Laptop Mission..USMC
Camp LeJeune NC

After Action Report

Today six Windows 7 laptops were presented to Marine Wounded Warriors my members of the Gathering of Eagles, Rolling Thunder from Chapter 5 Jacksonville NC Escorts and a US Army Gold Star Mother.The event can only be described as a blessed event for all who attended to honor their brave service.

Local TV news media were present to greet us at the main gate where we all thanked two brave Marines who were present to accept their laptops from Mrs Pattie Densens..GSM of SP-4 Daniel Desents..KIA Iraq and Murial Pederson..GSM of Sgt Ken Pederson KIA Vietnam USMC, presented by Mrs Cee Cee Griffith. at “Mom” Pedersons request

Ed Salau,Wounded Warrior advocate at Camp LeJeune was present to welcome us and express his thanks for our laptop presentation. Ed will deliver the remaining laptops to wounded Marines who were notable to be with us due to their current recovery. Special thanks to the Camp LeJeune base Public Affairs staff of their attendance and escort onto the base to the Wounded Warriors Barracks.

I wish to express my personal thank to all who donated funding to make all our laptops missions possible and I ask all to continue to donate whatever they can afford to make possible future laptop missions at Fort Bragg..Fort Gordon Ga & Fort Hood Texas.

As administrator of the Gathering of Eagles missions I work for the smiles of our Wounded Warriors, I have been paid in full with the completion of each of our missions. As a Vietnam Vet I wish in some small way to help pay forward to our replacements for their brave service and to say to them..Thank You For Your Brave Service Brothers & Sisters.

Special thanks also to New River Harley Davidson Jacksonville NC for the funding raised on Jan 30 during their Chili Cook Off Challenge fund raiser, these laptops will be presented at Fort Gordan Ga..ASAP !.

To date 47 laptops have been funded by private donations from Americans who have reached out to bring the gift of communications to our wounded during their recovery
May you God bless you and hold you safe.

On to Fort Gordon Ga.. and beyond!
What we do best for our military we do best..together

God has blessed America with our mighty military

George & Jamie Samek

Gathering of Eagles
Shallotte NC

The Warrior Support Project began with a GOE custom. Due to the nature and frequency of actions taken by GOE in countering anti-war protests, Eagles from around the nation have made many trips to Washington D.C. From the beginning, it became a custom to go a day early so that we may join with and reinforce the Free Republic and Protest Warriors patriots at the gates of Walter Reed Army Hospital. It has also become a custom to collect donations beforehand for purchase of gifts for the wounded warriors within WR.

In preparation for the 9/12 Tea Party March to the capital, NCGOE prepared for the trip by again collecting donations for the customary visit at WR. For this trip the job of donation collection was assigned to George Samek of Shallotte, NC. And this time, George cranked it up a few notches.
By the weekend of 9/12, George had spread the mission far beyond the boundaries of North Carolina and far outside the ranks of the Gathering of Eagles.

On September 11, 2009 representatives of several organizations including Band of Mothers, Blue Star Moms, GOE, Free Republic, EaglesUp, MoveAmericaForward and Americas Mightest Warriors presented 10 brand new laptop computers to the wounded troops. With web-cams the computers allow the soldiers to communicate, live, with family and friends via the internet.

In the weeks following 9/12, donations continue to flow in. The purchase of computers, DVD players, Ipods and other miscellaneous gifts continues.

The weekend event has become a permanent project, and is now addressing the needs of wounded warriors not only at Walter Reed, but across the nation.