When I spoke at an “All Hands On” meeting at the Saufley Field Naval Training Center, I began with a simple question. I asked, “How many of you have received blood?” A few hands went up in the room of about 150 civilian and active service employees. I then told them, “I’m a recipient, and it’s because of blood donors that I am here to function in this job, be a friend to you, be part of my family and a citizen in this community. I’m here today to ask you to become a blood donor.”