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Elliot Meldoy
Posted 2008-01-14 7:38 PM (#60661)
Subject: Latest guitar for Iraq
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Posts: 225

Location: Stow, Ohio
This guitar has special meaning behind it.
A few weeks ago on another forum, a woman asked if we would send Christmas Cards to her son's unit in Iraq. The sad part is her son lost his life in Iraq on May 23rd. I asked her if I could have her permission to send a guitar to Daniel's unit as a type of memorial to him and she said "YES".
A few days later this guitar arrived in the mail as a donation to the "Guitars for Grunts" project. I immediately emailed the donor and told him I had something very special planned for his guitar and told him the details.
A day or so later I am checking the GFG P.O. Box again and I find a letter from Daniel's mother. sitting in the parking lot of the Post office I open her letter, and immediately the tears started flowing, in the envelope was a letter thanking me for what I was doing, a check for $100.00 and a specially made Dog Tag in memory of Daniel, which now hangs from my key ring.
This guitar will be on it's way to Daniel's unit in Iraq this weekend.

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sj022698
Posted 2008-01-14 8:29 PM (#60662 - in reply to #60661)
Subject: Re: Latest guitar for Iraq


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December 2007
Posts: 150

Very cool. Actions speak louder than words. My hats off to you
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MusicMishka
Posted 2008-01-14 11:08 PM (#60663 - in reply to #60661)
Subject: Re: Latest guitar for Iraq


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March 2005
Posts: 5563

Location: Blue Ridge Mountains
Semper Fi, Paul!
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PEZ
Posted 2008-01-15 1:21 AM (#60664 - in reply to #60661)
Subject: Re: Latest guitar for Iraq



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July 2003
Posts: 3111

Location: Nashville TN.
Thats just great
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Trader Jim
Posted 2008-01-15 5:21 AM (#60665 - in reply to #60661)
Subject: Re: Latest guitar for Iraq


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Posts: 7307

Location: South of most, North of few
Great job Paul, again.
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BT717
Posted 2008-01-15 5:26 AM (#60666 - in reply to #60661)
Subject: Re: Latest guitar for Iraq


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Posts: 2711

Location: Vernon CT
Great story, Great Job!
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Tony PD
Posted 2008-01-15 7:33 AM (#60667 - in reply to #60661)
Subject: Re: Latest guitar for Iraq


Joined:
October 2002
Posts: 178

Location: New York, NY
Very cool! Great job, Paul!
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