Re: Have an extra Christmas card?

I've got a nephew at Walter Reed. He lost both legs, suffered head trauma, and was severely burned in an IED attack on his vehicle while on patrol in Afghanistan. He was blown plumb damn up and has been there a long long time.

--


Don Thompson

Stolen from Dan: "Just thinking, besides, I watched 2 dogs mating once,
and that makes me an expert. "

There is nothing more frightening than active ignorance.
~Goethe

It is a worthy thing to fight for one's freedom;
it is another sight finer to fight for another man's.
~Mark Twain


"Putt" <arachnid01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Xns9B6E8CCD8259token@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Saw this at a local resturant (Adolphs Taco House),
thought I would pass it around:

"Have an extra Christmas Card?
Send it to:

A Recovering Service Member
C/O Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Ave. NW
Washington, DC, 20307-5001"


Putt...

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