An Award-Winning Salute…with Gingerbread!
How some people showed their gratitude__________
Yes, it’s true — this Soldier and the care package before him are made out of gingerbread (and other edibles)!
Jennifer Elmore’s amazing “A Soldier’s Christmas” is among the Top-10 ribbon winners of the 22nd Annual National Gingerbread House competition.
As the daughter of a now-retired two-star U.S. Army general, Jennifer knows all about military 
families and her work is a tribute to them.
“I hope in some small way this honors the sacrifices service members and their families make for us every day, but especially at this time of year,” she says.
We are very grateful that Jennifer (pictured here with her husband, Mike) chose to use her talents to highlight Operation Gratitude’s work. Look carefully at the photo up top and you can see Operation Gratitude’s logo on the gingerbread care package!
Jennifer is a Wells Fargo team member, and you can read more about her special creation in the company’s recent blog post:
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Posted on December 27, 2014, in Current News, Uncategorized and tagged Army, Bake, Cooking, Desserts, Gratitude, History, Marines, Military, Navy, Soldiers, USA, veterans. Bookmark the permalink. 41 Comments.
Pacific Paratrooper 
A beautiful tribute and well worth an award for its ingenuity and patriotism.
Ian
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They put a lot of work into it, that’s for sure! Thanks for coming by and catching up on so many posts – in the mood to read today, eh?
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A bit of reading and catching up gp, dont like to get too far behind, especially for friends who comment on my efforts.
Cheers
Ian
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Friends are friends whether we comment or not, but I do find your interests very intriguing – the Aborigine info and Australian data, etc, etc.
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Op Gratitude is an amazing organization, and one I volunteer in, and find reward in the efforts of everyone involved in the sorting, packing, writing, etc., of the packages sent to the individuals.
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Glad to hear it Lorri – the men, I’m sure, greatly appreciate your efforts!!
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Thank you.
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How wonderful to show your appreciation. Thanks for sharing.
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Hope you are having a fantastic Holiday Season, Toni. I’m looking forward to your posts in 2015!!
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Wonderful! so glad you shared this!
By the way, you might be interested in this story of a WWII nurse (speaking of awards)
Merry Christmas!
http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/blacksburg/virginia-nurse-is-awarded-legion-of-honor-medal/article_5b4ed593-aae8-5086-8852-98c1e9b7daa0.html
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LB – that’s a wonderful article about Rusty Rice! Hearing that any one of that generation getting the honors they deserve brings tears to my eyes! I greatly appreciate the link being added here for all to read! 😉
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That is amazing. I hope no one ate that masterpiece.
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How long do you think it would last if left uneaten? I don’t have a clue.
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Wasn’t this absolutely wonderful???
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It caught my eye right away as I browsed my Reader, I thought it was ceramic at first – then I read the headline… You bake a whole lot better than I do, maybe next year – you and your adorable cake boss can put together a gingerbread camp, maybe one like Hawkeye and Radar on M*A*S*H*?
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Oh, my…!! 🙂
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Come on, Koji – I know you could do it!
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Outstanding. Remarkable. Wonderfully amazing!
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You definitely have the right adjectives for it – I’ll add awesome! Thanks for visiting.
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I had a classmate during high school who made clay art work like this so beautifully. Thanks for sharing. Gingerbread, how cool!
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Glad you liked it. I thought it was pretty cool myself – especially since my baking isn’t what it could be!
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The details are just amazing!
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Yes they are. Some people have all the talent!
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That is simply impressive. Amazing work.
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I know what you mean, I was stunned by the detail – and in baked goods, no less!
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Amazing creativity.
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Quite talented, eh?
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Now that is a tribute!!!! Hours upon hours of planning, icing and decorating. Love her tribute. 🙂
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Quite outstanding – I agree! Now, that’s dedication!
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Wonderful creation! 🙂
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Isn’t this something! Such talent and thought went into it!
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That’s really rather awesome 🙂
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I’m glad you enjoyed it. I thought it was pretty remarkable myself!
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Isn’t this amazing?
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I sure thought so, Lillian. You can accomplish this with your expertise, but certainly not me!
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Wow. What a message this sends and to see patriotism expressed in such a unique way.
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With my clumsy baking – I wouldn’t be able to do it, so I reblogged this wonderful site of Operation Gratitude. Thank you for looking at it.
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Thanks again for the power of your blog. As an Aussie I would never have found that site any other way.There is a similar sort of thing here but it does not seem to be as personal as the US one. But I’ve not had much to do with it for quite some time.
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I wish sentiment like this would continue every year – war or no war, but patriotism seems to go in spurts.
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Yes. Here it is Christmas ans Anzac Day.
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I knew an army travels on its stomach
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