VETS: Knife program soars

| October 24, 2010 10:00 PM

At Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington on Oct. 7, 2010, U.S. Air Force veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan were presented with 66 Buck commemorative knives for their honorable military war service. From October 2009 to October 2010 veterans of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing have received 317 Buck commemorative knives. In addition to the Buck knife, each veteran receives a thank you card and a list of donors.

We thank God, the Buck family, Buck Knives Inc., the Coeur d'Alene Press, the Post Falls Press and our many donors.

Recent donors include: Major and Mrs. Wallace Connally, U.S. Army (Ret.); Graham and Betsy Crutchfield; St. Thomas Catholic Church Knights of Columbus, Council 1363; Bill and Judy Drake; Frank Kadera, Norm's Downtown Auto Body; Mrs. Don Quane; Rich and Theresa Agueros, United Crown Pump and Drilling; Cliff and Jane Fallon; Jim Ratliff, Rocky Mountain Title Loan; Thurman and Grace Moore; Don and Lauren Woodhouse; Rudolph and Grace Collins; William and Gratia Griffith; Ken and Joann Wolkenhauer; Major and Mrs. Michael Tennery, USAF (Ret.); Ken Snyder, Coeur d'Alene Honda; Clay and Carol Folda, Wild West Log Furniture; Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Robert Brooks, U.S. Army (Ret); Douglas Collins; Wayne and Mary Reese; Wallace Meyer; John Hanson; and Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Clyde Denniston, USAF (Ret.).

GRAHAM CRUTCHFIELD

Hayden