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Jar Head Salsa was created by Gunnery Sergeant Dave Smith USMC, Retired.
Top Secret Recipe includes eight different vegetables, citrus juices, and spices.
Each serving has 15% of your daily Vitamin C (over 3 times the average salsa).
10% of proceeds from sales of Jar Head Salsa donated to the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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- Members of the Flint-based 125th National Guard Infantry Regiment stand before friends and family during a departure ceremony at Grand Blanc High School on Monday night 9/26/2011. The battalion is readying for deployment to Afghanistan
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WREATHS for the FALLEN
Group on a mission to place Christmas wreaths on every veteran’s grave
FLINT TWP. —Making sure no one is forgotten for Christmas is a common goal at this time of year, as various groups work to provide toys, food and other necessities in the spirit of holiday sharing.
But the volunteers of Wreaths Across America are on a mission to bestow a special gift of remembrance. Since 1992, the national organization has undertaken the task of placing fresh wreaths on veterans’ graves as a living tribute to the sacrifices they made to secure America’s freedom. Started by a Maine businessman at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., the effort has spread to some 700 sites nationwide including Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly.
Representatives from the military presented the tribute wreath to their comrades at the Wreaths Across America event at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly Township. Photos by Rhonda S. Sanders
The annual wreath laying ceremony is held simultaneously on the second Saturday in December at all participating locations.
An estimated 400 people gathered this year in brisk temperatures hovering in the mid-20s at Great Lakes to lay wreaths on 3,000 of the nearly 15,000 graves at the cemetery.
Wreaths were placed at the grave sites of veterans in the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly Township.
“ That is the biggest thing that kills me every year, that we don’t have enough’’ said Christina Watts of Hadley, who with her husband David and Maj. Chris Freytag are the site coordinators at Great Lakes.
“ We have been involved since 2007 in the national Civil Air Patrol,’’ said Watts, a member of the Southfield patrol unit whose husband is the commander of the Eastern Michigan Unit which includes Flint, Saginaw, Bay City and parts of the Thumb area.
Fundraising for the wreaths is held yearround assisted by more than 1,000 volunteers including patrol cadets, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, church and school groups and veterans’ organizations.
One cadet group working outside a Walmart in Monroe raised $5,000 in a weekend, Watts said, but with the average cost of $15 per wreath, the amount needed to cover 15,000 graves is nearly 50 times that.
Still, the effort has gained support as pubic awareness of their purpose spreads mainly through word of mouth, Watts said. Great Lakes opened in 2005.
“ We already have people contacting us who had not heard about us, who want to donate toward next year,’’ Watts said last week.
Donations and wreath purchasing is handled through the national office’s website at www.wreathsacossamerica.org where people who want to sponsor wreaths can earmark donations for Great Lakes.
This year’s wreath allotment was delivered by truck a few days before the event.
A fresh blanket of snow blended with the white headstones to create a pristine backdrop for the wreath laying which took about 15 minutes and was followed by a brief ceremony recognizing all branches of the military and POWs and MIAs. Volunteers included people who have friends or family buried at the cemetery and Civil Air Patrol units.
“ We try to spread the wreaths around, doing a different section each year and trying to cover the newer graves first,” Watts said. “Our utmost ultimate goal for the program nationally and locally is that no veteran goes unrecognized.’”
Nationally, Wreaths Across America set a goal this year of placing 500,000 wreaths on veterans graves.
If the Great Lakes effort ever reaches a point of having more wreaths than needed, they will donate the surplus to Ft. Custer National Cemetery near Grand Rapids, which is much larger and a bigger challenge, Watts said
Fundraising is under way for next year when she hopes to walk out of Great Lakes on Dec. 8 having placed a wreath on the grave of every veteran buried there, she said.
BY RHONDA S. SANDERS 810-452-2665 rsanders@mihomepaper.com
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Wreath’s Across America
Arlington at Christmas
Rest easy, sleep well my brothers.
Know the line has held, your job is done.
Rest easy, sleep well.
Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held.
Peace, peace, and farewell…
Did you know that we have the same
Tradition at
Our Great Lakes National Cemetery
Holly Mi.
Location Address: 4200 Belford Rd Holly MI 48442
Location Veteran Graves: 11000
Accepting Sponsorship Wreaths: Yes
Volunteer Location Leader: Dave & Christina Watts
Telephone: 810-797-2091
E-mail: greatlakeswreaths@gmail.com
If you have not visited our local Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly
I suggest you stop by to Honor the 11000 men and women that have served their country for you!
Wreath’s Across America is Celebrated
at every National Cemetery
the Saturday after Dec 7th each year.
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Grand Blanc Optimist Club Breakfast with Santa on Dec 3rd.
Grand Blanc Optimist Club
Dear Jar Head Salsa ,
The Grand Blanc Optimist Club would like to Thank you for your participation in this years Breakfast with Santa on Dec 3rd. Over 150 excited children visited with Santa , and it is because of the community business involvement like Jar Head Salsa that allowed us to provide our 7th year of Breakfast with Santa to the Children of Grand Blanc..
The children received a Free picture and breakfast treats and a goodie
bag due to the generosity of all our sponsors!
We provide Breakfast with Santa because we know many families are unable to afford the cost, and we realize the importance of these memories, so thank you again for your generosity and we look forward to continue to serve the children and greatly appreciate your support.
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The Soldiers are Coming Home! The War in Iraq Coming to an Official End
Early this morning (Thursday, December 15th, 2011) a ceremony called “Casing the Colors” was held in Iraq as the official ending to the nine-year mission. Yesterday at Fort Bragg, President Obama announced that all troops will be leaving Iraq.
Since October when President Obama stated that no solider would be left in Iraq after the end of 2011 — the military has been working diligently to remove all equipment and troops from Iraq. By the end of the weekend more than 2,300 troops are expected to be on plane home.
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Navy Sailors Send Ho Ho Home ‘Sea’sons Greetings on ‘All I Want For Christmas’ [VIDEO]
British sailors who have been at sea longer than expected are spreading holiday cheer to the world, with a little help from Mariah Carey‘s Christmas classic, “All I Want For Christmas Is You.”
Check it out after the jump.
A seven-week excursion turned into 225 days away from loved ones, so the men and women aboard the HMS Ocean created this awesome lip-dub that has become an instant YouTube hit.
Mariah Carey showed her support on her Twitter page: “This is the best thing I’ve ever seen, you guys just made my day! Happy Happy Christmas!!!”
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Buscemis Pizza & Liquor Clarkston Now Sells Jar Head Salsa!
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10 % of all proceeds are donated to The Veterans of Foreign Wars!
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Honoring Veterans Day: Younger generation of veterans more involved with vet services after coming home
FLINT, Michigan — Before joining the U.S. Navy, Brandon VanWagoner didn’t spent much time thinking about Veterans Day, which he saw as a date on the calendar that honored his great-grandfather’s service in WW2.
Student Veteran Brandon Boone, freshman at UM-Flint, leads a group of veterans on to stage during a rehearsal for the POW/MIA Program on Tuesday at the French Hall Theatre on UM-Flint's campus. The POW/MIA Program is put on by veterans and is to honor veterans. The program is scheduled for today in honor of Veterans Day. Dorothy Edwards | The Flint Journal
Then, at age 18, the combat medic found himself on an Iraq battlefield, tending to the shrapnel wounds of a Marine who had been hurt in an improvised explosive device attack.
Things changed.
“Although I certainly had respect for service members, I had little understanding of the lifestyle, the sacrifice or the challenges of what they faced,” said the 25-year-old Burton resident, who served two tours of Iraq.
VanWagoner is part of a wave of younger generation veterans coming home from fresh war experiences and who have a new sense of what it means to serve and those who are honored today on Veterans Day.
Bridging the gap between the older and newer veterans is still a challenge, with few Iraq and Afghanistan vets joining Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and other veteran service organizations.
But new age veterans, many who are also looking for jobs, raising families or in school, are still finding ways to serve fellow veterans in civilian life.
VanWagoner, who is studying nursing at the University of Michigan-Flint, now spends Veterans Day talking to local elementary school classes about his experiences as a soldier and attending services honoring veterans.
As vice president of the Student Veterans of America at UM-Flint, he helps organize fundraisers for veterans groups, unite student vets on campus and help educate others on benefits and legislation that could help returning vets.
He and his great-grandfather sometimes even go out for a beer and exchange war stories.
“I look at him in awe and think about how his experiences have way surpassed mine but he looks at me and thinks the same thing,” he said. “Despite the conflict, there is respect and camaraderie across the age spectrum of veterans.”
Brandon Boone, 21, of Montrose, said life views drastically changed after joining the U.S. Army in 2008 and serving in Afghanistan in 2010.
The Army Sergeant was lucky enough not to lose friends. But he’s seen the consequences of war and what it means to make a commitment to the uniform.
Today, he will take part in a Veterans Day service at UM-Flint.
“Anything I can do to help,” Boone said. “As bad as it was, I looked at Veterans Day as just another holiday. It’s a whole other perspective now. I understand the sacrifices people made, not just personally, but that of family and friends, too.”
U.S. Navy veteran Eric Johnson, commander of the Swartz Creek VFW post, said recruiting younger vets to join service organization activities is no easy feat, especially because there is no directory for veterans whose information is kept confidential.
They would have to walk in on their own, he said.
“I think part of the reason it’s a struggle is some have stereotypes of the VFW as a bunch of old guys drinking beer and smoking cigarettes,” said Johnson, 48, of Flushing.
“A lot of them, when get out, are also busy with school, finding a job and keeping a job and family and everything else. You just have to budget your time.”
UMFlint_veteransday_SVA.jpgDorothy Edwards | The Flint JournalA group of veterans salute on stage during a rehearsal for the POW/MIA Program on Tuesday at the French Hall Theatre on UM-Flint’s campus.
A group of veterans salute on stage during a rehearsal for the POW/MIA Program on Tuesday at the French Hall Theatre on UM-Flint's campus. Dorothy Edwards | The Flint Journal
Still, many of the younger vets are getting more involved with veteran’s issues as they return home. The University of Michigan-Flint’s SVA chapter and connected student veteran resource center was started by a group of student veterans back from service.
Today, Baker College’s Flint Township campus will open its first Military and Student Veterans Resource Center — also spearheaded by the newer era of vets.
Iraq and Afghanistan U.S. Army veteran Jeremy Glasstetter, who initiated the creation of both centers at UM-Flint and Baker, has traveled the state advocating for veteran’s causes as president of the national SVA.
The married father of one, who joined the service in 2001 at age 25 and is now 36, has lobbied for the new GI Bill in Washington, D.C and met with senators to help raise awareness of student veteran issues.
“The younger generation of veterans should reflect upon what they’ve done and embrace that and become active on behalf of those experiences,” Glasstetter said.
“Growing up, I was completely unaware of what it meant to be a veteran,” Glasstetter said. “When I landed in a combat zone, I saw, on a daily basis, men and women experiencing both heroic and horrific acts that should never happen to a human being.”
Now the military and veteran’s program adviser for Baker Online, Glasstetter, 36, is working to create the Michigan Military Community, a coalition of Michigan organizations supporting vets.
“The veterans’ bond of camaraderie exists because of our experiences from our military service,” he said. “Regardless of time of service or theater of operations, we unconditionally accept each other.” Beata Mostafavi | Flint Journal
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