Will Continue
April 13, 2014Boy Scouts
April 10, 2014Paying it forward
April 7, 2014Shaking Hands
April 7, 2014I have long been shaking the hand and saying Thank you for your service to my fellow military comrades. Today I was extending the same welcome and thank you a an air force veteran and he in return handed me a Thank You card. I was amazed at the feeling that came over me when I accepted and read both side of the card. I just have to have some to show my appreciation to the dedicated service of our American Military Heroes.
James Green
Hendersonville, TN
Lost Son in Vietnam
February 19, 2014Very few thank yous over the years
February 14, 2014McD’s
February 14, 2014PBR River Boats
February 6, 2014I was handed a card yesterday & was taken back, first I had no idea the cards existed, secondly my service was in Viet Nam after six years with two years being in PBR river boats. The day I walked out of the San Diego Naval Station there was nothing or anyone who seemed to care. It was just another day. I did my time and went home!
Ed ByrdChula Vista, CA
First Welcome Home
January 9, 2014Why do I get up each morning get a cup of coffee and then can’t wait to read my e-mails…Here is the reason!
Viet Nam Vet’s first ‘Welcome Home’
Message I have been handing out these cards for a few years now. I thought it was time to share a story or two. I recently underwent a Colonoscopy at the hospital. The gentleman, Bob, who escorted me to the room was wearing a US Army lapel pin. I thanked him for his Service and he thanked me and told me he had served in ‘that unpopular war’ and he and his fellow Vietnam Vets did not get treated very well when they came home. I handed him a DAH card and said, “Let me be the first to say, ‘Welcome Home’.” His emotion was obvious. After he dropped me off in the room, he went to the waiting room and walked up to my sister to tell her what I had done. My sister told me he had tears in his eyes and his voice was shaking. After the whole process, Bob wheeled me out of the hospital in a wheelchair and thanked me again for the card and the Welcome Home.
This is a great thing you are helping us do, Richard. Thank you.
Robert Petitpren