Here is a copy of the "Team Picture" from our last trip. We took this one at the Korean War Memorial. 45 WWII and Korean War Vets made that trip.Hooah
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Team Picture...
Here is a copy of the "Team Picture" from our last trip. We took this one at the Korean War Memorial. 45 WWII and Korean War Vets made that trip.Hooah
Monday, June 14, 2010
Morning Departure of our May Trip...
There's something ominous about rain clouds and the sound of distant thunder at 6:00 in the morning when your group is getting ready to leave on a trip to Washington. For one thing, it's still dark and the spitting rain and clouds don't help.
But the rain only lasted for a short while and we were able to load the buses inside the firehouse, thanks to the Sidney Fire Department and the Shelby County EMA director, Marc Burdiss. That made it much nicer for us, although it was a bit dicey for the school children from the Sidney Middle School who lined the street for our departure.
We've got lots of pictures and I am still going through them to narrow it down to being under a few gigabites. In the mean time, here is a copy of the Proclamation from Mayor Mike Barhorst who welcomed the group and declared May 21-23 as "Honored Veterans to Washington DC Weekend."
I'll buckle down and get the pictures linked to this site so you can see them. If all the smiles on their faces and stories they told were any indication of how well the trip went, the guys had a great time. They all must have told their friends too, because my phone has not stopped ringing since we got back. We are in the process of putting together our September trip and we have almost 50 people lined up so far.
I think the thing that is most rewarding to me about all of this, is that these men and women trust us enough to allow us to take them away from the safety and familiarity of their homes and routines to Washington for 3 days.
There are lots of agencies and people to thank, but a big HOOAH goes to the Vets!
Any questions about this trip or any future ones can be directed to Mike Bennett at: mbenn391@gmail.com.
The courage of a Soldier is almost a contradiction in terms. It is a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die for someone else.
Hooah
But the rain only lasted for a short while and we were able to load the buses inside the firehouse, thanks to the Sidney Fire Department and the Shelby County EMA director, Marc Burdiss. That made it much nicer for us, although it was a bit dicey for the school children from the Sidney Middle School who lined the street for our departure.
We've got lots of pictures and I am still going through them to narrow it down to being under a few gigabites. In the mean time, here is a copy of the Proclamation from Mayor Mike Barhorst who welcomed the group and declared May 21-23 as "Honored Veterans to Washington DC Weekend."
I'll buckle down and get the pictures linked to this site so you can see them. If all the smiles on their faces and stories they told were any indication of how well the trip went, the guys had a great time. They all must have told their friends too, because my phone has not stopped ringing since we got back. We are in the process of putting together our September trip and we have almost 50 people lined up so far.
I think the thing that is most rewarding to me about all of this, is that these men and women trust us enough to allow us to take them away from the safety and familiarity of their homes and routines to Washington for 3 days.
There are lots of agencies and people to thank, but a big HOOAH goes to the Vets!
Any questions about this trip or any future ones can be directed to Mike Bennett at: mbenn391@gmail.com.
The courage of a Soldier is almost a contradiction in terms. It is a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die for someone else.
Hooah
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