Saying Thank You to our Troops

It's so easy to say Thank You to our troops.  You can spot them everywhere, but especially in airports.  When you're traveling during the holidays, carry a few $5 Starbuck's gift cards with you.  (I choose Starbuck's because you can find one in almost every airport and on many posts.)

Every time I see a person in military uniform, I approach, get eye contact, extend my right hand to shake theirs, and say, "Thank you for your service."  Then I give them a gift card and ask them to have a cup of coffee on me.

It's incredible how this small gesture can make such a difference.  I feel good and they feel respected.  Sometimes, I visit for a few minutes if they are alone.

Submitted by Lou Thompson, Unit Member

Patriotic Drink

From FamilyFun Magazine

With a steady hand and some colorful rinks, you can create a tasty, multilayered concoction. The secret is in selecting liquids with varying amounts of sugar, since those that contain more (such as soda) are denser than those with less (such as diet drinks). And that makes it possible to actually stack one on top of another (for a while, anyway ~ then they'll start to blend). Here's how to serve up a thirst quencher with two, three, or even more layers.

Our recipe is for red, white and blue version for your Patriot Celebrations (Fourth of July). See how your favorite beverages literally stack up!

Ingredients

  Ice cubes
  Cranberry juice
  Wild Berry flavor Gatorade Fierce
  Diet 7-Up

Instructions

1. Fill a clear glass with ice cubes. Pour the drink with the most sugar (check the nutrition label) into the glass. For our red, white and blue recipe, start with cranberry juice.

2. Very slowly add a beverage that contains less sugar ~ in this case, Wild Berry flavor Gatorade Fierce. Be careful to pour it onto an ice cube ~ not directly into the other drink ~ to keep them from mixing.

3. Use the same technique to add a layer of Diet 7-UP

Submitted by Lou Thompson, Unit 472 Member