In the last year our club has given gift baskets to retruning soldiers, whether they return just for R&R in the middle of a deployment, or if they are coming off of a deployment.
One day Carol Keller received a donation with the following letter:
Dear Ms. Keller,
I called and spoke to you a few days ago in refernce to giving you a
donation to your gift baskets for returning military personnel.
Years ago in 1970 as a young Marine off shore of Viet Nam on a helicopter
carrier, I received a surprise gift box twice from some volunteer organization
from my home state of Ohio.
This was a total surprise and much welcomed goodies from home and most
espically it let me know we weren't forgotten.
Regrettably at that time I didn't have the maturity or decency to respond
to the kind ladies and say thank you. To this day when I think of it, I am
ashamed I didn't respond to people who showed thy cared and say a simple thank
you.
Enclosed is a check to support your effort. I'll leave it to you to spend as you see fit and say thank you for what you're doing for our wonderful
troops.
Kind Regards
G.D.
Soldotna, Alaska
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