DEAR MAJOR DOUGLAS E. THORNTON FROM THE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION IN IRAQ......YOU WROTE IN AN E-MAIL TO ME: "Here you go. I hope you like it. " *************************WELL, MAJOR THORNTON....I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT !!!!

COULD I BE ANY LUCKIER TO BE PAINTED ON A WALL SURROUNDED BY OUR BRAVE HEROES FROM THE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION, MURAL ARTIST DOUG THORNTON AND JOE WILLIAMS, WHO FIRST CONTACTED ME ABOUT THIS IDEA TO PAINT ME ON THEIR SHOP WALL IN IRAQ !

A BIG "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" SALUTE TO MY SWEET NAM VETERANS FROM PORTLAND, INDIANA. HERE'S THE NAM CHURCH GANG WHO JUST HAPPENS TO BE A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE BUNCH OF VETERANS !!!

OHHHHH, GABE ! YOUR BRAVE TOUR IN IRAQ AS A MILITARY K-9 GOT YOU PLUMB TUCKERED OUT !! MILITARY WORKING DOG ?? YOU ARE STARTING TO LOOK MORE LIKE A "MILITARY SLEEPING DOG" !!

REST IN PEACE, GRANDPA LOU.....AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY !!!

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SENT ME BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY CARDS AND NEW YEAR'S WISHES !! I WANTED TO THANK MY VERY GENEROUS SUPPORTERS WHO HAVE DONATED "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDARS TO OUR HOSPITALIZED VETERANS AND TROOPS.

ONE MORE LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO MY SUPPORTERS WHO HAVE DONATED THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDARS TO OUR HOSPITALIZED VETS !! LOTS MORE TRIPS TO HOSPITALS ARE PLANNED !

I LOVE TO SEE WHERE THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDARS GO ! HERE IS STAFF SERGEANT BILL LOENHORST WHO BROUGHT MY CALENDAR FOR A SUPER PHOTO AT NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE IN NEVADA !!

THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDARS GO TO SOME PRETTY GREAT PLACES . HERE IS SSGT BILL LOENHORST POSING WITH THE CALENDAR IN FRONT OF THE HOME OF THE BEST AIR DEMONSTRATION SQUADRON IN THE WORLD---THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS !

MUCH THANKS AND A BIG SALUTE TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE SOLDIERS, JIM THOMSON, WHO IS ONE OF MY BEST "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR DELIVERY PERSONS !!!!!

TO A GREAT FIRST LIEUTENANT WHO PREFERS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS !!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CALENDAR ORDERS FOR YOU AND YOUR FELLOW SOLDIERS !!! AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL COMMENTS ABOUT THE CALENDAR !! I LOVED HEARING FROM YOU !!!

MIKE BUTLER (on left ) AND THE GUYS AT AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS IN OHIO ----THANK YOU ALL FOR POSING WITH THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT !!!

A NOTE FROM GINA ELISE .....VALENTINES DAY IS COMING, SO LET'S DELIVER THOSE HEARTS AND FLOWERS TO OUR HOSPITALIZED VETERANS !! THE 2008 "NATIONAL SALUTE TO HOSPITALIZED VETERANS WEEK IS FEBRUARY 10-17 !

HILLARIOUS !! MY GENEROUS SUPPORTER AND VIETNAM VETERAN, FRANK SCORSONE MUST HAVE ONE HECK OF A SENSE OF HUMOR TO HAVE COME UP WITH THIS SHIRT DESIGNED BY "MEFORAMERICA" !!! FRANK FOUND THIS SHIRT ON THE CAFE PRESS WEBSITE !

THANK YOU SO MUCH, RICHARD GLASGOW IN MINNESOTA, WHO DESIGNED AND PRINTED UP THESE WONDERFUL THANK-YOU CARDS !! MY WONDERFUL SUPPORTER DOUG ASFALY, ALSO IN MINNESOTA, MAILED THE CARDS TO ME TO DISTRIBUTE ON MY VISITS TO HOSPITALS !!

SFC GLEN BURR, FROM THE UTAH NATIONAL GUARD, THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY SWEET PHOTO OF YOU AND YOUR SOLDIERS THERE IN IRAQ GIVING OUT TOYS TO IRAQI CHILDREN !!

A-L-O-H-A !!!! ON THIS COMING VALENTINES DAY, WE SAY TO OUR DEPLOYED TROOPS AND TO OUR HOSPITALIZED VETERANS: " MAHALO NUI LOA " OR THANKS VERY MUCH !!

THESE BRAVE HEROES ARE DEFINITELY # 1 !!! THANK YOU SO MUCH, JIM THOMSON, FOR DISTRIBUTING THE DONATED "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDARS TO YOUR SOLDIERS THERE IN IRAQ !!

GREETINGS FROM CAMP BUCCA TO GINA ! RIGHT BACK AT YA, LEON AND STEVE IN IRAQ !!

"GIMME FIVE", GABE !!

IT'S TIME TO WARM UP THIS CALIFORNIA PIN-UP GIRL WHO JUST ARRIVED HERE IN CHILLY WASHINGTON, DC FOR HER VISIT TO OUR BRAVE HEROES AT TWO MILITARY HOSPITALS !!

"It is proposed that the contemplated monument shall be like him in whose honor it is to be constructed, unparalleled in the world, and commensurate with the gratitude, liberality, and patriotism of the people by whom it is to be erected…"

I COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR A MORE CHARMING MARINE ESCORT THAN SERGEANT ZAVIAN SIMPSON ---A BRAVE WOUNDED WARRIOR HIMSELF AND THE PERFECT SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN !!

MY FRIEND, TEJAL, AND I ARE HERE TO SHOW APPRECIATION AND THANKS TO THE BRAVE HEROES RECOVERING FROM SEVERE INJURIES AT WRAMC'S MOLOGNE HOUSE. A BIG SALUTE TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE MARINES AND SOLDIERS !!

HERE I AM AT BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL WITH SGT. LAZZARO, WHO TOOK ME THROUGH THE UNITS THERE SO I COULD MEET THE WOUNDED WARRIORS AND PRESENT THE DONATED CALENDARS AND POSTERS !!!

.....INTRODUCING THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT ALL HAPPEN AT WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER AND BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL !!!! A PIN-UP GIRL COULDN'T ASK FOR A NICER GROUP OF PEOPLE TO HELP HER OUT !!!

COULD WE SAY THAT THE FIREMEN ON BASE AT BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL COULD LIGHT UP A ROOM WITH THEIR ELECTRIFYING PERSONALITIES ??? YOU BET WE CAN !!!

I DEDICATE THIS PHOTO TO MY OTHER FIREFIGHTER FAN CLUB ---THE GUYS IN IRAQ !! DONNIE SCHELL AND THE FIREFIGHTERS IN IRAQ....THIS ONE IS FOR YOU !!!

THESE FLAGS FLYING PROUDLY BY THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT CAN EACH REPRESENT A BRAVE WOUNDED WARRIOR I MET DURING MY TRIP TO WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER AND BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL.....I PUT MY HAND OVER MY HEART FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.....

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED !! A TIRED, BUT PROUD, PIN-UP GIRL SAYS GOOD-BYE TO WASHINGTON, DC AND RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA , HAVING DELIVERED ALL THE DONATED "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDARS AND POSTERS TO OUR BRAVE WOUNDED WARRIORS !!!