Do You Know Aunt Mary?

If you don't know "Aunt Mary", you should, which is the reason for this post. She's not technically my aunt, but lots of people in Soldiers' Angels know about her, and call her Aunt Mary.

Aunt Mary is an angel, as is her niece Mary Jo. Aunt Mary celebrated her 101st (yes, one hundred and one) birthday this past spring with a big bash collecting supplies for the troops. In this more recent picture, she is putting together goody bags for patients in Balad, Iraq. I asked Mary Jo what it says on the little card inside each bag.

"This snack bag is packed for you with love and thanks for your incredible dedication to preserving the freedom of ALL Americans - THANK YOU!
By Soldiers Angels Mary Jo and Aunt Mary (101 years young!)

When I put out the call the other day for needing pillow cases for the NY National Guard, guess who was the first to reply... Aunt Mary & Mary Jo. Whenever I think I'm tired, I think about Aunt Mary and do just one more thing. Thank you, Aunt Mary, for being such an inspiration to us.

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