I wanted to mention a couple more things. First and foremost, Long Cut, thank you for your brave and selfless service to our great country, which I know you so dearly love. Second, I'd like to call attention to a part of *what* you are in large part about, (aside from your other admirable attributes)--and in illustration, I hope that everyone visits one of Long Cut's favorite spots. That spot being Dru Blair's site:
http://www.drublair.com/.
It's definately worth everyone's while to go there and browse through the links--it will completely LIFT YOU UP. And what I wrote about Long Cut's directing me there was this:
What an AWESOME website. Absolutely FABULOUS artwork. My favorites are the F-14 entitled "Tomcat!," the F-15 entitiled "Eye of the Eagle," the B-1B entitled "Power," the B-1B entitled "Low Level Lightning," and the M1A1 Abrams in the "New Paintings Section" entitled "...and Hell's Comin With Me," about which its gifted artist, Michael Harris, writes was "inspired by the late David Bloom's accounts as he traveled with the 3rd Infantry across the desert."
Thanks, Long Cut. What a treat--can't wait to show my dad. I hope everyone who's interested in beautiful U.S. Military machinery visits the site.
You will see a big part of the good and decent man, Long Cut, and his deep love of country and its beauty, and the artwork's beauty, there. I know I still don't know how to properly do quick links (site simpleton here,) but PLEASE go to that site. It WILL lift you up.
And thank you again, LC.
-K
And Mr. JimRob, I thank you for this great forum, and this is the last time I will bother you...today. Promise. Heh heh. :-)
Here's a direct link for you:
http://www.drublair.com/.
Brave perhaps, but selfless not.