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Background Song Artist Credit "Proud To Be An American" ( Lee Greenwood )



  A Little Bit About Me!
Howards-Place Was Created By Me January 18, 2007
When I Was Seventeen Years Old I Was Heading Nowhere And Was Raised In A
Poor Environment, I Dropped Out Of School In The Tenth Grade To Work In A
Restaurant Washing Dishes To Make Some Money To Buy Clothes!
Because My Mother Could Not Afford To Buy Much, So I Helped Her Out!
My Father Passed Away When I Was Four Years Old, I Didn't Even Get To Know Him!
I Got Mixed Up With The Wrong Kids And My Life Was Heading For A Disaster!
I Felt Lost And Empty Inside With No Place To Go!

  I Was Buying a Comic Book In A Place Called The Market House In The
"North Side" Of Pittsburgh Pa. And I Saw A Marine Dressed In Uniform, He Looked
So Tall And Proud! He Really Inspired Me, So I Joined The Marine Corps!
My Life Took A Dramatic Change After That, It Was All Up Hill' From That
Moment On, I Finally Felt Like Somebody!

  My first Tour Of Duty After "Boot Camp" Was Naples Italy I Was A Guard
For The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
During My Tour I Visited Many Different Countries, To Name A Few
Italy, Spain, London England, France, Scotland, Germany And Being In
These Different Countries And Seeing How They Live And There Customs
I Did Not Really Know Until Then How Good We Have It Here In America!
"It Sort Of Raised My Spirits And Made Me Feel Proud To Be An American!

  Sure We All Have Our Up's And Down's In The United States
Some Of Us Are Rich, Some Of Us Are Poor, We Disagree With Each Other
On Some Matters And Even Fight With Each Other, Over Some Thing's But In
The Long Run When It Comes Down To The "Nitty Gritty" All Our Disagreements, Frustrations And Pain Amongst Ourselves. Are Forgotten And We All Come Together For Who We Are "AMERICANS"

  There Are Two Reasons Why I Built This Website!!
The First One Is To Give All The Recognition To All Our Soldiers Because
They Deserve A Lot, The Most I Can Do For Them Is To Brighten Up There Life
A Little By Offering Them Some Military Incredimail Letters And
Animations For There E-Mails, They Send Home To There Loved Ones!

  The Second One Is The Main Reason I Wanted To Build A Website!
I Never Owned A Computer Until One Day I Visited My Grand Daughter
And She Was Making A CD (Music CD) She Was Burning A Disc, At
That Time I Was Really Into Music, And Seeing What You Could Do Made Me
Go Out And Buy One. I Started Downloading Songs Off The Internet, And
Doing So, I Would Receive A Lot Of E-Mail From My Friends!

  And When I Was Reading There E-Mails, I Would See Little Animated
Dogs, Cats, Birds, enc. Running Across The Screen And This Really
Caught My Attention, Even Made Me Laugh. Right There And Then I Said
This Is What I Want To Do, Make Somebody Happy Buy Making Funny
Animations For There E-Mails. I Am Going To Do My Best!!!
And Hope You Enjoy My Letters And Things That I Make!


  My Goal To You From Howards-Place.Com
My Goal Is To Provide You With Incredimail Letters
And Outlook Express Letters And Other Goodies, But Most Of All To Be
A Friendly Site, Trying To Bring A Smile Into Your Life, That I'm Sure You Can Use!

  Just The Facts!
Howards-Place Does Not Profit From Any Of The Banners,
Links Or Search Boxes On The Site.
Hosting And Other Expenses Are Paid For By Items
Ordered (Sales) Instead Of By Using Annoying Pop Ups
This Site Does Not Use Cookies! And No Personal
Information About You Is Collected!

  OTHER!
My Homepage Will Let You Know The Dates Of The Last
Updates To The Site! Check The Update Page To See What's New!
And Please Take A Minute To Visit My
"Military Pages"
And
"Christmas Pages"

Cpl. Howard Kopelic U.S.M.C 1967
MOS-0311 Rifleman-Rifle M-14

"The Marines Prayer"
Almighty Father, whose command is over all and whose love never fails, make me aware of Thy presence and obedient to Thy will. Keep me true to my best self, guarding me against dishonesty in purpose and deed and helping me to live so that I can face my fellow Marines, my loved ones and Thee without shame or fear. Protect my family. Give me the will to do the work of a Marine and to accept my share of responsibilities with vigor and enthusiasm. Grant me the courage to be proficient in my daily performance. Keep me loyal and faithful to my superiors and to the duties my country and the Marine Corps have entrusted to me. Make me considerate of those committed to my leadership. Help me to wear my uniform with dignity, and let it remind me daily of the traditions which I must uphold. If I am inclined to doubt, steady my faith; if I am tempted, make me strong to resist; if I should miss the mark, give me courage to try again. Guide me with the light of truth and grant me the wisdom by which I may understand the answer to my prayer.


My Medals And Badges
                 North Atlantic Treaty                  
 Organization Medal (NATO)
                                                         
National Defense Service Medal
   
Good Conduct Medal 1st Award
   

                

Howard Kopelic 2008
Electra Glide Classic 1450cc 2006
"Semper Fi"

My Wedding Day
Naples Italy




MY SON MIKE

MY SON DAVE

MY SON DENNIS

MY WIFE JOSEPHINE

OUR DOGS