Gail, That is so great of you and your students. Steve and I found out our sons are leaving in the same deployment...now, really, is it a small world? Plus we have some really great Marine families on this list (as well as Army, Navy, USAF, Coast Guard) that have written me: OORAH! To make this dog related, my son's little Rat Terrier, since the day he left for Boot Camp last August, has slept every single night in the chair he always waited in for my son to come home at night. My husband and I have tried to get him to sleep with us, and he will come in but not for more than 10 or 15 minutes and then it's back to the chair, and oh the joy when his boy comes home on leave. He doesn't mope around during the day, but he waits every night...Semper Fido. Here's a link to our little Semper Fido's page, holding a sign we sent to his Marine in boot camp. http://www.semperfido.homestead.com/ Rachel & the Bless God-it's-a-Small-World-Ark Proud Blue Star Mom of PFC Aaron Anderson, USMC An American Working Dog Kennel Doing Our Part To Take A Bite Out Of Crime Since 1986! http://aaronswoodsarabians.homestead.com http://www.k9-workshop.com http://segensreich.homestead.com Proud Blue Star Mom of PFC Aaron Anderson, USMC "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." - Albert Einstein ----- Original Message ----- From: yukon97@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: SegerWind@xxxxxxx Cc: gsdk9rat@xxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 11:48 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Do you have a hero? Steve, the high school where I teach and act as SADD Advisor (Kings Park High School) has one of (if not THE) largest Support-the-Troops programs in the country, which we started when we found out that Julie Degen's husband was over there at the start of the war. Over the years, we have sent hundreds of packages and thousands of letters to soldiers overseas, and were honored with a visit by Julie and Col EJ Degen. We've also received numerous recognitions by various politicians. When your son goes overseas and you get his mailing address, if you want to email it to me, I will personally make sure that he receives packages and letters from my students. Congratulations on raising such a fine young man. Gail Martino Yukon97@xxxxxxxxxxxxx martinog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Long Island, New York ----- Original Message ----- From: SegerWind@xxxxxxx Date: Friday, August 10, 2007 6:01 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Do you have a hero? To: gsdk9rat@xxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Hi, I would have to say right now my Hero is my 19 year old son > Shane PFC > USMC who deploys to Iraq on 8/24/07. > Steven > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================