In a year of resilience, the 2011 national TIME Dealer of the Year, Tom Castriota of Castriota Chevrolet in Hudson, Fla., epitomized the award that has honored new- car dealers for extraordinary community service for 43 years. After retiring as a U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel in 2001, from 2006 through 2007 Castriota was recalled to active duty at age 53 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Earlier this year, Castriota continued his mission closer to home. "The dealership completed a six-month cancer awareness and fund-raising campaign for the local chapter of the American Cancer Society," he says. The effort culminated in a 24-hour walk-a-thon that raised $12,000.
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