Collecting Memories

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Collecting Memories

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Cheryl is going through her mother's files and possessions and she came across something
that my dear mother in law had saved years ago. This is an article that I wrote for the
USO publication "The Volunteer Voice" 10 years ago. That was back when I was a Team Leader
in the USO Service Center at DFW Airport. I had forgotten all about this until Cheryl found
it in Vera's files. As we approach Memorial Day I think it's something worth remembering.
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Good job, David. Excellent and thanks for posting!

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Paladin wrote: Fri May 21, 2021 6:26 pm Good job, David. Excellent and thanks for posting!
I can only echo the quoted passage.
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Excellent reminder! Well written and to the point. Thanks!!
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A great read David;thank you for sharing it with us! ::tu:: ::tu:: ::tu::
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A well written article. It reminds me of my old hometown newspaper from
years ago. There was a reporter for the paper who frequently wrote
articles on many topics like holidays, national/local historical
anniversaries, or just common everyday thoughts. His main responsibility
was to be a reporter, but I so looked forward to his articles. I use to
cut the articles out and give them to my daughter who was in school-
this is how someone shows you they have command of the English language.
Your mother-in-law recognized that!

Thanks for sharing this David.

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David,
Catching up on my forum reading and have thoroughly enjoyed your well expressed piece that so many families wish they could have enjoyed, a happy homecoming!
Let's be mindful of those families whose loved ones came home under flag draped coffins.
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treefarmer wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 3:18 pm David,
Catching up on my forum reading and have thoroughly enjoyed your well expressed piece that so many families wish they could have enjoyed, a happy homecoming!
Let's be mindful of those families whose loved ones came home under flag draped coffins.
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Amen and Semper Fi to you Philip.

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David, well Done ,and a big THANK YOU for sharing your article .
A reminder of the cost of Conflict at a personal level, and that Freedom does have a high cost !
Happy Memorial Day Everyone ::handshake::
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David,

I'm just now seeing this. What a wonderful read and an even greater story. What a blessing that must have been for you to be a part of that moment, watching this family reunite with each other and glad to have their son home.

Thank you for sharing. ::handshake::
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Thanks everyone for reading the article and you comments. I miss those days of being around other military and their families. It was a joy to be able to help them and just give them a place to relax at the airport. :D
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Just read your excellent USO story. Thanks due to you and all the USO volunteers.
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