Day 53

We had an incredible time at the Acorn Theatre! Jon Schmidt and his team of reenactors came and added SO MUCH to the show! They brought a jeep that was set up outside the theatre, and a TON of amazing WWII and Vietnam displays. They even had a bazooka! 

The show was incredible, and house was full of rowdy energetic audience members!   There were several Vietnam Veterans in the audience. Folks who we met at the beach the day before came! Our good friend from the American Duchess, John came and surprised Dan when Erinn brought him onstage! 

After the show, a dear friend brought Erinn a sweet tribute to Pat, 3 shell casings from a 21-gun salute  with the Coast Guard logon on the inside! 

There were some incredibly fun kids at the show, and many friends, new and old. The Quilt of Valor presentation, given by the very own Doug Chapman. We had the honor of giving the quilt to our great friend from Three Oaks, Mike Shannon, a Vietnam Veteran who does SO MUCH for this beautiful community. We are so thrilled that our Michigan quilt went to such a deserving veteran and friend! 

After the show, we went back to the legion and had a great time. Levi Lamberjack, our good friend who we worked with on the American Duchess played at the Legion and was incredible! It was great to see him again, and meet his two friends who came to the show as well from Germany! 

We also played pool and shuffleboard and laughed... a lot. Three Oaks is a community like no other, and we're grateful to feel like extended family here.