what did you do with your wow pin?

[cheranne]

I was just remembering how I use too hold on to stuff,when I left TWI for the 3rd on final time,I placed everything

neatly in the house in my room that I shared with three other military wows,I left it all except my bible and my

wow pin.

I hung on too both for a long long time..after I guess 15 years I let go of my wow pin and threw it in Deep Creek

Lake in Maryland.

I burned my bible and got a new one(there was just too much highlighted error in there)and that was refreshing

even though I cried when I burned my bible.

Seems we gave(people in The Way)so much of our life to this so called "ministry" it was hard to let go,and here

we are still talking about it too(it does seem to help)

who else would understand this but us.

[act2]

I sold mine of ebay. There are many people on ebay who pay big bucks for anything 1985 or before.

[cman]

First I trashed everything with martindales name on it and all my tapes went to the dump.

Then after a little bit of time I sold everything else on ebay including the wow pin.

What I learned that year had nothing to do with that pin.

[outandabout]

I have two WOW pins. I've always wanted to make earrings out of them.

[coolchef]

just curious,how much did you get for the pins on ebay?

[cman]

I can't remember, that was 8 years ago coolchef.

Not much as I recall, maybe 20 or so, but this person really wanted it.

One person bought almost all my books, which included bullingers and thayers and more.

Whatever was left over went to the trash can.

[fooledagainII]

It's in a box somewhere with my WOW jacket, dove pin, AC badge and "See you at the Rock" bumper sticker.

[excathedra]

i don't know where they are

[Dot Matrix]

In the time capsule thingy we burried at hqs

I told VP I thought a WOW pin should go in there -So, I did mine - or did I give it to him to burry?

When are they digging that thing up?

[excathedra]

hopefully not with him

[Oakspear]

hopefully not with him

[nick]

as im not a wow vet, i hope im allowed in this topic =P

anyhoo, i have my dove pin still in the wall next to my computer.

it is however, now pointing up.

[Kit Sober]

I had mine made into a really nice ring,and I wore it as a reminder to pray for the WOWs, past present and future. Now whenever I wear it I pray for all the wows, wherever they are, in hope they are having a good day in the sunshine of God's love and grace. (I think everyone who is trying to live for the Lord, no matter how misguided, the Lord enjoys, even He gets a good guffaw maybe at our antics.)

[pebbles]

Hi!

Mine is under my bronze statue of VP

[ChasUFarley]

I also eBay'd mine - think it brought about $20, if memory serves me.

Old Way Mags were sold to my ex-husband's household fellowship coordinator - found out he's still drinkin' the Kool Aid. That was a rather weird encounter....

[Oakspear]

I always proudly wore my WOW pin whenever I was wearing a suit, even at non-TWI occassions. In the late 90's I was wearing it on my lapel when a guy who I had previously had a lot of respect for told me that since the WOW program had been ended, it was no longer appropriate to wear it. I still wore it for a while, but got worn down by the constant "correction".

I threw it out a couple of years ago.

[fooledagainII]

A buddy of mine in the 80s had "WOW Vet" & PFAL tattooed to his arm. I can only wonder what they could do about that.

[hiway29]

I keep a number of small items in a little treasure chest. My wow pin, various way nametags, high school ring, an extracted molar, and a few other items. I don't know why.

[mstar1]

I still have mine, its been sitting on the bureau for about 10 years next to a bear claw.

No matter how screwed up it all was- I earned it. i dont know what to do with it..I havent worn it in over 20 years.

I do sort of like the world in blue and gold symbol----thats not to say that I havent thought of making it into a fishing lure, trying to sneak it on the Mars Rover project, or burying it at Stonehenge..I just havent figured it out yet

Edited June 2, 2008 by mstar1

[brideofjc]

Trashed my wow pin, but I do still have my HS dove pin. The HS cannot ever be replaced!

[tonto]

It's part of a collage in a memory box on the wall in my bedroom. It was an important part of my past so there it sits along with matchbooks, ticket stubs, pictures of pets and kids and such.

[copenhagen]

I gave mine to a friend who was only to able to serve nine months as a WOW.

She had health issues and her heart to serve was bigger then mine.

She had to leave and it almost crushed her.

I felt she earned one with God and gave her mine.

copenhagen

[OnionEater]

I still have mine from 79-80. Also have my name tag.

SO I WILL NEVER FORGET WHAT A S.H.I.T.T.Y TIME I HAD.

Edited June 2, 2008 by OnionEater

[Twinky]

With various name tags in a drawer. In another country. Guess I should sort that stuff out one day.

I do have a Corps ring. I earned that. No way would I dispose of it. Even if no-one here even knows what it means.

The remaining Way mags got recycled last week.

[JavaJane]

Junk drawer... I think?