Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Flag Pins

Hi all, this is to let you know that I will be at Shipton's this Sunday from
noon till about 3:30 selling flag pins with the kids. If anyone is out shopping
you can stop by and drop off any care package items while you are out and about.
Hunter

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

They threw vegetables

I had a great time yesterday over at Shipton’s Big R store. 5 hardy 8th grade students turned out

on a Sunday to help sell flag pins to raise money for shipping our soldier boxes. It was a good

time and we were very successful. Many people were happy to see us out there working on this

cause. I did have two sobering conversations with two different Viet Nam vets. The first man was

older and didn’t talk very much. He just quietly got out a dollar and stared at our pictures looking

them over. He gave us the dollar and simply said, “no body ever sent me any mail, I was in Viet Nam ”

he looked sad for a moment and walked off. The other man was even more troubling. He stopped and

talked to us for a while. He explained to the kids that when his company was shipping out, crowds

of anti-war protesters threw vegetables and trash at their busses as they were shipping out to do

their duty. He also said the same thing how no body sent them any boxes or letters.

How could that have happened?

My students learned a lot on a Sunday afternoon I think.

Thanks for the support.

Hunter

Hunter Jones

WJ Soldier Support Coordinator

Will James Middle School

Billings Mt. 59106

406-651-8523

http://willjamessoldiersupporters.blogspot.com/