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National Medal of Honor Museum Premieres Valor & Victory Documentary with Creative Partnership from DHD Films
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The 30-minute film captures the remarkable journey of transforming an ambitious vision into a national landmark. From site selection and architectural design to construction and community collaboration, Valor & Victory chronicles the story behind the museum that now stands in Arlington, Texas, honoring the courage and sacrifice of America’s military heroes.
The premiere event brought together Medal of Honor recipients, veterans, civic leaders, and community members for a moving evening of reflection and celebration.
A special panel followed the screening, featuring:
Jeff Williams, former Mayor of Arlington.
General Patrick Henry Brady, Medal of Honor recipient.
Chris Cassidy, President & CEO of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, retired NASA astronaut, and United States Navy SEAL.
Colonel Michael Caldwell, Director of Operations and Veteran Engagement, National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation.
During the panel discussion, Colonel Caldwell gave a heartfelt shout-out to DHD Films and its Founder and Chief Creative Director, Shezad Manjee, underscoring the profound impact of their storytelling in honoring valor and sacrifice.
Reflecting on the film and its meaning, Shezad shared: “In the film, you see a simple block of steel, so heavy it needs five pillars to hold it up. That image stuck with me. Because it took pillars to lift this dream, and many of you are in the room tonight. To the Medal of Honor recipients whose courage anchors this museum, thank you. To our partners and community who refused to let this be ‘someone else’s project,’ thank you. And to my team at DHD Films, what a way to celebrate 25 years. More than anything else, this project reminds us of what it means to be an American.”
Through first-person interviews and behind-the-scenes storytelling, the documentary illustrates not only how the museum was built, but why it matters: to preserve stories of valor and inspire future generations.
The museum, designed by the late renowned architect Rafael Viñoly, officially opened on March 25th, 2025, and has already become a place of national significance, drawing visitors from across the country. Exhibits such as More Than a Medal and Moments of Action immerse guests in the lived experiences of recipients, offering lessons in courage, resilience, and integrity.
The premiere of Valor & Victory underscored how partnerships between cultural institutions and creative storytellers can bring history to life in ways that resonate far beyond museum walls.
For more information about the National Medal of Honor Museum, visit www.mohmuseum.org.
About DHD Films
DHD Films is an award-winning, Dallas-based creative studio specializing in brand storytelling, documentaries, and enterprise communications. For 25 years, DHD has partnered with Fortune 500 brands, cultural institutions, and mission-driven organizations to craft films that move people to think, feel, and act. Learn more: dhdfilms.com
Media Contacts
Press Inquiries & Screeners
Anar Amin – DHD Films
anar.amin@dhdfilms.com | (214) 730-0101
On-site Premiere Contact
Ashleigh Crow – National Medal of Honor Museum
acrow@mohmuseum.org | (817) 274-1861
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New Children’s Book Turns a Childhood Playground Wound Into a Lesson on Forgiveness
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Author Lisa Doucette has published "Fatty, You Broke My Tire Swing!", a children’s book drawn from a painful memory of her own childhood, through Christian Faith Publishing.
The story follows a young girl named Lisa who climbs onto a tire swing expecting an afternoon of fun. A fall and a cruel remark from another child instead leave her confused and hurt. With her sister’s help and her faith, she works through the experience and arrives at forgiveness.
Doucette is a wife, teacher, and mother of two sons who has said she experienced the incident firsthand as a child. "I experienced this hurtful event as a child, and rewriting this story with a redemptive ending has allowed me to truly forgive," she said in the announcement. "I believe that forgiveness is the way to heal, and I hope this book helps other children understand that truth."
The book is categorized as juvenile fiction and centers on themes of empathy, agency, and choosing one’s response to cruelty rather than controlling it. The publisher describes it as a tool for helping children navigate hurt and process it through kindness rather than retaliation.
"Fatty, You Broke My Tire Swing!" is available at bookstores and through Apple Books, Amazon, Google Play, and Barnes & Noble.
Studio CarryOnHarry sees value in children’s books that work from a real, specific memory rather than an invented scenario — that specificity is often what makes a book like this land with young readers rather than read as a generic moral lesson.
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Christian Faith Publishing Releases Pamela B. Craig’s “Tears and a Tiara,” a Family Memoir of Childhood Cancer and Faith
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Pamela B. Craig has released "Tears and a Tiara: A Testimony of Faith, Hope, and Love," a memoir recounting her family’s experience after her child was diagnosed with cancer, according to the publisher’s announcement. The book is published through Christian Faith Publishing.
The announcement describes a family life upended by a diagnosis no parent expects to hear, and a narrative that follows the family through what the publisher calls heartache toward spiritual transformation. Craig frames the ordeal as a test of faith rather than only a medical crisis, according to the announcement, with the book positioned as both a personal testimony and an account meant to speak to readers facing their own hardship.
The title itself, pairing "tears" with "tiara," points to the book’s central tension: suffering alongside something the publisher’s description treats as a mark of grace or honor, a framing common in faith-based memoirs that cast a family’s hardest season as also a season of spiritual meaning.
Craig’s memoir joins a steady stream of personal narratives released through Christian Faith Publishing, which works with authors to bring faith-centered stories, often rooted in illness, loss, or caregiving, to print.
Studio CarryOnHarry sees this as part of a durable category of faith-based memoir: narrow in audience, but consistently in demand among readers looking for first-person accounts of hardship read through a spiritual lens.
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