Lt Col Allen West spoke at the Lincoln Reagan reception for Buncombe County NC in an area that was hard hit by Hurricane Hellene. His message of Resilience absolutely resonated with this crowd.

EMS first responders having lunch.

Jan Zeller, the President of the Henderson County Republican Women’s Club and our host was busy checking in the 140 plus folks in attendance to hear Lt Col. Allen West.

Lt. Col Allen West kept this audience on the edge of their seats as he talked about the Resilience of Western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Lt Col Allen West, Executive Director of ACRU Action speaking to the crowd at the Polk County Republican Lincoln Reagan dinner.

Lt. Col Allen West right outside the Thomas Thompson Emergency Services Center in Hendersonville County, NC with our host Jan Zeller and her husband Cecil.

Lt Col Allen West accepting a wonderful tapestry in his likeness.

Lt. Col Allen West is recognized by many from his years as Congressman and his many media appearances. Even Congressman Chuck Evans (NC-11) got in some of the pictures.

The National Guard troops had been working all morning long and every day for weeks aiding storm victims. They have been going house to house to check on folks.