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Surgeon General Richard Carmona (:60 - English)
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Surgeon General Richard Carmona (:60 - Spanish)
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Barbara Ciara of Norfolk, Va.'s WTKR NewsChannel 3 (:60 - English)
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U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona (:30 - English)
WITHOUT HIS G-E-D HIGH-SCHOOL DIPLOMA, U-S SURGEON GENERAL RICHARD CARMONA WOULDN'T BE WHERE HE IS TODAY. HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ONE OF THE TOUGHEST NEIGHBORHOODS IN NEW YORK CITY--SPANISH HARLEM. HE DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO JOIN THE ARMY, IN 19-67--SO HE NEVER GOT HIS HIGH-SCHOOL DIPLOMA. BUT LATER, HE DECIDED TO COMPLETE HIS HIGH-SCHOOL EDUCATION BY GETTING HIS G-E-D DIPLOMA--WHILE STILL ON ACTIVE DUTY. TO LEARN MORE ON HOW YOU CAN TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR FUTURE BY EARNING A G-E-D DIPLOMA, LOG ON TO W-W-W-DOT-"G-E-D-TEST"-DOT-ORG--OR CALL 1-800-62-"MY-G-E-D".
U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona (:60 - English)
U-S SURGEON GENERAL RICHARD CARMONA IS LIVING PROOF THAT EDUCATION, MOTIVATION, AND DETERMINATION ARE THE KEYS TO PERSONAL GROWTH AND SUCCESS. WITHOUT HIS G-E-D HIGH-SCHOOL DIPLOMA, HE WOULDN'T BE WHERE HE IS TODAY. HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ONE OF THE TOUGHEST NEIGHBORHOODS IN NEW YORK CITY--SPANISH HARLEM. HE DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO JOIN THE ARMY, IN 19-67--SO HE DIDN'T HAVE HIS HIGH-SCHOOL DIPLOMA. THEN, HE JOINED THE ARMY'S SPECIAL FORCES, AND SERVED IN VIETNAM. BUT, HE ALWAYS LOOKED TO THE FUTURE--AND DECIDED TO COMPLETE HIS HIGH-SCHOOL EDUCATION, BY PASSING THE G-E-D TESTS WHILE STILL ON ACTIVE DUTY. THEN, HE STARTED ON HIS LONG CAREER IN MEDICINE. EVERY PERSON WITH A G-E-D DIPLOMA HAS A STORY--AND SURGEON GENERAL CARMONA IS NO DIFFERENT! HE'S PROUD TO SAY THAT HE HAS HIS G-E-D DIPLOMA. PASSING THE G-E-D TESTS ALLOWED HIM TO PROVE HIMSELF AND GROW. HAVING A G-E-D DIPLOMA PUTS HIM IN CONTROL OF HIM FUTURE. TO LEARN MORE ON HOW YOU CAN TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR FUTURE, BY EARNING A G-E-D DIPLOMA, LOG ON TO W-W-W-DOT-"G-E-D-TEST"-DOT-ORG--OR CALL 1-800-62-"MY-G-E-D".
Barbara Ciara of Norfolk, Va.'s WTKR NewsChannel 3 (:60 - English)
WHEN YOU'RE A FAMILIAR FACE ON THE EVENING T-V NEWS, NO-ONE GIVES A SECOND THOUGHT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU'VE GOT A HIGH-SCHOOL DIPLOMA. BARBARA CIARA OF W-T-K-R NEWS-CHANNEL THREE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, KNOWS ONLY TOO WELL WHAT IT MEANS NOT TO HAVE A HIGH-SCHOOL DIPLOMA: SHE GREW UP IN PUBLIC HOUSING; IN HER EARLY TEENS, SHE RAN AWAY FROM HOME TO ESCAPE THE POVERTY AND CRIME--BUT ALL SHE HAD WAS A NINTH-GRADE EDUCATION. AND, ON THE STREETS OF NEW YORK CITY, SHE FOUND THAT GETTING A JOB THAT PAID ANYTHING MORE THAN MINIMUM WAGE REQUIRED A HIGH-SCHOOL DIPLOMA. EVENTUALLY, SHE ENROLLED IN NIGHT COURSES AND FINALLY GOT HER G-E-D--AND HER TICKET TO A NEW LIFE: A CAREER IN BROADCAST NEWS THAT MAKES HER MOM PROUD EVERY TIME SHE SEES HER ON T-V. IF SHE CAN DO IT, YOU CAN, TOO! TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR FUTURE, BY EARNING A G-E-D! VISIT W-W-W-DOT-"G-E-D-TEST"-DOT-ORG--OR CALL 1-800-62-"MY-G-E-D".
General (:30 - English)
THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY YOU MAY NOT HAVE FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL--BUT THERE'S NO REASON NOT TO GO BACK AND GET YOUR HIGH-SCHOOL-EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, OR G-E-D. YOU'LL BE IN GOOD COMPANY! G-E-D GRADUATES INCLUDE: COMEDIAN BILL COSBY, ACTOR CHRISTIAN SLATER, AND THE CURRENT U-S SURGEON GENERAL, RICHARD CARMONA. SO, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GETTING YOUR G-E-D, VISIT W-W-W-DOT-"G-E-D-TEST"-DOT-ORG--OR CALL 1-800-62-MY-G-E-D.
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