[Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Support Our Troops for the Holidays
Kirk Harmon
kvh54 at cfl.rr.com
Thu Nov 15 13:23:42 CST 2007
Leslie, I feel the best way to have the ability to confront these issues is
by raising the funds we will need to keep up the struggle for these fine
men and women. I am going to be working very hard on this issue after Dec.
when the Constitution is approved to do so. I would hope we can get several
of our members to join me on this committee so we can raise the money we
will need to champion the rights of our Blind Veteran's! Kirk Harmon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Harmon" <kvh54 at cfl.rr.com>
To: "Info and discussion list for blind veterans."
<blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Support Our Troops for the Holidays
> Perhaps they could Leslie!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leslie Bledsoe" <lesliebledsoe at suddenlinkmail.com>
> To: "Info and discussion list for blind veterans."
> <blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 10:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Support Our Troops for the Holidays
>
>
>> perhaps people in the area could volunteer and deliver the cards. we all
>> know this hospital is in trouble, but we as veterans need to suggest
>> solution and ways of implementation of the solutions. thank you for
>> flaging
>> this issues. leslie bledsoe
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <NABlindVets at aol.com>
>> To: <blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 2:16 PM
>> Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Fwd: Support Our Troops for the Holidays
>>
>>
>>
>> Fax this to your representatives, call your congressman,raise hell
>> because
>> this is a travesty!
>> Read on below.
>> Dwight
>>
>> In a message dated 11/14/2007 3:03:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> BlindguysRus1 writes:
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 11/14/2007 3:01:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> BlindguysRus1 writes:
>>
>>
>> Dear President Bush,
>> This is pretty pittyful. The Walter Reed Army Medical Center is so under
>> staffed that our injured troops can't receive Christmas Cards from us
>> there
>> very
>> appreciative citizens.
>> Does this Say anything about the type of care they are receiving?
>> Dwight Sayer
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 11/14/2007 11:09:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net writes:
>>
>>
>> To Disability Advisory Board Members and Advocates,
>> This is a follow up to the holiday greeting card project mentioned at
>> Tuesday
>> ’s Disability Advisory Board Meeting. You will recall that I had
>> mentioned in the ADA Report that you could send a holiday card to U.S.
>> soldiers
>> recovering at Walter Reed Medical Supply Hospital as had been previously
>> posted
>> on the website, however, notice has been given that due to lack of human
>> resources staffing do not send greeting cards.
>> The American Red Cross has announced that you can send small gifts to
>> patients at Walter Reed via the Red Cross address below. Walter Reed
>> announced
>> that they will only accept phone cards, CDs, and individual small
>> packets
>> of
>> candy that can be distributed among its inpatient and outpatient
>> soldiers.
>> You may send your individual packets to:
>> American Red Cross
>> Walter Reed Army Medical Center
>> 6900 Georgia Ave., NW
>> Washington, DC 20307-5000
>> Or, if you prefer, you can drop off your phone cards, CDs, and small
>> boxes
>> of candy whenever you are in the area of the ADA program office (Health
>> &
>> Family Services Department, 2100 E. Michigan Street, 2nd Floor, Mabel
>> Butler
>> Bldg) and your gifted item will be included in the Orange County
>> Disability
>> Advisory Board shipment that will arrive prior to Christmas Day. The
>> last
>> day
>> for drop off for phone cards, CDs and small packets of boxed candy is
>> December
>> 14, at 3pm to be shipped from the Michigan Street location. If you
>> email
>> or
>> phone ahead and advise when you are coming by, I will be available to
>> assist
>> you and thank you for honoring our troops recuperating from injuries at
>> Walter Reed.
>> Also, in celebration of Thanksgiving and to support of our troops
>> serving
>> overseas,
>> Beginning at 6am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight,
>> PDT
>> on November 22, Thanksgiving Day, Americans can text a message of thanks
>> to
>> 8-9-2-7-9 and within a matter of seconds, the sender will receive a
>> reply
>> on
>> their cell phone from America Supports You. The reply message will
>> come
>> from
>> a member of the Armed Forces who is currently serving, expressing
>> his/her
>> appreciation for the support, both personally and on behalf of others
>> who
>> are
>> serving.
>> All of the major mobile wireless providers—AT&T Wireless (Cingular),
>> Verizon, Sprint (Nextel, Qwest), and T-Mobile are providing access to
>> The
>> America
>> Supports You Text Message program. There will be no upcharge.
>> Resource: _http://www.amillionthanks.org_
>> (http://www.amillionthanks.org/)
>>
>> Support Our Troops video, _http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm_
>> (http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm)
>> Did you Know?
>> • 25,830 troops wounded
>> • 27,103 non-battle wounded
>> • 20,000 flu, pain, back problems, depression, psychological
>> problems, TBI, epilepsy, infections
>> • 800 lost arm, leg, fingers from IEDs (improvised explosive
>> device)
>> • 100 have been blinded and many live on tubes and machines
>> (http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/12962/mcms.html)
>> • 2,000 IED cases
>> • 62% returning veterans have a brain injury
>> The most complicated cases end up in the following cities: Tampa, FL,
>> Richmond, VA, Palo Alto, CA, and Minneapolis, MN and at these hospitals
>> have an
>> average of 6 major impairments and a minimum of 10 specialists treating
>> them
>> Have a happy holiday season. The next DAB meeting is scheduled for
>> January
>> 14, 2008, 2010 E. Michigan Street. Interim ad hoc Committees will meet
>> in
>> December and I will keep committee members apprised of noticed meetings.
>> Happy Thanksgiving,
>> ….Samme Ripley
>> Orange County ADA/
>> Disability Advisory Board
>> 407-836-6568
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ____________________________________
>> See what's new at _AOL.com_
>> (http://www.aol.com/?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170)
>> and _Make AOL Your Homepage_
>> (http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169) .
>>
>> -----------------
>> Forwarded Message:
>> Subj: Support Our Troops for the Holidays Date: 11/14/2007 11:09:54
>> A.M.
>> Eastern Standard Time From: _Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net_
>> (mailto:Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net) Sent from the Internet _(Details)_
>> (aolmsg://035bbfd8/inethdr/2)
>>
>>
>> To Disability Advisory Board Members and Advocates,
>> This is a follow up to the holiday greeting card project mentioned at
>> Tuesday
>> ’s Disability Advisory Board Meeting. You will recall that I had
>> mentioned
>> in the ADA Report that you could send a holiday card to U.S. soldiers
>> recovering at Walter Reed Medical Supply Hospital as had been previously
>> posted on
>> the website, however, notice has been given that due to lack of human
>> resources staffing do not send greeting cards.
>> The American Red Cross has announced that you can send small gifts to
>> patients at Walter Reed via the Red Cross address below. Walter Reed
>> announced
>> that they will only accept phone cards, CDs, and individual small
>> packets
>> of
>> candy that can be distributed among its inpatient and outpatient
>> soldiers.
>> You may send your individual packets to:
>> American Red Cross
>> Walter Reed Army Medical Center
>> 6900 Georgia Ave., NW
>> Washington, DC 20307-5000
>> Or, if you prefer, you can drop off your phone cards, CDs, and small
>> boxes
>> of candy whenever you are in the area of the ADA program office (Health
>> &
>> Family Services Department, 2100 E. Michigan Street, 2nd Floor, Mabel
>> Butler
>> Bldg) and your gifted item will be included in the Orange County
>> Disability
>> Advisory Board shipment that will arrive prior to Christmas Day. The
>> last
>> day
>> for drop off for phone cards, CDs and small packets of boxed candy is
>> December
>> 14, at 3pm to be shipped from the Michigan Street location. If you
>> email
>> or
>> phone ahead and advise when you are coming by, I will be available to
>> assist
>> you and thank you for honoring our troops recuperating from injuries at
>> Walter Reed.
>> Also, in celebration of Thanksgiving and to support of our troops
>> serving
>> overseas,
>> Beginning at 6am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight,
>> PDT
>> on November 22, Thanksgiving Day, Americans can text a message of thanks
>> to
>> 8-9-2-7-9 and within a matter of seconds, the sender will receive a
>> reply
>> on
>> their cell phone from America Supports You. The reply message will
>> come
>> from
>> a member of the Armed Forces who is currently serving, expressing
>> his/her
>> appreciation for the support, both personally and on behalf of others
>> who
>> are
>> serving.
>> All of the major mobile wireless providers—AT&T Wireless (Cingular),
>> Verizon, Sprint (Nextel, Qwest), and T-Mobile are providing access to
>> The
>> America
>> Supports You Text Message program. There will be no upcharge.
>> Resource: _http://www.amillionthanks.org_
>> (http://www.amillionthanks.org/)
>>
>> Support Our Troops video, _http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm_ (http://
>> www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm)
>> Did you Know?
>> • 25,830 troops wounded
>> • 27,103 non-battle wounded
>> • 20,000 flu, pain, back problems, depression, psychological
>> problems, TBI, epilepsy, infections
>> • 800 lost arm, leg, fingers from IEDs (improvised explosive
>> device)
>> • 100 have been blinded and many live on tubes and machines
>> (http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/12962/mcms.html)
>> • 2,000 IED cases
>> • 62% returning veterans have a brain injury
>> The most complicated cases end up in the following cities: Tampa, FL,
>> Richmond, VA, Palo Alto, CA, and Minneapolis, MN and at these hospitals
>> have an
>> average of 6 major impairments and a minimum of 10 specialists treating
>> them
>> Have a happy holiday season. The next DAB meeting is scheduled for
>> January
>> 14, 2008, 2010 E. Michigan Street. Interim ad hoc Committees will meet
>> in
>> December and I will keep committee members apprised of noticed meetings.
>> Happy Thanksgiving,
>> ….Samme Ripley
>> Orange County ADA/
>> Disability Advisory Board
>> 407-836-6568
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ____________________________________
>> See what's new at _AOL.com_
>> (http://www.aol.com/?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170)
>> and _Make AOL Your Homepage_
>> (http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169) .
>>
>> -----------------
>> Forwarded Message:
>> Subj: Fwd: Support Our Troops for the Holidays Date: 11/14/2007 3:01:59
>> P.M. Eastern Standard Time From: _BlindguysRus1_ (mailto:BlindguysRus1)
>> To:
>> _President at whitehouse.gov_ (mailto:President at whitehouse.gov) CC:
>> _news at abc.com_ (mailto:news at abc.com) , _news at cbs.com_
>> (mailto:news at cbs.com)
>> ,
>> _news at nbc.com_ (mailto:news at nbc.com) , _news at msnbc.com_
>> (mailto:news at msnbc.com) ,
>> _news at cnn.com_ (mailto:news at cnn.com)
>>
>>
>> Dear President Bush,
>> This is pretty pittyful. The Walter Reed Army Medical Center is so under
>> staffed that our injured troops can't receive Christmas Cards from us
>> there
>> very
>> appreciative citizens.
>> Does this Say anything about the type of care they are receiving?
>> Dwight Sayer
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 11/14/2007 11:09:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net writes:
>>
>>
>> To Disability Advisory Board Members and Advocates,
>> This is a follow up to the holiday greeting card project mentioned at
>> Tuesday
>> ’s Disability Advisory Board Meeting. You will recall that I had
>> mentioned
>> in the ADA Report that you could send a holiday card to U.S. soldiers
>> recovering at Walter Reed Medical Supply Hospital as had been previously
>> posted on
>> the website, however, notice has been given that due to lack of human
>> resources staffing do not send greeting cards.
>> The American Red Cross has announced that you can send small gifts to
>> patients at Walter Reed via the Red Cross address below. Walter Reed
>> announced
>> that they will only accept phone cards, CDs, and individual small
>> packets
>> of
>> candy that can be distributed among its inpatient and outpatient
>> soldiers.
>> You may send your individual packets to:
>> American Red Cross
>> Walter Reed Army Medical Center
>> 6900 Georgia Ave., NW
>> Washington, DC 20307-5000
>> Or, if you prefer, you can drop off your phone cards, CDs, and small
>> boxes
>> of candy whenever you are in the area of the ADA program office (Health
>> &
>> Family Services Department, 2100 E. Michigan Street, 2nd Floor, Mabel
>> Butler
>> Bldg) and your gifted item will be included in the Orange County
>> Disability
>> Advisory Board shipment that will arrive prior to Christmas Day. The
>> last
>> day
>> for drop off for phone cards, CDs and small packets of boxed candy is
>> December
>> 14, at 3pm to be shipped from the Michigan Street location. If you
>> email
>> or
>> phone ahead and advise when you are coming by, I will be available to
>> assist
>> you and thank you for honoring our troops recuperating from injuries at
>> Walter Reed.
>> Also, in celebration of Thanksgiving and to support of our troops
>> serving
>> overseas,
>> Beginning at 6am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight,
>> PDT
>> on November 22, Thanksgiving Day, Americans can text a message of thanks
>> to
>> 8-9-2-7-9 and within a matter of seconds, the sender will receive a
>> reply
>> on
>> their cell phone from America Supports You. The reply message will
>> come
>> from
>> a member of the Armed Forces who is currently serving, expressing
>> his/her
>> appreciation for the support, both personally and on behalf of others
>> who
>> are
>> serving.
>> All of the major mobile wireless providers—AT&T Wireless (Cingular),
>> Verizon, Sprint (Nextel, Qwest), and T-Mobile are providing access to
>> The
>> America
>> Supports You Text Message program. There will be no upcharge.
>> Resource: _http://www.amillionthanks.org_
>> (http://www.amillionthanks.org/)
>>
>> Support Our Troops video, _http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm_
>> (http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm)
>> Did you Know?
>> • 25,830 troops wounded
>> • 27,103 non-battle wounded
>> • 20,000 flu, pain, back problems, depression, psychological
>> problems, TBI, epilepsy, infections
>> • 800 lost arm, leg, fingers from IEDs (improvised explosive
>> device)
>> • 100 have been blinded and many live on tubes and machines
>> (http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/12962/mcms.html)
>> • 2,000 IED cases
>> • 62% returning veterans have a brain injury
>> The most complicated cases end up in the following cities: Tampa, FL,
>> Richmond, VA, Palo Alto, CA, and Minneapolis, MN and at these hospitals
>> have an
>> average of 6 major impairments and a minimum of 10 specialists treating
>> them
>> Have a happy holiday season. The next DAB meeting is scheduled for
>> January
>> 14, 2008, 2010 E. Michigan Street. Interim ad hoc Committees will meet
>> in
>> December and I will keep committee members apprised of noticed meetings.
>> Happy Thanksgiving,
>> ….Samme Ripley
>> Orange County ADA/
>> Disability Advisory Board
>> 407-836-6568
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ____________________________________
>> See what's new at _AOL.com_
>> (http://www.aol.com/?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170)
>> and _Make AOL Your Homepage_
>> (http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169) .
>>
>> -----------------
>> Forwarded Message:
>> Subj: Support Our Troops for the Holidays Date: 11/14/2007 11:09:54
>> A.M.
>> Eastern Standard Time From: _Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net_
>> (mailto:Samme.Ripley at ocfl.net) Sent from the Internet _(Details)_
>> (aolmsg://01d38560/inethdr/3)
>>
>>
>> To Disability Advisory Board Members and Advocates,
>> This is a follow up to the holiday greeting card project mentioned at
>> Tuesday
>> ’s Disability Advisory Board Meeting. You will recall that I had
>> mentioned
>> in the ADA Report that you could send a holiday card to U.S. soldiers
>> recovering at Walter Reed Medical Supply Hospital as had been previously
>> posted on
>> the website, however, notice has been given that due to lack of human
>> resources staffing do not send greeting cards.
>> The American Red Cross has announced that you can send small gifts to
>> patients at Walter Reed via the Red Cross address below. Walter Reed
>> announced
>> that they will only accept phone cards, CDs, and individual small
>> packets
>> of
>> candy that can be distributed among its inpatient and outpatient
>> soldiers.
>> You may send your individual packets to:
>> American Red Cross
>> Walter Reed Army Medical Center
>> 6900 Georgia Ave., NW
>> Washington, DC 20307-5000
>> Or, if you prefer, you can drop off your phone cards, CDs, and small
>> boxes
>> of candy whenever you are in the area of the ADA program office (Health
>> &
>> Family Services Department, 2100 E. Michigan Street, 2nd Floor, Mabel
>> Butler
>> Bldg) and your gifted item will be included in the Orange County
>> Disability
>> Advisory Board shipment that will arrive prior to Christmas Day. The
>> last
>> day
>> for drop off for phone cards, CDs and small packets of boxed candy is
>> December
>> 14, at 3pm to be shipped from the Michigan Street location. If you
>> email
>> or
>> phone ahead and advise when you are coming by, I will be available to
>> assist
>> you and thank you for honoring our troops recuperating from injuries at
>> Walter Reed.
>> Also, in celebration of Thanksgiving and to support of our troops
>> serving
>> overseas,
>> Beginning at 6am EST on Saturday, November 17, and ending at midnight,
>> PDT
>> on November 22, Thanksgiving Day, Americans can text a message of thanks
>> to
>> 8-9-2-7-9 and within a matter of seconds, the sender will receive a
>> reply
>> on
>> their cell phone from America Supports You. The reply message will
>> come
>> from
>> a member of the Armed Forces who is currently serving, expressing
>> his/her
>> appreciation for the support, both personally and on behalf of others
>> who
>> are
>> serving.
>> All of the major mobile wireless providers—AT&T Wireless (Cingular),
>> Verizon, Sprint (Nextel, Qwest), and T-Mobile are providing access to
>> The
>> America
>> Supports You Text Message program. There will be no upcharge.
>> Resource: _http://www.amillionthanks.org_
>> (http://www.amillionthanks.org/)
>>
>> Support Our Troops video, _http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm_
>> (http://www.nmam.org/wesupportu.htm)
>> Did you Know?
>> • 25,830 troops wounded
>> • 27,103 non-battle wounded
>> • 20,000 flu, pain, back problems, depression, psychological
>> problems, TBI, epilepsy, infections
>> • 800 lost arm, leg, fingers from IEDs (improvised explosive
>> device)
>> • 100 have been blinded and many live on tubes and machines
>> (http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/12962/mcms.html)
>> • 2,000 IED cases
>> • 62% returning veterans have a brain injury
>> The most complicated cases end up in the following cities: Tampa, FL,
>> Richmond, VA, Palo Alto, CA, and Minneapolis, MN and at these hospitals
>> have an
>> average of 6 major impairments and a minimum of 10 specialists treating
>> them
>> Have a happy holiday season. The next DAB meeting is scheduled for
>> January
>> 14, 2008, 2010 E. Michigan Street. Interim ad hoc Committees will meet
>> in
>> December and I will keep committee members apprised of noticed meetings.
>> Happy Thanksgiving,
>> ….Samme Ripley
>> Orange County ADA/
>> Disability Advisory Board
>> 407-836-6568
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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