Well, helllooooooo readers!!! Thought I'd never be able to post again! That was frustration beyond belief. Hopefully though, AOL has the issue fixed and the journals will be to a complete state very soon.
Hmmm, since last I wrote ...
... Welcomed home the 42nd MP Brigade ~ love those guys! Their journal is in the process of being moved over to this site. Stay tuned.
... Bid a teary farewell the the 542nd (part of the 44th CSB) ... just got their photos loaded. Lots of hugs and kisses in that group. Really good people there.
... Accompanied the Angels and members of the 3/21 Gimlets to the Tacoma /fire Department, Local 31 Union Meeting. We presented the banner that soldiers signed at the homecoming, and a large photo collage of events that Local 31 has been part of to help us with HeroToHero.us The soldiers wore their DCU's and represented beautifully for their comrades. Will write more about this event. Thank you Colonel Gibler & the young men who joined for the evening.
... Took off on the road to visit some of the more local departments, to give them personal invitations to join us for the pack out event on February 25th. Mark your calendars! We need 5,000 shirts to make sure that every troop asking to be adopted receives their Hero shirt. Get out there and contact your local Fire and Police Departments, or get the contact info to us and we'll do it! We NEED your help!
... Got a heads up from the Northwest Burn Calendar Firefighters. these men and women in uniform have been great supporters of the our efforts at HeroToHero.us ... and beyond that, they give many hours of their time doing personal appearances to raise awareness and funds for the WSCFF Burn Foundation. The money goes to burn research and burn victims, burn camp etc. A great program, that has helped so many and continues great work, in part, thanks to donations from people buying the annual calendar.
So be sure to mark your calendars if you are near Fort Lewis, or McChord Air Force Base on December 2nd. You can purchase a calendar, get it signed and let some of our best supporters know they are appreciated! I will post more on this as it comes closer ...
... Also finished the much requested "Comrade Heart" pins and necklaces that honor troops who have experienced the loss or wounding of a comrade. And, the "Love & Honor" pins and necklaces that honor the sanctity of vows and oaths during deployment.
They are available on the PatrioticPastime website, and purchases help fund the HeroToHero.us program. They will also be available ONE DAY ONLY at the Fort Lewis PX, the day after Thanksgiving. If you're local, come say "hi"!
We at HeroToHero.us wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving! Now, it's family time. Be back in a few days.
To the troops so far from home ...
Know that you are not forgotten, and never far from our hearts. We miss you all, and look forward to your safe returns! Take care of each other. We love you all!
lj
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AAAAAND.....A BLESSED THANKSGIVING TO EACH OF YOU..... GREAT TO SEE THE JOURNAL...WORKING AGAIN. WE WILL BE THERE FOR THE PACKOUT...ON FEB 25TH.....WE HAD 36 OF THE CALIFORNIA CREW FOR DINNER AT OUR HOME ON THANKSGIVING DAY...JOHN AND AMANDA MADE IT DOWN......AND THAT WAS AN AWESOME REUNION FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES.........WE WILL CONTINUE TO ...STIR THE POT AND ADD TO THE TOTALS FOR THE SHIRTS FOR THIS YEAR... I HAVE ABOUT 900 BOXED UP AND READY TO GO.......300 COMING FROM OC SHERRIFS DEPT.......MODESTO.......ARCADIA.....AND SOME OTHERS THAT WILL ALSO COME THROUGH........ON THE WAY UP WE WILL DO HEARTSTOPS AT....MODESTO, S SAN FRANSISCO, VACAVILLE, WILLIAMS, WEED, ROGUE RIVER, ROSEVILLE.....AND MAYBE ONE OR TWO MORE.... I AM ALSO EXPECTING SHIRTS FROM RICHFIELD UTAH...WILL CALL THEM NEXT WEEK.....
WARM HUGS........GOD LOVES YOU....AND SO DO WE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
POPS AND GRAMS....J&J
Wow, the journal is up again. :-) I am so glad to see this thing working. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! Here's to the upcoming shirt drive~ May we exceed our adoption requests and have many new friends to share the experience with!
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