Dear Fellow Patriot,

You might remember June 6, 1944, as D-Day.

I remember it as Operation OVERLORD - Phase
Albany.

As a member of the 101st Airborne Division, I
was one of the first paratroopers to touch down in
Normandy… and let me tell you friend, it was chaos.

Seconds after the C-47 aircraft carrying me
and my 18-man squadron reached drop zone "D" over Utah Beach, we
were hit by a German anti-aircraft artillery.

Somehow, I was able to make it out of the
cabin, deploy my parachute, and make it onto the battlefield
without taking any significant damage.

But many of my fellow paratroopers were not
so lucky.

The lives of 38 percent of the 501 Parachute
Infantry Regimine were taken that day.

Thankfully, I survived that harrowing battle
and have been blessed with good health that allows me to continue
to jump every D-Day in honor of my fellow paratroopers whose
lives were taken that day…

Those blessings become more apparent each and
every day as only a small handful of us are still alive to pass
down our stories and pass the torch to the next generation.

And I'm afraid that once we're all gone,
nobody will remember the sacrifices we made.

That's why I'm urgently asking for your help
to preserve our American history and the legacies of us aging
World War II veterans before it's too late.

Over the past few years, I've sadly watched
hundreds of my fellow brothers-in-arms pass away from old age.

But what's even more frightening than that is
witnessing their legacy being washed away.

In our schools today, younger generations
aren't taught the important sacrifices those veterans made for
our freedom anymore.

In fact, some people are actively trying to
erase our history and make guys like me ashamed of my service to
this country.
















My name is Tom Rice.

I will never apologize for my patriotism, my
service, or my love of everything the United States stands for.

That's why I'm so thankful for the American
Veterans Center (AVC).


























If you've ever heard of the American Veterans
Center before, then you know that for the past 25 years, they've
made it their #1 job to stand up for our American history, fight
back against the historical revisionists who are trying to erase
it, and preserve the legacies of veterans like me.

In May, they host the Annual National
Memorial Day Parade where they make guys like me the celebrities
in front of millions of people lining the streets and watching on
TV.

In November, they host an Annual Veterans
Conference where they fly me and my fellow combat veterans from
around the country to Washington D.C. to give us the chance to
tell our stories to the hundreds of students and future military
leaders in attendance.

They even send camera crews to our homes so
they can record our war stories exactly how we remember them to
preserve our American history for the rest of time.

I cannot begin to tell you how much the
American Veterans Center means to me and my fellow WWII vets.

Will you help the AVC protect our history
from being destroyed by sending them a tax-deductible
contribution of $25, $35, $50 or more today?

Because of the American Veterans Center, I
know that when I eventually pass on, my stories - and the stories
of the men who served by my side - will be remembered forever.

But the AVC can't do that alone.

As a non-profit organization, they rely
almost exclusively on the donations of thousands of patriotic
Americans across the country who share their passion for our
country's history and our veterans.

The Annual National Memorial Day Parade
costs the AVC around $500,000;
The Annual AVC Veterans Conference and
Youth Summit costs them around $600,000;
And every Oral History video they produce
costs about $2,000.
Each of these programs is vital to
keeping our American history alive.


If the AVC can't raise the money to keep them
going, they'll have to be shut down.

And when that happens, guys like me will be
completely forgotten. And the history of how America became the
greatest country in the world will no longer be taught to the
next generation.

So, after all the American Veterans Center
has done for me and thousands of American veterans from World War
II to the War on Terror, I have to ask you this important
favor…

Will you please make a generous,
tax-deductible contribution of $25, $35, $50 or more to the
American Veterans Center to help them continue honoring our
veterans?


























To this day - even at 100 years old - I
continue to jump on D-Day.

I don't do it for the attention. I do it to
honor my fellow paratroopers who lost their lives in WWII and for
all of the brave men whose lives were taken on D-Day by the
"Master of the Whip" (a.k.a. the Germans).
















But I know that I may not have much time
left.

And I'm counting on folks like you to make
sure that those legacies live on so the next generation has the
chance to learn about the high cost of our freedom and the role
we played in saving the world from tyranny.

That's why I'm asking you to support the
American Veterans Center with a tax-deductible gift of $25, $35,
$50 or more today.

Thank you in advance for your generous help.

God Bless,

Tom Rice














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promote the legacy and experiences of America's veterans and
active duty service personnel from World War II through today.

A non-profit educational organization, the
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