Don’t forget tonight’s You Served Radio Show, but more importantly don’t forget our Charity Ebay Store. Only a few hours remain on two great auctions. 100% of sales go to support Soldiers’ Angels.

The first is an engravable coin to honor a fallen Marine. The front side of each coin depicts the humble ceremony in which a member of the military passes the folded flag to a surviving family member. The coins are service specific, representing the sleeves of each service dress uniform, but THIS MEDALLION COMMEMORATES A FALLEN MARINE.

On the back of the coin is a brief description of the meaning of the folded flag and a banner on which the fallen hero’s name can be inscribed. Currently the bid is only at a penny!! This is a great (inexpensive) way to honor our fallen AND help a worthy cause.

The second auction is the 2010 Gina Elise collectable calendar. Signed by Gina herself, the calendar has been a hit among troops and makes a great care package addition. The current bid is only $4.99 but we can do better than that. Gina on her calendar:

People ask me all the time how the “Pin-Ups For Vets” calendar project came to be…

A few years ago, I started seeing news articles about under-funded Veterans’ healthcare programs. Then, there were stories about older Veterans who lay in bed day after day, never receiving any visitors. Reports started surfacing on TV about the severe injuries sustained by our troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The more I heard about the uphill battles of our Wounded Warriors, the more convinced I was of the need to produce a project that would bring in funds to support all of our hospitalized Veterans.

My late Grandpa Lou served in the army for 4 years during World War II. I wanted to do something to honor his name. I always loved the romance of those bygone eras – especially the 1940’s – and I drew inspiration from the World War II pin-up girls, whose photos and paintings boosted morale for our soldiers fighting overseas.