WELL, FOR SURE, I HAVE A BIG HEAD NOW !!

HUGS AND KISSES TO MY SWEET NAM VETS !

ANOTHER INTERESTING DESIGN FROM MY SUPPORTER, GREG, IN AUSTRALIA !!

CONGRATUALTIONS, GENERAL ERIC SHINSEKI FOR BEING THE NEXT NEW SECRETARY OF THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION !

A BIG SALUTE TO OUR BRAVE HEROES WHO SURVIVED THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR AND TO THOSE WHO DIED DURING THE 1941 ATTACK.

BECAUSE OF OUR UNSTABLE ECONOMY, MANY OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE RE-UPPING TO GET THAT STEADY PAYCHECK AND A JOB !!

CAMERON !! A GREAT PHOTO OF YOU THERE IN IRAQ ! THAT PERSON LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER LOOKS FAMILIAR TO ME !!!

REST IN PEACE, BETTIE PAGE...YOUR PHOTOS WERE TACKED UP ON WALLS IN MILITARY BARRACKS ! A GREAT MORALE BOOST FOR THE TROOPS AWAY FROM HOME !

TO ALL MY SUPPORTERS...PLEASE READ THIS LETTER FROM ONE OF MY FAVORITE MILITARY BLOGGERS, SGT. HOOK , WHO WAS DEPLOYED IN IRAQ WHEN HE WROTE THIS !!

I BETTER EAT AN APPLE A DAY TO KEEP THE DOCTOR AWAY BECAUSE I HAVE LOTS OF CALENDAR ORDERS TO PROCESS....SO PLEASE BE PATIENT ! ****AND OF COURSE, A VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON TO ALL OF THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" SUPPORTERS !!!

THE 2007 "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR PROCEEDS WERE ALL DONATED TO A VETERANS HOSPITAL TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH CARE OF OUR VETERANS !

THE PROCEEDS FROM THE 2008 "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR WENT TO HELP IN THE REHABILITATION OF OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS AT THE NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER IN SAN DIEGO !

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I AM BEGINNING THE 3RD YEAR OF THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR FUNDAISER ! I AM HOPING FOR THE BEST YEAR YET TO HELP OUR VETS AND RECOVERING TROOPS !

EMILY N. TOLD ME : "Thank you, for everything that you are doing to make days brighter for those who serve our country! " EMILY, THANK YOU FOR BEING A SUPPORTIVE WIFE TO A DEPLOYED MILITARY !

VIETNAM VETERAN AND ONE OF MY SWEETEST SUPPORTERS....FRANK S., IS HERE WITH "KOBECITO" !! HE MAKES ONE CUTE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT !!

WELL, KOBECITO....I'VE GOTTEN PLENTY OF WINKS FROM THE GUYS....BUT, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME TO GET ONE FROM A GUY WITH FOUR LEGS !!!

MY SUPPORTERS IN OREGON--JACK AND NANCY---SENT THIS BEAUTIFUL CARD !! THE SNOW LOOKS LIKE FROSTING ON A CAKE !!

HERE'S A BEAUTIFUL PHOTO SENT BY MY SUPPORTER, HANK, WHO VISITED KEY WEST, FLORIDA !

JUST WHEN I THOUGHT THAT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WAS PRETTY FAR SOUTH....WELL, I GUESS KEY WEST HAS US BEAT !!!

WELCOME BACK FROM IRAQ, SAILOR KY CROWE !!

A HUGE THANKS TO MY AWESOME FRIEND AND SUPPORTER, CHRIS SHORT, WHO HAS DONE SO MUCH TO PROMOTE THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" PROJECT !!

GREG IN AUSTRALIA --YOU ARE ONE FUNNY GUY ! THANKS FOR AN INTERESTING PHOTO !!

WELL, JOHN M., WHEN I DECIDED ON THE COLORS FOR THIS YEAR'S CALENDAR COVER, I NEVER KNEW HOW NICE IT WOULD LOOK WITH YOUR UNIFORM ! LOVE YOUR PHOTO SO MUCH !

THANK YOU, GENE, FOR THE PLACE OF HONOR THERE ON YOUR WALL !!

THANK YOU, PETE, FOR THIS AWESOME PHOTO OF YOU BEHIND THE CONTROLS !

OK, HENRY...SO I GO WEAK IN THE KNEES FOR A GUY WITH BIG BLUE PEEPERS ! I KNOW YOU HAVE A MARINE IN YOUR FAMILY...BUT I THOUGHT I SHOULD GIVE SUCH A GREAT FACE EQUAL TIME HERE IN THE ALBUM !

THIS IS AN AWESOME PHOTO SENT IN BY DEBBY F. OF HER HUSBAND--A FAN OF THE PROJECT ! WELL, MR. HOT ROD...THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR LOOKS GREAT THERE AMONG ALL THE MODEL CARS !!!

OUR BRAVE HEROES ARE ASKING FOR CALENDARS...HERE IS THEIR REQUEST.....

DON R., THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT PHOTO FROM SUNNY CALIFORNIA AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY !!

I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT OUR TROOPS IN THE "SANDBOX" THERE IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, REQUEST THEIR FRUITS AND VEGIES BE PREPARED LIKE THIS

WHAT A CLASSIC BEAUTY WAS JACK CARSON'S MOM IN 1956 !

ALBERT OKURA, FOUNDER OF JUAN POLLO CHICKEN RESTAURANTS IS MY HERO AND A MAN BELOVED BY HUNDREDS OF VETERANS !! THANK YOU, ALBERT, FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR HANGING UP MY PHOTOS ON THE WALL IN JUAN POLLO !!!

AHOY, CAPT. RALPH, US NAVY RETIRED !! THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR A PLACE ON DECK !!!

I AM NOT SURE WHICH MISSION THIS TURTLE IS ON, BUT I AM GLAD TO SEE HE IS WEARING HIS PROTECTIVE ARMOR AS HE GOES INTO BATTLE !

VIETNAM VET, FRANK S. AND FAMILY CELEBRATE THE 36TH BIRTHDAY OF DAUGHTER, ANDREA, AND THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR !

A TRIP TO THE "WAR ROOM" FOR NAVY VET, TERRY, TO HAVE HIS PHOTO TAKEN WITH THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS' CALENDAR. CUTE PICTURE THERE, SAILOR BOY !!

SPC WILLIAM B. ! YOU SAID THAT THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS' CALENDAR MADE YOUR DAY A LITTLE BETTER...AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOUR GREAT PICTURE HERE MADE MY DAY A WHOLE LOT BETTER ! THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY !!!

PETE IN OREGON---THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPER PHOTO AND YOUR SWEET COMMENTS. I HOPE THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO WORK FOR OUR VETERANS WHO HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR US !!!

WELL, NAVY VET, JACK C., IT'S A GOOD THING I BROUGHT MY BINOCULARS THERE FOR THAT BREATHTAKING VIEW OF THE SNOW-COVERED MOUNT SHASTA !

NANCY C. ! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSING WITH THE 2009 "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR WITH SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VIEW BEHIND YOU !! I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN PERSON...SO I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO BE HAPPY FOR NOW THAT AT LEAST MY CALENDAR GOT TO VISIT !!

THOSE MARINES SURE KNOW HOW TO MAKE A PIN-UP GIRL HAPPY !

THOSE GERMAN SHEPHERDS MEAN BUSINESS ! THANKS TO FRANK S. FOR ANOTHER FUNNY PHOTO...AND APOLOGIES TO ANYONE WHO HAS A CAT AS A PET.

DON'T YOU WISH THOSE NEIGHBORS OF YOUR'S WOULD STOP PARKING THEIR TANKS IN THE CAR PORT !!!

THE SIXTH FLAG FLOWN IN HONOR OF THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" PROJECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR BRAVE HEROES SERVING OUR COUNTRY !

"THIS CERTIFICATE PRESENTED TO GINA ELISE FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING SUPPORT TO OUR NATION AND ALL THE WARRIORS IN HARMS WAY AS WE PROSECUTE THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM. "