Smoke 'em if you got 'em: Cigars for Heroes

(OCRegister) How to honor a fallen Marine? Many ways, but Supervisor Shawn Nelson , aide Steve Spernak and the families of three Orange County Marines who died this summer came up with a new way.
When making inquiries, Spernak – whose late father was a career NCO – was told by the families their sons would have wanted O.C. to send goodies to the Marines in their fallen sons' units. Spernak – like Nelson, an inveterate cigar smoker – arranged with Santa Ana tobacconist Ribhi Saoud to host a day-long "Cigars for Heroes" tribute at Saoud's shop on Bristol. Continued