On December 12, 1999, the Tarentum VFW Post 5758 invited me to their Christmas party because Santa had a special present for me!!!

This was the BEST Santa I had ever known, um, I mean seen!!!!! And that big green present in his hand was for me!!!!!

And here's another one of us!!! Can't you tell how much I really love this Santa????? He is very special to me!!!!!

Here is me thanking Santa and showing him how much he means to me!!!

Here is my present!!! The Tarentum VFW (my adopted post!!) gave me the plate that my newspaper article was printed on!!! It is so beautiful and I am so grateful to them for doing this and everything else they have done for me!!!! They are all very special to me!!! Thank you so much, love ya!!!!!

This is me and my favorite Commander!!!! I could never thank Commander Willison, Dan and Brenda Wolfe and Chris and Linda Baker enough for all they have done for me!!!! They all have a huge place in my heart!!!!

Even though this is a Christmas page, I wanted my pages to all have the same patriotism to them. I hope this reminds everyone that even on special days our Country, our Veterans, and our POW/MIA's are important!!!!!