Northeast GA Chapter 772  

Realizing the need for a local point of contact to answer questions about Operation Bandanas and funnel bandana requests to Operation Bandanas headquarters in Fayetteville, NC, Don Landrum, a retired Special Forces non-commissioned officer took charge!  An active member of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 772 and Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville, GA, he wasted no time in talking to their members and obtaining donations for the Psalm 91 bandana ministry.  He has contacted several deploying units and as of April 21, 2008 has requests for 2,500 bandanas.

Northeast Georgia Chapter 772 of Vietnam Veterans of America (www.vva772.org) agreed to sponsor Don in his efforts to provide spiritual armor to servicemen and women deploying from and through Georgia.  Don is available to speak to churches, civic groups, fraternal organizations and any other groups with an interest in this powerful ministry.  Contact him at georgiabandanas91@yahoo.com,  (770) 856-8533 or Georgia Bandanas, c/o Don Landrum, P.O. Box 5833, Gainesville, GA 30504.

Who is Don Landrum and why do you need to have him speak to your organization? No one knows better than Don the importance of faith and spiritual armor in the face of danger.  Don has faced many of the same dangers our troops face today through his combat experiences in Vietnam.  After retiring from Special Forces, he worked at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Ft. Bragg training soldiers in Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) techniques.  After his civil service retirement, he moved to Georgia and now heads a company that provides SERE pre-deployment training to military units.  A former member and deacon of Village Baptist Church in Fayetteville, he has given back to his community through his active participation in his church, Vietnam Veterans of America, American Legion, Chapter XXXIII Special Forces Association, and now Operation Bandanas. 

His participation in Operation Bandanas comes as no surprise because of his strong faith and desire to support the military community.  In his words he is "willing to speak at the drop of a hat to anyone or any group interested in the bandanas."  We encourage you to contact him and you will be blessed by his message.  The Psalm 91 bandana is only a small tangible gesture of the love we have for our troops and something they can hold onto in faith.  Let Don tell you how powerful that small square of cloth will be and how much it can mean to our servicemen and women.