Blankets for buddies
Monday, April 26, 2010
Tanker babe is helping all the paratroopers get together as she is prone to do.
A group of Gold Star families, Blue Star families, families of the wounded from OEF VIII and civilian supporters of the 173rd, 2-503 are selling throws as a fund raising project. The immediate goal is to raise funds to fly any medically cleared wounded of the 173rd ABCT from OEF X back to Italy and Germany at the end of the deployment to join their brothers in arms for Memorial Services and other official ceremonies.
Plus here is a story about, well maybe a Gold Star Dog?
A couple of months ago I wrote about a call I received from Mike Brennan, father of SGT Joshua Brennan who was KIA in Afghanistan in October 2007. Mike called to tell me that the Madison, WI police department was naming one of their new K-9 members in honor of Josh. There are a couple of pictures of K-9 Josh at the link above. It was emotional the day Mike called to tell me that news but even more emotional tonight when Mike called to tell me that K-9 Josh has finished his training and the department had the dedication today to signify that K-9 Josh is now offically a member of the force. Mike pointed me to this video aired on local news by NBC 15 in Madison, WI.
Good stuff for sure.