Posted on Jun 23, 2015
SSgt Rilene Ann
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I started making porcupine quill earrings to raise donations for willow fire mushers in alaska but now have etsy shop: rilene907. Anyone else using their spare time in creative pursuits?
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SFC Mark Merino
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I've made thousands of these campaign keychains. The one below represents the Iraq & Afghanistan Campaign medals. I pass them out at various events where veterans are involved (VA stand downs, information desk at VA hospitals, etc). The best thing about handing them out is the stories you get. I handed a WWII Pacific Campain campaign to a man wearing his WWII Marine hat and thanked him for his service. He immediately recognised it 70 years after the fact for what it was. As he was about to be wheeled away by his elderly son he told me about his days on Saipan. It was a nightmare to say the least. His son had tears in his eyes and told me that was the first and only time he ever heard hus father speak of the war. All brought out by a keychain?! I went int overdrive after that experience andmade a lot. I passede them out at the PTSD clinic where I worked and had groups where we got together and made lots of them together for other service members. It let those in group drop their defenses and we were able to share some tightly guarded bottled up experiences.
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SSgt Rilene Ann
SSgt Rilene Ann
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Nice and Thank you
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Capt Seid Waddell
Capt Seid Waddell
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SFC Mark Merino, outstanding service to veterans! Thank you!
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SCPO David Lockwood
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What are they? Can't see your writing the pictures are in the way.
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SSgt Rilene Ann
SSgt Rilene Ann
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Porcupine quill earrings
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MSG Brad Sand
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I have a six year old daughter, so I have been doing some crafts.
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SSgt Rilene Ann
SSgt Rilene Ann
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Great dad!
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MSG Brad Sand
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SSgt Rilene Ann

That would be a positive answer to one of my main prayers.
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