Okay...Where's Our Party?....

[Wally Dickerman]

Married 70 years today!!. Just a quiet dinner for 2 tonight at our favorite restaurant. The party will be in Portland in August. You're invited!!

We were married in 1942, during WW2. I had already joined the Navy to do my bit, so our time together was very short. Got back from the war in Sept 1945.

[Tim Rinehart]

Wally...wish we all could be there to celebrate with you!!! Hooray for you and Mrs. D! A hearty congratulations to you our friend!

[Steve Kennedy]

Congrats Wally. Enjoy the day!

[steve mcconnell]

Dude, congratulations! That's awesome. I hope I *live* to be 70, much less be married that long.

[Fred Belknap]

Wally congratulations to both you and your bride.

[Scott Hackler]

Congrats on a big milestone! And I though my own 20th was a long stint together!

Isn't the gift for the 70th anniversary a pallet of burl blanks? :)

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Congratulations to you and your wife Wally!

[Steve Vaughan]

Wow! Friend, if I could be there, I'd sure be! Congratulations to you both!

[Deane Allinson]

Congratulations! You are a lucky man.
Deane

[Ian James Webster]

Without wishing to sound too mushy......
I a world so full of trouble it warms my heart and gives me hope for the future to hear such wonderful news. My sincerest congratulations to you both.
Enjoy your meal tonight.

[Steve Jenkins]

Congratulations Wally,
I hope you're both good for a bunch more.

[Kenny Jacobson]

That is so awesome. Have a wonderful anniversary!

[Fred Perreault]

Wally, that is a spine tingling notice. Love to both of you from a young couple that has been together for only 46+ years. A connection like yours doesn't come easy.

Love to all :)

Fred & Kathy Perreault

[Reed Gray]

Portland is just a hop, skip, and a jump from here. Let me know, I would love to attend.

robo hippy

[Ted Calver]

Wally...you keep raising the bar. Congratulations to you both and enjoy the day :)

[cal thelen]

Congratulations to you and your Wife that is a awesome acomplishment for sure!

[Jason Roehl]

Congratulations to you and your bride, Wally! May you two enjoy good health and many more blessed years together. My wife and I have been married about a quarter as long (which just got us the "Marathon Award" at my 20th HS reunion!)

[Bill Hensley]

That's an outstanding achievement! Congratulations to you both!

[Kevin Bourque]

According to Wikipedia the traditional gift for a 70th wedding anniversary is platinum. It doesn't say whether you are the giver or the receiver. :)

[Steve bellinger]

Congrads Wally. And i thought my 35 years was something.

[ray hampton]

my wife ann. is this month also July 18, we been married for a quarter of a century, you and your wife have been married almost since I were born

[Russell Eaton]

Wally few things in life do I find more honorable than a couple with a long marriage. I respect you for that as well as your obvious turning talent. Well done sir.

[Mike Willeson]

Congratulations Wally! What a great thing to hear.

I have told my wife I'd like us to make the 75 year anniversary...but her response suggests she might be tired of me before then! :D

[BILL DONAHUE]

Congrats! You're always an inspiration and in so many different ways. My father just had his 92nd birthday and did it with his sense of humor and mental faculties intact. You guys are truly "the best generation."

[John M. Smith]

Congrats Wally. I hope I can celebrate that many years with my wife.

[Robert Henrickson]

Congratulations! My father, also a WW2 Navy vet, is still around (92); my parents' 65th anniversary would have been next month.

[Jeff Nicol]

Wally, As many have already said, it is a testament to love and joy, but pure and true friendship that a couple shares to make it to such a grand milestone in a life together. It took me 4 times to find the right lady to spend the rest of my life with and my problem was that I kept falling for Redheads! But my darling bride now is a blond and loves me even with all my faults, God bless her for she is mhy savior.

May you have a blessed meal and the pleasure of each others company on this glorius day,

Jeff

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Hey Wally, That's amazing. Your bride still kept you even with a turning addiction. There's hope for me. We're forty years married and Gwen is more patient with me today than ever. God bless you both and have many more years together. Just keep on keeping on.
faust

[Donny Lawson]

Well, a BIG congrats is in order. You have a few years on me. I'm at 18yrs now.

[John Keeton]

Wally, I want to wish you and your bride all the best!!! Great life, great contribution, and an inspiration to many.

[Pete Jordan]

I will toast you and your wife tonight. A very big congratulations!

[James Combs]

Congratulations Wally. Retired Navy myself and the LOML and I are working on 48 years. Doubt we will match you guys but we are trying. A toast to you and yours.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Congrats Wally. What a milestone. Enjoy the quiet dinner.

[Greg Just]

Congratulations Wally. That is quite a milestone. My wife and I will hit 31 this year and that is not even half of your accomplishment!

[James Roberts]

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Dickerman, certainly a milestone event. Here's hoping you enjoy many more anniversaries and quiet dinners for two.

[Baxter Smith]

Congrats Wally and thanks for the invite! A pretty amazing number!

[Marty Eargle]

Amazing. Congratulations and many more to the two of you!

[Kathy Marshall]

I don't think I can say anything that hasn't already been said, but let me add my congratulations and a heartfelt wish that you both enjoy many more years and special days!

[Jerry Hillenburg]

Next Sunday we will celebrate our 40th anniversary. It is nice to have a marriage that has endured. You should be proud - I know I will be on our 70th.

[Alan Trout]

Wally,

Love to be at the party but sadly a little to far for me but here is wishing you and your lovely at least 70 more.

Congratulations.

Alan

[Jerry Marcantel]

Well Wally, since you won't be in Arizona for your celebration, I'll just say "congratulations" and have fun at your celebration in Oregon. ...... Jerry (in Tucson)

[Hayes Rutherford]

Wally, congratulations to you and your wife, not enough folks like you in this world.

[Ken Glass]

Congratulations, Wally, to you and your wife. 70 years is a huge milestone. I hope you have a wonderful day and a great party.

[Doug Herzberg]

Congratulations and best wishes to you both. My bride of 29 years and I love Portland and wish we could be there with you to celebrate.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Congrats Wally! Always great to hear about success stories!

Seems to me that you have a birthday coming up this month!!

[Gary Herrmann]

Congrats, Wally. That's fantastic. I only have 47 years to go.

[Steve Busey]

Congrats to you and the missus! I'm right behind you - we'll celebrate our 70th in ... 2053!!! :eek:

[steven carter]

Congratulations to both you and your wife! Also thanks to the both of you for your service to our country. Those of us that served in the armed forces sometimes get thanks for what we did, but our wives seldom get thanked for the great job they did. I know my service would have been a lot harder to bear without my wife's support.

[Mike Cruz]

Wally, that is awesome! Congrats. Of couse, 1/2 of us will go to Portland, Oregon and the other 1/2 to Portland, Maine...you didn't specify. ;)

[Patrick McCarthy]

Absolutely amazing! Congrats to BOTH of you. At 34 yrs of wedded bliss, I guess my wife and I are barely getting warmed up! I hope many of us can follow in your footsteps; just not sure we can all find women to put up with us for that long.

Very best personal regards to you and Mrs. D, Patirck

[Neil Longhenry]

Wally, Congratulations to you & Mrs. D. A great achievement. You are an inspiration...

[Josh Bowman]

Congratulations to both you and your wife! That is wonderful!

[Rex Guinn]

Not to many can say that! These days most have more than one marriage and don't add up to 70 together. Hope you enjoy your dinner.

[Steven Green]

Congrats Wally, my wife and I will be celebrating 40 years in August but you've got us beat by a mile. It's great to see that kind of love and commitment. Way to go

[Tom Hamilton]

Wally, congratulations to a couple who obviously knows how to share, care and love one another. I don't think I've ever encountered a 70th anniversary except for the little picture in the Sunday paper. This one is real people who I wade in the "Creek" with. WOW!

Looks to me like the first segment of this 70th anniversary party is right here, with this being chorus #56!

Enjoy and all the best to you and your bride!

Blessings, Tom

[Dale Winburn]

Wally, congratulations to you and Mrs. D. My wife and I have been married 52 years, hope we make it to 70.
Have a great anniversary and party in August.

Dale

[Bill Wyko]

Wally, I wish you a very special happy anniversary. In these times so many people don't understand that marriage is a lifetime commitment. God bless the two of you.

[Marc Himes]

BIG Congratulations to both of you! I have heard that marriage is more about being the right person than finding the right person. It seems you two have done both. Congratulations again.

[Ed Morgano]

Wally,
I'm late getting here but I sincerely congradulate you and your wife. It's great when you're with the right one.

[Gordon Eyre]

Congratulations on your anniversary Wally, may the two of you have many more.

[Billy Tallant]

Congratulations Wally! That is a wonderful milestone for you & your wife...

[Jeff Hamilton Jr.]

Ditto to all the comments, Wally. Simply amazing ... :)