John Morris

Thanks for the great topic Lew. So, who made that vessel, the dragon one? I like it!

We had a broken egg?

I am going to have to hunt this down and get one, I love it. Good morning all, before I head off to work for the day, just thought I'd drop in and spread some dark humor.

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You all are too kind, thanks guys.

I may have to do a follow up series for the early wounded warriors we helped build a shop for, a "Where are they now" series, so you all can see what they are up too. I keep in touch with them, to this day.

I am friends with Mark Wilson on Facebook, many of you may remember that Mark was one of the very first wounded veterans we helped raise a shop, acquire the tools and machinery he needed to work the wood, and our sponsors really came to the table to outfit his shop, he is a blind woodworker, injury received by shotgun blast to his face and blinded. My friend Mark posted this on Facebook, I replied: Amen amen amen my brother Mark! Just so ya'll know, he's doing fine, really well. Still working the wood, and going on trips all over the USA and participating in Wounded Warrior Games and Competitions. Our friend Mark on the table saw at the Chicago Heinz Center for the Blind Rehabilitation clinic. I took a break from working on some issues for our community here, while plugging away at those issues, I remembered our friend Mark Wilson, and he touched many hearts here. Service animals, fully functional folks traveling with those service animals, as psychological service pets, really chaps my hide, you all know the ones I am talking about, and then there's Mark Wilson. Our friend Mark with his service dog

Still working on it.