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From the Front Lines |
...Thank you so much. We used a good number of the balls we have received last week during a school grand opening. We renovated the school that included their sports room. We gave them balls proudly showing Nick's name. As always, we explained the entire story to the students and P.E. teacher.
Thanks again.
Take care,
Charles
H. Charles Hodges Jr.
Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry
1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
Task Force Tomahawk
FOB Grizzly, Iraq |
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Nick's Soccer Balls Honor Other Fallen Soldiers |
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Marine Sgt. Zachary Ross presenting a Kick For Nick soccer ball to his Afghani counterpart as a tribute to his fallen friend and fellow Marine, Lance Corporal Jeremiah Savage.
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| Madaras' Meet General Petraeus |
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Bill and Shalini Madaras met with General David Petraeus at HELP USA's 25th Anniversary Tribute Awards Dinner that was held in his honor..
The General presented Bill and Shalini and the Kick for Nick program with the coin of his current post as COMMANDER U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND. The General asked if Kick for Nick had been extended to the troops in Afghanistan and was pleased to hear that it has been.
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| Ball Update |
28,713 at last count for balls distributed by our troops to Iraqi and Afghani children!
Below is a shipment of socccer balls shipped to Afghanistan from Bonney Lake, Washington. The soldier who received them was thrilled. His reply upon seeing th shipment says it all: "Look at all the soccer balls I just got and this is only 3 boxes. There are 3 more coming. OMG!!!!"
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| Hockey Patch to Support Troops |
Attention hockey players:
Show your support for our troops by wearing this patch on your jersey. Proceeds go to gold star families to honor their fallen heroes.
For patches and information contact Charles Gili - gili498@aol.com --
Nick's sister, Marie, plays hockey & she is wearing one.
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