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A couple of us talked at con this year, I was blown away when I stopped by to check on you guys and saw how many people were there! Next year it is decided that there will be a bigger space. Also, my friends and I got to talking, and we are going to throw the #dd214 party. I was thinking you guys can have your meetup and then we will throw the party for ya. Tickets for free drinks for served/serving, invited and we can do a donation at the door/cash bar as well. We are just talking about this now, so I'm sure it will evolve. :-)
Also, I'm in the process of getting the funds transferred, and all the donations ( minus the $550) will be donated to the Valour IT Project.
http://soldiersangels.org/project-valour-it.html
Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, helps provide voice-controlled/adaptive laptop computers and other technology to support Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand wounds and other severe injuries.
And please, don't thank ME for anything, I just asked for donations and it's the community that really stepped up. I didn't do shit really. :-)
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My son is a Marine and I'm part of an organization supporting our troops, Vets and their families. I'd love to stop by and meet the military side of DefCon. Would it be ok for a Marine mom to drop by?Leave a comment:
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wow@the level of donations. impressive.
and +1 for nikita "Just want to make sure everyone knows any funds received in excess of the goal are going to be donated to a veterans or mia/pow org."Leave a comment:
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Us vets really love that we are supported. I would love to meet the donors and thank them personally for the drink!Leave a comment:
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Just to be totally clear, there is nothing required of you to get into the military veterans meetup, other than to actually be a veteran or active duty (US or otherwise).
I am thinking about letting non-veterans, who have donated/do donate to the tab/charity, come in maybe an hour after the meetup starts. On one hand, I'd like to keep it relevant to veterans, on the other hand, it only seem fair to allow donors to stop by if they wish. Thoughts?Leave a comment:
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dc0de, if you are a poser then the world is lost. I trust you. For posers that want to come by and tell us their MOS is classified and spin a good yarn, expect to be buying booze for us and doing push ups all evening. :>Leave a comment:
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Also,
For those of you who have Unit Coins, that you have EARNED, PLEASE BRING THEM.
We plan to have a contingent of folks that are bringing their coins, not to brag, but to get a group photo shoot of the coins you have in your collections.
Please, as there is no way of knowing how a coin was obtained, be truthful. We plan to have several different photos taken of the coins, and we are thinking of the following categories:
1. Earned Coins (AD) - coins you earned while on active duty. (not after active duty please)
2. Earned Coins (CIV) - coins you earned after active duty.
3. Traded Coins - coins you traded for
4. Gift Coins - coins you received as a gift
5. Collection Coins - all other coins, gifts, or purchased
Some of you may have some great stories around your coins, we'd love to hear them.
I'm looking forward to bringing my solo AD coin, and the rest of my collection. Sadly, I don't have any great stories, as I was simply a Chairborn REMF.
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I was bummed to find out that my DD214 has gone "missing" since the recent breakup of my marriage. I fear that this all important document is in the belongings that were removed from the home, or worse, was maliciously destroyed. Either way, I have started the long and arduous process of gaining a replacement.
However, for the Meetup, I did find a copy of my orders for one of my Awards, and plan to bring that as proof of service.
Hopefully that will suffice...
If not, I can also bring VA letters of Loan Certification, and some other loosely associated documentation.Leave a comment:
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I was waiting for my new-meat lurking period to lapse to be able to post Nikita's link...
If you haven't read it, stop what you're doing, and do it now. Yeah, you heard me. Stop now. Read.
To Nikita, I can't say Thank You enough. I, too, was floored by your effort and moved by your words. For a lot of us, this is waaaay outside the norm, (I'll leave it at that...), and is greatly appreciated.Leave a comment:
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For those who haven't already seen it, courtesy of Nikita: http://www.gofundme.com/w2tyw
I have to tell you I was absolutely floored when I found about it, and amazed at how far its gone. The goal has far been exceeded so the rest will go to a veterans charity (TBD).Leave a comment:
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Looking forward to checking this out. Prior bubblehead here.Leave a comment:
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