tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44441094514481711222024-03-19T02:36:39.325-07:00Serve Our Willing Warriors* Serving our Wounded, Ill and Injured Warriors + Their Families ** Founders and Hosts of The Warrior Retreat at Bull Run in Haymarket, Virginia *Serve Our Willing Warriors (SOWW)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14671764405335536250noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444109451448171122.post-14572079512384190622018-05-25T14:10:00.000-07:002018-05-25T14:10:29.933-07:00Honoring the Toil, Sacrifice & High Courage of our Willing Warriors; Memorial Day 2018<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 19px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>“We must </i><b>Dare</b> <i>to be</i> <b>Great</b>; </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">WE HONOR </span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">& REMEMBER</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">WHO</span> <i><b>SACRIFICED</b></i></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">& FELLOW COUNTRYMEN</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;">~</span><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">WE OWE YOU A DEBT</span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We possess so <i>many</i> freedoms and blessings that a great percentage of the world does not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And take a moment to remember and give thanks for our Men and Women in uniform that protect these freedoms on our behalf.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="color: red;">SOWW</span></i> WISHES YOU AND YOURS</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #bf9000;"><b>A WONDERFUL</b></span> <span style="color: #bf9000;"><b>THANKSGIVING!</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And if you have more than enough, we hope you will find the Joy that comes with sharing your bounty with others in need during this Holiday Season. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Because Gratitude and Giving are intrinsically linked.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How does one really say <i>"Thank You!"</i> to these amazing men and women?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In truth, most of our Warriors are modest. While they appreciate our acknowledgement of their service, they are often shy when they are approached by civilians that want to commend them for their military participation. </span><i><span style="font-size: large;">(Nevertheless, you should always thank them when given the chance. They really do appreciate it!)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most veterans would probably say . . .</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>"Take some form of action as a means of saying thanks."</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are so many great organizations (like <i><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://willingwarriors.org/" target="_blank">Serve Our Willing Warriors</a></span></i>) that work with our Veterans and their families in a hands-on, consequential way. Find a local organization and volunteer. Or donate money or other resources to a nonprofit that provides meaningful services to our Warriors. Our Veterans need to know that those who have served will be taken care of (along with their families). They need to know they will <i>not</i> be forgotten or neglected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>You can also show your appreciation through <i>Good Citizenship.</i></b><i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our Veterans have fought for our precious rights in this country and want to see them upheld and enjoyed. So exercise your right to vote. Be involved in bettering your local community. Raise your children to understand what it means to be an American and to be grateful for the freedoms we enjoy in this country. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Don't take these hard-won gifts for granted.</b></i> So many people around the world are not so fortunate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And when you do find yourself in the position to personally thank a Veteran, be sure to say, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>"Please thank your family for me too!"</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will close with a few snapshots of our incredible Warriors in action; always keeping us safe here at home and doing good things for the world abroad. Aren't they <i>amazing</i>?</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a Blessed Veterans Day + Weekend and remember . . .</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Take Action to Say Thanks!</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">When we saw this wonderful interview, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Because it's always good to hear something </span><i><span style="color: red;">heartwarming . . . </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Even during the</span> <span style="color: red;">hot</span> <span style="color: #0b5394;">days of summer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I came across a handwritten poem that was not in my mother's handwriting. Nor did the handwriting belong to my father, grandmother or grandfather. Puzzled, I began to read the poem that was written about two sailors, brothers no less, who had lost their lives on a ship named the Jacob Jones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I read, I wondered if it was a fictional poem or if it was written about two real men. By the eighth stanza, I had tears in my eyes. It felt too intimate to be a fabrication. When I got to the closing lines I knew it was for real because the two sailors were named: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The poem was signed by Vera E. McKinney, but the name didn't ring a bell. Who was she in relation to the the two brothers in the poem? And what was her relationship to my mother? Was she a relative? A friend? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I knew I had to find the family that the poem belonged to so that I could return it to them. But my mother had lived in a lot of places, so I wasn't sure if the author "Vera" was someone Mom had known growing up, or a friend she had made when she was working in a Maryland bomb factory during the war.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I went online to see if I could locate Vera and I began by researching the brothers, Harold and Nathan, and their ship named <span style="color: #cc0000;">*</span>Jacob Jones. It didn't take long to find their names and a history of their ship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The brothers were <a href="http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship1386.html" target="_blank">Harold Leroy McKinney and Nathan Lorain McKinney</a> and they lost their lives on February 28, 1942 off the coast of Cape May, New Jersey, when their Wickes class destroyer, the<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Jacob_Jones_(DD-130)" target="_blank"> USS Jacob Jones (DD-130)</a>, was hit with enemy torpedoes by the undetected German submarine <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-578" target="_blank">U-578</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were only eleven survivors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The brothers had hailed from the area where my mother had grown up, so I began searching online in that region. To my great surprise, I posted an inquiry on a local Facebook page and almost before I could finish typing I got a response from none other than Vera's grandson. He confirmed my suspicions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vera had written this poem about the two brothers because they were her sons. She lost both of them that fateful day because they had requested to serve together. Vera's grandson, David, gave me the phone number of one of Vera's surviving children, her daughter Naomi. I immediately called her to tell her about the poem and to ask for the family's permission to post it here for Memorial Day. Naomi was quite familiar with the poem because it had been previously published in 1948 by a local radio station singer and humorist, "Singing Sam" Raborn, in a book titled <i>Favorite Poems (Gems of Verses Gathered From Here and There and Recited in Public Readings).</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I sent Naomi the handwritten poem and we both were surprised to find it that it didn't appear to be written in her mother's handwriting. There was an additional stanza added and small changes in some of the wording. Vera's last name was even misspelled. We are still unsure as to who hand-wrote the copy stashed away in my mother's things, but perhaps someone was writing the poem down from memory. Or perhaps it was someone who had recited the poem in public. The addition of a stanza is a true mystery; perhaps the published version had accidentally left it out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Naomi sent me a copy of the poem as it was originally published and photos of all seven of her brothers: all of whom served their country in uniform.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The handwritten copy I found is featured below, and the text beneath each page is how the poem originally appeared in 1948. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Vera's poem is a timeless tribute to her fallen sons and her sorrow from 75 years ago still seeps from it's pages. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I can think of no better way to honor the meaning of Memorial Day than to share this moving poem.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a mother's memorial to both of her sons: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Two brothers who gave their last full measure of devotion;</span></div>
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<i>Written by a broken-hearted mother in memory of her two sons who never came back.</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On one dark and chilly morning,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They left the coast of Maryland, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the great Atlantic shore,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Knowing not, they could never,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">See land or loved-ones anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So on deck they watched and waited,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hoping that their loss be none,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But alas; that awful shaking,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just before the rising sun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh, how sad if we were near them,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Heard the prayers, the sighs, the groans</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As the enemy broke to pieces,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That great ship, the Jacob Jones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">'Twas their request that they could be,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then in heaven together through eternity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those two boys were to us precious,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With hearts so brave and true,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sacrificing for their country,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our dear boys, how we miss them,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No human tongue can ever tell,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since they left home f</span><span style="font-size: large;">orever,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the deep sea, there to dwell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until the resurrection morning,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When they rise from the cold bed,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the Holy Bible tells us,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The seas shall give up their dead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Their dear faces e'er before us,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From the dawn till close of day,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then at night fall, dark and lonely,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our dear boys so far away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We sit down in grief and sorrow,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With a sad and aching heart,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thinking of the awful terror</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From home and mother they must part.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">In our hearts their memories linger</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Till we sleep beneath the sod</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Then they'll rise some day and meet us</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Around the golden throne of God</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">'Mid all our heartaches and parting,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">God is still upon the throne.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the one who watches o'er all,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The flowers, birds, and bees,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Will watch over our dear boys,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Who now sleep beneath the seas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They sailed many miles together,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your dear boys, along with mine,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But their sailing now is ended,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the troubled sea of time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let's just trust and pray to Jesus,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They will sail some day to shore,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Where there'll be no war, no fighting</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At that gathering up in heaven,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are sure in that gathering,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some times we're home sick for heaven,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That sweet home bright and fair</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There we'll see dear Harold and Nathan,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are sure they are waiting there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Donald W. McKinney (USN)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Leo G. McKinney (USA)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">*Nathan L. McKinney (USN)</span><br />
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Floyd D. McKinney (United States Army)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Clinton R. McKinney (United States Air Force)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">to <b>honor</b> and <b>remember</b> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">all of </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>our fallen warriors in uniform</b>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And let us always be grateful for families like the McKinneys. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Serve Our Willing Warriors would like to express our sincere thanks to: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>David McKinney</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Lt. Col. David Leftwich (United States Army, Retired)</b> and his wife, <b>Cathy Leftwich,</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For responding and assisting in the search for the McKinney relatives and for sending us the lovely photo of Vera E. McKinney</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">A very special thanks to: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Naomi Blankenship</b> (Vera's daughter) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">For her assistance with this article and for granting us permission to share these family photos </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">*According to the West Virginia Memory Project, additional info on Harold & Nathan McKinney may be found through the following resources. (Membership to archival news sources may be required.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Welch Daily News - Two Purple Hearts For Mercer Family - 12/23/1943; </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">*</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">Historical Note:</span> </div>
There have been two destroyers bearing the name "USS Jacob Jones": The USS Jacob Jones (DD-61) and the USS Jacob Jones (DD-130), which was the ship mentioned in this article.<br />
The first ship was the <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Jacob_Jones_(DD-61)" target="_blank">USS Jacob Jones (DD-61)</a></span>; a Tucker-class destroyer that went down in WWI. Ironically, the first Jacob Jones was <i style="color: black;">also</i> sunk by a German submarine, the U-53, on December 6, 1917.<br />
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Serve Our Willing Warriors (SOWW)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14671764405335536250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444109451448171122.post-32687574401326900392017-05-05T02:00:00.000-07:002017-05-05T08:02:26.138-07:00National Military Spouse Appreciation Day ~ Celebrating A Warrior Kind Of Love<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Serve Our Willing Warriors</i> </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">loves</span><span style="font-size: large;"> to honor Our Military.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But it is impossible to honor our incredible men and women in uniform </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They are the ones willing to frequently relocate their families, often having to leave friends and familiarity behind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They are the faithful ones who wait at home for their loved ones while they are away serving our country . . .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They are the ones who singlehandedly raise the children and manage the home front and lie awake at night praying for their their warrior's safe return during tours of duty . . .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you know a military spouse that is awaiting the return of their husband or wife, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Offer to mow their lawn or wash their car.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The smallest token of appreciation & support can mean an awful lot to a military wife or husband dealing with daily stresses that a civilian cannot possibly know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Knowing that people back home are looking out for their spouses definitely means the world to our Willing Warriors who must spend long periods of time away from their families.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And no one is more deserving of our appreciation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To all our Military Spouses out there . . .</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">We </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Thank You!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">You are our Unsung Heroes; </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Our Willing Warriors at Home!</span></div>
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<b>Thanks to <a href="http://www.bushnellphotography.com/about" target="_blank">Bushnell Photography</a> for volunteering with SOWW to provide </b></div>
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<b>these wonderful images & memories for our Willing Warrior guests.</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the wonderful things about living in the DC beltway region is the onset of spring. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Passover and Easter are usually ushered in by the blooming of cherry trees that line the Potomac River, the highways, and the neighborhoods surrounding our capital.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But this year, our beloved cherry trees were hit hard by crazy weather patterns. A heat wave initiated too-early budding and blooming. A severe cold front followed, dumping snow and ice on the delicate blossoms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have two cherry trees that sit on either side of my driveway and I eagerly await their bloom each year. </span><span style="font-size: large;">This year, my beautiful trees were covered in brown, withered petals. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I almost felt ill when I saw them and worried that my trees might be permanently damaged. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did the only thing I could do -- I left town for a week because I just couldn't bear to see my beautiful trees so decimated. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And, <i>miraculously</i>, so had some blooms on my cherry trees!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Though the blooms were not as profuse as previous years, they were still beautiful. </span><span style="font-size: large;">They reminded me of something important:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We all possess an underlying strength to conquer harsh circumstances </span><span style="font-size: large;">and the winter storms of life only serve to help us tap into that hidden reserve of fortitude. We are made to miraculously overcome!</span></div>
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(At <i><span style="color: red;">SOWW</span></i> we get to observe inner resilience up close and at work in the Willing Warriors that we serve. They are our daily reminders of the power of the human spirit!)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps you have just weathered some difficult circumstances in your own life and things are looking pretty grim. As we enter into this sacred season of Passover & Easter, </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">I would like to encourage you and challenge you to: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They all illustrate the story of <i>Overcoming</i>; </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These stories are <i>your</i> stories too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Wishing you a beautiful Passover & Easter </span><span style="color: #bf9000;">& </span><span style="color: #bf9000;">A Year Filled with Renewed Strength and Vigor </span><span style="color: #bf9000;">& </span><span style="color: #bf9000;">Good Things Blossoming!</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">W</span><span style="font-size: large;">ho among us wouldn't rather receive a gift of warm, homemade cookies over a box of store-bought ones? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's just something about a handmade gift that says, </span></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: x-large;">"You are special; </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: x-large;">You are loved; </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's why we give a handmade quilt to every warrior family that stays at The Warrior Retreat at Bull Run. It is a warm reminder of <i><span style="color: red;">SOWW'S</span></i> <i>"Home Away From Home"</i> that they can take with them once their stay is over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have seen firsthand what these quilts have meant to our Warriors </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and the strong emotions that they have evoked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This Valentine's Day, we wanted to say a big </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to the incredible quilters who donate their time, talent, and awesome quilts to the <i>Willing Warriors <b><span style="color: red;">+</span></b> Their Families</i> during their stays at <span style="color: #0b5394;">The Warrior Retreat at Bull Run</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your gifts are "love made tangible".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everyone at <i>Serve Our Willing Warriors</i> salutes you </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for providing such a thoughtful way for our Warriors to </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Life is less a Quest than a Quilt.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>to Help Others Find Their Own Way in Their Lives.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had been looking for an inspirational saying for 2017 and began digging through all my usual sources for finding great quotes -- you know the kind -- the great words that have been uttered or written by world leaders and iconic, historic figures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I read through lots of incredible things said by renowned people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I relaxed during New Year's Eve, I was reading the premier issue of a new magazine; </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://shop.magnoliamarket.com/search?q=the+magnolia+journal+magazine" target="_blank">The Magnolia Journal</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the pages of this lovely new magazine the editor, <a href="https://magnoliamarket.com/blog/" target="_blank">Joanna Gaines</a>, expressed a simple, yet difficult-to-master, truism that we often forget to apply on a daily basis.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~ </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>L</b></i></span><span style="font-size: large;">ook </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>t</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>oo</i> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">f</span><span style="font-size: large;">ar </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;">ntended </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">for </span><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;">ere and </span><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">N</span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;">ow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's a </span><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">C</span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;">ertain </span><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">R</span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;">ichness in </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> . . . I <i>C</i>ontinue to </span><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">ove My </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">EART t</span></i><span style="font-size: large;">oward </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">W</b><span style="font-size: large;">hat</span> <b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">THIS</span></i></b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">D</span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;">ay and </span><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;">ime Hold. ~</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">From </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span><span style="font-size: large;">ll of </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">U</span><span style="font-size: large;">s at </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas Time is also "<i>Anniversary Time</i>" for <i><span style="color: red;">Serve Our Willing Warriors</span></i>. Years before we became a nonprofit, we started out as a <a href="http://www.parkvalleychurch.com/" target="_blank">Park Valley Church</a> group created by <span style="color: red;"><i>SOWW</i></span> founders: John and Shirley Dominick. Our mission: Giving Christmas gifts and spending time with the Warriors<b><span style="color: red;"> + </span></b>Their Families at the Walter Reed and Fort Belvoir hospitals. Years later, we still begin every December with the longstanding <i><span style="color: red;">SOWW</span></i> tradition of handing out Christmas gifts to Warrior Families, much like a pack of Santa's elves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year began with a bang -- but not the fun kind! As we began loading our U-Haul with gifts, a container holding stocking stuffers fell off the truck and sent bottles flying! Does this kind of stuff happen to Santa when he loads his sleigh?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fortunately, we brought along some little elves of our own (brothers Ben & Zander Ward) who got right to work retrieving bottles underneath the truck!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Older brother Ben is also one of our amazing fundraisers! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For this event, he served as the <i><span style="color: red;">SOWW</span></i> representative of the </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What a multi-tasker!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year the Walter Reed festivities were hosted at the beautiful USO building.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I don't mean to brag, but we definitely had the cutest elves onsite!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here he is -- planting a saucy smooch on one of the <a href="http://marylandgoldstarmoms.com/" target="_blank">Gold Star Mothers (Maryland Chapter</a>)!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Bull Run Warrior Retreat sign-up list filled with over two pages of Warriors hoping to stay at the retreat in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>for the 2016</i> <i style="color: red;">SOWW </i><i>Gift-Giving at Walter Reed!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We said our farewells and headed back to Haymarket to gear up for the upcoming visit to Fort Belvoir.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until next year . . . </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Merry Christmas to All at Walter Reed!</span></div>
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<br />Serve Our Willing Warriors (SOWW)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14671764405335536250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444109451448171122.post-27705508650606734952016-12-07T13:55:00.000-08:002016-12-07T13:56:59.825-08:00December 7th . . . A Day of Remembering<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We remember those days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And we remember.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On this day in 1941, over 300 Japanese bombers destroyed five battleships, three destroyers, seven additional ships and killed over 2000 Americans in a surprise and unprovoked attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in the US Territory of Hawaii.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The enormity of the attack shocked the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">America responded immediately by declaring war on Japan the very next day. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Three days later the U.S. declared war against Germany and Italy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One event affected the entire world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we look back, we picture large swathes of devastation; explosions, burning ships, and the sky blotted out by the black cumulus clouds of smoke.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes we forget to remember that devastation on such a monstrous scale consists of thousands of smaller devastating losses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Losses like a Husband or a Wife;</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Remember them gratefully. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But at <span style="color: red;">Serve Our Willing Warriors</span>, </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">EVERY</i><span style="font-size: large;"> day is a day of Thanksgiving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(In fact, our middle name <i>could be </i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thanksgiving!</i>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our organization was founded on the principle of "giving thanks". </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It is our mission to give our thanks to the Men and Women who safeguard our nation through their service and sacrifice in the United States Armed Forces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They will always top our </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">"Things To Be Grateful For"</i><span style="font-size: large;"> list.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Founders John & Shirley Dominick with some of our awesome "Willing Warriors"!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But as we set out to "give back" to our Willing Warriors <b><span style="color: red;">+ </span></b>Their Families, we found <i>so(ww)</i> many other things to be thankful for . . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Take a peek at some of the people and events that have become a part of the "We're <i><span style="color: red;">SOWW</span></i> Thankful" story this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We Give Thanks for <i>The Willing Warriors <b><span style="color: red;">+</span></b> Their Families</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">who have been our guests at</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">The Bull Run Warrior Retreat!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">2.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">We Give Thanks for <i>Our <span style="color: red;">SOWW</span> <span style="color: #0b5394;">BRWR</span> Volunteers:</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Who Maintain the House & the Grounds of </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We Give Thanks for <i>Our Youngest <span style="color: red;">SOWW</span> Supporters:</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Who Write Beautiful Notes of Encouragement</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We Give Thanks for <i>Our <span style="color: red;">SOWW</span> On-The-Go Volunteers:</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We Give Thanks for </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">Our <span style="color: red;">SOWW</span> Visiting Chefs:</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Who Create Culinary Masterpieces</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We Give Thanks for the organizations like the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/Mighty-Oaks-Warrior-Programs-Manassas-Outpost-1672031139712751/about/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">Mighty Oaks Warrior Program (Manassas Outpost)</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">PS:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Behind the Scenes Prep</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Who Make It Possible To Raise a Flag Over a Free Country:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We Thank You! We Honor You.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We Owe You a Debt We Can Never Repay.</span></div>
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<b>TODAY WE HONOR YOU</b></div>
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<b>Our freedom in America isn't really free</b></div>
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<b>Our Soldiers often pay a price to keep our liberty.</b></div>
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<b>On this day we honor you</b></div>
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<b>The ones who fight for Red, White and Blue</b></div>
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<b>From my hand to your heart THANK YOU for all that you do!</b></div>
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<b>Thank you for your service!</b></div>
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<b>A piece of me I give to you.</b></div>
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<b>I painted this heart to say "Thank you!"</b></div>
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<b>The heart is you, the hand is me,</b></div>
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<b>To show that we are friends, the best that can be.</b></div>
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<b>At the heart I made for you on this day!</b></div>
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<b>Thank you for your service!</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since our ribbon-cutting on July 4, 2015, we have welcomed approximately 175 Willing Warriors <span style="color: red;"><b>+ </b></span>Their Families into <span style="color: red;"><i>SOWW's</i></span> "Home Away From Home".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>July 4, 2016 at The Bull Run Warrior Retreat.</b></span></div>
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It has become a well-established tradition to give our Mothers the gift of flowers for Mother's Day. Flowers symbolize life and fertility and therefore they are an apropos gift to the women who gave birth to each and every one of us.</div>
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I grew up in a home with very little money, but there were always flowers. We raised much of our own food to make ends meet, but at least two to three rows of our precious garden were always reserved for flowers. My grandmother, a flower garden aficionada, began this tradition and my mother took up her mantle once my grandmother became wheelchair-bound. As a kid, I was never too fond of having to pick tomatoes or cucumbers, but I did love spending time selecting the prettiest dahlias for a tabletop vase.</div>
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Once I had my own children, a desperate need to plant roses surfaced from somewhere deep in my psyche. Then I, like my mother and grandmother before me, found myself cultivating large swathes of flower gardens around every home we have ever owned.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Easter marks the time of year when life springs back up from an environment that, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At Easter, millions of people around the world reflect on & celebrate what they consider to be </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"The Ultimate Come-Back Story": </span><span style="font-size: large;">The Resurrection of Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Serve Our Willing Warriors <i><b>LOVES</b></i> a Come-Back Story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In fact, there is nothing we love more than to be a part of someone's Come-Back Story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To see a Warrior reunited with his family, friends, and country is always a miraculous event. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We are so grateful for our Come-Backs; </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">those Willing Warriors that made it home!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And we are so(ww) grateful to have a small part in saying </span><span style="font-size: large;">"Welcome Home" </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">in the midst of their Come-Back journey.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SOWW President, Shirley Dominick, gives a hug to one of our Willing Warriors</td></tr>
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It's Valentine's Day, so let's get right to the heart of the matter:</h2>
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<span style="color: red;">Every Day is Valentine's Day at Serve Our Willing Warriors!</span></h2>
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At <i>SOWW</i>, we are so blessed because we get to witness Love in Action every single day! </div>
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What we regularly observe isn't the traditional gift of flowers and a box of chocolates. </div>
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Instead, we have the privilege of witnessing all manner of different expressions of love that come gift wrapped in the time, talents and donations of our community of volunteers. </div>
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<i>(On a DAILY basis!)</i></div>
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So here is our version of a Valentine's Day card:</div>
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<b><i>THIS</i> is what Love looks like at Serve Our Willing Warriors.</b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">Sometimes Love Looks Like . . . </span></b></div>
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<b>Hosting a cookout for our Wounded, Ill and Injured Warriors at one of the nearby hospitals.</b></div>
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<b>. . . Or hosting a dinner prepared by a local chef at The Bull Run Warrior Retreat!</b></div>
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<b>. . . Or a holiday dinner for Willing Warriors + Their Families</b></div>
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<b>Applause for our Willing Warriors!</b></div>
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<b>Arranging for a Willing Warrior Family to spend a holiday together at The Bull Run Warrior Retreat!</b></div>
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Serve Our Willing Warriors (SOWW)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14671764405335536250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4444109451448171122.post-5186039799289309902016-01-01T15:24:00.000-08:002016-01-01T15:24:15.771-08:00And Magically, A New Year Begins!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">2015 closed in a glorious way . . .</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">(The first in almost forty years!)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I saw the glimmering moon peeking over the hillside of the Bull Run Warrior Retreat as I was driving by, just before twilight. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The sight was so breathtaking that I had to pull over to take a picture with my cell phone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It was both stunning and serene to stand at the foot of the driveway </span><span style="font-size: large;">and watch <i>"La Luna"</i> rising slowly, centered between the entrance's stone pillars. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Knowing that we had a Willing Warrior Family spending their holiday together, snug inside the retreat's house made the moment even more beautiful. A peaceful retreat -- <i>the epitome of a perfect Christmas gift.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For our Willing Warriors <b><span style="color: red;">+</span></b> Their Families.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today a Willing Warrior Family is enjoying Christmas together in this </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">God bless you, your home, and your loved ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">From All of Us at <span style="color: red;">Serve Our Willing Warriors</span>.</span></div>
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