[joanie-f]

FYI. A citizen here at home doing more than her part.

[Brad’s Gramma]

WOW......

Thank you, again and again and again, joanie-f!!!

[Cindy]

Thank you joanie-f.

[taxesareforever]

AWESOME!!!

[Guenevere]

God bless this amazing and kind artist.....
God bless her efforts.

I will be forwarding this to my son, an artist.

I know the time, effort and love involved in portraits.

God bless her.

[EternalVigilance]

It’s incredible the power of one person, giving freely of their time and talent in the service of others. Thank you for this post!

[joanie-f]

Thank you all for your comments on this amazing woman.

Every time I tune in (just long enough to grab the remote and tune out) to one of the never-ending sagas of Anna Nicole Smith, Paris Hilton, or the like, I ask myself the (purely sarcastic and rhetorical) question, ‘Isn’t there something more worthwhile that the mainstream media (‘fair and balanced’ FoxNews included) could be reporting on?'

Haziah Hancock’s crusade is a striking example of an important, uplifting news story that the American public needs to hear. And yet the stories of the two women (and countless others) mentioned above take her place – women who have contributed absolutely nothing to this country and its citizens, and who wouldn’t know the meaning of patriotism, compassion or character if it smacked them in the face. Yet the media is bound and determined to install them as examples of modern American icons.

I would love to somehow corral all of the major media decision-makers, tie them each to a chair and ask them, ‘Why aren’t you covering the story of this woman and her amazing crusade? I’ll settle for ten percent of the coverage you are providing Paris Hilton.’ – and not unbind them until I receive a logical answer.

I have a sneaking suspicion they’d be in that chair for a very long time …

~ joanie
Allegiance and Duty Betrayed

[jpsb]

Bump, very touching.

[philled]

Thank you for posting this. I already give to several groups that support our troops. I gave all my frequent flier miles to Operation Hero a couple years ago but now most of the ones that I give to are directed to the troops, themselves, and not the families.

However, I am now reminded of the needs of their families. Unfortunately, the son of a family friend was killed by small arms fire in Baghdad on Friday. He was a remarkable man- a 29 year old Ivy League grad who decided that Spec Ops was his calling. My wife, only five years his senior, babysat him growing up and was just recalling his intelligence, ingenuity, determination, and independence.

These portraits are wonderful and would be a treasured gift to the families of our fallen warriors. I am very impressed with the labor of love these artists have undertaken and hope that many can find a way to support them. I am.

[fullchroma]

Oh my gosh what an impressive, wonderful soul this woman is!

I just saw something about Kaziah and her soldier portraits on television and then looked for something about her here. Thanks for posting.