Thursday, December 24, 2009
POLAND — Capt. Thomas Hardy is one of 35 area soldiers serving overseas and featured last month in The Vindicator’s second annual Operation: Holiday Cheer.
OHC provides our readers with the soldiers’ names and addresses, as submitted by their relatives and friends, so everyone can send them — our troops — cards, letters and gifts in thanks for the sacrifices they’re making on our behalf.
Today, Christmas Eve, Capt. Hardy wrote back to express his appreciation for our readers’ response and to share a little bit of his life with all of us back home.
The 1999 graduate of Poland Seminary High School and son of Tim and Jean Hardy of Poland is on duty in Afghanistan.. For some of what he said, read Friday's Vindicator or Vindy.com.: