Ditto.
A great American, and I salute her!
Keith
On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 2:04 PM, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmkahle@gmail.com> wrote:
Bravo, Mrs. "V"
On Jun 1, 10:43 am, dick thompson <rhomp2...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Positivity: Letters From Home
> <http://www.bizzyblog.com/2010/06/01/positivity-letters-from-home/>
>
> Filed under: Positivity <http://www.bizzyblog.com/category/positivity/>,
> US & Allied Military <http://www.bizzyblog.com/category/us-military/>
> --- TBlumer @ 5:57 am
>
> From Ridgefield, Connecticut
> <http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/05/16/letters-from-home/> (HT
> Noel Sheppard at NewsBusters
> <http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2010/05/30/memorial-day-sp...>):
>
> Doris Ventres is considered a real American Hero by many people in
> her hometown of Ridgefield Connecticut, and it's easy to see why.
>
> "Mrs. V" as shes known, has been hand writing letters to U.S.
> soldiers from Ridgefield serving overseas for 42 years. This 82-year
> old 8th generation Ridgefielder was inspired to start her letter
> writing campaign one day while walking out of her local church. She
> explains, "I saw this nice plaque, a beautiful bronze plaque, in
> memory of two of the boys that had been killed at war. In fact, I
> went to school with one of them -- and I thought -- you know, why
> can't we do something about it before they are gone?"
>
> That's when she got the idea to send hand written notes, detailing
> all the "goings on" at home, so that the troops from Ridgefield
> would feel included in the town's activities. Church plays, the
> changing of the colors of trees, even what the local fishermen were
> catching, no one has missed a thing thanks to Mrs. V.
>
> Doris knows first hand just how much a letter from home can mean to
> someone serving overseas. Her husband George was in the Navy, as
> well as her father-in-law. Doris and George have been married for 62
> years, and still live in the home that they built with their own
> hands. (George says Doris was even up on the roof pounding nails
> with a hammer and did a great job!) They have two sons, Tad and
> Dale, and have two grandchildren.
>
> The couple that met at a square dance, and went fishing on their
> second date, have a lifelong commitment to their family and
> community that has given back to them many times over. Earlier this
> year, one veteran who spent two tours of duty in Iraq with the U.S.
> Air Force organized a special surprise event for Mrs. V to honor her
> hard work. One retired Army major who remembers a letter Doris wrote
> him while serving in Kuwait in 1991 told the crowd "The letters we
> got from her were a lifeline back to the world we came from.. They
> were like a cool drink of water."
>
> Many troops are so happy to hear from her, they not only write her
> back from the field, but stay in touch with her after they are
> discharged.
>
> Troops write her back It's something that keeps her smiling from ear
> to ear. Doris has an entire room in her house dedicated to her
> letter writing, and keeps every memento, letter, and flag she has
> received over the years. She calls it her "Memory Room." ...
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