mattyboy
11-06-2005, 08:49 AM
First let me say that if this is not appropriate to post here I have no problems with the admin of the board removing it, and I don't want this to turn into a thread to voice political agendas or ideas, then I will remove it.
As some of you may know my son's Joe science teacher Lt. Lou Allen was murdered in Iraq along with his commanding officer this summer. My son is extremely bright but never really applies himself or follows things thru on anything ( I know where that comes from) so when I came home from work and Marie said I got a call from the principal of the high school my first reaction was ok what did the boy do now?? but she said no this is something totally different. When Joe heard the news that Lt Allen was killed he walked into the principal office and said we need to do something and then got the ball rolling on memorial bracelets, something like the yellow live strong bracelets that lance armstrong started. These are green Lt Allens favorite color and say "Lt L.A. always loved" the first batch sold out quickly now we have a second batch.Joe and I are also running a dinner to benfit the Lou Allen memorial fund. if anyone is interested in a bracelet or making a donation or just wants to find out more about the story let us know.
this story continues to unfold with more and more tragedy, his widow is oversea know at the trial of his accused murderer,Justice may never be done in this case but regardless of that as a teacher he may not have reached my son in the classroom but the way he lived and died in the answer of the call of service to his nation has made an impression on my son so deep , that as a father I can't express the words .
contact us at mnmveth@optonline.net
here's a link
http://www.louisallenfund.com/lou.htm
god bless Lou and his family,all our armed forces and the US
As some of you may know my son's Joe science teacher Lt. Lou Allen was murdered in Iraq along with his commanding officer this summer. My son is extremely bright but never really applies himself or follows things thru on anything ( I know where that comes from) so when I came home from work and Marie said I got a call from the principal of the high school my first reaction was ok what did the boy do now?? but she said no this is something totally different. When Joe heard the news that Lt Allen was killed he walked into the principal office and said we need to do something and then got the ball rolling on memorial bracelets, something like the yellow live strong bracelets that lance armstrong started. These are green Lt Allens favorite color and say "Lt L.A. always loved" the first batch sold out quickly now we have a second batch.Joe and I are also running a dinner to benfit the Lou Allen memorial fund. if anyone is interested in a bracelet or making a donation or just wants to find out more about the story let us know.
this story continues to unfold with more and more tragedy, his widow is oversea know at the trial of his accused murderer,Justice may never be done in this case but regardless of that as a teacher he may not have reached my son in the classroom but the way he lived and died in the answer of the call of service to his nation has made an impression on my son so deep , that as a father I can't express the words .
contact us at mnmveth@optonline.net
here's a link
http://www.louisallenfund.com/lou.htm
god bless Lou and his family,all our armed forces and the US