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"Abraham-Martin-John"

Heroes are the people who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done - regardless of the consequences.

On May 17th, Julie & the UAW Local 95 Vets Committee, made donations towards America's Vet Dogs.
Mark Gwathmey, wife CeCe and partner  Larry (dog) spoke before UAW Region 4 Veterans.
Mark is an Iraqi Fredom Vet with Trumatic Brain Injury.

 

TRUE STORY
Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson
High School in Little Rock, did something not to be forgotten.  On the first day of school, with the permission of the school
superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks out of her classroom.
When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks.

Looking around, confused, they asked, "Ms.  Cothren, where're our desks?"

She replied, "You can't have a desk until you tell me what you have done to earn the right to sit at a desk."

They thought, "Well, maybe it's our grades."

No," she said.

"Maybe it's our behavior."

She told them, "No, it's not even your behavior."

And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period.

Still no desks in the classroom.  By early afternoon, television news crews had started gathering in Ms.
Cothren's classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room.

The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the desk less classroom, Martha
Cothren said, "Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit
at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom.  Now I am going to tell you."

At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it.  Twenty-seven (27) U.S.  Veterans,
all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk .  The Vets began placing the school
desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall.

By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place, those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first
time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned.

Martha said, "You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks.  These heroes did it for you.  They placed the desks here for you.
Now, it's up to you to sit in them.  It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens.
They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education.  Don't ever forget it."

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From the VFAC Administrator
Julie Spangler

I would first like to say THANKS to the editors Eva Hill, Laura Slayton and the rest of the editor's staff in having me
                   continue with the Veterans for a Change children workbook in continuing teaching children across America the meaning of
                 Veterans.I am not a Veteran but I am a proud wife, daughter, and sister, sister in law, niece, cousin and aunt of many Veterans.
                   I have been very active in many Veterans organizations not only through the state of Wisconsin, but through out our nation.
                      I have helped raise thousands of dollars through many Veterans' organizations and has all been donated back to our
                 Veterans and troops across the United States. Every year I take time to visit the VA Hospitals in Wisconsin and Illinois, to pay
                    my respects to those who have sacrificed their lives so we can sleep sound at night and enjoy our every day FREEDOM.

THANKS to my dear friend Jeff "Doc" Dentice, (Vietnam Vet) for dedicating his time & talents
in putting the Veterans for a Change website together for me!
Doc & Laura are Good friends & he introduced Laura to the UAW Vets

Remember FREEDOM doesn't come free!!
Thank you and god bless our
VETERANS!!
LAURA SLAYTON-FOUNDER OF VFAC
 

CHILDREN HELPING VETERANS



 

CLICK ON THE COVER FOR AN  WORKBOOK OVERVIEW


 
 

Kids and our Veterans-This says it all!

Kids Helping Veterans-"Check it Out"
Our Veterans from WWII-Korea are older now and in
many Vets homes. Bringing some Joy and Happiness
to their lives is so very important to them. Thanks
to all the Kids and their parents who have taken
the time to teach them so very well.

Keep up the great work & send us your pictures
and a short story of what you did and where.

 
 

CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW

Kids helping out with the Hospitalized Veterans barbecue at Tomah VA Hospital in Wisconsin

Children attended the UAW Local 95 membership meeting in Janesville, Wisconsin, & presented coloring book pictures
which were taken from the Veterans For A Change workbook,
along with candy and PROUD TO BE A VETERAN buttons to our Vets in recognition for their service

Julie Spangler-Administrator
 

VISIT DOC'S MILITARY-VETS SITES BELOW

WEBSITE BY JEFF DOC DENTICE