A BIG "THANK YOU" TO A GUY WITH A BIG HEART---LTC MICHAEL S. FINER, GARRISON COMMANDER AT CAMP COOPER, DEPUTY FORWARD OPERATING BASE COMMANDER, 1-181 INFANTRY !!!!
I WAS SO HONORED BY COMMANDER MICHAEL FINER'S GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP OF THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR PROJECT ! COMMANDER FINER WAS JUST BEING DEPLOYED TO IRAQ TO LEAD THE 700 TRULY GREAT SOLDIERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL GUARD WHEN HE TOOK TIME OUT TO MAKE A DONATION TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT TO HELP OUR VETERANS ! THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMANDER FINER, FOR THINKING OF OUR HOSPITALIZED VETERANS, WHEN YOU ALREADY HAD SO MUCH TO THINK ABOUT AT THE START OF YOUR RECENT DEPLOYMENT. I WISH YOU AND ALL THE MASSACHUSETTS GUARD A SAFE RETURN HOME. I BET YOUR SOLDIERS LOVED HEARING ABOUT THE RED SOX WINNING THE WORLD SERIES ! **** I SEND YOU ALL MY VERY BEST WISHES FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY ! ****** WITH LOTS OF LOVE FROM GINA ELISE !