Archive for December, 2010
If you read only one book on the military this year, Front Toward Enemy is the one to choose. For the past two years that I have been involved with the Patriot Guard Riders’ escort of Gold Star families to Snowball Express, I have seen this young woman and her four young sons participating. This [...]
Patriot Guard Riders, American Airlines staff and volunteers from the Rockville Centre Tea Party welcomed home the happy Gold Star families from the Snowball Express 2010 outing on Monday night! The kids were all happy and excited after their five days of rodeos, concerts, xtreme sports and gifts! It is a pleasure to take part [...]
On a beautiful sunny December day a small group of Civil Air Patrol cadets, their officers, cemetery employees and a World War II Air Force Navigator (and POW), gathered to hold the Wreaths Across America ceremony at one of the original 14 National Cemeteries established by Congress and organized by President Abraham Lincoln during the [...]
Mr and Mrs Claus were at the American Airlines terminal at JFK Airport to welcome our Gold Star families on their trip to Dallas, Texas, for the 2010 Snowball Express! Santa also took the time to hear the Christmas wishes of the flight crew too! The PGR escorted the families from the hotel to the [...]
And pitched in to help! Read the whole thing here!
The Day of Infamy when over 2,000 American servicemen lost their lives in defense of this nation.
With the Holidays fast approaching, we’d like to remind everyone to do a little something for our troops serving overseas and far away from their families and loved ones. Visit the latest troop support operation listed to see how you can help! Or visit our list of groups in New York State for others!
