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Until next time, continued prayers for our military, their families,

and our country.

Sept. 10, 2009

 

A friend pointed me in the direction of this site that has military art. I got lost in it and found the painting below. Teresa and I had seen Sky's painting in the visitor's center when we were at Arlington National Cemetery. Pretty powerful. With his permission I have posted it here. If you click on the  picture, you can read his narrative about the painting.

A combat wounded Viet Nam Veteran, Mr. Skypeck is asking for comments about where you think his memorial

"Assured Victory...A 09-11-2001 & War On Terrorism Memorial "

should permanently be displayed. Let him know what you think. I did.

 

He asked me to pass this on to you:

 

 

 

 

Tell those close to you that I will not remove the painting until these wars are won..."De Oppresso Liber" was our motto in the Special Forces in Nam....and the title means what it says....Thanks..."SKY"

If you like the painting, there are a limited number of the prints for sale, signed and numbered here where the proceeds from the sale of the prints go to Blind American Veterans Foundation to help the troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families..

Christmas is right around the corner and Mary Lou is busy collecting things for Operation Santa to send to Marines who are deployed!

 

Operation Santa 2009

It is time to start gearing up for OPERATION SANTA 2009. Our local Marine
Corps Reserve Unit is deploying next month and we are adopting the whole
battalion PLUS two more companies of Marines making it about 1400 Marines!
Last year our postage alone was $2288.70 and that was for 700 Marines.
So we are hoping all of you who have helped us sponsor in the past, will
help us again this year and perhaps tell your families and friends about
Operation Santa too! Remember, nothing is too small to donate.

We never have too many cards to send either, so if any of you are inclined
to write some cards, they would be appreciated too.

Deadline for items donated is October 31, 2009.

Semper Fi and God Bless our military, our country and our families,
Mary Lou

 

For more information, please contact Mary Lou – marylou@papermywalls.com

 

 

 

 

The Captain and Crew of this wounded troop support group has a dream.. I have NO doubt they will acheive it!

 

Freedom Excursions – Healing Heroes One Wave  at a Time

http://freedomexcursions.web.officelive.com/default.aspx

Mission Statement:  Provide a safe and comfortable recreational program on the water to all our honorably discharged, active duty, and families that have experienced the stress of military life; to aid in the recuperation and rehabilitation of our wounded warriors; assist with the reintegration to civilian life to all the brave men and women who have given so much; to enhance and improve the lives of the military community as a whole.

When I checked mail yesterday there was a huge box of "Trail of Tears Rememberance Motorcycle Ride" t-shirts from the Trail of Tears group and the Southern Tennessee Chapter of Bikers for Christ.  These will be given out to the wounded troops at Bethesda by Marine Moms-Bethesda. Thank you Grizz and all those who were in on this very generous donation!

 

 

A few weeks ago, Gold Star Mom Cathy sent us some beaded Iraq and Afghanistan campaign ribbons that she made for us to hand out. Thank you, Cathy! They are beautiful and I know they will be appeciated by the troops!

 Congratulations Dee!

 

For those of you who were following Dee in the Energizer Bunny contest, DEE WON!

 

This means $15,000.00 for postage money to send packages to troops deployed by Dee's Prayers and Postage.

 

Thank you all who voted for Dee to keep on suporting our troops!

 

You can see a video of an interview with Dee and Cal Ripken here.

Baseball Hall of Famer honors mother for supporting the troops

 

 

 

On August 20, 2009, the ESGR held a breakfast awards meeting at Snapper's Restaurant in Cambridge, MD.

The Choptank Marine Corps League Detachment and Marine Moms-Bethesda,

as well as other local troop support groups, were presented with the

"Seven Seals Award".

This is Don and me outside the restaurant.

 

I was honored to accept this prestigious award on behalf of the MM-B Crew and all of our Supporters who have helped us bring luncheons, gift bags and pantry items to the wounded combat troops and their families at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.

Tomorrow is September 11, 2009. I will spend the day in remembrance of this day eight years ago.