Thanking a Hero, the Deppe Way

A few days ago a friend-of-a-friend on Facebook posted a message about a soldier who was recently severely wounded in a suicide bombing while serving in the Middle East. Hard to believe 10+ years later the heroes who serve so valiantly in our military are still facing such vicious attacks. This young lady was asking for cards and letters for her friend, Sgt. James Pierce, to cheer him up on his long road to recovery. We decided to put together a package for him with a bunch of leftover Halloween candy, a thank-you/get-well note, and some customized patriotic buttons that we made.

So we made a card, and as we had been working on our Thanksgiving place mats, all the Thanksgiving stickers were still out. I decided to go with the theme of "we're so thankful for you, your sacrifice, your bravery, etc etc", and wrote several sappy paragraphs about our appreciation for Sgt. Pierce and and our well-wishes and prayers for a speedy recovery from his wounds.

My stepson L, on the other hand, decided to write a Thanksgiving joke on the card to Sgt. Pierce. Check it out:

Yes, that is indeed a pilgrim with a large knife, saying "I'm going to kill you" to the turkey, and the turkey says in response "You are not going to kill me".  Heh. I sure hope Sgt. Pierce has a sense of humor!

Meanwhile, if you're interested in sending cards/letters/posters, etc, to Sgt. Pierce, message me and I'll send you his address. He sounds like a really great guy who could use some encouragement.