Over the summer I visited Boston with my family and we took our friends from New Rochelle with us. We had a great time touring around the city. We went on a Duck Tour. We visited the Boston Aquarium and we got to tour Harvard. I even touched the foot on the statue of John Harvard. One place that we visited was a Memorial to those who served and sacrificed their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Memorial was outside of the Old North Church. There was a sign that explained the meaning of the Memorial and it was surrounded by numerous dogtags. I thought of Michael Arciola, Private First Class, United States Army. He died while serving Our County. He died in Iraq at age 20. I haven’t seen his Mom in a while, but I think about her a lot. We will be once again walking on their behalf at the USO 9/11 Remembrance Walk-A-Thon on November 10th in NYC. The Walk starts at Hudson River Park Pier 84. This 5K Walk starts at 8:45 AM and ends at 10:30 AM. There is a reception from 10:30 AM until 11:30 AM. Last year Team Stars for Cars raised $1000.00. If you want to walk or donate go to USO 2013 Remembrance Walk
Did you know that the percentage of people serving Our Country is 1% of the total population? That means that we should support them and their families. We are the lucky and safe 99%ers who owe them for their sacrifice.
Your Neighbor,
Jake
