Dear Everyone,
Back on 12/29/03 when I first seen a  story on SSG Maurice Craft 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 Ii 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. 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 did 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.Windmill restaurant for all the food and what they are doing for our
Veterans Marines in Red Bank.There 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 how much people care 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 by doing all things
you due..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.
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