On this week of Current Events, we discuss the fluid situation evolving in Ukraine and in honor of Black History Month, we take a look at Lieutenant General Julius W. Becton Jr. Over his 40-year career, General Becton fought in two wars, and leading the 7th Corps in Europe during the Cold War. During his lead at FEMA, Becton lead the agency through 150 Major Disaster Declarations.&nbsp; Sources:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60158694">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60158694</a><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/russia-pulls-out-some-diplomatic-staff-from-ukraine-as-tensions-with-west-intensify-452664">https://www.wionews.com/world/russia-pulls-out-some-diplomatic-staff-from-ukraine-as-tensions-with-west-intensify-452664</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_W._Becton_Jr.#Career">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_W._Becton_Jr.#Career</a><a href="http://getreadyforflu.blogspot.com/2016/03/black-history-month-preparedness.html">http://getreadyforflu.blogspot.com/2016/03/black-history-month-preparedness.html</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 8: Agricultural Terrorism!

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