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Sarasota News Leader April 12, 2013 Page 44 Van Wezel stage); and former Soviet statesman Among them: the GI Bill of Rights that gave Mikhail Gorbachev, with whom he remains in recognition to the sacrifices made by servicecontact. men while also giving generations of veterans "The genius of this country has been when … the opportunity to attend college and provide we do find common cause," he said. "We're at the country with a well-educated work force. our best when we're united by big ideas and John F. Kennedy's big idea was to "go to the not divided by small ones." moon," a venture that led to advances in sciHe mentioned a number of big ideas that not ence and technology. In the Silicon Valley, only gained widespread popular support, but Brokaw added, "They were transforming the also resulted in positive gains for our country. world … and it's not over yet." Tom Brokaw speaks to the Van Wezel audience on April 8. Photo courtesy of Robert Pope Photography