Thanks for the comments
Thanks for the comments
jttheclockman:
The Presindent of Jefferson Parish asked me to make the pens. He is going to give them to President Bush and Marine General Douglas O'Dell for their help in the recovery effort after the hurricanes that hit our area.
Daniel:
There is a line in the inscription stating the brass has been returned from Iraq.
Rick G:
The idea for making the pens out of spent mil bass came from LOML. She said I should make some pens from the brass a friend brought back from Iraq about six months ago. I made ten and gave our friend four of them. About a month later, I was in a MacD near the Navel Air Station here in New Orleans, eating and three Marines came in. I asked them if they had been to Iraq, they said no, but they had been to Afghanistan. When I got in my car, I was getting some papers out of the glovebox and saw four pens I had made. I went back inside and gave a pen to each Marine with thanks for their service, telling them that the pens were made from returned Iraq brass. I tell you, your heart will sink when you see three Marines cry. When I can get the brass, I always carry some pens in my car to give and so does LOML.
