jalex
04-04-2003, 10:36 PM
I got this e-mail from a friend. My husband was with her's in Kosovo at that time and he wore his Angle pin too. Please read this and decide.
>Since this war started I have been trying to think of a way I could show
my support to our troops who serve our country. I think I found it and
hope you can help me bring a smile and hope to someone.
It was four years ago when they deployed my husband and his unit to the
conflict in Kosovo. I kept current with what was going on over there
through CNN, the Internet and the Stars and Stripes. One day in early
May, I read a story in the Stars and Stripes that touched me on many
levels. It was about a family going through a hardship because the
father hurt himself and could not work any more, while the mother
struggled to make ends meet. Despite their financial and emotional
burdens, they wanted to help the soldiers in Kosovo by donating the
mother's new design of Angel Pins. Her only problem was she had no idea
how to get them to the soldiers. She wrote a letter asking for anyone
who could help distribute the pins. I sent my offer to her and in a
couple of weeks I had a box of 200 "Team of Angels" pins for my
husband's unit.
I mailed the box to my husband along with the newspaper article and
explained to him what I wanted to do. He loved the idea and started
distributing to his unit buddies. Anthony, my husband, wore his "Team of
Angels" close to his heart, despite the fact that he was out of uniform.
However, he found the perfect location to keep it hidden-under his left,
front pocket flap of his BDU coat. He has his "Team of Angels" and
treasures them to this day.
When Anthony came home from Kosovo he told me stories of many of the
soldiers who received the "Team of Angels" and how it lifted their
spirits. He did run into a few people who did not want it because it had
religious connotations. But, when Anthony showed them the story of Mrs.
Gallagher and asked them to take it as a gesture of someone who cares
what they are doing, they looked on the Angels in a different light. I
was honored to bring a smile to someone's face. I am happy to know that
they know someone is proud of what they are doing. I ask nothing in
return.
Out of the 200 or so pins I received, I only have 2 left. I want to be
able to send a "Team of Angels" pin to our soldiers serving in this War
on Terrorism as well as help Mrs. Gallagher a second time. However, I do
not know how to get this off the ground. I do not have the money to
purchase all the pins I need. My plea to you is for information on how I
can accomplish this. I want to show my support. Everything will be 100%
donated to the soldiers serving our country.
Please visit my web site to learn more about my request. You can reach
it at the following address: http://www.anjai.com/Patriotic
<http://www.anjai.com/Patriotic>
Thank you for your time. Godspeed & God Bless
>Since this war started I have been trying to think of a way I could show
my support to our troops who serve our country. I think I found it and
hope you can help me bring a smile and hope to someone.
It was four years ago when they deployed my husband and his unit to the
conflict in Kosovo. I kept current with what was going on over there
through CNN, the Internet and the Stars and Stripes. One day in early
May, I read a story in the Stars and Stripes that touched me on many
levels. It was about a family going through a hardship because the
father hurt himself and could not work any more, while the mother
struggled to make ends meet. Despite their financial and emotional
burdens, they wanted to help the soldiers in Kosovo by donating the
mother's new design of Angel Pins. Her only problem was she had no idea
how to get them to the soldiers. She wrote a letter asking for anyone
who could help distribute the pins. I sent my offer to her and in a
couple of weeks I had a box of 200 "Team of Angels" pins for my
husband's unit.
I mailed the box to my husband along with the newspaper article and
explained to him what I wanted to do. He loved the idea and started
distributing to his unit buddies. Anthony, my husband, wore his "Team of
Angels" close to his heart, despite the fact that he was out of uniform.
However, he found the perfect location to keep it hidden-under his left,
front pocket flap of his BDU coat. He has his "Team of Angels" and
treasures them to this day.
When Anthony came home from Kosovo he told me stories of many of the
soldiers who received the "Team of Angels" and how it lifted their
spirits. He did run into a few people who did not want it because it had
religious connotations. But, when Anthony showed them the story of Mrs.
Gallagher and asked them to take it as a gesture of someone who cares
what they are doing, they looked on the Angels in a different light. I
was honored to bring a smile to someone's face. I am happy to know that
they know someone is proud of what they are doing. I ask nothing in
return.
Out of the 200 or so pins I received, I only have 2 left. I want to be
able to send a "Team of Angels" pin to our soldiers serving in this War
on Terrorism as well as help Mrs. Gallagher a second time. However, I do
not know how to get this off the ground. I do not have the money to
purchase all the pins I need. My plea to you is for information on how I
can accomplish this. I want to show my support. Everything will be 100%
donated to the soldiers serving our country.
Please visit my web site to learn more about my request. You can reach
it at the following address: http://www.anjai.com/Patriotic
<http://www.anjai.com/Patriotic>
Thank you for your time. Godspeed & God Bless