Bill and I traveled to Coshocton last Saturday for the Car and Bike Show held to benefit the Blue Star Mothers of Coshocton County. As a Blue Star Mother myself, I appreciate the generosity of the organizers for contributing the proceeds of this event to this group. The Blue Star Mothers Mission Statement is below
“We are mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers, foster mothers and female legal guardians who have children serving in the military, guard or reserves, or children who are veterans. We support each other and our children while promoting patriotism. Our organization focuses on our mission every single day and will never, ever, forsake our troops, our veterans or the families of our Fallen Heroes.”
My son is a Master Sergeant in the Air Force and he is currently stationed at Hickam Pearl Air Base in Honolulu. He was stationed in Washington state, Germany, Iraq x2 and Scott Air Base in Illinois before being sent to Hawaii – and yes, not a bad gig but he has three of my grandchildren with him! We miss them all terribly.
We did our best to support the cause – buying raffle tickets for donated items and the 50/50 drawing – and it was a true donation because we didn’t win a thing! We also bought two tickets for the Combat Vets 12-6 Motorcycle raffle. Posting a pic of our ticket in case anyone wants to contribute to the cause – details are on the ticket.
We meandered through the vendor area and met Bigfoot – or a close facsimile; I love talking to vendors at events – they all have interesting stories and tales to tell. The vendor at the Bigfoot tent told us that he’d had two encounters with Bigfoot. Fascinating!!
This – Most people never meet their Heroes. I Raised Mine. There’s not really a whole lot more to say is there?
Cars…That’s right, cars. Bill is the original car guy and he spent a lot of time talking to the owners about their cars. And there were a lot of cars being proudly shown by their owners. Many of the cars had been restored to their original glory and others never touched. One Desert Storm Vet told us that the truck he was showing had been his dad’s truck and he wasn’t changing a thing on it. The truck was his last connection to his father. The emotion in his voice was compelling in it’s honesty and grief. Our Veterans have given so much to and for all of us. We need to say Thank You more often.
We’re looking forward to next year!
