Stand down,...

[SEATJERKER]

...A local stand down for the Capitol District, and beyond was held today at the elks club about a quarter of a mile from my house, took the day off from work today, and left yesterday early to bring Serenity to the Orthro office,...

...Stand down was too good in turn out, venture to guess 300/350,(edit)????, food, haircuts, counseling, surplus camo's, and cold weather gear for the up coming winter for the needy, there were vans, and buses coming in...

... Black Hawk arrived at noon, landing with the familiar woop,woop, woop and hung out for a few hours with people, family, and kids climbing in, and out, got 2 pictures, and will mail a couple copies to David, (no scanner, and too much of a dinosour to figure it out anyway if I had one), all services were represented, and service organizations, we probably signed up 35, Serenity came with me, and volenteered helping out, and gaining a whole new perspective, most only see service men, and women as GI Joe/Jane, but she was pushing wheelchairs, and helping the blind today, she's quite a good kid, she was leading the "groups" by alphabetized sings to different areas as it was held in adjoining builds,....

...I came as representitive of the DAV State, and Bill is an NSO at The local Va. One state senator made it, and our County Exective, ( he logged, and I wrote receipts), yaked with many, loaded a few down with the web sight address', and will probably see a few more names pop up here,...

...I know my boss is probably goona give me some Shi+ when I get back to work on Monday for slidding out early Friday, and I know he forgot I told him last week about the stand down, but oh well fire me, it would be the third time from that dealership alone , yes I am on my third tour there, 87-89, 93-95, 04-??, spent the inbetween years at the other Chevy dealership across the river 84-87, 90-92,...

...Stand down went real good, my first counseler that explained to me that I have PTSD was there, and is familar with the "present"... even stopped over to my house after, and we had a good hour conversation, she has been working in the system for 27 years, at only, shhhh, 49 years young, woludn't be where I be without her help in 99, (shhhhh, cute too),...

...Yea, good day... helping Brothers, and Sisters,...

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