Who is this person you ask? She was a 20 year old marine, fighting the war in Iraq, that was killed on February 7, 2007. I came across the blog, The Mother's Day Project, and felt that I needed to be a part of this. Once you volunteer, you are sent a piece of cloth with a female soldier's name stamped on it, that has lost their life in this war. You then stitch over the name and send it back, and eventually, it will become a tote bag, along with all the other women that have lost their lives. To be really honest, I don't really have an opinion on this war. But, I do believe in supporting our men and women while they are there fighting for us. And, I am grateful to the ones that have lost their lives. When, I received my swatch of fabric in the mail, and saw my name, immediately tears came to my eyes. I didn't realize how this "name" would touch me. I wanted to try to find out more about her, was she married? Did she have children? Where was she from? And I found that she was 20 years old, she was from Maryland, and joined the Marines with her brother. She has a My Space page dedicated to her, go check it out for yourselves and see what a precious person she must have been. You can find her here.
I am truly blessed to have been made aware of this woman. I know that her family is very proud of her.
12 comments:
What a beautiful way to honor those who have given so much. Thank you for making me aware of the Mother's Day Project... and of Jennifer's life and legacy.
What a wonderful project, and how great of you to take part in it.
Wow, she was beautiful. How sad we lose so many people in such a time as war. My prayers go out to her family.
i agree with you... i'm not very political and don't have much of an opinion about the war, but i do believe we need to support our troops. thanks for sharing this with us...
What a wonderful project! I am sorry that so many young and innocent people lost their lives in wars that are rarely non political....
Wow, she was just a baby. My heart dropped when I saw her MySpace. I'll definitely get a picture up of my stitching when complete. BTW, can I feature your Double Chocolate Espresso Cupcakes on my cupcake blog - www.allthingscupcake.com? Let me know
Thank you for honoring CPL Jennifer Marie Parcell's memory on your web page. She is my niece and was my best friend. I miss her everyday.
my name is joe parcell jen is my sister. feel free to send me a email if you want to talk
semperchill@msn.com
This awesome. I had no idea that something like this existed. Jen was my best friend. I was just googling images of her online to see what would come up and then I found this. Thanks for posting this. She was the sweetest, most kind person.
Hi Michelle. Just today I was googling her too to see what I could find. It is funny how things happen. She was beautiful and I know that she will always be missed.
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