A Legacy before I leave(SSG Aqueron) 2- About me: Military family background Army 92Y (15 years) 4 kids 2 years in film school 6 short films 1 short documentary Horror film (to be released September 2014) 1 full length documentary (post production) 3- The elephant in the room 4- The Aqueron Family 5- Brain Cancer 6- Diffuse Pontine Glioma Stats 29% survive less than a year 37% survive more than a year 20% survive 2 years 13% survive 3 years 1% survive more than 3 years Surgery not possible Chemotherapy is used causing little or no effect. Radiation helps to minimize the growth There is no CURE available 7-We are not going to talk about… Cancer treatment or miracle cures How bad you feel about my situation (appreciated, but not the subject) Politics (Health conspiracy) 8- What we are going to talk about… Legacy Difference between SOLDIERS and Civilian artists. Successful Soldiers career in the industry Holding back and excuses 9-12 Something in common 13- One of the Best Zombie Books 14-Case study (J.L. Bourne) 15-16 The definition of Legacy 17-Military Vs Civilian Artist Military artists posses the experience and the discipline to maintain an artistic career. (we are more reliable) We do it, or we bleed till its done. Better shape (we know the relation between been mentally and physically fit). Need outlet for previous military experiences 18-The renaissance Soldier 19- Audie Murphy 20-Edward A. Murphy, Jr. 21- Take control of your legacy (Murphy's Law) 22-What will motivate you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WFYcLYs53U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1oprEu8Bmc 23- “Better to fight for something than live for nothing”. 24-FAQ 25-SSG Aqueron, Wilfredo poconostv@outlook.com LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/pub/wilfredo-aqueron/18/460/786 Website (www.anaplasticproductions.com )

1. SSG Aqueron, Wilfredo
Logistic NCO
Filmmaker

2.  Military family background
 Army 92Y (15 years)
 4 kids
 2 years in film school
 6 short films
 1 short documentary
 Horror film (to be released September 2014)
 1 full length documentary (post production)
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The Aqueron
Family

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5. SSG Aqueron MRI (2013)
Diffuse Pontine Glioma
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Inside my Head

6.  Stats
◦ 29% survive less than a year
◦ 37% survive more than a year
◦ 20% survive 2 years
◦ 13% survive 3 years
◦ 1% survive more than 3 years
◦ Surgery not possible
◦ Chemotherapy is used causing little or no effect.
◦ Radiation helps to minimize the growth
◦ There is no CURE available
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7. •Cancer treatment or miracle cures
•How bad you feel about my situation
(appreciated, but not the subject)
•Politics (Health conspiracy)
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8. • Legacy
• Difference between SOLDIERS and Civilian
artists.
• Successful Soldiers career in the industry
• Holding back and excuses
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Chuck Norris Clint Eastwood Ice-T
Air force ARMY ARMY

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Tom Selleck Gene Wilder Bill Cosby
ARMY NG ARMY NAVY

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Johnny Cash Richard Pryor James Earl Jones
US Air Force ARMY ARMY

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Mel Brooks Mr. T Robert Duvall
ARMY (WWII) ARMY ARMY

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14.  J.L. Bourne is an active duty military officer
who currently resides in the Washington D.C.
area. He has completed numerous tours of
duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom,
logging more than sixty combat missions
over Iraq, earning three Air Medal
Strike/Flight awards. Despite the ongoing war
efforts, he somehow finds the time to put pen
to paper in order to bring to you the fall of
humanity in the Day by Day Armageddon
universe.
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15. Definition:
A thing handed down by a predecessor or An amount of money or property left
to someone in a will. (Oxford Dictionary)
Your Definition: Legacy is _______________________.
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16. My Definition
An example of hard work, beating odds and leaving a clear message of
motivation and will, that can last for generations.
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17.  Military artists posses the experience and the
discipline to maintain an artistic career.
(we are more reliable)
 We do it, or we bleed till its done.
 Better shape (we know the relation between
been mentally and physically fit).
 Need outlet for previous military experiences
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19.  More than 45 Films
 14 TV shows
 3 Radio shows
 PTSD
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 WWII Veteran
 More than 13
military awards,
including: One
medal of Honor and
three purple hart.

20.  "If there is any way
to do it wrong, he
will" – referring to
the technician who
had wired the
bridges at the Lab.
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 Involved in the
high-speed rocket
sled experiments
(USAF project
MX981, 1949)

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By Nick T. Spark,

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 Second The Film (news report)
 Second The Film (movie trailer)

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“Better to fight for something than live for
nothing”.
 George S. Patton

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25. SSG Aqueron, Wilfredo
970-297-8282
Linkedin
Website (www.anaplasticproductions.com )
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