A good friend of ours has written this e-book and is donating all royalties to the Wounded Warrior Project. His wife recently was diagnosed with breast cancer, had a mastectomy last week, and is facing months of chemo and radiation. He is currently working/flying in Africa and is only home a few weeks every couple months.

Please consider purchasing this book, for yourself/as a Christmas gift/etc. and/or sharing the information, posting it on your Facebook page, etc. It would really help Pat’s spirits during this difficult time to know his efforts in writing this book are being rewarded, in addition to helping our wounded warriors.

Flying the Lifeline: Marine Helicopter Pilot by Patrick Shaub

PS: If you don’t have a Kindle, you can still get the book

You know, there isn’t much to match that feeling when they walk up to the terminal and hundreds are there to greet them!!

I have a ton of photos I took of veterans returning from their trip but don’t know what to do with them. Any ideas?

NYconservative on November 12, 2012 at 5:54 PM

Contact the organization behind honor flights and ask if they are archiving the experience? Seriously. I know there is pleny of images of the Vets while they are here in DC but I wonder how much material they have from the return.

And for scoffers who question why it matters- WWII Vets truly did get home without any sort of welcome. I think mostly because people were war-wearly and ready to get back to normal. Vets included. They didn’t want to dwell on what they did or what they saw in warfare but, rather, they wanted to get back to their lives.

There was a WWI monument in DC within months of the end of the “great war” but it took 60 years for the same to be true of the second great war. Vietnam and Korean war vets got recognized before them. That is just sad.

If you’re a teacher, get your students involved. The one thing the veterans love is “Mail Call” while on the plane. They receive mail from local students and when they return they have the opportunity to meet them. It closes the generation gap and keeps their stories alive with this generation.

If you’re able to, please donate a few bucks. It goes a long way and is so appreciated.

I have a ton of photos I took of veterans returning from their trip but don’t know what to do with them. Any ideas?

As a descendant of men who fought in every major war, from the Revolutionary War through World War II, I often wonder what they would do or would’ve done if faced with the enemy we face today, and afterward I feel even more inspired and dedicated to their cause, our cause now, than I did a week ago.

Thanks to all the veterans everywhere for what you did and what you do for our beloved country. *Salutes*

I remember the day that Nixon resigned and watching it on TV with him. I looked back at him and he sat there softly crying. If he was alive today, he’d be sobbing at what the country he loved so much has become.

He always told me and my siblings that we didn’t appreciate how great America is. I’m not so sure he’d say that now.

The second time was as one who welcomed home my wife’s uncle from his flight. My Uncle by marriage served in the Pacific Theater. He is quite unwilling to speak of his service, so by indirect questioning, we’ve come to the conclusion that his job in the service was to set-up telephone service on newly captured islands. He and his buddies would work in seemingly intolerable conditions of heat, humidity and danger from the Japanese soldiers and marines who hadn’t either been killed or hadn’t given up.

He did his job without any glory or much of a reward. I believe he received a small portion of the appreciation when we welcomed him and the rest of the honorees. I have never shaken so many hands in such a short time. Bless him and everyone who has served our country! It was my honor to see him there.

(to say that I had to tell the Geico ad to go back downunder)

… THANK YOU!!!

My grandmother was a Navy WAVE during World War II

wow. My grandma was a Navy nurse in WWII.