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To: MJY1288; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; Ernest_at_the_Beach; BOBTHENAILER; ...
The great grandparents leave their home in Mount Airy, Md., in plenty of time for the 45-minute drive to BWI. "Sometimes, it takes us a little longer to get started," said Bill, who belongs to VFW Post 10076 in Mount Airy. "But we get rolling and get over here."

When asked why they get up before the sun and maintain such a schedule, the couple who have been married 52 years, have the same answer - to ensure there is someone there when the soldiers come home.

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2 posted on 11/15/2003 5:36:50 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl ("Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong" ~RReagan)
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A young Iraqi boy walks hand-in-hand with a soldier from Task Force 1-63 Armor during a medical visit outside a small village in northern Iraq in support of Operation iraqi Freedom, Nov. 12. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeffrey A. Wolfe


3 posted on 11/15/2003 5:43:49 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl ("Today we did what we had to do. They counted on America to be passive. They counted wrong" ~RReagan)
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Veterans Welcome R&R-Bound Troops ~ Bump!
7 posted on 11/15/2003 7:39:30 AM PST by blackie
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Bump!
8 posted on 11/15/2003 8:22:59 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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