The Silver Star Service Flag and "The Old Sergeant"

http://steven.newton1.home.att.net/ ^ | 2005 | Steve Newton

[Steve Newton]

TO MY FRIENDS AT FREE REPUBLIC

Well, sometimes you’re right and sometimes your wrong. When I came to you all for support of the Silver Star Service Flag for our honored wounded, many of you suggested that I should just “DO IT!”

While still working to get signatures for a petition to get Congressional recognition, I decided to take your advice. (http://www.petitiononline.com/12251952/petition.html) I wanted you all to be the first to know that we have now formed THE SILVER STAR FAMILIES OF AMERICA. (Temporary Site: http://steven.newton6.home.att.net/) and http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SilverStarFamiliesofAmerica/join

I just decided that years waiting for legislation was too long. Now they will be presented with a viable organization that they can recognize or not. But we will be here to help the wounded until then.

I wish I could show you all the Flag, which should be available in the next couple of days but I have no idea how to post it. I would love to see it flying over every VA Hospital and from every wounded soldiers family home. If you wish to see it, go to: http://home.att.net/~steven.newton1/serviceflag.html I’m interested in everyone’s opinion.

Please pass along to all your military friends that a group has been formed to help the wounded and their families. You do not have to be wounded or a family member of wounded to join. Dues are cheap and they are free for all military injured in the line of duty.

I want to thank each and every one of you for giving me the “push” I needed. Sometimes a guy knows what’s right but just needs the advice of his friends. And I consider all of you friends.

(And because you all have been good little Freepers, I have posted a new “Old Sergeant” story.)

God bless

Chief Steven J. Newton (ret)

[Steve Newton]

Thanks for the bump!!!

Steve

[Steve Newton]

Thank you

I never could understand why we don't have a service Flag for the wounded.

Waiting for legislation is a practice in patience that I never had.

god bless


Steve

[Steve Newton]

My

Thank you. I don't know what to say. But I know one thing. The Flag will always be there for our wounded soldiers.

God bless

Steve

[Steve Newton]

Will do.

And thank you.

God Bless my friend

Steve

[Steve Newton]

Ouch

What a ----- disapointing story. Let me check on some things.

Steve

[blackie]

The Silver Star Service Flag and "The Old Sergeant" ~ Bump!

[TAdams8591]

Thank you!! Mr. Rodriguez is a WAR HERO and deserves FAR BETTER.

[Steve Newton]

Thank you

God Bless

Steve

[marmar]

You just blind sided me....now the tear are here. If all goes well I should be on medic duty with the Air Mobility Command at Ramstien AB in Aug. I sure hope so, I love bring the Wounded Warriors home. Pray that it all, fall into place..........I am.

[marmar]

Heads up, BC......

[Steve Newton]

Of course I will pray. For you and all who you help. What a noble cause and proffession you have chosen.

PLEASE keep in contact. E-mail your pic if you wish and I will put it up on my site. Thats one of the things we do. And please let me know how things are going.

I would love to have you join the Silver Stars. Would love to have that Flag flying over Ramstien. Think about it.

I'm very proud of you.

God bless

Chief Steve Newton (ret)

[marmar]

Thank You, I was there last year at this time and one really neat thing that was done for me, was one of my friends would buy material with flags the size of bandannas and then she would have people sign them. I would pick up the Wounded Warrior at the flight-line and I would hand out the flags. It was really a neat, light gift and they really liked them. I will send a pic. when I get there, for now just agree with me that everything fall into place, because I really love serving our Heroes........

[Steve Newton]

Will do.

And will place your picture in a position of HONOR.

Steve

[blackie]

It's my pleasure, Chief!

[missingbranches]

BTTT!!!

[SafeReturn]

Awesome Flag Steve!! We too here at Blue Stars for a Safe Return are doing something different in support of our troops, our veterans, and our still POW/MIA's. But we too remember our wounded in our prayers, as well as their families. We created a Veterans emblem, because we realized that the Veterans had no official emblem of their own. We have been trying to figure out how to incorporate something into our displays too that would signify something for the wounded. That is still a work in progress, so I am glad to see that we are not alone in trying to remember our wounded soldiers.
What you have done is simply awesome. I Know the work and efforts you have put into this will be rewarded. I will having my webmaster add your site to our list of useful websites on our site in the next few days.
We did ours because we wanted to offer people the opportunity to display something, whether family or freinds, without government stipulations. They may not have an "official" government label, but they are officially available for anyone to display to honor our troops.
I say....GOOD JOB!!! For moving forward with your goal, without waiting for the "red tape".
Always keep moving forward, and never look back, you are heading in the right direction, and on the right path.
We Salute you all!!!!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Excellent!!

[Steve Newton]

What an uplifting note. I thank you. And I thank all of you for your service to our Great Nation and the men and women who serve her.

I appreciate your listing my site and I will visit your site also and list you on my home page.

Who knows? Maybe we can combine our efforts someday.

May God bless all our endeavors and may he bless our wonderful Armed Forces.

Steve

[Steve Newton]

Thank you

Lots to do, and I sure appreciate my friends at the Free Republic.

Steve

[Steve Newton]

Great Site!

And a good thing you are doing.

Will list you today.

Steve