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Military order of the purple heart day

My husband and I both have been president's vice president's junior vice president including chaplin our life then was very busy full of volunteer working veterans helping veterans supporting local law enforcement and Rotc cadets Central Florida AEROSPACE ACADEMY Sun n Fun volunteering florida special Olympics was the greatest gift for us both being we both suffered traumatic brain injury these were my peers the excitement of placing the ribbons around the necks of those competing rather on crutches or in wheel chair competing way more challenging making everyone who competes a winner afterwards we served meals while the knights of Columbus marched on veterans played taps in memory of veterans who lost their battles we also sent boxes packages to troops deployed oversees and honored goldstar mothers we take part in creating memorial parks awesome achievements was the Veterans park of Tampa bay exhibits from Ww1 WW11 Korean Vietnam awesome Afghan Wall including our own Purple Heart monument we get to hear stories of other veterans and their families we know we're not alone although we celebrate we also mourn the loss of fellow lifetime members including judges and thier families this year is trying because we lost a lot of great men leaving wives who continues the tradition giving awards to cadets sending boxes to troops supporting goldstar mothers helping veterans with homelessness housing sometimes simply holding someone's hand throughout trying times of loss the many ways of giving back we actually made benches from bottle caps we clean debris off the graves bricks and lay wreaths looking over all the boots on the ground the white tombstones some has names some empty remains never identified my family has endured stress illness over the past years however we are always with our fellow members praying for thier families therefore this military order of the purple heart day ways heavily this year my grandfather served in Rome WWll my uncles Vietnam my stepfather Korean my husband is a purple heart recipient for his bravery being injured saving lives in Vietnam this year I sent a box of small things to my granddaughter who just arrived in Isreal like all military families we embrace all who serve and who are still serving while praying for thier safe return none of us still don't want to get that knock two troops standing thier remembering our loved one HONOR all those who serve pray for them and thier families God bless the Military order of the purple heart and God bless the United States of America Have a very blessed Military order of the purple heart day 8-7-2024 Never forgotten today I send cards USO Supporting the American Legion Amvets Vfw and Catholic War Veterans giving of yourself volunteering is the greatest gifts I'm truly blessed

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Date: 8/7/2024 10:33:00 PM
You are a wonderful, selfless person for whom I'm sure America is proud. This is the greatest country and has the greatest people. Thank you. God bless America.
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 8/8/2024 7:50:00 AM
Thank you so much indeed America is the greatest country and yes we have the greatest people many blessings to you Hilda have wonderful day.
Date: 8/7/2024 8:33:00 AM
Quite a long treatise of how to help others.
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Yolanda Nicholsen
Date: 8/8/2024 7:51:00 AM
Thank you for your kindness many blessings Victor.

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