Help me get back to Washington

It's hard to believe it's time to get ready to go back to Washington DC for the Memorial Day ride to the Vietnam Memorial Wall. Last year I was too proud to ask for help getting there. Honestly, I've been too proud to ask for help most of the time and it has lead to hardships I didn't need to take on. Much like veterans too proud to ask for help to heal and while I'm able to talk them out of that kind of thinking, I often find it hard to do the same.

Last year I was there in my Chaplain attire just in case someone needed to talk. With hundreds of Veterans staying at the same hotel, it was a sure bet someone would want or need to talk. One Vietnam veteran, unprepared for the emotional impact the weekend would have on him, we talked for a couple of hours. A young Iraq veteran coming to terms with his own PTSD was trying to understand his father, a Vietnam veteran long ago estranged from the family. During the trip there were many conversations and some of them were just simple ones but all of them meant a great deal to me.

Since 1982 these veterans have tugged at my heart more than any other veterans. Last year the trip helped me create three videos. This is one of them.

Turn the Page of PTSD

Posted to Great Americans by NamGuardianAngel on September 10, 2009

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My camera is old and the film came out shaky with each bump in the road. I need to replace it as well as cover the expenses of getting there. Even if I receive no donations at all, I will still be going but I am asking for donations to take this burden off my mind so I can focus on them.

Your donations are tax deductible and you can use the PayPal button on the side bar to help me do the work God has sent me to do. This way, you will go with me in spirit even if you can't go to Washington for Memorial Day. We go to honor the dead and comfort the living.

Here's another one

Memorial Day Nam Knights Ride to the Wall

Posted to Great Americans by NamGuardianAngel on May 07, 2010

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