# Thanks For Being Here - Nancy Brown's Essay "Cincinnatus"

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Podcast: [Kelly Corrigan Wonders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kelly-corrigan-wonders-1318374)
Published: 2026-07-05T08:01:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 351

## Resource

Kelly shares a Marine Corps wife's essay (titled "Cincinnatus") honoring her husband's quiet retirement after 20 years of service. Instead of ceremonies, his legacy lives in small, meaningful actions like giving away his expensive uniform to help a young officer and driving a beat-up Corolla with a trunk full of first aid supplies - so he can help anyone, on a moment's notice. It's a moving reminder that true service isn't captured in plaques or uniforms but in "small private acts of dedication" and the humble wisdom to know that our real legacy is "to give it all away. (Previously aired)

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