VIETNAM VETERAN PARACORD BRACELET CHALLENGE
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Beginning on March 17th, we are challenging our volunteers across the country to make as many paracord bracelets for Vietnam Veterans as they can!
We encourage challengers to use Yellow, Red, and Green colored paracord ( the colors of the “Vietnam Service Ribbon”) but all colors will be accepted for the challenge. These paracord bracelets are specifically to honor veterans who served during the Vietnam war.
HOW TO ENTER
- Register for the Challenge.
- Read Official Rules.
- Make as many paracord bracelets as you can! All bracelets must be made of 550 paracord, and measure between 8” and 9” long. Each bracelet must contain no less than 7 ½ feet of continuous paracord.
- Complete a Donation Form and send it with all completed paracord bracelets to Operation Gratitude postmarked no later than Tuesday, April 5th 2022.
- Premade or purchased paracord bracelets are not eligible for the challenge.
THE PRIZES
Prizes will be awarded to the 10 entrants who create and submit the most paracord bracelets during the competition period. Prizes include, but are not limited to (see official rules for details):
IST PLACE winner’s picture will be placed on the “Wall of Winners” at our facility in Chatsworth
TOP THREE ENTRANTS
- A letter explaining the challenge along with the names of the top entrants will be included in signature Operation Gratitude Care Packages delivered to Veterans
- Entrant’s name and number of submitted bracelets featured on Operation Gratitude’s Social Media platforms (circulation: 300,000+)
- Photos of Entrant’s bracelets featured on Operation Gratitude’s Social Media Platforms
- Operation Gratitude signature Red T-Shirt
TOP TEN ENTRANTS
- Entrant’s name and number of submitted bracelets featured on Operation Gratitude’s Social Media platforms (circulation: 300,000+)
- Photos of Entrant’s bracelets featured on Operation Gratitude’s Social Media Platforms
HOW CAN A PARACORD “SURVIVAL” BRACELET BE USED?
All who serve use paracord, which gets its name from parachute cord and can hold up to 550 lbs. of weight. The bracelet provides 7.5 feet of cord that can be used in an emergency. Paracord “Survival” Bracelets can be used to:
- Hang an IV bag from a tree
- Secure camouflage nets to trees or vehicles
- Build a makeshift shelter
- Extend a security strap or rope to reach and haul heavy objects
- Create a harness to extract an injured person from a bad location
- Make a sling or splint
And those are just a few of the ways to use the full paracord! Cut the paracord and remove the 7 to 9 individual nylon strands inside it (the “guts”) and now you have a finer strong string to use as:
- Sewing thread to repair gear
- Emergency sutures to close a wound
- Fishing line
- Trip line to secure an area
We include a Paracord “Survival” Bracelet in every one of our deployed troop care packages and in the pouches we send to our first responders and recruit graduates.
PURCHASE PARACORD
Please note we cannot provide paracord kits for free, even if the finished bracelets are ultimately donated back to Operation Gratitude. Please fill out our form to purchase a paracord kit.
Learn how to make a “Quick Deploy” bracelet
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