[ThomasPaine2000]

Commish,
Congratulations, God Speed, and best of luck and fortune with your upcoming retirement.

I'll stand with you, in spirit, at your retirement ceremony tomorrow.

There are two things after my 31 years, 11 months and 29 days with the Air Force that I don't do very good anymore, they are retirement ceremonies and Taps, I still get misty at both.

[commish]

THank you all for your kind words.

LEt me clarify one small point. My Retirement Ceremony is today , and I will be relieved of duty Nov 2; however my "official" retirement date is Feb 1, 2005. I get to enjoy 90 days of "terminal" leave in the meantime :-)(for you civilians, this means I will still be paid my full pay for the next 3 months - WOOHOO)