Posted on 03/29/2008 11:24:00 PM PDT by patriciaruth
BUMP
I am a member of the Keystone Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America.
I just returned from the National Veterans Wheelchair Games, in Omaha, Nebraska, and I was sponsored by Keystone PVA.
I’m not sure what you mean by “gimmicky”, but I can assure you that they are a solid veterans group.
I think I can answer any questions you might have.
The Paralyzed Veterans of America, a congressionally chartered veterans service organization founded in 1946, has developed a unique expertise on a wide variety of issues involving the special needs of our members—veterans of the armed forces who have experienced spinal cord injury or dysfunction.
Paralyzed Veterans will use that expertise to be the leading advocate for:
* Quality health care for our members,
* Research and education addressing spinal cord injury and dysfunction,
* Benefits available as a result of our members’ military service,
* Civil rights and opportunities which maximize the independence of our members.
To enable PVA to continue to honor this commitment, we must recruit and retain members who have the experience, energy, dedication, and passion necessary to manage the organization and ensure adequate resources to sustain the programs essential for PVA to achieve its mission.
Here is the link to the PVA national HQ -http://www.pva.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage
There are Chapters across the country, so if you’d prefer to donate to the one in your home state, look here - http://www.pva.org/site/PageServer?pagename=memb_chapters
Thanks. Glad to hear this. I am sending them a check.
I have a couple of old cell phones...you have mail! :)
You have snail mail! Thanks!
Thanks for posting the information about the Paralyzed Veterans!
I’m sure there are more than a couple of us who appreciated having your insider information. :-)
Email from Afghanistan:
Hey!
Your boxes have been arriving safe and sound. The movies have been a big hit.
I don’t think it really matters what kind of trail mix you make. They eat it regradless :D
Thanks for your support!
*****
Email from Iraq:
Subject : RE: Re: Care Packages
They sure did, Patty. Thanks. Some of my guys were excited about getting the Corps series. Some of them had read other books by W.E.B. and were looking forward to starting this series. I started reading the second book in the Mars trilogy. I have enjoyed them, than you. I planned on starting the books by Churchill sometime next week.
I personally haven’t had any contact with Georgians here in Iraq. They are in another sector. On occassion I have seen some of them at the corps headquarters but I didn’t have a chance to speak with them. I spent about six months in Georgian training a couple of battalions of their infantry. They really are a good people and I hate to see this happen to them. News stories of the fighting hit close to home because of was there. It truly is a shame, but I can’t say that I am surprised. It was only a matter of time before Russia started flexing their muscles. They have probably just been waiting for any excuse to go into Georgia and seized upon the tensions in S. Ossetia. Russia has wanted for a while to stop the movement of Georgia closer to the West and into NATO. Russia considers Georgia and other nations near its periphery as their Near Abroad and really, really doesn’t like the idea of any nation on its border too close to the West. Sad to say, but their isn’t much we can do about that since most of our military and diplomatic bandwidth is allocated to Iraq and Afghanistan.
I am glad to hear that your mother is doing a little bit better. How is the rest of your family doing?
I really haven’t had the chance to see a lot of the Olympic coverage. Last I heard, Phelps had won six gold medals. Hope his run continues. I do know that China is just racking up the points on the medal count.
Take care, Patty. I hope to hear form you soon.
Great emails, great job Patty! Thanks!
Check posts 25, 26, 27, 28 for tips on how to mail care packages to the troops.
:-)
Do you want to join our ping list?
Yes. Thanks.
Calling for a few volunteers to send Halloween candy care packages to Bagram air field, Afghanistan.
To make it on time they should be mailed out by October 18th. FReepmail me for latest APO if you can send one or more boxesful.
Now that summer is starting to pass we can send chocolate again, but it is still 100 degrees here, so I am waiting 10 days before I mail mine to Iraq.
I’d love to! Could you please FReepmail me APO for them? Thanks!
Sebastian Junger went back and embedded with them again th is spring and wrote the article. He will also have a movie on them - right now, slated to premier at Robert Redford's Sundance Screen Festival in Jan.
The last handful of he 173rd - BATTLE Co - got out of Afghanistan 31 July - stationed back in Italy for a year before going back.
They just had a big Welcome BACK party thrown for them in Italy - with Tankerbabe having been a major pull-it-together person. She did a herculean job for months to make sure our Sky Soldiers have a “Welcome Home” party like other units that ship back stateside and receive a big party.
Just before they left the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan, Admiral Mullen went there to present metals to 12 Sky Soldiers on The Rock. (my grandson is one)
http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=2238318&referralPlaylistId=playlist&maven_referrer=staf Prayers that AFghanistan/Pakistan fighting will be mostly done with soon.
I’ll help out.
Send me an address.
Is there anything I shouldn’t send? A weight limit?
What is the send to address?/Just Asking - seoul62.......
No weight limit if you use the flat rate priority boxes.
FReepmail on the way.
God Bless our Troops
~Colleen~
Are they taking candy again? Is it the same APO I had?
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