Posted on 05/28/2006 9:19:33 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
Most honor veterans on Memorial Day weekend. One man decided to rob them.
Alfred Ricco was outside a Wal-Mart west of Boca Raton about 10 a.m. Saturday, selling plastic red poppies to raise money for disabled veterans. The World War II veteran had been there for two hours when a man of about 20 approached him to ask about the fundraiser .
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For more information, or to make a donation, call Post 10556 at 561-477-2779, or send to VFW Post 10556, 9400 West Palmetto Park Road #2, Boca Raton, FL 33428.
Here is an idea:
If you live near a Va hospital:
Look around your house and collect the paperback books, drop them off at the hospital.
Stop at the local donut shop, pick up a dozen and take to the Volunteer office at the VA hospital.
Go to the volunteer office and tell them you have 2 hours to spare, Is there something you can do. I promise you will NOT be carrying urine samples around, you probably will be pushing a Vet around in a wheel chair for his/her appointments. Anothwer promise, it will be a very rewarding 2 hours.
Send a donation bump
Dirtbag.
I spent a fascinating hour talking with a WW2 vet at the Wal-Mart entrance. He was a Navy vet and had served in the Pacific in the war..
I wish I lived nearer to a V.A. Hospital. My son goes to one and it's a three hour drive one way.
Btw..How is Samgee?
Any FReepers have a suggestion for how we can make this theft preventable in the future? I'll go over and set it up if we can come up with something.
Busy, he works a lot of over time. He's not old enough yet to have learned to slow down and enjoy life.
If found, I hope he does community service..... by wrestling an alligator.
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