Here's a bit about Cliff Reeder and his canes. Cliff was a WW-2 MSG in the USMC, serving in

 the South Pacific during WW-2. Cliff, now 90 years young is still carving canes, crosses and small Santa’s that he gives to special groups. He makes small wooden crosses each year to give to the confirmation classes at his church.  Cliff also makes crosses out of copper to give to friends and to send overseas to our troops.

He carves all the requested data onto the canes and does his own painting. He

has also cooperated with other carvers to produce a cane. A good example of this

is CPL Kendra Lou Coleman’s cane, which was made in 3 sections with the middle being cherry. Norb Hartman, also from the CCG, carved the eagle head for this cane.

Another interesting cane is the one he carved for CPL Bradford. The handle is not an eagle but was made especially for the vet who was blinded and is a double

amputee. Cliff traveled to CPL Bradford’s base to meet him and later made the cane for him according to his requests.

Cliff has been in the cane program since '06 and has provided many canes for the

Burn Center in San Antonio as well as for vets at Walter Reed and Bethesda and in many

other places.

Thanks Cliff!! jack