Three Soldiers who spent Christmas at Walter ReedDecember 27th, 2006
Hat Tip: Black Five: “Major Z and the Three Kings”
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2006/12/major_z_and_the.html
Major Z, a Milblogger who writes at “From my Position… On the Way,” visited Walter Reed and writes about three soldiers he visited who were injured in
One of the three is from
“Our second King was injured when his right arm was crushed by a vehicle. Private First Class Stephen Hopkins is a medic in the
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“…the true highlight was meeting three young men who were spending Christmas (and New Years, and probably Easter) on ward 57. I spent some time with each one, heard their stories…”
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“They all agreed to let me publish their pictures and addresses with their story. Folks, these guys (and their families) are going to spend one of the greatest holidays in the worst places—because they served you and kept you safe. Please, take a little time this week and remember them, give thanks for them, and maybe even send them a card or a small gift. (It’s okay that it won’t reach them by Christmas, as long as it does reach them.)”
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Read the rest of Major Z’s compelling and personal account of these three heroes here.
If you could take a moment of your time to send a card or a small Christmas gift – do not over-think it, for pity sake, anything and everything is appreciated – to a Marylander who went far away to a foreign land to defend freedom, and as a result, spent Christmas at Walter Reed, while we ate turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy; send it to:
PFC Stephen Hopkins
Room 5717 Ward 57
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