Support the troops
Thanks to CVMA Colorado for their support
I want to thank Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association for supporting my son’s small unit some place where there is a lot of sand. One of the doctors built a pizza oven and CVMA Colorado sent them some pizza fixin’s. Here’s the result; It’s nice to see that some folks haven’t forgotten our troops are still […]
Chick Donohue’s “greatest beer run” to Vietnam
The Daily Caller recounts the story of Chick Donohue’s “greatest beer run” which began as a conversation with a bartender. Chick was discussing the anti-war demonstrations when the bartender quipped that someone should go to Vietnam and give the troops a pat on the back and a beer. Mr. Donohue took these words seriously and […]
The battle for Camp Nett
My old Ranger buddy, Jack Hennessy, is a state legislator in Connecticut these days and according to the New Haven Register, he’s working an issue he has concerning the naming of a National Guard Training Center. Connecticut has two Medal of Honor recipients who served in Connecticut National Guard units, Robert B. Nett and Lee […]
Senate report on Wounded Warrior Project
AW1Ed sends us a link to the story of Senator Chuck Grassley’s report on the Wounded Warrior Project. You might remember that they fired their Chief Executive Officer, Steven Nardizzi last year; The charity had said it spent 80 cents of each donor dollar on programs for veterans, but Grassley says that included donated media, […]
Walmart fills military pay gap
Donald sends us a link to Walmart in which the company announced their intention to fill the gap differential for their military employees who find themselves called to active duty and taking a pay hit between the military and Walmart’s wages; Today, Walmart announced expansions to its military leave of absence policy, offering differential pay […]
Andrew Lumish; ‘Good Cemeterian’
The Tampa Bay Times reports about Andrew Lumish who owns a Chem-Dry upholstery and carpet cleaning franchise, and he’s a hobbyist photographer; A few years ago, Lumish, 45, of Land O’Lakes, whose other hobby is photography, carried a camera into the Oaklawn Cemetery, an aged Tampa burial ground. “It was beautiful,” he said. He shot […]
Bella’s lemonade stand for veterans
Green Thumb sends us a story from Phoenix, Arizona about six-year-old Bella Barton who started a lemonade stand business to help homeless veterans; Dozens of neighbors came by to support her. By the time she was done, she had around $90 raised for veterans. Bella dropped off the jar of cash to the Phoenix VA […]
Prince Harry gets emotional
Say what you will about Britain’s Royal Family, but when talking about Prince Harry, remember to add the word class. Overcome with emotion. Prince Harry was deeply moved after a U.S. Marine gave the dog tag of a fallen colleague to the royal on Sunday, Nov. 1, at Buckingham Palace. https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/news/prince-harry-gets-emotional-receiving-dog-tags-injured-002117096-us-weekly.html?ref=gs
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