Charles Gougenheim – 6/6/09

BRAZORIA COUNTY CALVARY;

 It’s hard to find the words to express how grateful Charles and I are for your group honoring our son, Charlie, on his return back to Iraq.   Thanks to all the Calvary members who gave up June 6th to be with their families to do this for us.    Charlie was a bit overwhelmed by it all, to say the least.  He didn’t see this one coming at all!!   How we managed to keep it a secret from him and not accidently let the cat out of the bag is unbelievable!!    The ceremony you performed for him and your generosity with everything you presented to him has definitely reinforced his confidence in the fact that there really are people out in this world who care about our soldiers.   It was great to see that everyone at the party got emotionally caught up in the moment.  The feeling everyone felt watching y’all come up the driveway is beyond words.  There were a lot of people with lumps in their throats.  So many of them came up to me and said how wonderful it is that your group does this for our military.

 Thanks for everything you did for Charles and I as well.  Your tribute to Charles for his service in Vietnam got the best of him, and your acknowledgment to those who served in that war means a lot to the ones that didn’t get the homecoming they deserved.

 Thanks again from the bottom of our hearts.

 GOD BLESS THE BRAZORIA COUNTY CALVARY AND OUR SOLDIERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sincerely,

Lynne Gougenheim

Proud mom of CW2 Charles Gougenheim III