Post 3000 and 2011 give-away...

ROCK6

ROCK6

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Wow, just noticed I'm hitting 3000!:eek: I'll put together a little kit and a pretty cool book I had a spare of for photo's later this week. What I'm trying to come up with is a good selection criteria. Being a Soldier, I was thinking about asking "what have you done for a service member"? and letting my son select the winner.

A good example is Andy Roy offered to send me one of his first production Nessmuk knives when I inquired about ordering one after getting burned by another maker who went underground and losing my full pre-payment. I was in Iraq at the time and it was a great gift that now gets used as my hunting knife.

So, I'll update this post later this week...start thinking about a good deed or assistance you provided a veteran, reserve or active duty service member. This doesn't exclude current service members. I still owe my good brother, Caine as he hooked me up when I was in Iraq with some hard-to-get knife magazines.

More to follow...

ROCK6
 
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im not entering for the contest, just because i feel there are more worthy than me, and also i dont think im doing anything special by supporting our troops, i feel like it is just a job all good americans should be doing

so for me the best i have done was send gift packages to 2 troops in iraq. i became a sort of pen-palls with both of them. sent them letters , small candies, dvds(there favorite), and actually purchased them both a benchmade griptilian when i heard they were only using the supply gerber multitools.

thank YOU for your service to our country
 
nutnfancyfan said:
im not entering for the contest, just because i feel there are more worthy than me, and also i dont think im doing anything special by supporting our troops, i feel like it is just a job all good americans should be doing

so for me the best i have done was send gift packages to 2 troops in iraq. i became a sort of pen-palls with both of them. sent them letters , small candies, dvds(there favorite), and actually purchased them both a benchmade griptilian when i heard they were only using the supply gerber multitools.

thank YOU for your service to our country
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Thanks nutnfancyfan...those were excellent gestures/gifts and I know for a fact it made a big difference in a couple of trooper's lives. Just a little goes a long way when serving in Iraq or Afghanistan for several months.

I too feel it's a job all Americans should be doing; we have several Veterans in our church (about 20 WWII and Korean Vets). Every Sunday or church event, I go out of my way to talk with them...those are some of the true heroes of our older generation and they continue to deserve our respect and honor.

I don't want to leave out our foreign brothers and sisters. I was fortunate enough to serve alongside Canadians, Brits, Aussies, Slovakians and Dutch during my last tour to A-Stan.

ROCK6
 
Rock, I have supplied a number of lads with good knives, ESEE 3 and 4 models mostly.
There are a few guy I know, that I have sent quite a number of care packages to. Books, batteries, wipes, school supplies for kids over there, candy, jerky, playing cards...........the list in long and varied.

I contribute to Fisher House. My wife and I converted all our Delta Sky Miles to allow parents to fly and visit their wounded boys in the hospital.

All of what I have done, is no where near enough. I just wish that all the kids were home.

and thanks Rock, for putting the troops first.
 
I've done a few things but they are all trivial compared to what those guys did and do. Thanks for serving!
 
Mannlicher said:
I contribute to Fisher House. My wife and I converted all our Delta Sky Miles to allow parents to fly and visit their wounded boys in the hospital.
All of what I have done, is no where near enough. I just wish that all the kids were home.
and thanks Rock, for putting the troops first.
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That is extremely gracious Mannlicher; I had a couple wounded troopers sent home...that's a big help to their family members:thumbup: I hear you to...I wish all were home and we didn't lose the ones we did. I had to send one young Soldier home who was killed...hardest thing to do and to realize how much potential he had and what he could have accomplished in his life is hard to deal with at times.

imaginefj said:
I've done a few things but they are all trivial compared to what those guys did and do. Thanks for serving!
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Doing something isn't trivial...from an email or letter, mowing the lawn or fixing something at the service member's home when deployed or even sitting down with an older Veteran and sharing lunch means much more than most realize. Thanks for being one that does something instead of nothing...

v/r
ROCK6
 
I have not done anything special, just the job I feel obligated to do. About a year ago our paper started showing a list of soldiers who had been killed from South Carolina. Well, I first learned about it when I was flipping through a paper one morning and when I saw the list, I immediately thought about the soldier's family or wife or parents. I could not stop thinking about it and soon I had a gift box and some money put together for a widow and her child. When I took it to them, they were so grateful and touched. It made me feel just as good if not better, I got hooked. I cannot explain the feeling and I try to do this once a month, since then. For mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, widows, whoever the soldier had closest. It is my way of appreciating and honoring our soldiers, and I personally want to say thank you, Sir, for all of your service and continual protection of this nation. just moving this thread up for others.
 
I'm not entering the give-away, but I gave a marine an acoustic guitar to hold him over......just something to help him with the down time....
 
I sent a bunch of phone cards over to Afghanistan last month so the troops that got em could call home during the holidays. Thanks for the chance and a good gesture on your part :thumbup:
 
3000 posts and joined in 2004......why you little introvert you.....Good to see you finally coming out of your shell, now that your voice has cracked ;)
 
Well it wasnt done directly for a soldier but our church handed out love baskets ( food, clothes, gloves, hats, etc.) Many of the reciepients were soldiers family's some still gone and some who had already returned. My four year old got to deliver them and he just couldnt believe how excited the little kids were to get them, I think it may have changed his whole outlook on Christmas and giving all together, Awesome experience !! - Joel
 
No knives, cause at 13, dont have alot of spending money,

but I did work with give 2 the troops for a long time putting together care packages with assorted things like snacks, books, dvds, and It was always heartwarming when a letter came in thanking us for the packages, telling us how much it meant to them to recieve such reminders of home. I also would always make time to make a few cards and letters, to explain how much we appreciated their service, and wished them a safe and sound return, as well as the fact that the care packages were the least we could do for the men and women risking their lives on a daily basses.

Thanks for the chance.
 
A good friend of mine that I served with on my last ship just got out and is going back to Alaska, but it is a new part of Alaska for him. I told him he is going to need a good knife to have with him while he is up there. I brought him to my knife collection and told him to pick one. He decided to go with the mini Boker that I had. I put a good edge on it and told him to be careful with it while he is in Alaska.

I'm sure I could go on with a bunch of things I have done for my fellow servicemen, but I had the advantage. This was just the last thing that I've done.

ROCK6, Thanks for doing this brother!
 
crackerjax said:
I had a custom Randall made 14 built for a guy who will graduate boot on Jan 28th everyone in the military needs a good knife. Thank you for you service OP

Here is some photos

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=796580
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That’s simply awesome…I’m planning on giving my son my custom Randall #15…he’s really leaning towards the Army, possibly West Point or ROTC first or he may just enlist…either way a good blade is a gift for any new trooper!

kgd said:
3000 posts and joined in 2004......why you little introvert you.....Good to see you finally coming out of your shell, now that your voice has cracked ;)
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Ha! Posting puberty finally hit :D I spent several months getting ribbed by my Canuck Signals brothers/sisters (you guys actually have some good looking women in your Army:D) in A-Stan. We did a monthly BBQ at their compound and they always got to drink their two-beer limit in front of us…believe me, it was painful but excellent company!

nc527 said:
No knives, cause at 13, dont have alot of spending money,

but I did work with give 2 the troops for a long time putting together care packages with assorted things like snacks, books, dvds, and It was always heartwarming when a letter came in thanking us for the packages, telling us how much it meant to them to recieve such reminders of home. I also would always make time to make a few cards and letters, to explain how much we appreciated their service, and wished them a safe and sound return, as well as the fact that the care packages were the least we could do for the men and women risking their lives on a daily basses.

Thanks for the chance.
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Nc527…you gestures are worth more than a custom knife! Don’t under estimate a simple care package of snacks, movies, books or a card to say “thanks”. I had several Soldiers who loved to get letters from kids and older folks. We had some good laughs at some of the real young children who sent cards. One I distinctly remember was a first or second grade boy telling the Soldier to “be safe and kill all the bad Sunnis and $hits” (meant to say Shiites:) ). It’s people like you that make the sacrifices worth it…thanks for your support!

MyWifeThinksImCrazy said:
I brought him to my knife collection and told him to pick one.

ROCK6, Thanks for doing this brother!
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That's awesome!

Thanks all...I'll get some pics up this weekend of the give-away package and the closing date. I'll let my son pick the winner excluding those that don't wish to participate in the gift part. Thanks again for all your support to the Troops:thumbup:

ROCK6
 
I do NOT want to win anything. Just to say thanks for all the soldiers wherever they serve. Many in my family in the military. I recently gave my older son's buddy a JK Kephart--he is a Marine MP. The look on his face was enough reward.
 
I put up tactical and utility knives when I find them resonably priced and try to give them to a local National guard solider who is going to deploy , if I were to win this give away i most like l would end up giving it away to a young solider who could use it .
 
im starting to see a trend of randall knives as graduation gifts. thats actually a really good idea. im sure your kid would love the 15.
 
Rock, that is very generous. I haven't done all that much, but I did it before this opportunity came up so I might as well take a shot. Thanks for encouraging people to support our soldiers.

One member of our congregation served a tour in Iraq and came back okay. We chatted on FaceBook a bit while he was in the sand box. After some time state-side he shipped out for A-stan. Shortly after he left I read some things on-line and confirmed them with a current Marine or two, including my friend in A-stan. He had plenty of gear (unlike some others that needed lights or knives) but he didn't have enough AA cells and CR123A cells to power that gear. I found a good source and bought a box of each (50 or so of each size). When I shipped them to him I "padded" the box with lots of small packages of baby wipes since everyone said they were very much appreciated.

He's back now, all in one piece. He said he even had some cells left over for the Marines still there when he flew back.
 
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