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Organ and confessional inside the church at Normandy … April 24, 2007 … France …

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April 24, 2007 … Normandy France … inside of the church … rows of pews …  

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Back to inside the church … Normandy France … April 24, 2007 … 

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July 21, 2007 … San Francisco, CA …

“these were from the Books For Soldiers Supporters in San Jose …. supporters from the BFS Website held a luncheon/dinner”

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July 21, 2007 … San Jose CA …

“these were with Keris GMA, her gma is 88 years old and lives on her own.  Super Sweet Lady” …

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July 19 – 20, 2007 … Enfield, CT …

Darrin and his wife meet Janet Centore and Family … 

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WTNH.com
 

Enfield woman meets soldier pen-pal
by News Channel 8’s Darren Duarte
Posted July 19, 2007
4:20

(Enfield-WTNH)_A woman’s words of encouragement from her home in Enfield helped a soldier on the front lines in Iraq and now their worlds, are not just connected by those very words. Janet Centore has written hundreds of soldiers in the Middle East but she has never met one, until now. Sgt. Darrin Domko and his wife Keri promised to visit Centore when he returned from Baghdad.  Centore decorated her house for this special moment.  She even placed a flag, given to her by Domko next to her father’s.

Centore has been a nervous wreck waiting for this meeting and Sgt. Domko says he can relate.

“You can’t see it under this loose shirt, but I’m shaking too,” said Sgt. Domko. 

Nervousness is rare for Sgt. Domko because he’s been through this sort of thing before.  He has his own website where he posts pictures of 225 pen pals who support him overseas.  He wants to visit them all one day, and say thank you in person.

“When I’m out on the streets of Baghdad I’m not afraid as I could be because I know that I’ve got people like her rooting for me,” said Sgt. Domko.  “It gives me that little extra courage it gives me that little extra strength.”

The soldier’s visit has given Centore, a mother of three, the inspiration to support more servicemen and women.

“I’d like to meet the injured ones,” said Centore.

For now though, she cherishes this pen pal.

“It’s priceless I’d rather have this than winning the lottery,” said Centore.

As far as she’s concerned, she’s already hit the jackpot. 

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July 18, 2007 … Gorham NH …

Mary Ann and Bruno with Darrin and his wife …

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July 17, 2007 … Gorham NH … 

“Mary Ann Janicki and her husband Bruno own and operate their own little Motel in the mountains. Its a nice little place called the Colonial Fort Inn. They live in Gorham, New Hampshire.

My new tatoo is awesome. I found an artist right here in Gorham. The state motto that is on their license plates of their cars says, “Live Free or Die”. I thought that was so cool that I had it put on my arm with the new tatoo. The tatoo is of my Combat Action Badge that I had earned while in Iraq in 2003.”

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July 16, 2007 … Dover Delaware …

“This picture was Dave Wolanskis grave site, he and his wife Pat wrote and stayed in touch for the last three years and now I have finally met Dave too” …  

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July 15, 2007 … Dover Delaware …

“I met Pat Wolanski and her daughter Susan Kight and their family. Pat’s husband, Dave actually started writing me before his wife or daughter did.  Unfortunately Dave passed away last year but meeting the family was great.”

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