--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Sharon Boone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don't know where all of you were, but the Veterans of all > persuasions, Catholic, Jewish, American Legion VFW, DAV, were all > gathered at the Menorial Park on 5th Ave., today. Big > congratulations to Jim Grabbe, of the VFW, American Legion and > Catholic War Veterans, all, of Asbury Park! A grateful thank you to > James Bruno, John Loffredo, Ed Johnson, Jim Keady and our City > Manager, for just being there! What a warm reception, I received! I > also had the honor and pleasur of finally meeting one of my icons, > Frank D'Alessandro, a retired educator, historian and a prolific > interpretor, of the "spoken word"! What an honor! He has made me > laugh, cry and ponder, just WHY, we are in the state, we're in. I > knew by his warm smile and handshake, that everything I had assumed, > was true. If you had've been there, you would have seen Veterans of > all religions, colors and ideology. There were no politics, > no "hidden" agendas, no nothing, except, citizens of Asbury Park in > UNITY with each other. I will never forget John's words of honoring > his father; of Ed's sincere thanks, for being invited, of Jim's, > historical and documented reason for Memorial Day, in the first > place. Of our City Manager, my generation and brother to me and how > he has embraced me from the 1st day I met him; see, I have no hidden > agenda and it's obvious to those who have the power to generate > change here, that not only am I a friend, but the future of this > great City lies, in ALL of us. We all bring something, to the > table. Letting go of the political aspect, I was asked to say a few > words. I began by saying that I am a Past County President of the > American Legion Auxiliary and at the last National Convention in > Hawaii, it was learned that I was the recipient of a National > Award. Know what I do, beside B**ch, here? I do Legislation, for > the State of NJ, for The American Legion and I just want to > acknowledge, the Veterans of Asbury Park, Monmouth County, The > Asbury Park City Council and the great state of New Jersey! God > Bless all of you, in your endeavors! > Sharon > Thank You Sharon nothing good comes out of a War we have seen that with what happen to Maurice Craft.And He is in N.C. rasing his daughters.Some here forgot about him & his family but not everybody.
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