Pasadena Resident Honored for “Soldiers’ Angels”
SAN GABRIEL VALLEYWIDE NEWS
By Alex Burrola, Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - At this week’s meeting of the Board of Supervisors, Patty Patton-Bader was honored by Fifth District Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich for her work in bringing some relief and a little bit of home to U.S. troops serving overseas in places like Afghanistan.
Patton-Bader knows firsthand the trials of American servicemen and women, her son Brandon is a sergeant in the U.S. Army serving in Iraq, as is her brother who saw action in Afghanistan before also being deployed to Iraq. Her sister is also in Germany along with her Army husband.
And, as her name might hint at, Patton-Bader is a descendant of famed World War II figure General George S. Patton, Jr. Her father, retired Lieutenant Colonel David Patton, is a nephew of the legendary Third Army commander.
Explaining the genesis of the group, Patton-Bader explains “I was sending six or seven care packages over there a week, and my son called and said to me, ‘It’s great mom, but you know, there are a lot of guys here who don’t get mail’, and that started it all”.
She got the ball rolling with her website, and with the help of her father and others, began a massive effort for sending care packages and other necessities.
“We were sending backpacks and handmade blankets to wounded servicemen with tags on them that said ‘Dear Wounded Hero” and had a little note. Those were greatly received. It’s all to tell them that we care”.
At the Board of Supervisors meeting in Downtown Los Angeles, Supervisor Antonovich praised Patton-Bader and her fellow volunteers for their “mission to provide aide and comfort to any of the Armed Forces and their families who are in need”.
“The Soldiers’ Angels slogan, ‘May No Soldier Go Unloved’ describes the motivation behind the organization - to bring home healthy soldiers. Many thanks to Soldiers’ Angels for its committment and dedication to our troops”.
“It felt good to be recognized like that”, Patton-Bader said of the presentation. “We were so excited we couldn’t stand it. Great experience”.
Patton-Bader hopes anyone who can will help out by “adopting a soldier to write letters to and send care packages, sewing blankets, helping out families here at home”, she suggests.
To learn more about Soldiers’ Angels, call them at 626-398-3131, or go to www.soldiersangels.org on the Internet.
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