Charity Heckler – 8/15/09

Wow, oh my goodness Wow!!!!! What an awesome group of people you are! What a blessing you have been to my family! I have spent all this week trying to figure out how to say thank you to all of you, and the words just never seem enough… I sat down last night, and watched the video of the time that you all spent with us, and it is so truly amazing. I am at a loss for words. I so appreciate everything that you all did, not only for my daughter, but for every hero that we had here.  Reminding these folks that true Americans do still exist, and that true Americans really do care is one of the greatest gifts in the world. I will confess, there were times during the week that I was tempted to call you and tell you not to come out…I have been a mother of military for quite awhile now, and my experiences with groups that want to help military hasn’t been very good…. Most of those other people just wanted to proclaim how great they were with that “look what we did” attitude, and I was afraid that it would be the same with you all…. I was/am so pleasantly pleased that it was so different!!!! You all made it all about her, you didn’t think about yourselves or try to give glory to all you do…. You just told us how grateful you are and offered yourselves to not only her, but to us as a family!  We knew that we had family friends in the group, but didn’t realize, how many until you brought them out. You made our day. You made Charity’s day, and you lifted the hearts of a few vets out there, who have wondered if anyone really gave a damn….they were reminded with a roar of how much folks care. To say thank you just doesn’t seem enough, but I don’t know any other way to express my gratitude for what you ALL have given my family. Thank you, Thank you, and Thank you!!!!
 Mary Heckler