Small towns in the Appalachian Mountains needed nurse-midwives and I went to a town called Truitt, my father's first name.

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Scott Truitt, who grew up an Air Force brat, launched The Gratitude Campaign a little more than two years ago.

CNN: The power of gratitude, a year-round gift

The gesture has been taught through a much-seen video -- 13.8 million visitors have viewed it on Truitt's Web site, another 2.3 million have seen it on YouTube, and millions more have seen it as a public service announcement, he said.

CNN: The power of gratitude, a year-round gift