Day 138 – Ft Walton Beach, Tallahassee, FL
October 23, 2010 Saturday was the day for a special ceremony at Hurlburt Field in honor of the 17 combat controllers who lost their lives since 9/11. It was a beautifully organized event by the Combat Controller association. Many Gold Star families attended as well as hundreds of Air Force controllers and officers. Following we took a tour of the →
Day 137 – Ft Walton Beach, FL
October 22, 2010 Friday. I stayed last night in a condo on the beach with Deb and Todd. Woke up to a gorgeous view of the Gulf and we headed to Waffle House for late breakfast, also with Johnny, Deb's son and Lindsey, his girlfriend. Waffle house is one of their favorite places, since they don't have them in CA. Today →
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-24
Beautiful day in Baton Rouge, ceremony was awesome. Everyone wonderful. Tonight moved on to Pensacola FL. See intinerary. # WEAR ABC 3 :: Top Stories - A Symbol To Remember Lost Service Men And Women http://t.co/nZ2QtEt via @AddThis # View from the condo at Ft Walton beach I woke up to. Amazing blessing, had no idea what was out the window. http://twitpic.com/2zsu94 →
Day 136 – Ft Walton Beach, FL
October 21, 2010 Today was the Special Ops Warrior Foundation walk concluding ceremony. The walk included 800 miles from San Antonio to Hurlburt Field in honor of the 15 Combat Controllers killed while serving in the war on terror. My friends the Bastion's son Derek was among those casualties . As well as my friends from Virginia, the Jeffersons. Bill and →
Day 135 – Pensacola, FL
October 20, 2010 A truly rewarding day began with my dropping off the Beast off to a local RV dealership, Carpenters Campers. I had experienced no air conditioning or heat for quite some time, seems it was Arizona. I had a free day to have it checked out and this particular place was recommended. Initially I thought that I perhaps needed →
Day 134 – Pensacola, FL
October 19, 2010 Today is OPEN and yet to reveal itself. Resting, catchup and dinner with friends, Will, Jessica and Jayla Tomorrow: Church Service, meeting at NAS Pensacola Blessings, George
Day 133 – Baton Rouge, LA
October 18, 2010 Coming into the state this weekend there was very little planned, our contacts disappeared and I was completely in the dark. With that said today was absolutely amazing. Louisiana has turned out way beyond any expectations. Janet put her Blue Star moms to work and we had a terrific ceremony, including the Sec of Veteran Affairs. Also attending, →
Day 132 – Baton Rouge, LA
October 17, 2010 Today was actually an outstanding day. This morning I was invited to speak at Zoar Baptist Church in Central LA. Pastor Kevin Hand graciously allowed me time to share from his pulpit in both of his morning services. It was a humbling opportunity to share a portion of my spiritual as well as physical journey. The message was →
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-17
Its Honor and Remember day in Jacksonville, AR http://twitpic.com/2xbi8f # Are there any GS families near Jackson MS that would like to meet? Please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks # Now pulling into Mississippi. State number 44! http://twitpic.com/2xlln0 # I have an open weekend in Baton Rouge. Looking for speaking opps including Sunday church. Please contact me. # Any gold →
Day 131 – Baton Rouge, LA
October 16, 2010 OPEN Day in Baton Rouge, Lunch with Blue Star mom Patsy who gave me a tour around the city and the state capitol. Blessings, George
Day 130 – Jackson, MS
October 15, 2010 Headed to Jackson today to a bit of the unknown. We have not had a solid point of contact in the state and subsequently do not have a personalized flag presentation or any appointments scheduled. I had my team working on making last minute arrangements and some contacts have been made with supporters who live in the area. →
Day 129 – Little Rock, AR – Jackson, MS
October 14, 2010 Today begins another long drive, 6 hours to Jackson. So far nothing has opened up in MS so i will ask you to pray that my trip through this state is successful. Today also is Tony's son Anthony's birthday. He is 8 and was 3 when his dad was killed in Dec of 2005. In very different →
Day 128 – Little Rock – Jacksonville, AR
October 13, 2010 Today was a most excellent day. Fran Marshall had scheduled a press conference on the steps of the state capitol at 10am so we headed downtown as soon as we were ready. Since we had arrived early and still no word from the governors office, we decided to go inside and knock on his door. There is always →
Day 127 – Little Rock, AR
October 12, 2010 Tuesday begins my meetings in Little Rock. I started the day by meeting with DannaKay Duggar, director of the Military Museum in Jacksonville, AR She has arranged for the HR flag presentation tomorrow at the museum 11am. At 10:30 this morning she arranged for me to speak at the Little Rock Military advisors committee meeting. A group of →
Day 126 – Little Rock, AR
October 11, 2010 After the drain of yesterday today I am taking much needed time off to relax and catch up. Please look ahead at my itinerary and see if there are places we can meet up. Remember the final ceremony in Arlington and let me know if you plan to help plant flags. Tomorrow: Museum of Military History, 100 Veterans Circle Blessings, →
Day 125 – Houston, TX – Little Rock, AR
October 10, 2010 Today is 10-10-10, not sure of the significance of that but for me its a 12 hour drive to Little Rock. Today on my way however I have to make a slight deviation. I headed two hours to Orange TX to meet a man I consider a dear friend, Mike McQueen. Mike is a Vietnam combat veteran, functioning →
Day 124 – Houston, TX
October 9, 2010 Today I am visiting Houston Texas, there had not been alot planned for the weekend here, but one event I was very much looking forward to. I was invited to a Gold Star family/friends picnic at the Millers, Susie and Lewis lost their son Billy in the Battle for Falujah in 2004. On July 4th 2009 I was →
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-10
Amazing visit on Ft Hood, I am continuously humbled by the strong GS women I meet, both mothers and widows. Heading to Austin for tomorrow. # The Austin capitol presentation was amazing. Today I speak at the Alamo in a special ceremony with the Daughters of the American Revolution. # Desperatley need help in jackson mississippi area with ceremony and appointments, please →
Day 123 – San Antonio – Houston, TX
October 8, 2010 Travel day, leisurely 3 hour trip to Houston. Tomorrow: Gold Star Picnic at the Millers, see itinerary Blessings, George
Day 122 – San Antonio, TX
October 7, 2010 This morning it is San Antonio and the opportunities of the day. Two important events began with a meeting with the owner of Dixie Flag. Pete is a distributor of Annin products, Annin is our manufacturer and wholesaler of screen printed HR flags. Our meeting included lunch and we had a wonderful discussion on the business of flagmaking →
Day 121 – Austin, TX
October 6, 2010 This morning was a sleep in day, til 8am anyway. Ha that is late for me. I had a scheduled lunch appointment with Allen Bergeron and Nancy Glass. Allen works for the city of Austin as the mayors veteran's council. Nancy is the director of Operation Honor our Heroes. Allen had arranged a meeting for us with the →
Day 120 – Austin, TX
October 5, 2010 Today I woke up ready to start the day. I met Gold Star mother Faith Zimmerman for breakfast and we strategized about the noon ceremony. At the Texas capitol rotunda in Austin, Nancy Glass arranged for a special presentation of four personalized flags. I drove the RV down to the capitol to get some visibility and could only →
Day 119 – Fort Hood, TX
October 4, 2010 Today was another wonderful day on the journey through Texas. I headed to Ft Hood, about a three hour drive, where Duane Atchison SOS had set up a meeting for me with base CSM Felt. This was a an extremely positive meeting as I explained the meaning and purpose of the flag, our discussion continued for quite awhile →
Day 118 – Rowlett, TX
October 3, 2010 Day of rest, admin catch up and RV organization. Tomorrow: Ft Hood visit. Blessings, George
