WASHINGTON OPERATION THANK YOU
612 Jefferson Street --- Richland, Washington 99352
(509) 943-4572 (509) 947-7426
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"History does not entrust the care of freedom to the weak or timid."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
'No arsenal, no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'
-- Ronald Reagan
Always taking addresses for care packages !! Click here
for the most amazing version of the Star Spangled Banner you've never heard! It truly needs to be heard to understand the foundation of our Nation!
Web site designed & hosted by JP (c) 2007 at Homestead TM
Meeting w/Charlie Daniels prior to his concert at the Benton-Franklin Fair
To Make Blankets for the Troops, click here
Final Farewell to Matt Emerson
"What is a Hero?"
My heroes are the young men who faced the issues of war and possible death, and then weighed those concerns against obligations to their country. Citizen-soliders, who interrupted their personal and professional lives at their most formative stage.
A Veteran - Whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who at one point in his/her life wrote a blank check made payable to The United States of America for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor. There are far too many people in this country who don't understand it.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children through the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were Treated and Appreciated by their Nation."
George Washington
Home of the Brave Quilt Project. Make quilts for the families of those Washington State service persons killed in either the Iraq or Afghanistan conflicts.
"If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under."
Ronald Reagan
I fear not, I see no reason for fear.
In the end we will be the victors. For though at times the flame of liberty may cease to shine, the ember will never expire.
Thomas Payne
"Not for fame or reward, not for place or for rank, but in simple obedience to duty, as they understood it.
Confederate Memorial in Arlington National Cemetary
SSgt Plemmons Homecoming
Training at Camp LeJuene
ARMY C Battery 94th Antiaircraft Artillery A.W. Battalion "SP" 2nd Armored Division Reunion
NEVER FORGET
Check out this Video about the Men and Women serving today
"A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living."
THIS is why we do what we do!
Kenton Childers from Prosser (far right)
Are you a Veteran in need of a place to meet and connect with other Vets "who understand"? Need help transitioning back after serving overseas? Check out the Columbia Basin Veterans Coalition Center in Pasco - they are here to help! http://www.veterancoalition-cb.org/
Tim Leber, 10th Mountain Division, just returned from Afghanistan. He was home on leave last week. Picture with WWII Veteran, Cliff Dykeman
An outstanding new children's book has been written by Shannon Maxwell, a Marine wife who has been through the challenges of a severly wounded husband, and how as a family they are working through those challenges. This is a 'must read' for families of a wounded warrior. If you know someone whose children could benefit from this book, please consider buying one and getting it into their hands. Click here
Children's Book for Wounded Warrior Families
PFC Nicholas R. Gardner
RECENT HOMECOMINGS
Pvt. Brandon Chafin, National Guard
WASHINGTON
OPERATION THANK YOU
Our Mission:
To ensure that all military personnel and their families, past and present, are treated with the utmost respect, and to enlighten our community as to the needs of our military and their dependents.
For those that deny themselves the comfort and security of their homes to protect our freedom,
We are forever in your debt.
What do we mean by Patriotism in the context of our times? We venture to suggest that what we mean is a sense of National responsibility ... a Patriotism which is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime!!
100% of All Funds Donated Go To Our Military
Capt. Jared Wiggins Army, Apache Pilot
Cpt. Brian Johnston in Afghanistan
