In My Own Words

LCpl Kyle Carpenter, USMC, is at Bethesda Naval Hospital undergoing multiple surgeries and skin grafts to repair severe damage to his upper body sustained in an explosion while serving our country in Afghanistan. His parents have set up a facebook page for people to visit, leave encouraging messages, and keep track of Kyle’s progress via [...]

So, the Dancing Christmas Tree Hat made it over to Iraq, and Ron wore it just like he said he would.  His unit’s facebook page included this picture, and I swiped it for my blog. He said his soldiers got a big kick out of the hat, and he was wearing it to help motivate [...]

We put the last two Christmas care packages in the mail this morning. All together, 37 packages went out – one to each Warrior in the Troop Support Rolodex. I never could have done it without the contributions of the various classes, clubs, and individual folks who answered my request for help with this project. [...]