"WELCOME HOME" RESALE SHOP & MARKET PLACE,
LOCATED ON ROUTE 82 (Northside) IN GRAFTON, OHIO
The Welcome Home Resale Shop & Market Place is managed by Ginny & Russ, and is located at 36040 Royalton Road (Route 82) near GRAFTON, Ohio (ie. just west of State Route 83). The Townships of Columbia Station, Eaton & LaGrange are within a few miles of this Resale Shop & Market Place, as well as the cities of Strongsville, Elyria, Brunswick , North Ridgeville & Valley City. This business, run locally by Ginny, alongside her Vendors, offers new and used items through a nice variety of her vendors in a very friendly setting. The Welcome Home Resale Shop includes Tony's Corner, Something Old/Something New, Indoor Decor, Sarge's Embroidery & More, Sweetsville, Little Shop of Chaos, LaBelle LaRouge, Vicki's Attic Treasures, Dan's Bamboo, Hot Stuff Store and Pam's Speciality Shop.
Also, Ginny is always very pleased to accept donations in support of The Wounded Warrior Project.
Executive Director's Message
A Message From John Melia:
Pick up a newspaper or magazine, and you’ll likely see some mention of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or combat stress. These issues, along with traumatic brain injuries, continue to emerge as signature injuries of the Global War on Terror.
Despite all the publicity, combat stress and PTSD are just clinical words. For those of us who have served in a combat environment, our experiences never seem to fit into those tiny categories. All we know is nothing seems quite right since we came home, and even though friends and family members mean well, they often can’t understand how hard we’re trying and how frustrating it can be.
Life in a combat zone is one of the most intense experiences a person can have, and it leaves its mark. We created the Wounded Warrior Project because we believe the best person to help an injured service member is another injured service member. Severe injuries aren’t only those of the body, but also those of the mind and spirit.
If you’ve been facing challenges, I encourage you to reach out to your fellow veterans and take advantage of some of the excellent resources currently available. There are many people out there who have made it through and are eager to help. WWP has created a combat stress program that can connect you with a wonderful net- work of support, including Project Odyssey—a weeklong program especially designed for those struggling with PTSD. I hope you will call us today.
If at any time, there’s a way that we at Wounded Warrior Project can better assist you in your life after injury, please don’t hesitate to give us a call. Only together can we help each other succeed and carry on.
Regards,
John Melia
Executive Director
Wounded Warrior Project - and, Folks, please remember "The greatest casualty is being forgotten".
CHAINSAW CARVING - PLEASE CALL BOB "YOUR CHAINSAW ARTIST" ON 440-748-7313 (Columbia Station, Ohio)
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SURPLUS GOODS & SUPPLIES (NW CORNER OF THE WELCOME HOME MARKETPLACE) - "WE BUY, SELL & TRADE" - JUST CALL CHARLES ON 216-481-8512 OR 216-339-0035
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CHRISTMAS POEM WRITTEN BY A MARINE
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF
PLASTER AND STONE.
I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND TO SEE JUST WHO
IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.
I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,
NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
NOT EVEN A TREE.
NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES
OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.
WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,
AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,
A SOBER THOUGHT
CAME THROUGH MY MIND.
FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,
IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,
I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,
ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.
THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,
SILENT, ALONE,
CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR
IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.
THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,
THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER,
NOT HOW I PICTURED
A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.
WAS THIS THE HERO
OF WHOM I'D JUST READ?
CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,
THE FLOOR FOR A BED?
I REALIZED THE FAMILIES
THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS
WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.
SOON ROUND THE WORLD,
THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,
AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE
A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.
THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM
EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,
BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,
LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.
I COULDN'T HELP WONDER
HOW MANY LAY ALONE,
ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE
IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.
THE VERY THOUGHT
BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,
I DROPPED TO MY KNEES
AND STARTED TO CRY.
THE SOLDIER AWAKENED
AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,
'SANTA DON'T CRY,
THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;
I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,
I DON'T ASK FOR MORE,
MY LIFE IS MY GOD,
MY! COUNTRY, MY CORPS.'
THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER
AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,
I COULDN'T CONTROL IT,
I CONTINUED TO WEEP.
I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,
SO SILENT AND STILL
AND WE BOTH SHIVERED
FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE
ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,
THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR
SO WILLING TO FIGHT.
THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,
WHISPERED, 'CARRY ON SANTA,
IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE.'
ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,
AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
'MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.'
This poem was written by a Marine.
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