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2012 Misc Groups
This thread is for the random groups/individuals that we do this year.
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Permalink Reply by Sue-Pillowcase lady on
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met his young man today because he wanted to give me a flag that was flown in a special ops flight in Afghanistan recently. I got his name from a Curves member. He asked if he should make the certificate out to me and I said "no, Heads at Ease. It is a team effort."
The pillowcases that I sent him are in the photo above.
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Permalink Reply by Ally on
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WOW Sue !!!!!! That is great and very exciting! so glad you took a picture and shared here. I am in awe!!!!
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Thanks for the kind words Ally! It is a testament to all the "crew" of HAE who have faithfully spent, sewed and
mailed to bring some comfort to our deployed troops.
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I mailed out 60 to another unit at Camp Leatherneck yesterday. A woman at my church has a grandson in that unit. When he deployed a couple of years ago she made him 6, 1 for him and 5 to share. He took that pc along on this tour and the guys all liked it. So she asked if HAE could send some more. here they are:
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got this note this morning to the POC for the group above
Mr. & Mrs. Lamberson,I cannot tell you how thankful I am for your organizations work and devotion to our military and America's sons & daughters. My grandmother, Dorothy xxxxx, sent me a few pillowcases during my last deployment to Afghanistan in 2010. It was a very difficult time for us as we were in what seemed to be constant contact with our enemy. We would go out to the middle of nowhere conducting missions and would only come back to base for 2 nights every 6 days. Every time i went back to my hooch and layed down there was at least one moment where i felt connected and the pain of... events would be lifted if for only a short while. It is so easy to forget that there are people back home that love and pray for us; at night when you're alone with your thoughts of helplessness or second guessing hard decisions, sometimes emotions get the best of you. That physical touch cloth on my face was a constant reminder that we were in fact not alone in this deployment and people were waiting for us to come home...I continue to use my pillowcase on this tour, as well as, when I drilled overnight or conducted annual training in the months before this deployment. God bless your organization, my grandmother, and YOU for answering the call for 60! more, so that my brothers and sisters in arms may know a moment peace when they are alone with their thoughts. They have all been handed out, and by that i mean, each team member eagerly and humbly selected one and said with great gratitude "thank you."Respectfully,1LT Scott xxxxxSCADT-II -
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I got this note this morning. You see the pc in the photo above:
Ms. Judy,
I am a Soldier currently serving in Afghanistan. Recently we received a box of wonderful pillow cases of all different designs and colors. It made all my fellow Soldiers more than happy. After opening the boxes, the Soldiers passed around and bartered with each other for just the right one. It seemed like there was one that perfectly fit each of our personalities.
“Thank you” is definitely not enough, but it is all I can offer for now. It means a lot to receive something that so much time and effort was put into. Our unit is currently spread to the four winds serving different areas of Afghanistan. I thank you from the bottom of our hearts; each night we lay our heads on a piece of home because of you.
Mine is an awesome John Deer Tractor pillow case and came with a slip stating that Ms Judy Regan from Tucson, AZ made it – Thank you
Thank you and God Bless
V/R,
1LT STEPHEN
C9/SC-ADT
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Permalink Reply by phoebe stg2 on
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So you just had to make me cry this morning... Thank You for sharing this note!
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it's a great one. And I love how he said that they found one that fit each personality. I love our variety.
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these are the pcs that I mailed on July 3rd. The 1 above was to a K-9 unit. The 1 below was to an Air Force unit. They are from all over and gather places to do their job. The orange and lime green was decorated by a student at my school.
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Judy Regan, Thank you so much for the pillowcase. It’s beautiful and gives a nice personal touch to my boring dorm room. Thanks again!
TSgt Sarah xxxxxxx 380th Expeditionary Wing
I wrote back and asked her what it looked like.Sue,
It is maroon with little flowers and the end is pink with little flowers.
Thanks again,
Sarah
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In June, I mailed some to a unit that I am not free to say much about except that they needed some our HAE special comfort from home:
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Several groups were also done this month
I sent 30 pcs to the AF unit that Major Sam is in (he's the one who gave us the flag). Their personnel rotates, so he keeps me updated when that happens.
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