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Fisher House receives "Patriotic Pony"

Larry Vetter, 81st Medical Group Keesler Fisher House director; Susan Peterson, Keesler Fisher House Board member, and her husband, retired Lt. Gen. Mike Peterson pose for a photo with a “Patriotic Pony” at the Keesler Fisher House during a dedication ceremony Oct. 24, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Hero’s Rock, a non-profit organization, dedicated the handmade pony in memory of 1st Lt. Michael Blassie, Jr., who was killed in action in Vietnam May 11, 1972. Since Sept. 1, 2016, Hero’s Rock delivered 18 “Patriotic Ponies” to 12 Fisher House locations; with Keesler being the final stop. The group created each pony in memory of a military member killed in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

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Fisher House receives "Patriotic Pony"

A “Thank You” book sits on display at the Keesler Fisher House during a “Patriotic Pony” dedication ceremony Oct. 24, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Hero’s Rock, a non-profit organization, dedicated the handmade pony in memory of 1st Lt. Michael Blassie, Jr., who was killed in action in Vietnam May 11, 1972. Since Sept. 1, 2016, Hero’s Rock delivered 18 “Patriotic Ponies” to 12 Fisher House locations; with Keesler being the final stop. The group created each pony in memory of a military member killed in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

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Fisher House receives "Patriotic Pony"

Members of the Patriot Guard Riders of the Gulf Coast pose for a photo with a “Patriotic Pony” at the Keesler Fisher House during a dedication ceremony Oct. 24, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Hero’s Rock, a non-profit organization, dedicated the handmade pony in memory of 1st Lt. Michael Blassie, Jr., who was killed in action in Vietnam May 11, 1972. Since Sept. 1, 2016, Hero’s Rock delivered 18 “Patriotic Ponies” to 12 Fisher House locations; with Keesler being the final stop. The group created each pony in memory of a military member killed in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

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Fisher House receives "Patriotic Pony"

Trish Snyder, Hero’s Rock founder, reads a “Thank You” book at the Keesler Fisher House during a “Patriotic Pony” dedication ceremony Oct. 24, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Hero’s Rock, a non-profit organization, dedicated the handmade pony in memory of 1st Lt. Michael Blassie, Jr., who was killed in action in Vietnam May 11, 1972. Since Sept. 1, 2016, Hero’s Rock delivered 18“Patriotic Ponies” to 12 Fisher House locations; with Keesler being the final stop. The group created each pony in memory of a military member killed in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

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Fisher House receives "Patriotic Pony"

An image of 1st Lt. Michael Blassie, Jr., adorns a “Patriotic Pony” at the Keesler Fisher House during a dedication ceremony Oct. 24, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Hero’s Rock, a non-profit organization, dedicated the handmade pony in memory of Blassie, who was killed in action in Vietnam May 11, 1972. Since Sept. 1, 2016, Hero’s Rock delivered 18 “Patriotic Ponies” to 12 Fisher House locations; with Keesler being the final stop. The group created each pony in memory of a military member killed in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

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Fisher House receives "Patriotic Pony"

A “Patriotic Pony” sits on display at the Keesler Fisher House during a dedication ceremony Oct. 24, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Hero’s Rock, a non-profit organization, dedicated the handmade pony to the Fisher House in memory of 1st Lt. Michael Blassie, Jr., who was killed in action in Vietnam May 11, 1972. Since Sept. 1, 2016, Hero’s Rock delivered 18 “Patriotic Ponies” to 12 Fisher House locations; with Keesler being the final stop. The group created each pony in memory of a military member killed in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)

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Fisher House receives "Patriotic Pony"

Published Oct. 27, 2016
By Kemberly Groue
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Larry Vetter, 81st Medical Group Keesler Fisher House director; Susan Peterson, Keesler Fisher House Board member, and her husband, retired Lt. Gen. Mike Peterson pose for a photo with a “Patriotic Pony” at the Keesler Fisher House during a dedication ceremony Oct. 24, 2016, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Hero’s Rock, a non-profit organization, dedicated the handmade pony in memory of 1st Lt. Michael Blassie, Jr., who was killed in action in Vietnam May 11, 1972. Since Sept. 1, 2016, Hero’s Rock delivered 18 “Patriotic Ponies” to 12 Fisher House locations; with Keesler being the final stop. The group created each pony in memory of a military member killed in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue/Released)