ALTHOUGH MILITARY POLICE OFFICER CHUCK SHUCK AND HIS K-9 GABE ARE HOME FROM THEIR TOUR OF DUTY IN IRAQ, CHUCK MAKES SURE GABE STAYS IN GREAT SHAPE !! GABE....YOU ARE ONE HARD WORKING DOG !!

I AM PRETTY SURE I MUST HAVE THE GREATEST SUPPORTERS IN THE WORLD !!!

THE MOVING WALL--A REPLICA OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL REMINDS US TO NEVER FORGET THE 58,228 HEROES WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE !

"THE NUMBER ONE PIN-UP GIRL OF ALL TIMES " YOU CALL ME ??? WONDER WHAT BETTY GRABLE WOULD HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT ??

HERE I AM WITH JAMES JOYNER, WHO IS BEST KNOWN AS THE FOUNDER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE WEBLOG "OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY' !! I AM SO APPRECIATIVE OF THE WONDERFUL POST ABOUT THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" PROJECT THAT HE WROTE ON HIS WEBSITE !!

BACK FOR VISIT NUMBER #2 TO WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER AND BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL !! IT'S STAFF SGT. JOHN SZCZEPANOWKSI WHO TOOK CARE OF ALL THE VISITATION DETAILS !!!

INTRODUCING MY WONDERFUL ESCORT AT WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER.....MARINE SGT. MICHAEL BLAIR. I WAS ONE LUCKY PIN-UP GIRL TO HAVE THIS BRAVE HERO ESCORTING ME ON MY HOSPITAL VISIT !!!

THE STATE OF INDIANA SHOULD BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF BRAVE HERO, JOSH !!! MY DEEPEST RESPECT TO JOSH FOR ALL HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED !!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH CHRISTOPHER HAMRICK FOR BEING MY ESCORT AT BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL !!!

HERE I AM WITH LEE, WHO I MET DURING MY HOSPITAL VISIT IN D.C. !! HIS NICKNAME IS "OX"....AND I AM PRETTY SURE IT REFERS TO HIM BEING AS STRONG AS AN OX !!! THOSE MARINES MUST TAKE THEIR STRENGTH TRAINING SERIOUSLY

HERE I AM AT A CLASSIC CAR SHOW IN REDLANDS, CA. TO SELL MORE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDARS AND POSTERS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR HOSPITALIZED VETS !!

VIETNAM VET, JOHN, IS A NEW SUPPORTER OF THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR PROJECT, AND I AM PROUD TO POSE WITH A VETERAN WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY WITH HONOR !

PIN-UPS AND PUPS.....A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN !!

THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" PROJECT THAT SUPPORTS OUR BRAVE HEROES WHO ARE CURRENTLY DEPLOYED ALSO IS HONORED TO SUPPORT OUR BRAVE FIREFIGHTER HEROES, TOO !!

GINA, MEET TINA ! TINA, MEET GINA !!

A NEW "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" FAN IS A REAL FAN OF PIN-UP GIRL ART !!

THANKS SO VERY MUCH TO MY VERY SWEET AND SUPPORTIVE FAN CLUB AT CAMP BUCCA IN IRAQ !!! I AM GOING TO BE THE BEST DRESSED BELLY-DANCER IN MY CLASS !!!!

THE BELLY DANCE OUTFIT THAT ARRIVED FROM THE TROOPS IN IRAQ IS A GIFT THAT ANY BELLY DANCER WOULD ENVY !!!

MY GORGEOUS BELLY DANCE COSTUME GIFT FROM MY WONDERFUL SOLDIERS IS A SHOW STOPPER !!!

A NEW "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" FAN -----FROM ENGLAND'S ROYAL NAVY !! I AM SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THE ENGLISH LIKE THE PROJECT, TOO !!!

TO OUR BRAVE HEROES....OUR WOUNDED WARRIORS WHO I MET ON MY VISITS TO WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER AND BETHESDA NAVAL HOSPITAL.....

NO SIR, STAFF SGT. JOHN SZCZEPANOWSKI---THE THANKS MUST GO TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF !!!

OK, U.S. SENATORS !! THANK YOU FOR PASSING THE NEW G.I. BILL !! THAT MAKES THIS PIN-UP GIRL VERY VERY HAPPY !!! ***** I RECEIVED A GREAT COLLEGE EDUCATION, AND OUR BRAVE VETERANS DESERVE THE SAME !!!

THANK YOU TO B.D.---A DESERT STORM VET AND A SUPPORTER OF THE "PIN-UPS FOR VETS" CALENDAR PROJECT !!

I AM OVERWHELMED BY THE SUPPORT FROM OUR BRAVE VIETNAM VETERANS !! WE MUST ALL HONOR THE SACRIFICES THAT THESE VETS MADE WHEN THEY WERE CALLED UP TO SERVE IN THIS WAR !!!

DOWN ON THE FARM.....MAYBE IT SHOULD BE "DROWN ON THE FARM" !!! THIS BIG CITY CALIFORNIA GIRL THANKS MY WONDERFUL SUPPORTER, JOHN, IN KANSAS, FOR THIS PEACEFUL ( BUT, WET ! ) PHOTO TAKEN ON HIS FARM !

ALWAYS IN OUR MEMORIES....BLESS OUR BRAVE VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY WHO ARE NO LONGER HERE WITH US .....WE REMEMBER THEM FOR THEIR BRAVERY, THEIR COURAGE, AND THEIR DEDICATION TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY.

A BIG SALUTE TO OUR MILITARY NURSES !! THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN !!

HERE I AM ADJUSTING MY STOCKINGS AND GETTING READY TO RIDE IN THE 2008 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE IN A JEEP FROM THE KOREAN WAR ERA...I HOPE TO REMIND PARADE GOERS ABOUT SUPPORTING VETERANS HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENTS !

OK, GLEN, LEON, AND STEVE AND THE CAMP BUCCA GANG.....HERE'S THE BEAUTIFUL GIFT YOU SENT !! I CAN'T WAIT TO WEAR IT TO BELLY DANCE CLASS !!