Pens for Remembrance Day 2019

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Good afternoon all, sorry I have been remiss. Here is an update of what been happening. I just received a box of pens from Mik, this may have to go over a couple of threads

Pens made by Mik. Sorry not Sierra but an Editor.

Donations of completed pens with velvet sleeves or box can be sent to myself, please PM for mailing address. Cut off date for Remembrance Day is the 11th October 2019

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Pens by Ashley and BG Thompson

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Pens turned by BG Thompson donated by the public. Donors name in each sleeve

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Pens by Don Penrose

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Pens by unknown will give the turners name when I receive it. The turner has been identified as Jeff Reid from Gippsland Woodworkers. Thank you, Jeff.
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Pens by Ralph Chiver

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Pens by Michael Sibley

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Pens by Brian Murray

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Pens made by me kits donated by Branka Hedges and blanks donated by Dean Cook

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Pens by Branka Hedges

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pens by Sophie Jacob

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66 pens from The Swan Woodturners Group in Western Australia.

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Pens by Branka Hedges
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Pens by Sophie Jacob
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66 pens from The Swan Woodturners Group in Western Australia.
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308 cartridge pens made by Mik Lawrence

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Pens by Stephen Youngberry

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Batch of modified slimlines by myself
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Pens by Mark Whebell

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Some burl blanks donated by Peter Hay
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Some bullet pens turned by myself and donated kits and blanks from Dean Cook

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Some more same as above
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Some more pens turned by me blanks donated by Mik
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66 pens From the Western Surburbs Woodturners Inc. 50 of the kits were donated bt Dean Cook

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Simomatra

that is a fine looking bunch of pens.
Congrats and thanks to all involved so far.

DonP

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Sam, thanks for posting these photos. A wonderful array of pens, all involved should be very proud of themselves.

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Yes a fantastic bunch of pens and turners :2tsup:

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Thank you Don, your pens and presentation blew me away. First class. I see the post of your pens on the Facebook page has been shared in the UK.

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Thank you Brad, I feel terrible that it took me so long to post on the Forum. I only make for the Troops these days.

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Thank you much appreciated the Troops will love these. There are lots more to arrive yet. The pens will go to all three services

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A letter of thanks for the Anzac Day Pens 2019

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Some more that I have made with Mik's blanks

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The first lot that I made for Remembrance Day

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Just made a full set of Remembrance Day pens.

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Another full set of Remembrance Day pens

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Coming to me soon to turn

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Received yesterday from Richard Jardine. A very nice selection of pens from Koonung Woodturner’s Guild Inc. many thanks I did not want to play with your boxes to much but had a sneak peak, the troops will love them. Thank you Richard for your assistance



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Received yesterday from Des laslett from the Mount Gambier Woodturning Club, these 28 Various Australian timber pens. Thank you Des and to all that contributed. They will be cherished by those that receive them


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Just received from Dave Edwards and the. Cessnock woodturner’s the wonderful Australian pens. Wonderful Dave thank you for the visit. Good to see some from my local area. You will put a smile on some troops come November

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These amazing pens were here to greet me on arrival at home today. Many thanks to Peter Lucas for doing the organising and for all the persons who contributed on behalf of the Troops thank you.
A special thanks to the following companies who sponsored Peters drive for the troops. Please support them as much as you can.
Greensborough RSL
Watsona RSL
Pop's Shed
Carbatec Group
Diamond Creek Men's Shed
Timberbits Australia
Eastern Wood turner's
Forrest Hill Wood turner's
Northern Wood turner's
Eltham & District Wood worker's
I hope I did not miss anyone out, please advise if I did
Well done all and especially Peter Lucas who di all the hard yards.
We welcome Peter Lucas and Mik Lawrence for all theiur support and they are now administrators of this page and its worth cause. Thank you also to Aaron Sanders another long standing Administrator for all his assistance.
These amazing pens were here to greet me on arrival at home today. Many thanks to Peter Lucas for doing the organising and for all the persons who contributed on behalf of the Troops thank you.

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Three new blanks from Mik

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The set has expanded

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Hi We will break the 1100 pen barrier this week. Great work and congratulations to all involved. That's a pen in four for deployed personnel.

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The first lot of pens are on their way

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These just arrived from Nik 36 beautiful pens. Bullet sections by Mik also the laser engraving. Great combined effort. These will be well received. Thank you. This breaks the 1000 mark.

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my lot for today with Mik's Blanks

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My lot for the weekend

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115 pens from the Members of Bayside Woodturners and Woodcrafters Club Inc. Thank to all that have contributed special thanks to ones that took the tone to teach the craft to new pen turners.

Great combined effort everyone beautiful pens, some happy troops.


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Just interested to know......why do turners prefer 2 piece pens over one piece and the other way around!!!???

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I received two emails last night, below is a partial copy of the emails
Congratulations to you all
Email1
Bruce and Jan-Maree,
I have been deployed on combat
operations collectively for close to two years of my military career. On
each of my deployments there has been small gestures performed from people
back home that have made me thankful and proud to be doing what we are asked
to do. None more so however, than the time taken by both of you and your
teams. Today I received in the one shipment some Australian biscuits, some
laundry bags, ANZAC cookies and the Pens. I will give out the pens to our
Aussies serving here and the extra six to our US colleagues who as you are
aware have suffered a number of losses recently. I will pick three very
lucky and special Americans to give the laundry bags to and just know that
they will be absolutely thrilled and honored. The ANZAC cookies have
already been shared with our US friends who love them.
Your handwritten messages mean as much and are proof to me that there are
Aussies out there who do get what our young men and women are doing over
here and for them those messages are so important. I have come to realise
in the past few years that there are some truly great Aussies out there
looking out for the welfare of our service men and women. The health,
welfare and well being of our current serving members and veterans is so
important and I am very much humbled by the community efforts that I have
seen as the president of a sub branch and from being the recipient of
multiple care packages since being deployed in January. I will come home
invigorated to ensure that my Avalon Sub Branch maintains its focus on
nurturing the living, healing the wounded and honoring the dead.
On behalf of us all in this part of the world I thank you for your gifts and
most importantly your spirit of community and concern that most definitely
makes the world of difference to us.
Email2

Sep 22, 2019, 9:50 PM (11 hours ago)
Hello Bruce,
By way of intro, I'm an Australian Army officer currently serving in Kabul, Afghanistan with the NATO Special Operations Command. I'm also the recipient of one of the 25 pens you recently dispatched to us. I'd just like to express my thanks at your gesture and let you know It is very much appreciated. Could I also ask you to pass on a personal thanks to Mik Lawrence, the creator of the pen I received, and please let him know I think it's a cracking gift!!
Once again, thank you for your gesture and please pass on my thanks to all involved in crafting the pens you send across.
Kindest regards, Mick
PS: The irony of thanking you by way of email as opposed to a written letter isn't lost on me - so I'll apologize for that! Haha.

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Third lot of pens away tomorrow

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Some more that have just arrived

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Pen for the Troops by Mik Lawrence
Remembrance Day 2019
50 X 308 Cartridge Pens with Jarrah Caps
The color variation in the Jarrah is amazing
I tried to Symbolize the ANZAC Rising Sun Emblem



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my extra ten

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Just received these from Stuart Morris, great pens Stuart.

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Just received 100 pens from the Riverina Woodworkers Club, many thanks to all involved, some beauties in there. Keep up the good work.

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10 pens just received from Andrew Coverdale. Wow! What s finish Andrew shinny as. Many thanks

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Just received these remarkable pens From James Lloyd Murray. The segmented ones are from Tas Oak, Huon Pine and Celery Top pine and the dark ones Tas Blackwood. Many thanks James.

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The three new ones. Red Ensign, Tri-Service Ensign and the RAAF Ensign

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These also arrived from Robert Ahearne from Gippsland Woodcraft Guild. The timber is blackwood.
Thank you Robert much appreciated

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These arrived today fromDavid Ludbrook, of Ballarat Woodworkers Guild. Thank you David much appreciated

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Arrived today 40 beautiful pens, with an amazing finish,from Stephen Just. Thank you Stephen, much appreciated.
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More going out Monday

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Another three boxes packed ready to send, these one have to be sent normal mail for operational reasons.

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Twenty five pens just rec 20 from Steve at Steve's Woodcraft and five from Bill Dunkley, Bill says he has just started turning. Bill from what I see you are doing real well. Thanks Steve and Bill much appreciated pushed us through to 1324 pens Bills pens are the lower left on the rack the others are from Steve

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Dear Bruce,
Just a quick note to say thank you for the wonderful pens that you forwarded to me for distribution to my team who are all equally grateful.
The workmanship of all of the pens is exceptional and I particularly liked the pens that you made yourself. I am pleased that the team left one of yours for me once they had chosen their own.
Regards


Another letter of thanks
Hello there,
I recently received a box of pens from Bruce Sanders in Rutherford with a note to distribute them to the detachment here.
You'll be happy to know that during a promotion ceremony for one of the lads from LAC to CPL I had all the crew together to talk to them and distribute the pens [some even on their day off hence the different clothing in the pic].
I'm happy to say the women and men of JTF 633.1.2 really liked the pens and are super appreciative of them. I saw them put to good use immediately. No need to thank us for our service, but thanks all the same!
Please see the attached photo of the group with their pens and please inform the folks who did the good work on them we admire the craftsmanship, the time put into making them and getting them here. Best of all the thought to do it in the first place is really appreciated.
Regards

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Another letter of thanks
Hello Bruce,
I recently received a pen curtesy of Pens for the Troops, made by “DonP”. A big Thank you to you and the team for taking the time to make/coordinate/send the pens across to the Middle East.
I very much appreciate the well-crafted wooden pen and look forward to putting it to use! The thought and sentiment of Pens for the Troops is also much appreciated. It is always nice to have a piece of Australia with you, when you can’t be at home.
Many thanks,

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Cheers Brad

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Received these Friday from Harold Hosking
And the members if Woodturners of Werribee. Thank you Harry and all involved wonderful contribution 31 pens

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The last two boxes headed out for Remembrance Day. Any after this will go to ANZAC DAY 2020.
Thank you to all that took part a great effort 1329 pens
Congratulations

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A big thank you to Ubeaut Wood Forum for hosting or page

Please help our sponsors if you can, below is a list pease inform me if I have missed anyone and I will adjust.
A big thanks to you all especially off the woodworking groups and clubs that got behind it.
A special thanks to Mik Lawrence and Peter Lucas for their outstanding work behind the scenes as administrators
We are now open to receive pens and donations. Please email me at [email protected] if you want bank details
A list of sponsors and Woodworking clubs:
Greensborough RSL
Watsona RSL
Pop's Shed
Carbatec Group
Diamond Creek Men's Shed
Timberbits Australia
Eastern Wood turner's
Forrest Hill Wood turner's
Northern Wood turner's
Eltham & District Wood worker's
Australian Sustainable Hardwoods
Optimus Projectiles
Avalon Beach RSL Sub-Branch
Fountain Medical Centre Potts Point
Dean Cook
Woodturners of Werribee.
Steves Woodcraft
Gippsland Woodcraft Guild
Ballarat Woodworkers Guild
Riverina Woodworkers Club
Gippsland Woodworkers Group
Mik's Blanks
Bayside Woodturners and Woodcrafters Club Inc.
Mount Gambier Woodturning Club
Koonung woodturner’s Guild Inc
Goldfields Native Timbers
Western Sydney Woodworkers Club Inc
Sorry I have not named all the individual turners as there are so many of you magnificent people. Your support is much appreciated
Onwards to ANZAC DAY 2020, the count has begun

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Letters of thanks
Bruce,
Today I received a pen from you !
First of all thank you very much what a great gift! It is amazing thee effort and commitment that you have put in to gift such an amazing gift. Small in size unique in so many ways and amazing craftsmanship !
It will take pride of place on my desk and will be in use every day! I will just need to put a bell 🛎 on it so it does not “find “ another home!
With much appreciation
Good Afternoon Bruce
I just wanted to extend my thanks for a beautiful pen I received today from the Pens for Troops box.
I am currently deployed as a Defence Civilian ( former Soldier) and was surprised to receive the pen today, All of the pens were beautiful and of such high quality, I didn’t know which one to choose.
Many thanks once again, and especially a huge thank you for thinking of our deployed troops.
Kind Regards,
G'day Bruce,
I'm a WO1 currently deployed overseas. I'm a RAEME Fitter & Turner by trade and can recognise a well crafted pen when I see one.
What a lovely surprise it was this afternoon when a young MAJ walked around offering us one of these beautifully made pens.
Please thank the clever machinist that produced my new prized possession.
I will use it with pride. Very much appreciated.

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Another thanks

Hello, i am currently deployed and i now have a great pen to use in work. thanks very much for everyones hard work and thought in creating a great gift and keep sake for me and everyone else who are and have been deployed. very much appreciated for your support

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More letters of thanks
Good morning Bruce and Peter,
I wanted to take a moment to extend my thanks to you both for the lovely pen I received recently. MAJ came back from his ROCL with a box of beautifully crafted pens and I chose one that was engraved with ‘The Grampiens’ and a personalised signed note.
I am both impressed with the gift and humbled that you would take the time and effort to create these for us.
I will definitely put this lovely pen to good use during my deployment.
Many thanks again J
Jacquie.
Hello Pete
A quick email to thank you for your kind gift. Today I received one of the very well hand-made pens for the troops. The one I received unfortunately had no information with it to identify exactly who made it. However the gentleman next to me had one made by you.
In any case, I am very grateful for your kind gesture. Please do spread the word to your network also that this is an overall thank you for you all.
All the best to you and I hope you have a very special Remembrance Day.
Thank you once again.
Best Regards.

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Hello Bruce, I am a deployed Air Force member, and the proud recipient of work of art (pen), made by Mik Lawrence. I am blown away by the generosity of you all, your devotion of time and energy into making so many pens for us! We received 2 boxes at work, and I was one of the first to look through all the many designs, each individually crafted and unique. It was certainly a difficult choice to choose my favourite.
My brother turns wood, and has made pens and the like before, so I know how time consuming it is, and how much skill, precision and patience is needed to make a pen that has the right look and feel. I have the 308 cartridge pen, using Jarrah wood. The Australian wood is such a lovely touch, as we do truly miss the Australian landscape.



Again, sincere thanks to you all, particularly Mik, for these gifts for Remembrance Day. You have put a smile on the faces of many sailors/soldiers/airmen, and it is important to know that we are not forgotten back home. Whenever I use my pen, I will remember my time here in the Middle East and the kindness of strangers back in Australia that were behind us.


kind regards
Jo

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Good Afternoon Peter,
It feels unjust, that I am writing you a thankyou letter utilising a computer, when I am in receipt of “Red Dog”.

By way of introduction, my name is Kelvin and I am currently serving on OPERATION ACCORDION within the Middle East Region as a Project Manager.

The organisation I work within, Engineer Support Element, manages infrastructure projects to support Australian deployed forces all across the Middle East.

It’s not my first rodeo and unlike others, I still enjoying penning a letter home to my loved ones as I did for my first deployments; when access to phone and computer was difficult to come by. I very much appreciate the time and craftsmanship which you have put into making this pen.

It is very humbling to know that people back home are still thinking of the men and women deployed; serving the nation which we all enjoy.

Yours Sincerely

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Some more thank you Emails
Dear Friend
I just wanted to send you a quick email to say thank you for the pens you sent to myself and my three soldiers.
These pens are beautiful pieces that will all be used with pride.
Thank you in particular for the pen from the Kalgoolie Region.
Best Regards
Hi Bruce,
I just wanted to send a big thank you for the amazing pens you sent out to my small little group. The guys liked their surprise and I see them using their pens during our meetings.
Sorry I was too excited to hand them out before taking a photo of them all together.
G'Day Bruce,
Just a quick note to thank you and the volunteers at Pens for the Troops for the 20 pens you sent.
They arrived about two weeks ago and were distributed here
The recipients are officers and soldiers from all three Services currently deployed on Operation OKRA as 'embedded' personnel in the Headquarters Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR).
The Remembrance Day gifts were very well received and greatly appreciated by all. Please pass on our thanks.
If you'd like to send more pens next year I've included the e-mail address
Thanks again for the pens and keep up the great work, cheers,
G’day Pete.
My name is Matt and I’m currently serving in Afghanistan with the Australian Defence Force.
Today I was given one of your handcrafted pens; the “Emu”, I saw your note about the pen and realised how much personal time and effort had gone into making it.
I wanted to send you a quick email of thanks for offering up your time and effort to make such a detailed piece of handcrafted woodwork.
When I get home next year I’ll have some time off work, in that time I’ll be enrolling in a cabinet making short course as it’s a skill that I’ve always wanted to have but never got around to learning. The last time I worked with wood was probably in high school (15 years ago).
Once again, thanks so much for giving up your time to make these pens, I know that most of the Aussies here were pretty excited to receive their own today.
Have a great day.
Regards.

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Hi Peter,
I am now a very proud owner of one of your pens ("bloody hell") and really enjoying writing with it and showing it off.
It is a very luxurious and elegant pen. I am using it every day for all my note taking and correspondence.
I love the Zebrano wood, it is very unusual and you have shaped it beautifully. I quickly looked it up on line and found the website below - that you are no doubt familiar with.




Regards,

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Two more emails of thanks
Good afternoon,
Thank you very much for your generous gift. The pen I received is very nice.
Kind regards,
I received a handmade pen a little while ago. I was very happy to receive this beautifully crafted pen.
The time and effort that went into making this pen is amazing and I will cherish it, I would love to look at others for my father as he also likes pens.
Thank you for thinking of us.
Kind regards

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Another email of thanks.
Bruce,
On behalf of the Lighthorse men and women of Task Group Taji IX, I would like to pass on our warmest thanks for such an outstanding initiative.
The pens made with such care were a delight and are now cherished by our soldiers who have a special memento for a Remembrance Day commemorated on operations. For those of us who have lost mates, this day holds such a great significance. We are absolutely humbled that all these groups have come together to support your program and think of those of us who continue to serve the nation in the ANZAC tradition.
We would like you to pass on our heartfelt thank you to all involved.
Regards,

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Hi Sam,
Our club Ararat & District Woodies Club Inc. Have decided to make pens for the troops for Anzac 2020
I have made some years ago and our club made 100 for the veterans about 5 or 6years ago
Hope this would be ok
Regards
David Mitchell

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Another email of thanks.
I am with the Royal Australian Airforce, stationed in the UAE. I got one of your magnificently crafted pens. I appreciate the work that the craftsman put into it and it will travel with me.
I write a lot of notes at work, and letters home in my spare time. Writing with a quality pen is cathartic and is a great way to process the stresses of being away from my family.
You are doing a great service to even think of the men and women over here in the Middle East and I appreciate your spirit of service.
Kind regards

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Another Email of thanks.
Dear Mr. Sanders
Please accept my sincerest of thanks for the kind package of hand crafted pens.
I have selected a special item that I will treasure.
The workmanship and generosity evidenced by your gesture is truly appreciated.
This token of appreciation certainly helps us stay connected with home and our fabulous Australian values and way of life.
I am serving a 6.5 month deployment in a logistics role. A truly humbling and life-changing experience. Very busy though!
May I wish you all the very best for a happy Christmas that will hopefully be unaffected by bush fires.
Keep up the great work!
Kind regards

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I just received this wonderful handwritten letter of thanks.

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Another redacted thank -you from an officer about to come home
Peter,
I am just about to re-deploy back to Australia but before I do, I just wanted to send you a short thank you note for "Dingo" - the pen you made. I really appreciate the thought and the effort that went into this and be sure that it has been put to good use here (overseas)! Once I return it will be a great reminder of my time here. Thanks again for taking the time and providing such a meaningful contribution to the deployed ADF.
SG

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Two more letters of thanks
Good afternoon Mr. Sanders,
I am writing to you from the Middle East to thank you for the gift of pens that you sent through. These pens were distributed amongst ADF members, predominantly personnel of the RAAF, operating here at our base. Our team is here to support Australian and coalition air operations in the Middle East as directed by the Australian government. The pens were very impressive and very popular and have all been shared amongst our fellow Aussies. At present this has satisfied the needs of the ADF presence here, but perhaps if you wished to provide some more, a similar-sized group delivered in the April/May period next year would appeal to the people that will have replaced those that are here now.
To know that our fellow Australian’s back home are thinking of us through gestures such as those of your organisation means a lot to our team, who are away from home for 4 or 6 months.
Regards and best wishes
Dear Mr. Sanders (and all your Pens for the Troops members),
I’m writing to sincerely thank you and your team for providing us with the masterfully handcrafted pens. They arrived just in time for Remembrance Day 2019 and were very warmly received by both Theatre Communications and Air Task Groups; with some friendly bartering over who got which pen. This year we paused operations at 1100 local to attend a multi-national Remembrance Day Ceremony held by our British Allies. It was especially poignant to spend time with our Allies remembering the fallen given that many were/have been involved in the conflicts we commemorated that day. I hope that you too managed to reflect on those who’ve gone before us as we keep up this important tradition – lest we forget.
Kind Regards,

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A letter from the Commander in the Middle East.

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Received this email this morning.

thank you to everyone concerned with P4TT’S in 2019 may 020 be kind to you all

Bruce aka Sam

Good Morning Bruce,

I am just writing to say a big ‘thank you’ for the beautiful pen I received which I believe was made by yourself.

It’s always a big morale booster for troops whilst we are deployed to receive a little something from home and know that our efforts are appreciated by the people back in Australia.

I can tell you that all the pens received by troops in my section were very well received and very much appreciated.

Thank you again Bruce for all your efforts and the work that you put in to making the pens. You managed to put a smile on many of the troop’s faces with your kind gifts.

Best wishes,