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Watch yer topknot!
Thank you for your service!
"I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man." --Robert Duvall.
"Fill your hand, you son-of-a-bitch!" --John Wayne.
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What 257wby said +1. Thank you aqnd take care of yourself, and your troops.
You can do more with a kind thought, and a gun, than you can do with just a kind thought.- Al Capone
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David, Thank you for your service. Be careful over there. God Bless, Bear
Bear
Life is what happens to you as you are making other plans.
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Thanks. I really apppreciate that. I came in the reserves in the fall of 1976, at the very end of 'Nam, and it was way different from this. I had 14 years of active duty before getting out.
It's harder, I think on Andrea and the kids. I'll have days full of things to do, and be with a team of folks I've known for years. She gets to do all the yard work (well, whip the boys into doing it) and have Thanksgiving and Christmas and our birthdays without me there.
I'm humbled by the whole thing, and by the number of folks on the 'fire who have offered to pitch-in if needed.
The Lord has blessed me with Airmen and NCOs who have hearts of gold and chests of steel, who labor out of love of country, ask little, and deliver much.
In one of those "my-dad-told-me-but-I-never-beleived-it" moments, I've come to realize that the more I pour into the service, the more I get back, and the better I treat my folks, the better things are for them and us as a whole.
They've given me so much with their untiring dedication, faith, hard work and loyalty that I'll never really be able to pay them back fully for what they've done for the country.
And for me.
“Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” - General John Stark.
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David
Just remembered that when we diddrives here a big request was baby wipes. Guess they're indespensable over there.
Agian good luck, take care & God bless and keep you safe.
"That's what happens when your leaders stop being an American and start being a politician." George S. Patton What would Yoda do...your ass kick it he would. ![[Linked Image]](http://i553.photobucket.com/albums/jj387/HorenSehenLeben/Icons/thcanyourun.jpg)
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David, I think just your willingness to do what is required in that hell hole easily forgives any "debt" you have incurred in life. At least that is the way I see it. Fortunatly, Military folks aren't being treated as the Viet Nam ones were.
I also think that if you need something, as posted, I am sure if you send the info, it will happen. It seems as though the people at the Fire generally just care about each other. Unusual for an Internet site.
Keep a wary eye out and get back to your family ASAP.
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It has been my pleasure and my honor to serve these many (now 32+) years.
I remain optimistic for the future of the Republic given the quality of young men and women who are under my command, and that I see around the serivces. God Love you. Thank you for your service. Just shout if you need anything. We will send it ASAP! BMT +1 ! THANK YOU for your service, sir! Stay as safe as you can. And let us know if we can help make your tour any easier.
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I'm humbled by the whole thing, and by the number of folks on the 'fire who have offered to pitch-in if needed.
You be safe David and let us know if you need anything. Be sure and check back here and your PM's. Some of us get around a bit when there are things we build that need to go downrange so we may be able to share a ummm bug juice. 
If something on the internet makes you angry the odds are you're being manipulated
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Stay safe, David! Did I miss how long you are going to be deployed? I hope it isn't as bad as it gets.
"Don't believe everything you see on the Internet" - Abraham Lincoln
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A big thanks to David, forty, ford, wahunter, mackay, and the others that are serving(ed).
Last edited by Mac84; 07/16/09.
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I would be proud to serve under you David, you are the type of leader we need. If I can help in any way just give a shout, I would be honored.
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