December 17, 2006

To Whom It May Concern (and I have suspicions!):
I was delighted to receive in the mail the wonderful flag which had been flown over Falluja, along with the certificate. I must say I am embarrassed to receive it, in that I inadvertently made it all-too-well known how much I liked the flag presented to my son-in-law, Todd Vosper, via Sandra and me at the December 9, 2006 breakfast at Beacon Hill Club. (The other reason for embarrassment being that I don’t deserve it.) Just for the record, I did send the first flag to Todd, overcoming my initial thought of holding the flag in “safekeeping” for a few years before turning it over to him.
I can’t express how honored and how happy I am to receive the flag, which I will display in my office.
With thanks and best wishes, for the flag and all the good work.
Sincerely,Art Williams

February 7, 2006

Hi Christine! I am writing on behalf of my fiancé, Major T. Last month you sent T. that cool package, with the AMEX gift card. Needless to say, we were speechless. That was above and beyond anything we expected, and very, very generous. T. actually gave the gift card to a deploying friend... thinking that C. was more deserving of the gift. The back story there is that Doc C. returned from Christmas vacation to find that he was deploying in five days. So it was a fire drill to get ready to leave on a ship for 6-8 months, with very little time to prepare! Doc C. hails from Fair Lawn, NJ, so we hope it's okay that he gave the gift to a fellow New Jerseyan. Personally it was neat for me to see T. give this away so fast -- he didn't have the card for 24 hours before giving it to Doc C. That's a Marine for you -- putting a squadron-mate's needs in front of your own. We are honored by your invitation to present T. with a token from the Common Council. T. has been back from Qatar since July, and he will retire from the Marine Corps in June. Christine, thanks again for your support of our troops, and especially of T. It's pretty neat the people from my home town have formed an organization like this, and are so generous to us. It sure is easy to forget that we are at war, and that so many men and women are overseas in miserable living conditions, protecting our freedom. Mindy Williams, Fiancé of Major T./USMC SHS '83.

Dear Chris,
It is so very nice to hear that our military has such wonderful people like your organization supporting them and their families.
Thank you
Anne Oxner
* KVC BN/USMC
* KVC (Key Volunteer Coordinator) is an official Marine position, staffed by volunteers who are wives of Marines, and appointed by the Battalion commander. The KVA (Key Volunteer Advisor) is generally a commanding officer’s wife. These position along with Company Representatives comprise the KVN (Key Volunteer Network) which is a support network for wives of deployed Marines.

My daughter and her fiancé just got the gift card from SSOT. They were flabbergasted as was I. Your group is fantastic!
Art Williams