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
Copyright © Yolanda Nicholsen | Year Posted 2024
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