Bravo, Mrs. "V" On Jun 1, 10:43 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Positivity: Letters From Home > <http://www.bizzyblog.com/2010/06/01/positivity-letters-from-home/> > > Filed under: Positivity <http://www.bizzyblog.com/category/positivity/>, > US & Allied Military <http://www.bizzyblog.com/category/us-military/> > --- TBlumer @ 5:57 am > > From Ridgefield, Connecticut > <http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/05/16/letters-from-home/> (HT > Noel Sheppard at NewsBusters > <http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2010/05/30/memorial-day-sp...>): > > Doris Ventres is considered a real American Hero by many people in > her hometown of Ridgefield Connecticut, and it's easy to see why. > > "Mrs. V" as shes known, has been hand writing letters to U.S. > soldiers from Ridgefield serving overseas for 42 years. This 82-year > old 8th generation Ridgefielder was inspired to start her letter > writing campaign one day while walking out of her local church. She > explains, "I saw this nice plaque, a beautiful bronze plaque, in > memory of two of the boys that had been killed at war. In fact, I > went to school with one of them -- and I thought -- you know, why > can't we do something about it before they are gone?" > > That's when she got the idea to send hand written notes, detailing > all the "goings on" at home, so that the troops from Ridgefield > would feel included in the town's activities. Church plays, the > changing of the colors of trees, even what the local fishermen were > catching, no one has missed a thing thanks to Mrs. V. > > Doris knows first hand just how much a letter from home can mean to > someone serving overseas. Her husband George was in the Navy, as > well as her father-in-law. Doris and George have been married for 62 > years, and still live in the home that they built with their own > hands. (George says Doris was even up on the roof pounding nails > with a hammer and did a great job!) They have two sons, Tad and > Dale, and have two grandchildren. > > The couple that met at a square dance, and went fishing on their > second date, have a lifelong commitment to their family and > community that has given back to them many times over. Earlier this > year, one veteran who spent two tours of duty in Iraq with the U.S. > Air Force organized a special surprise event for Mrs. V to honor her > hard work. One retired Army major who remembers a letter Doris wrote > him while serving in Kuwait in 1991 told the crowd "The letters we > got from her were a lifeline back to the world we came from.. They > were like a cool drink of water." > > Many troops are so happy to hear from her, they not only write her > back from the field, but stay in touch with her after they are > discharged. > > Troops write her back It's something that keeps her smiling from ear > to ear. Doris has an entire room in her house dedicated to her > letter writing, and keeps every memento, letter, and flag she has > received over the years. She calls it her "Memory Room." ...
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