Dear Everyone,
Well the time is almost here for the Benefit.Maurice being able to make
it is great.Back on 12/29/03 when I first seen this story on him on
channel 12 news at 1130 at night I wasn't able to sleep that night.The
next day I was at his Grandmas with a dozen donuts flowers offering any
help in anyway.Thats the day I met his grandma Maddie Davis she show me
2 pictures of a young man with 2 different Presidents one while in was
in 10 grade in Asbury Park High School winning a youth essay contest
with President Clinton & the second with President Bush getting the
Purple Heart after being wounded serving in our Armed Forces both
pictures taken in Washington D.C.Not to many Grandmothers that raised
their Grandson has a picture of them with 2 Presidents.My Commander in
the American Legion 523 Ben Schiender & I presented her  with a Blue
Star Banner.Ben was also their on morning to shuffle some snow for his
grandma at 7:00 a.m. during a snow storm we had last year at his
Grandmother house she had it done already.Maddie Davis is one special
person.The day Maurice When Maurice & I  finally got to meet after
talking on the phone & e-mailing each other back & fourth  other for
several months a tear ran down our eyes as the room got silent all his
Cousins & Aunts was their talking with him.We shook hands & talk for
awhile.Normally a person is forgotten about after serving their Country
& being wounded.How do you say Thank You to what everyone is doing for
him with this Benefit & others things in the Past. It gives me goose
bumps just thinking about what you all have done as I write this.What
you all have done & are doing you can't put a price on it a pretty good
in helping him Heal to which  he will have a Life Time of problems.He
will always look back at what the people from Asbury Park, Musicians
from areas that are pretty far from A/P & people in surrounding
communities did for him.And also are some people in Washington D.C. &
Ft. Bragg N.C. home of the 82 Airborne that know about a town called
Asbury Park not only for a town wear people became famous in Music but
on much people car about one of their Hometown Hero's.His 2 Daughters
will look back at this I am sure as they get older in Life and say what
you all are doing was very special for their Father. As a Veteran and as
a person from the City of Asbury Park.I took a stand while a Commander
in the VFW about a Flag Flying on our Waterway & finally got one up on
one of the greatest Waterways in the United States it is because of
people like yourselves that Flag should be flying on our Waterway not
only for Veterans in a time of war.It is people like yourselves that
make the Foundation of our Country.Next time you see the Flag Flying on
our Waterway or anywhere think of yourselves because you all make it
what it is & stands for.
THANK YOU AGAIN

James P Grabe
Louis E. Perry
American Legion 523
Service Officer
Asbury Park N.J.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Home (732)774-6917
Cell (732)685-4358



 
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