Wanted to take a moment to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my members and other readers. Sure is nice having you here, and it's a great time of the year to say thanks and remember all those who touch and have touched our lives.
Over the next few days, will upload some nice holiday images for everyone to enjoy.
Make sure you check out our home page. I'm sure you will like it.
Let the season commence...
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
And more...
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Vmail - 36th Engineer Christmas
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
This ole WW11 vet sez it another way-------FELIZ NAVIDAD Y PROSPERO ANO NUEVO. ALL Y'ALL !!!!!!!
Roque J.(Rocky) Riojas
Some beautiful images Marion. It's nice to be getting into the Christmas spirit now, my overseas cards have to be on their way by this weekend and then it is family and friends in the UK the following weekend. We have a lot of snow here and it is very cold at the moment in the UK, which has been a shock as it is so early.
I will be doing this again I know, but I wish you and yours all the best for Christmas and the New Year. I'd also like to wish all the great people here the same, it's so good to be part of the VI Corps family.
Colin. 
Feliz Navidad to you too, Rocky!! And same to everyone else!
Maj Todd O. USMC, Retired
Grandson of LTC John O'Brien
now that's unique!
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Poem sent by Captain John Fallon. And I will tell you, when I update the marquee in the town square this week, it will NOT say Happy Holidays. It will say, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Everyone must follow through with this, and start taking back our country. Save us from the lunatic minority, and they ARE a minority. Nuff said, here's the poem.
A New Christmas Rhyme
Twas the month before Christmas
When all through our land,
Not a Christian was praying
Nor taking a stand.
See the PC Police had taken away
The reason for Christmas - no one could say.
The children were told by their schools not to sing
About Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things.
It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say
December 25th is just a ' Holiday '.
Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit
Pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!
CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-Pod
Something was changing, something quite odd!
Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa
In hopes to sell books by Franken & Fonda.
As Targets were hanging their trees upside down
At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.
At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears
You won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.
Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty
Are words that were used to intimidate me.
Now Daschle, Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Wolf Blitzen
On Boxer, on Rather, on Kerry, on Clinton!
At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter
To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.
And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith
Forbidden to speak of salvation and grace
The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded
The reason for the season, stopped before it started.
So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree'
Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me.
Choose your words carefully, choose what you say
Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS ,
NOT Happy Holiday!
Please, all Christians join together and wish everyone you meet
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Christ is The Reason' for the Christ-mas Season!
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Here's an animated card from one of my WWII vets, Abie Abraham. Thanks Abie and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours.
http://ak.imgag.com/imgag&brandldrPath=/product/full/el/&cardNum=/product/full/ap/3166187/graphic 1" rel="external nofollow">Merry Christmas card
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Another one we are using on our community site:
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
You can bet the Nurses at the hospital got their present when I was released a couple days ago(LOL)
Patton's Christmas Card to the Troops!!
Sgtleo 
Sgtleo
Oh Sarge, that was pretty funny. Were you driving them crazy by any chance?? 
But seriously, glad to hear you are out. Welcome home and thanks for posting the Patton message. Beautiful.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Oh Sarge, that was pretty funny. Were you driving them crazy by any chance??
But seriously, glad to hear you are out. Welcome home and thanks for posting the Patton message. Beautiful.
In each of the private rooms they have a board the names your Dr. ,your RN and Nursing Asst.. Some Poltergeist kept changing the Dr.'s name to Dr. Kavorkian but I never saw anybody come in and make the change.
He had no sense of humor but the Head RN, a super Chinese girl, with my sense of humor actually took photos of the board.
My own Primary Care Dr. ( a retired "Bird") told me I was on my own if there was a backlash (he is Head of Medicine for the Hospital but does have my type of humor.
Sgtleo
Sgtleo
Top! Good to hear from you, it's been a while. Hope you're feeling well.
Maj Todd O. USMC, Retired
Grandson of LTC John O'Brien
Top! Good to hear from you, it's been a while. Hope you're feeling well.
Thanks a lot Capt. O but like the old song says "Don't Get Around much anymore"!!
Sgtleo
Sgtleo
