JULY 7, 1948 WAS A GREAT DAY FOR LADIES IN THE HISTORY OF OUR NAVY !!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOUG ASFALY, MY NUMBER ONE FAN IN MINNESOTA----FOR THIS WONDERFUL PHOTO !!!

I HAVE BEEN SO VERY TOUCHED BY SO MANY OF MY SUPPORTERS WHO HAVE SHOWN SUCH KINDNESS TO OUR HOSPITALIZED VETERANS AND DEPLOYED TROOPS THAT I WANTED TO HONOR YOU ALL WITH THIS POEM I FOUND WRITTEN BY AN 18 YEAR OLD !!

THIS IS WHY I LOVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA !!! HERE IS A PHOTO TAKEN BY A NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHER OF REDLANDS. THIS IS THE CITY THAT PROVIDED THE BACKGROUND FOR MOST OF THE 2008 "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR PHOTOS !

THIS LETTER FROM ONE OF MY NEW SUPPORTERS IS ONE OF THE REASONS I DO WHAT I DO. THE SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT AND THE APPRECIATION FROM ALL MY SUPPORTERS IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME !!

HERE I AM ARRIVING IN STYLE AT THE DINNER I HOSTED FOR OUR BRAVE WOUNDED WARRIORS IN SAN DIEGO ! MY HANDSOME ESCORT, BOB ZIMMERMAN, TOOK CARE OF ALL THE DINNER DETAILS !!

I WAS SURROUNDED BY THE GREATEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HERE OUTSIDE THE RESTAURANT BEFORE DINNER WAS SERVED TO OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS !!

WHILE WE ALL WAITED OUTSIDE FOR THE OTHERS TO ARRIVE, THE COOKS AT THE "HASH HOUSE A GO GO" WERE CREATING THE MOST WONDERFUL FOOD FOR OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS !!

A BIG HUG AND A BIG THANK YOU TO BOB ZIMMERMAN WHO HEADS UP "WE THANK OUR TROOPS" !! BOB TOOK CARE OF ALL THE PLANNING FOR THE DINNER I HOSTED FOR OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS !

HERE I AM WITH COMMANDER NICK NERIO FROM AMERICAN LEGION POST 360 IN LAKE ARROWHEAD, CALIFORNIA ! COMMANDER NERIO HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL HELP TO ME AS I RAISED FUNDS FOR POST 360 TO HELP SUPPORT OUR HOSPITALIZED VETERANS AND WOUNDED WARRIORS !!

I AM HONORED TO BE STANDING BETWEEN A VIETNAM VET AND A WORLD WAR II VET REPRESENTING AMERICAN LEGION POST 360 !!

THE WOUNDED WARRIORS ARE OUR REAL AMERICAN HEROES ! PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" PROJECT THAT RAISES FUNDS FOR THESE BRAVE HEROES !

CHERRI BARNSWELL, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE ARMED SERVICES YMCA AT THE NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER, AND GINA ELISE, CREATOR OF THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR PROJECT, ARE TWO VERY HAPPY LADIES WHO ARE PROUD TO SERVE OUR BRAVE HEROES !

THE ARMY IS LUCKY TO HAVE TWO AWESOME SOLDIERS LIKE ELIZABETH AND DERRICK. A BIG ARMY SALUTE TO TWO HEROES WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN IRAQ !!

NOW THIS IS THE KIND OF DESSERT THAT OUR BRAVE HEROES DESERVE ! WE'RE TALKIN' SOME GOOD EATIN' HERE AT THE "HASH HOUSE A GO GO " FOR OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS !!!

WHAT'S EVEN SWEETER THAN THE DESSERTS SERVED UP AT OUR DINNER TO HONOR THE WOUNDED WARRIORS ??? IT'S THAT $15,000 DONATION CHECK FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR PROJECT !!

OK YOU MARINES....SHOW ME YOUR FAVORITE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" PHOTO ! THANKS TO THE CALENDAR PROJECT SUPPORTERS FOR DONATING CALENDARS TO OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS ! THOSE SMILES SAY A LOT !!!

IT'S THE HOSTESS WITH THE MOST-EST !! HERE I AM SERVING UP DESSERTS FOR OUR BRAVE HEROES AT OUR WOUNDED WARRIOR DINNER !!!

IOWA CAN BE PRETTY PROUD OF THIS BRAVE MARINE !!!

IT'S "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" FOR THIS PROUD AMERICAN LEGION COMMANDER AND THIS FUND-RAISING PIN-UP GIRL !!!

OK, ALL YOU AMERICAN LEGION VETERANS OUT THERE !! IF COMMANDER NERIO AND I CAN RAISE THE FUNDS FOR OUR RECOVERING TROOPS AND VETERANS....SO CAN YOU !!!

OK, WOUNDED WARRIORS....YOUR ORDERS ARE: READY......SET......EAT !!!!

E-L-I-Z-A-B-E-T-H- !!!! YOU GO GIRL !! YOU ARE "AN ARMY OF ONE"....WELL, AT LEAST HERE AT THE WOUNDED WARRIOR DINNER !! SO GLAD TO HAVE A FEMALE SOLDIER JOIN US AT DINNER !!!

HEY, JAKE....IS THAT A PROPOSAL ?? OH BOY, MY MARINE SUPPORTERS WARNED ME ABOUT YOU "DEVIL DOGS" !!

BOB ZIMMERMAN (on the far left), PRESIDENT OF "WE THANK OUR TROOPS" AND I ARE HONORED TO POSE WITH OUR BRAVE HEROES AT THE WOUNDED WARRIOR DINNER IN SAN DIEGO !!

RICHARD ! I LOVED MEETING YOU AT THE WOUNDED WARRIOR DINNER !! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY !! I KNOW YOU ARE PROUD OF YOUR SON, RICKY, WHO IS IN MILITARY TRAINING NOW !!

IT WAS A PLEASURE FOR BOB ZIMMERMAN, PRESIDENT OF "WE THANK OUR TROOPS" , AND I TO HONOR OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS AT A SPECIAL DINNER IN SAN DIEGO. OUR BRAVE HEROES AND THEIR WIVES DESERVE THE "ROYAL TREATMENT" !!

BOB ZIMMERMAN, FOUNDER OF 'WE THANK OUR TROOPS" IS EVERY BIT AS SWEET AS THAT DESSERT THAT HE IS ENJOYING !!! YOU ARE QUITE THE GUY, BOB !!!

WHAT MAKES ME GLAD IS HUGGING BRAD !! THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" POSTERS AND CALENDARS FOR OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS COME ALONG WITH A "FREE HUG", COMPLIMENTS OF THE PIN-UP GIRL !!!

I AM ALWAYS SO HAPPY TO EXPLAIN TO OTHERS ABOUT THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS OF THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" PROJECT AND ALL THE GREAT THINGS IT HAS ACCOMPLISHED !!!

A DINNER FIT FOR A KING---AND ALSO FOR A WOUNDED WARRIOR !!!

PLANT ONE RIGHT THERE !!! "THE PIN-UPS FOR VETS" PIN-UP GIRL RECEIVES A KISS FROM THE HEAD HONCHO OF AMERICAN LEGION POST 360 FOR A JOB WELL DONE !!

IF ONLY I COULD TREAT OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS TO A MEAL LIKE THIS EVERYDAY ! WELL, A GIRL CAN DREAM, CAN'T SHE ?

HERE I AM WITH BRAD, ONE OF THE MARINES FROM THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM ! ARE THOSE MARINES TOO CUTE, OR WHAT ??!!

GOTTA LOVE THOSE MARINES !!!

WOW , C.H. IN LOUISIANA ---THIS LETTER RATES FOUR KISSES FROM GINA ELISE !!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KIND WORDS !!

NICK NERIO AND BOB ZIMMERMAN---TWO OF THE MOST KIND-HEARTED MEN THAT I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO KNOW !!! THANK YOU BOTH FOR HELPING ME TO HELP OUR VETERANS !!!

DEAR CAPTAIN J.B.....THANK YOU FOR YOUR SWEET COMPLIMENTS, BUT I AM SURE YOUR TROOPS HAD PIN-UP GIRL PHOTOS ! THOSE GALS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME !

A TRIP BACK IN TIME FOR MY WONDERFUL NAVY VET, TERRY !! THAT SODA FOUNTAIN STOOL IS A GREAT PLACE FOR A PIN-UP GIRL TO POSE, ISN'T THAT RIGHT, TERRY ??

WELL YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT PIN-UP GIRLS LIKE THE COLOR RED...AND HERE IS THE "RED BARRON" IN A BEAUTIFUL SHADE OF LIPSTICK RED !!

THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA....HOW ABOUT "GINA IN A JEEP" ??!!

HUGS AND KISSES TO ALL OUR DEPLOYED MILITARY WHO HAVE WRITTEN SUCH GREAT LETTERS OF APPRECIATION !

BLESS MY WONDERFUL WORLD WAR II VETERANS ! I AM GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR THEIR BRAVE SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY !! TRUE HEROES ONE AND ALL !!

WHAT A GREAT LETTER FROM A WWII HISTORIAN AND COLLECTOR !!

A PATRIOTIC DEED ACCOMPLISHED BY ONE OF MY SUPPORTERS TO HONOR THE 4TH OF JULY !!!