What a great end to our first day out! Fire grilled steak and fixings at yet another great American Legion Club here in Omaha, Nebraska. Their Legion Riders met us just a few miles out and escorted us to Offutt Air Force Base. We got our 'clearance' and were given a few minutes in our rooms before the Riders once again collected us, and the bus, and took us to Post 335. Alot of people heard the QOV story after a very nice welcome. I had the opportunity to sit next to one of the Post volunteers. We shared stories of Vietnam veterans that we know and how they were treated. We both got very emotional. We both talked of how glad we are that these ladies are doing what they are doing and that is 'providing comfort' to the soldiers fighting and hurting today. This trip is all about letting wounded soldiers know that we care. We are delivering these quilts as a token of THANKS, GRATITUDE and LOVE. God Bless all who have touched our trip today, in any way, be it in escorting, feeding us or just telling us ' thank you for doing this'. Oh, I would be remiss in not saying anything about this......One of singers from Earth, Wind and Fire was at the Post and came out to the bus along with another member from Three Dog Night. They thanked us and then serenaded us with a song! For the life of me I cannot remember their names and for this I am sorry. It has been a long day and the wheels are turning at 6:30 a.m. Uffdah!
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