{"id":60183,"date":"2015-01-30T15:46:06","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T23:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=60183"},"modified":"2015-02-14T22:29:35","modified_gmt":"2015-02-15T06:29:35","slug":"character-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2015\/01\/30\/character-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"Character counts"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_60185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60185\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/UAV-firefighter-student-heroes-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60185 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/UAV-firefighter-student-heroes-1.jpg\" alt=\"UAV firefighter student heroes 1\" width=\"624\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/UAV-firefighter-student-heroes-1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/UAV-firefighter-student-heroes-1-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[Contributed]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>By Ashley Clutter, exec. asst. to the president, University of Antelope Valley<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LANCASTER \u2013 Lawrence Buenaventura and Christopher Cueto, both enrolled at UAV in the Fire Science Associate degree program, should be called heroes.<\/p>\n<p>Buenaventura and Cueto had completed a full day of lectures and skills training in Captain Hamilton\u2019s classroom. When exiting the Sierra campus Tuesday, Jan. 27, they noticed a $100 bill on the ground. Cueto picked it up.<\/p>\n<p>Buenaventura noticed another $100 bill and picked it up, and then they noticed even more bills \u2013 altogether $700 scattered on the ground.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/UAV-firefighter-student-heroes-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-60187\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/UAV-firefighter-student-heroes-3.jpg\" alt=\"UAV firefighter student heroes 3\" width=\"308\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/UAV-firefighter-student-heroes-3.jpg 308w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/UAV-firefighter-student-heroes-3-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/a>Neither man asked what they should do.<\/p>\n<p>They immediately walked to the main reception area where they met Sgt. Gerald Brown, UAV security lead, and handed him the seven $100 bills.<\/p>\n<p>The two men again exited the campus and noticed on the ground a check for $725.10; they turned that in as well.<\/p>\n<p>The story does not end there. The check had a name imprinted on it and an endorsee on the reverse side. Sgt. Brown turned to Facebook, and he was successful in tracking down the owner of the funds.<\/p>\n<p>The woman had not realized she lost the check or the cash until she listened to a message left by Brown stating, \u201cI am calling from UAV and we may have found something that belongs to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When finally speaking to Brown, the first thing the woman said was, \u201cPlease tell me you found my daughter\u2019s rent money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Honesty and character count, and these men are examples that doing the right thing is always the best policy.<\/p>\n<p>A successful future as firefighters is predicted for Buenaventura and Cueto, and we acknowledge them as character heroes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<h4><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disclaimer<\/span>: The views expressed in this article are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of The AV Times.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em>Email <a href=\"mailto:letters@theavtimes.com\">letters@theavtimes.com<\/a> to submit a story to <em>Your Issues | Your News<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By Ashley Clutter, exec. asst. to the president, University of Antelope Valley LANCASTER \u2013 Lawrence Buenaventura and Christopher Cueto, both enrolled at UAV in the Fire Science Associate degree program, should be called heroes. Buenaventura and Cueto had completed a full day of lectures and skills training in Captain Hamilton\u2019s classroom. 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