Operation Homefront Donation

[Don]

Brooks has asked that we donate the money collected to help re-imburse him for the personal expenses he incurred on all the moves to Ft Campbell Operation Homefront to assit in them meet the needs of the wounded soldiers assigned to the new Warriors in Transition Unit at Blanchfield Army Hospital at Ft Campbell.

Brooks;

You Da Man!!!!!!!!!!!! I am proud to be your friend and thankful Alambama dropped the ball and you ended up with us!!

[armymon101st]

what can i say my husband is very very throughful. And we know that it will be put to good use and maybe when we are there we can visit the wounded just to say HI and Thank You.....

[Don]

It was an honor to represent the Kentucky Patriot Guard members and present Operation Homefront with a $1695 donation to the Ft Campbell Wounded Warriors Project. (This took them over the $5000 mark and qualified them to receive a matching $5000 from the National Operation Homefront office!!!!.)

We also visited with Mr Jack Dalby at the diving quarry in Hopkinsville. He is a retired SF diver who has been donating his time and talents to teach scuba diving to the wounded.

I just cannot come up with enough adjectives to describe dedication of 1sgt Stuart, Jack Dalby, Marie Carrington, and Vicki Sarricino.

Many times we think of things that could or should be done for the troops and their families. I can tell you first hand these folks are determined and will get them done..and I look forward to helping them however we possibly can.

[dreamcatcher]

Don, I second that!!

It was awesome seeing old friends last night, even though we were very late and very tired! It was great meeting new ones we have been e-mailing and talking to on the phone!

I look forward to seeing everyone again real soon!

Annette Robeck
aka Dreamcatcher

[armydad101st]

first of all I'd like to say its an honor to be repesented by a great leader, Don Woodrick and i would like to say i also had a great time seeing Don woodrick , 1st sgt mark stuart and family, marie carrington and family, annabel roush and family, janette temple, vicki sarricino and family, matt and annette robeck. and to you annette.. Its been a long time coming for tennessee. Thank you 1st sgt stuart for taking us to the pennyille parkway in hopkinsville,ky to see jack dalby and his wife, special forces retired, dive master instructor, a man that loves his soldiers and gives endless devoted time to change peoples lives that have been wounded. and thanks to lee who's dad owes the dive shop in clarksville who donates all the equipment to all the wounded warrioswho come to ft. campbell who want to particate in diving. thank you to 1st sgt stuart and marie carrington who invited us all to their home for a great meal and a great atmospher. and thank you to jannette temple for your devoted time and energy. it was a great moment to see don give 1st sgt stuart 's flag that was flown in iraq on 9-11-2006 incased in a beautiful cedar flag case made by don back to 1st sgt stuart. and also to hear the great news from vicki sarricino that the donation that the ky. partiot guard made put them over the $5000.00 mark which don said previously said that national operation homefront will match. thank you to annabel roush for letting debbie and i stay at her house for 2 nights. thanks to everyone of you for what you do.


ps. whew this took me a long to write we got home at 7:30 pm

[markstuart68]

I can not tell all of you how much I am humbled and Thankful to know you. Don, Brooks and Debbie, you are the reason America's young men and women do what they do. I thank you, members of the Ky Patriot Guard and friends for the donation to Operation Home Front. It will go a very long way in helping our wounded Soldiers and their families. Marie and Vicki are doing a marvelous job, I am just along for the ride and the strong Back..LOL. I was happy to share my home with you and now that you know where it is, I don't expect you to be a stranger when you come into town. Thank you Don for giving back the flag with the beautiful case, it will always be special to me, not becuase it flew in Iraq, but becuase you took the time to make a case and give it back. Thank you.

[support_our_wounded_soldiers]

[B][I][U][SIZE=14][COLOR=purple]I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH! YOU HAVE MADE SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN OUR ORGANIZATION AND HAVE BROUGHT TRUE LIGHT UNTO WHAT TRUE AMERICANS ARE. I AM TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE MET YOU GUYS. I REALLY HAVE SOOO MUCH TO SAY BUT NO WORDS CAN MATCH HOW I FEEL FOR EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU. DINNER WITH YOU GUYS WAS WORTH A MILLION DOLLARS TO ME AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART. FROM THE FREEDOM RIDE TO THE BBQ YOUR MEMBERS HAVE STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WAS EVER HOPED. YOU GUYS REALLY HELPED MAKE EACH EVENT A SUCCESS. I HOPE WE NEVER LOSE TOUCH AND CONTINUE COMING TOGETHER. IT WAS SOOO NEAT TO MEET THE FACE BEHIND THE NAME. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND TAKING THE TIME TO COME OUT. HOPEFULLY NEXT TIME WE CAN HAVE EVEN MORE WONDERFUL FACES OUT THERE. I LOVE LOVE LOVE ALL OF YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!

[FlashBulb]

Hey guys.....call me a little slow...ha ha...I'm just now getting on here but I am glad that I did. You all have just started my day out right!!!! Actually I have already been up for over 2 1/2 hours but I'm glad that I came in here and took a look at the forums. You all are just the greatest!!! I really enjoyed the get together we had (esspecially the Chili Cheese Dip...ha ha) Just kidding. Meeting the 1st Sergeant, Marie and Vicki was awesome!! They are a very determined group that will get the job done.
I downloaded the pictures last night and sent them to Vicki BUT they all came back to me. I'm waiting now for another e-mail address to send them too. Maybe I can post a couple on here...........
Thanks everyone!!! Brooks and Debbie...you two are the greatest!! And Don......I just can't say enough about your dedication!! All the time that you are putting into the cases and frames!!! Your work is beautiful!!
Thanks again guys!!!!

[support_our_wounded_soldiers]

ooooohhhh please send them on to me if you can at marie@supportourwoundedsoldiers.com
i would love to take a look at them. thank you so much for coming over and i had a wonderful time. sooo glad that you enjoyed the chilli dip i will have to let my aunt know it was a hit. lol
marie