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Imagine being thousand of miles away from home in a war zone. Now imagine it is Christmas time and you are not receiving any mail or packages. The Captain noticed that two soldiers weren’t receiving packages. Michelle,the family support group leader for my son’s old unit in Iraq emailed me and asked if I knew of anyone who could adopt these two young men and send them packages. I put out an email to all of the moms that wrote stories for Love You More Than You Know. They are angels in disguise. The response was overwhelming. These two soldiers will be getting packages and cards for months to come. I believe the moms are all getting their wings. God bless our service men and woman and their families during the holidays. God bless our angel Moms!
The teenagers carried a rose with a name attached on a small tag. The plan was to find each individual name on the wall and to lay the flowers there to show respect. The names were of all those who had given their life for our country from Eastlake North High School during the Vietnam War. That was the plan. The Vietnam War Memorial was the place during this year’s senior trip to Washington D.C.
My nephew saw a fellow student throw the flower at the wall and laugh. Grabbing the kid, my gentle giant of a nephew said, ” Pick up the rose.” His fellow student laughed again. My nephew (6′4″-270 lbs.) said, “I’m not kidding.” It took three high school students to hold my nephew back. His fellow student picked up the red rose and placed it correctly by the wall.
Thank you Joe for teaching your classmates the meaning of respect and not being afraid to do what had to be done. You rock!
Leslie Blake, the Art Director for Ohio Magazine just sent me the pictures that went with the article by Linda Feagler. The photos are the icing on the cake of the sweet article that Linda wrote.
Dog tags by Lesley Blake
Check out the beautiful article entitled, Love Stories by Linda Feagler in the Winter Issue of Ohio Magazine. Thank you Linda for the kind words about our book.
Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for my family and friends. I am so grateful for those serving our country. This Thanksgiving set an extra place at your table to remind us of our troops unable to be home with their families and friends. Thank God for these brave men and women and all the freedoms we have.
Members mingling
What a wonderful meeting listening to three speakers (I was one for Love You More Than You Know), sharing ideas, tips, talking about writing, and eating lunch.
Vivian Goodman, President of OPW
It was a lovely evening spending time with families of our veterans.
At the memorial service at Ft. Hood, Gen. George Casey, chief of staff of the Army, continued the tradition of quoting the biblical book of Isaiah when they eulogize fallen comrades, “Who shall go for us?”
Casey said,”I’m extremely proud of the confidence, the courage, and the commitment of soldiers, families, civilians, and veterans. And I am convinced more than ever that, when faced with the question, `Who will go for us?’ they will answer to a person, `Here am I; send me.”‘
Thank you to all of our veterans who answer the call. May God bless you and hold you in the palm of His hand.
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