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From Michelle (Golddigger)

Last post 06-02-2008 12:52 PM by Irishdanny35. 16 replies.
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  • 05-28-2008 5:27 PM

    From Michelle (Golddigger)


    Hello Larry and all you great Marines,
     
    Michelle DellaFave here from The Golddiggers and Dingalings,
     
     I am so blown away from my Rolling Thunder  Memorial Day experience that I suppose it will be days before I recoup. First of all seeing all the Vietnam Vets and the awesome motor cycles,  back in Washington DC, then having Larry say he remembered me after all these years, wow… from the time he very gallantly helped me out of a chopper after we visited a hospital in Vietnam. I remember the hospital and our rides on the big helicopters. I remember how we had some great guys escort us to safety… there was Larry… he even kept the picture all these years. I was so touched and so happy I could finally sign it. Pauline Antony, another Golddigger from England signed as well. What a sweet and dear guy.
     
     I  was very honored  the Marines asked me to carry the wreath to the Wall. My two trips with Bob Hope to entertain on his Christmas tours are great memories, but to help carry the wreath is an honor so very special to me, it is something I will never forget.  I was so happy I could serve in some way other than sing and dance. I met the color guard and they are outstanding young men, and the bag pipers who played “Amazing Grace,” so beautifully… and then the sound of taps… when a powerful memory etched in my mind. I will cherish it forever. If anyone ever gets to the VA hospital in Washington DC please say hello to a young man, 24, who has brain trauma from an injury. I pray he will improve every day. His name, John Lake.  I met him when Lindsay Bloom and I as “Blue Eyed Soul,” did a show there. My very special soldier. If anyone sees him tell him Michelle is thinking of him and praying everyday for his total healing.
     
    May God bless you all and GOD BLESS AMERICA… Michelle  
    check us out at www.michelleandlindsay.com and write to us through the site. I will always try to answer. Bye for now!!


     

  • 05-28-2008 5:46 PM In reply to

    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

    Fellow Gritsters

    I did not post the above for vanity, I posted it to show what a class act the lady was and is to this day.

  • 05-28-2008 5:55 PM In reply to

    • Velcro
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    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

    No Sweat, Brother Larry.  I'm sure everyone understands.

    That is one sweet lady, and I'm going to tell her that.  I don't know anything about her, but I hope her life hasn't been in a limbo all these years, until she made her appearance at The Wall.  No one responded to my queery about her having any connections with Ann Margaret, but those 2 ladies had to have crossed paths in the past.

  • 05-28-2008 6:04 PM In reply to

    • fseals
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    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

    Larry, your reason for posting her message matters not.  It is simply outstanding. 

    Frank

    “There ain’t no ticks like poly-ticks. Bloodsuckers all.” —Davy Crockett

    “A fool and his money are soon elected.” —Will Rogers

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  • 05-28-2008 7:44 PM In reply to

    • jburke
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    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

    Thanks for sharing, Larry (ya dang winger with all the chicks) and i know that's the spirit in which this is posted.


    WAR TO THE KNIFE - THE KNIFE TO THE HILT
  • 05-28-2008 8:27 PM In reply to

    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

     A true beauty in every sense of the word.  God bless her, and God bless all the other Golddiggers wherever they are. 

    Semper Fi, ladies.  Marine 

    Now that we've elected a black guy for President, will the liberals please stop calling this a "racist" nation and quietly disappear?
  • 05-28-2008 9:22 PM In reply to

    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

    After going to her wedsite, I really do remember who she is. 

    The Dean Martin Show with the Golddiggers was a ritual every Wednesday night, between Father and Son, it was a bonding thing, this was way before the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.......Michelle was the prettiest.  In the school yard the next morning, we repeated all of Martin's one liners and talked about the Golddiggers and what they wore, back then it was risque stuff. (We were in the 5th grade or so!)

    Semper Fidelis,
    "Huey Bubba & Co-bro"
  • 05-28-2008 10:26 PM In reply to

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    Michelle and Lindsay entertaining the troops at the VA hospital. This pic is smaller than the others for some reason. I uploaded them all at the same time.

     

    Lindsay, John Lake and Michelle

     

     

    John Lake and Michelle. He said she looked like an angel

     

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  • 05-29-2008 7:06 AM In reply to

    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

    Larry, you should be proud, they are beautiful ladies and yes, very gracious!! 

    Maggie
    Proud and Loving Mom of
    CPL Josh Sticklen, KIA 12-03-06
    Proudly Served in Afghanistan and Iraq

    If Love Could Have Saved Him, He Would Have Lived Forever!
  • 05-29-2008 8:49 AM In reply to

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     That picture of her with the injured Marine tells a very real story.  To her he is the only man in the room at that moment. That is class.

    I went to the Blue Eyed Soul site and sent her a message thanking her for her service to vets.  I never expected a response.  But this morning there it was; a response from the lady herself!  THAT is class.

    She has obviously made quite an impact on this board.  That alone makes her an Honorary Marine in my book.

    All in favor say "Aye-Aye" and I will make sure she gets the message. SEMPER FI MICHELLE! 

    Now that we've elected a black guy for President, will the liberals please stop calling this a "racist" nation and quietly disappear?
  • 05-29-2008 9:17 AM In reply to

    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

    Got an enlarged pic of Lindsay and Michelle entertaining the troops at the VA hospital

     

    ___________________________________
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    Watch your words, they become actions.
    Watch your actions, they become habits.
    Watch your habits, they become character.
    Watch your character, for it becomes...your destiny.
  • 05-29-2008 9:33 AM In reply to

    • jburke
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    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

    Aye Aye!!


    WAR TO THE KNIFE - THE KNIFE TO THE HILT
  • 05-29-2008 7:15 PM In reply to

    • Big Al
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    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

    Class act in all respects.  

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  • 05-29-2008 7:42 PM In reply to

    • MapleLeaf
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    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

    Larry,

    Thanks so much for posting the photos and her letter.  I agree with the other posters -- this lady is a class act all round.  Truly a "beautiful" person, inside AND out.  I also agree with what she wrote -- you are a sweet and great guy -- always willing to help, committed to continuing to serve your community, and caring for others.

    Big hugs to you.

    LAM 

  • 05-30-2008 6:15 AM In reply to

    • bunzo351
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    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

     

    With so many negative things going on, it is nice to hear something like this once in a while!

     

    This makes my day brighter! Thanks!

     

    I came into this world screaming and covered in someone else’s blood and I have no problem with going out the same way.
  • 06-02-2008 12:14 PM In reply to

    • John Wear
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    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

     

    OUT - freekin' - STANDING!!!
  • 06-02-2008 12:52 PM In reply to

    Re: From Michelle (Golddigger)

    Thanks for the post Larry. I can't remember her as an individual but as the group of Gold Diggers, they were the darlings of the airways,

    What great memories for you my Brother. she is truly a Class Act......Clap Hands

    Danny
    Sláinte!
    Semper Fi
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