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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

God Bless America ...


Hope that your Independence Day Celebration is safe and fun!



Mrs. Henry McDougall mailed this card to my 
Great-Great Grandpa, John Letsom on March 11, 1918.





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4 comments:

Arkansas Patti said...

Hope you had a safe, happy and cool 4th.

Linda Reeder said...

It was a grand old day. Thanks.

Nick Wilford said...

Hope you had a great day! I'd never been part of these celebrations before I was blogging. :)

Hart Johnson said...

I hope you had a fabulous holiday, Kathy! Love those old postcards... even the details like the state abbreviation before they formally gave the two-letter variety...

No Copying!

Are you looking for info about Tyler Matthews?

Check this stuff out below:

The 2012 Army All-American Day Event

2012 Army All American Game Video


Photo Source: Nike "The Opening Brochure" Pages 2 and 3
During the week of July 5-9, 2011, Cary and I were privileged to attend "The Opening", watching quarterback grandson Tyler Matthews (#43 the first day, and #15 on game days) play with 150 of the best high school football players in the United States. The event was held at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. I hope that you enjoy the pictures ... some are better photos than others, but I tried to capture as many kids as I could.

There are approximately 500 photos in these slide shows. They are of the players, the fans, our family and everybody/everything that caught my eye. They are in chronological order. No names are on the pictures, even if I do know who people were.

As time permits, I will also be writing blog posts about my experience as a spectator. Since I still have a lot to learn about football and this is not a sports blog, I'll write some human interest stories as seen through my eyes. That said, Tyler Matthews, YOU ROCK!!!!

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK: http://oregongiftsofcomfortandjoy.blogspot.com/2011/07/photos-of-nikes-opening-july-5-9-2011.html


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