Hello Mr. Edgerton

From: fest queen [mailto:fest_queen@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Hello,

My name is Laine West I am from the state of Louisiana, I have been following your campaign and I find that it has wonderful cause! There is a school in my state who has decided to ban our flag from flying. I have emailed them my frustrations and got no response, even worse I have reason to believe even more schools will follow. I am now emailing you asking you how I can help with your cause. You gave me great inspiration when you walked from your home town all the way to Texas and I would like to do the same, I really much so would like to help make aware to everyone in my state what the flag means, and I think that your help will greatly help the cause in which you inspired and have worked so hard already for. I hope to hear from you soon and want to help with this cause anyway possible!!! Please guide me and help me make my dream of education everyone in my state and letting our flag fly freely and without apologies come true!!! Enclosed you will find pictures of myself along with my family I hope that I can help!!! I love the flag for its meaning. "Tis the cause that was glorious, not the fate of the cause."

Love always,
Laine

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From: Bill or Dot Fowler [mailto:ironpants@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008

I'm so glad you are aware of your heritage and history and that it needs to before everybody. Not just the winner's version.

The only way HK can help you is for you to collect donations for his trip expenses and let him know how much you have collected. Traveling is expensive with the cost of fuel, motels, food, etc. My Texas compatriots have helped him with his travel expenses in the past and it is never enough to defray all his travel cost. He is not an independantly wealthy man.

For the cause.

Bill Fowler
Colonel
Texas Division Mounted Color Guard