Posted on Apr 27, 2023
For my fellow veterans, retirees, and those still serving, what are some of the ways you are giving back to your community?
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I live in Denmark, so can't do much, but I do make knives, mostly go to fellow 11Bs, or others I have served with. When it comes to payment, they donate the money to a veterans support group in Oregon. I also make knives and sent to the group which has get togethers twice a year. There they have auctions, where my knives are auctioned off. The money from the group goes to support Vets around the area. This is my give back. Just an example of one I made for a guy who served in the 101st.
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
I Have A Good Friend, Thomas W. Croff, Whom Served With The 101st Air Borne,
Combat Division, Vietnam. Tom Did Two Tours; First Was In 1971...
Returned Semi-Safely With 1 Purple Followed Up With A Cluster...
I've Known Tom Since 7th Grade Homeroom 227 ~ West Junior High ~ Lansing, Michigan.
Tom Presently Lives In Michigan In The Summer & Florida In Winters.
He Owned A Liquor Store, About 1 Mile Down The Street From One Of My Print Shops.
He FORTUNATELY Introduced Me To "Meyers's" Dark Rum.....
Bacardi Tastes Like Fuel Oil , But Works GREAT For Starting Camp Fires & BBQ Grills,
But I'd Not Drink That Sh*t; I Don't Even Know Why It Was Ever Produced..
Meyers's Renewed My Faith In Good Rum, Like We Had When Living In Central America.
Combat Division, Vietnam. Tom Did Two Tours; First Was In 1971...
Returned Semi-Safely With 1 Purple Followed Up With A Cluster...
I've Known Tom Since 7th Grade Homeroom 227 ~ West Junior High ~ Lansing, Michigan.
Tom Presently Lives In Michigan In The Summer & Florida In Winters.
He Owned A Liquor Store, About 1 Mile Down The Street From One Of My Print Shops.
He FORTUNATELY Introduced Me To "Meyers's" Dark Rum.....
Bacardi Tastes Like Fuel Oil , But Works GREAT For Starting Camp Fires & BBQ Grills,
But I'd Not Drink That Sh*t; I Don't Even Know Why It Was Ever Produced..
Meyers's Renewed My Faith In Good Rum, Like We Had When Living In Central America.
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CSM Chuck Stafford
LTC Trent Klug swimming, soccer, and cheerleading...and most recognition and victories are in...cheerleading...who knew?
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Individually....
Having Come From Poverty, I'm First In Line To Give Someone A Hand, Any Time They Need One... In My Earlier Years, Before The VA Disabled Me, I'd Load Up Some Envelopes With $20's In Each; Wander Through A Grocery Store Looking For Anyone Whom Appeared "In Need"....
NOW Here Where The FUN Comes Into Play,....
Saddle Up Close To Their Cart & Sneak In As Many Envelopes As You'd Like,
Then Slowly Walk Away Totally Un-Noticed....They'll Find The Cash & NEVER Know Where It Came From.
Just Do It ONCE, And It'll Become A HABIT.
As I Learned From My Brother Jim, When I Was In My Early Teens, &. Living With Him & His Family:
~~~ "If You're More Fortunate Than Others, Build A LONGER Table, Not A HIGHER Wall" ~~~
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Individually....
Having Come From Poverty, I'm First In Line To Give Someone A Hand, Any Time They Need One... In My Earlier Years, Before The VA Disabled Me, I'd Load Up Some Envelopes With $20's In Each; Wander Through A Grocery Store Looking For Anyone Whom Appeared "In Need"....
NOW Here Where The FUN Comes Into Play,....
Saddle Up Close To Their Cart & Sneak In As Many Envelopes As You'd Like,
Then Slowly Walk Away Totally Un-Noticed....They'll Find The Cash & NEVER Know Where It Came From.
Just Do It ONCE, And It'll Become A HABIT.
As I Learned From My Brother Jim, When I Was In My Early Teens, &. Living With Him & His Family:
~~~ "If You're More Fortunate Than Others, Build A LONGER Table, Not A HIGHER Wall" ~~~
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LTC Trent Klug
Very nice! You know it's appreciated and they spend time thinking where did it come from.
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