Stephen King sends 150 soldiers home for the holidays
Douglas Karr, Petty Officer Second Class, United States Navy Veteran
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Popular horror author Stephen King and his wife made a phenomenal donation to the Maine Army National Guard this holiday season. The King’s generously gave $12,999 to an organization called Operation Community Support to cover the cost of bus fare and rental for 150 soldiers. They were initially asked for $13,000, but King believed the number 13 to be unlucky – so he and his wife, Tabitha, donated the $12,999. His personal assistant, Julie Eugley, donated the extra dollar to round the amount out to an even $13,000.
The members of the 172nd Infantry Unit, 3rd Battalion, traveled on two separate buses from Camp Atterbury in Indiana to their homes in Maine. They left earlier this month, and will be able to visit with their family and friends prior to their deployment to Afghanistan sometime in January.
Skip Chapelle, who maintains Operation Community Support, asked the King’s for the donation. Each bus cost almost $9,000. An additional donation came in from the Family Assistance Center of the Maine Army National Guard.
Utah veteran receives Purple Heart…42 years later
Allen Malo, who was wounded in Vietnam back in 1967, has finally received a Purple Heart. Mr. Malo was driving a fuel truck when he ran over a land mine.
His son, Jeff, who also happens to be a longtime constituent of the Utah National Guard, contacted officials and requested that they rectify their failure to gift Mr. Malo with an award that he most definitely deserved.
Mr. Malo received his medal at the Utah State Capitol rotunda earlier this month. He told the press that he is proud to be honored with a Purple Heart, and is even more proud of his son for reaching out to the appropriate officials so that he could be recognized.
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