Tea Are The World
Emmy-winning TV producer Norvell Rose informed me that he and his son, Conner, both in Virginia, would be arriving at the recording session to produce a music video and a “Making of Tea Are The World” documentary — all for FREE. Both the video and the documentary are now included on the DVD included in the Tea Are The World package.
Professional distributor Tom Horn offered to distribute Tea Are The World FREE of charge.
Singer Lisa Scott Kelly joined Debbie Lee to shake the trees and find funds for manufacturing, our only expense. Everything has been donated.
Rev. Minion told me how his wife Danielle, a professional graphic designer, got involved. Upon hearing about Tea Are The World on the news, Danielle said, “Honey, I feel I am supposed to help these people.” Danielle Minion designed the Tea Are The World package and promotional materials. She did all of the production artwork work needed to prepare the package for manufacturing. And she donated her services FREE of charge.
Now here is the kicker. After Danielle committed to our project, she became pregnant. Of her three pregnancies, this one has been the worst; she was sick almost very day. Then, Danielle’s project files became corrupted. Rev. Minion said that in Danielle’s years in the business, never have so many things impeded her ability to complete a project.
But here it is. Folks, I am pleased and grateful to announce that Tea Are The World is completed, beautifully packaged, and available for purchase, praise God.
Please do not think I am dissing other fundraisers by simply stating a fact. With some, when the dust clears, as little as 10% goes to the charity. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Tea Are The World go to the benefits bestowed upon the families of our fallen soldiers by AmericasMightyWarriors.org.
Because of the sacrifices of our military, which include brave women and men like Charles Durning and Marc Alan Lee, we are blessed to enjoy Memorial Day cookouts with our families. Please remember the families of our fallen soldiers.
Happy Memorial Day!
Your project sounds interesting. I’ll give it a look.
On the subject of conscientious objectors, you might want to read about 3 remarkable men: Desmond Doss, Thomas W. Bennett and Joseph G. LaPointe, Jr.. All three were conscientious objectors and they earned the Medal of Honor as combat medics, two of them posthumously. I’ve read that quite a few highly decorated combat medics were in fact conscientious objectors. They refused to kill but served with distinction and valor. Not all conscientious objectors are created equally.
I first heard of Desmond Doss when I saw a documentary about him titled, naturally enough, The Conscientous Objector. I can’t recommend this film highly enough.
We should remember them all. Every generation has its heroes, but they are the vast multitudes of men and women who’s names are mostly forgotten throughout history. Sure, we remember the generals and the presidents, but few (aside from close family members) remember the privates and the sargeants, the sailors or the airmen, who actually got the job done. We saw them at Saratoga and Yorktwon during the Revolutionary War, Baltimore and New Orleans during the War of 1812, Monterrey and Mexico City during the Mexican-American War, Bull Run and Gettysburg during the Civil War, Manila Bay and San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War, Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood during World War I, Midway and Anzio during World War II, the Pusan Perimeter and the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War, Khe Sanh and Linebacker II during the war in Vietnam, Kuwait during the First Gulf War and Fallujah during the Second Gulf War, and Kandahar in Afghanistan, to name just a very few of the places where some truly great Americans fought (and in many cases died) for this country. We remember them all on this day. It is fitting and proper that we do this, because although we don’t know or remember their names, we can never forget what they achieved.
Correction:
The Purple Heart is awarded for being wounded or killed while engaged in combat with the enemy, among other criteria.
Good friend to me just passed, having won a Bronze Star with Patton in Italy.
In his memory my ideal cabinet would be headed by Bolton Sec. of State, Netanyahu Sec. of Defense, Cain Sec. of Treasury, Bachmann Attorney General, …
Now, who could we hire to make it so?
Good article, but, if I may point out a discrepency? The Purple Heart is awarded not for bravery, not for gallantry but for being wounded in battle. The Silver Star is not simply for “gallantry” which might be misconstrued as that of Sir Walter Raleight spreading his coat (cloak) on the ground so that the queen wouldn’t muddy her feet, but acts of supreme bravery. It is the third highest award for bravery in the United States with only the Distinquished Service Cross, number 2, and the Medal of Honor, number 1, ranking higher.
I remember learning about Durning’s real life military service, around the time he appeared on an episode of NCIS, where he played a veteran, who had served in the Pacific, during WWII. It was a wonderful episode, and Durning won an emmy for it. Due to that, there were several articles about him, that mentioned his service during WWII. He’s an example to us all, God bless him, and all our service men and women.
That was my favorite episode. They really captured the essence of our highest award for valor. The emotions were just so well portrayed. I loved the line, “He stood tall in Hell!”
Small matter? mayhaps, to me and other service people, damned important.
Enlisted USN in 1943, ‘hung around for the following 30. To those of us
that matter, the term Soldier does not refer, in our minds, to Navy folk.
It is what we call people of the Army. Another grating term, combat wounds
being called injuries. ‘Lubberly’? Mayhaps, still important to those in-
volved.
Be well.
JIM LIMERICK U.S.N. (RET)
There once was a man named Jim
Who served in the USN
When it comes to the Navy
He doesn’t get wavery
When he comments at PJM
A limerick for Mr. Limerick.
Wonderful article. I recall New York Giants football star and later coach of the Dallas Cowboys ,Tom Landry was a B -17 bomber commander and flew dozens of missions over Europe. Baseball star Ted Williams was a decorated Marine fighter pilot.
There were many others that we probably do not recognize now whose names are written in the book.
God Bless the USA – Lee Greenwood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNqUORIFV4I
“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.”
George Washington
The links in this post are interesting. The first is a simple youTube video of Mrs. Lee, the second links to her site where you can find the mentioned 2 CD set in the store (after requests for donations, including a MacBook Air?), the third link is to a video of the post’s author. The whole thing feels scammy and like a way to make a buck. Unfortunately “fraud” in charities to benefit vets is rampant. While I honor the sacrifice of Mrs. Lee, there are plenty of charities with excellent track records which truly benefits vets. These include National Military Family Association, the Intrepid Fallen Heros Fund, the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, among others. Please consider donating to these organizations if you want to honor our men and women in uniform.