12-23-2011, 12:29
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Article About The Green Beret Foundation
I wrote this article about the Green Beret Foundation. Please take the time to read it and pass it on! Thanks, Steve
http://summerville.patch.com/blog_po...ation-ba6d8657
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12-23-2011, 13:30
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Nicely done. I have added your link to my FB
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12-23-2011, 14:02
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Thanks Steve! You R da man!!! 
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12-23-2011, 14:04
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Outstanding Steve............
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12-23-2011, 18:57
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Great job. I will pass it along.
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12-23-2011, 19:33
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I didn't know you could write! (Great job) 
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12-24-2011, 07:05
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
I didn't know you could write! (Great job) |
Jury is still out!  
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12-25-2011, 14:55
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Excellent. I will repost this and didn't know the GBF has only been around for 2 years.
This Friday for the GORUCK DC Scavenger Hunt, our team weight will be $400 in quarters to be donated to the Green Beret Foundation at the end of the day's event & activities. The weight will be insignificant to the sacrifices & needs of those that served.
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12-26-2011, 08:18
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Originally Posted by FXCOfire
Excellent. I will repost this and didn't know the GBF has only been around for 2 years.
This Friday for the GORUCK DC Scavenger Hunt, our team weight will be $400 in quarters to be donated to the Green Beret Foundation at the end of the day's event & activities. The weight will be insignificant to the sacrifices & needs of those that served.
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That is awesome! How much does $400 in quarters actually weigh?
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12-26-2011, 10:02
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That is awesome! How much does $400 in quarters actually weigh?
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Just over 20 lbs., IIRC
TR
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12-26-2011, 18:49
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Just over 20 lbs., IIRC
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Thats a lot of quarters!
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12-26-2011, 18:52
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Great write up...forwarded to people who care.
I have been familiar and have donated/worked with WWP and SOWF over the years, but had yet to be made aware of the Green Beret Foundation. Having read your article and now having reviewed the site, I have forwarded the link to many like minded patriots who care greatly for our servicemen and women.
My brother trains medics at Ft. Sam in San Antonio, so I spend as much time as I can at BAMC with WWP or just on my own with the guys recovering or, hopefully, in therapy at the Center for the Intrepid. The Ruck program that the Foundation offers is so important...I see how a wounded warrior's demeanor changes when someone from his unit comes into the room and he is able to really have that one on one discussion that he was trying to have or couldn't have with a "never been" like me. The psychological interaction and development works wonders that physical medicine can never touch. Though I may have never been in combat, I do know about terminal illness and TBI and what it takes to recover from it; still a work in progress. I also know how often our VA and government drops the ball on this front, and I am glad that there are entities like that of the Green Beret Foundation and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation that assist warriors and their families as they endure these difficult times.
SF goes far above and beyond in support of this country very day and I am grateful for it. That duty claimed the life of a close friend that I will be forever indebted to for his sacrifice. I am hopeful that I can do more in the future.
Godspeed, Gentlemen.
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12-27-2011, 09:26
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Very profound response Big Wave, your heart felt sincerity is as genuine as it gets. Know that Professional Soldiers.com has been advocating for the Green Beret Foundation since the beginning. Just ask any of the QP's on here.
I think the main reason is because the Green Beret Foundations' primary focus has been on helping our fellow soldiers, in their time of need. Now, the foundation is looking to expand their very special kind of support to the entire force!
The foundation is an amazing success story, due in large part to the support it has received from the QP's and others on this site. The success is also due in large part to a young lady named, Jennifer Paquette. I interviewed her last year and the results of that interview can be found on my personal (Official Blog).
http://thenighteaglessoared.blogspot...quette-of.html
Please take the time to check out that interview and if you would, share it with those you know.
Again thanks!
Steve
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12-27-2011, 13:52
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Thank you, Steve. Please forgive my ignorance, as I have been "offline" / out of commission for about eighteen months fighting a battle of my own and have lost touch with this site and the foundations and projects that I follow. I am slowly moving back into the mainstream and hope to get current at some point in the near future. If there is ever anything that I can do, please feel free to PM me and I will do what I can and/or forward it to my considerable list of military/former military do-gooders for assistance. That goes for anyone on this site, anytime.
All the best,
Dave
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12-27-2011, 16:24
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Originally Posted by BigWave
Thank you, Steve. Please forgive my ignorance, as I have been "offline" / out of commission for about eighteen months fighting a battle of my own and have lost touch with this site and the foundations and projects that I follow. I am slowly moving back into the mainstream and hope to get current at some point in the near future. If there is ever anything that I can do, please feel free to PM me and I will do what I can and/or forward it to my considerable list of military/former military do-gooders for assistance. That goes for anyone on this site, anytime.
All the best,
Dave
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I hope you've overcome the obstacles that you faced! Thanks for the email, I appreciate that.
Sometimes, the ones who work the hardest, give the most, are the quietest about what they've done, that's called honor. They inspire the rest of us. That is called pride.
You inspire me! And I am proud to know you!
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