I want to publicly thank Rocky for the privilege of being the owner of the First German Heritage kilt. (That's me and my wife, in Germany, in the pictures) All the credit goes to him for designing and making the kilt.

I had contacted him a couple of months ago and he told me by PM that he was getting these fabrics woven. He offered me the opportunity to buy the first one, and I took him up on it. He got the fabric in just before Christmas and I told him there was going to be a New Year's afternoon Reception on base (a military tradition) on 7 January. There would be a lot of German officials there and it would be a chance to build some German-American relations if I had the kilt to wear. Well, he must have started on it Christmas night, because it was ready and in the mail about two days afterwards. It arrived on 5 January and I indeed wore it to the reception. I spoke to many Germans, and several of the Americans, and all were complimentary of the kilt.

I intend to wear it often and take more pictures in authentic German scenarios.

All three of the tartans are great. I chose the German Heritage because I expect to be in Germany another 2-4 years.

Rocky has truly been great to work with. It was hard to keep my mouth shut, but he deserved the right to make the announcement at his own time and I hope all of you with German heritage will support his efforts.

Sincerely,

Tom Hays