USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ A Tribute To The Green Berets ~ May 13, 2003

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US SPECIAL FORCES

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PART I - THE GREEN BERETS

"I am sure that the Green Beret will be a mark of distinction in the trying times ahead." — President John F. Kennedy, 1961.

WHO ARE THEY: The Army's elite, special forces units, known for extensive cross-training to conduct the most dangerous clandestine missions or to act as diplomats and teachers, training friendly, foreign forces.

NICKNAME: Warrior Diplomats

MOTTO: "De Opresso Liber"

UNIFORM: Green berets

ORIGIN: Their lineage goes back to "Rogers Rangers," the frontier soldiers who fought in the French and Indian Wars of the 1750s. Modern ties are to special forces of World War II, including the "Devil's Brigade," a joint American-Canadian force that fought in Italy and France, and "Merrill's Marauders," who fought in Southeast Asia.

SPECIALTIES: Parachuting into hostile territory, surviving on their own for weeks at a time, hand-to-hand combat, learning regional languages and cultures, and using diplomatic skills to work with coalition forces. Each gets a specialty in weapons, engineering, medical care, communications or operations and intelligence.

GEAR: M16 and M4 rifles, grenade launchers, M9 semi-automatic pistols, other weapons. Green Berets are trained in foreign or obsolete weapons that still are common in overseas areas where they might serve.

EXTREME TRAINING: After grueling training, including sleep deprivation, they undergo a 14-day final exam known as "Robin Sage." It's a simulated setting where they have to interact with opposing armies, guerrilla forces, and local civilians. Sudden "ambushes" teach them never to let down their guard.

WORKING GROUPS: Working in 12-man teams, some commando missions could be conducted by just a few Green Berets.

EXPERIENCE: Southeast Asia, 1957-1975; Bolivia, 1967-68; Panama, 1989; Persian Gulf, 1990-91; Somalia, 1992; Haiti, 1994; Bosnia, 1994-present; Kosovo, 1999.

HOME BASES: Fort Bragg, N.C.; Fort Lewis, Wash.; Fort Campbell, Ky; Fort Carson, Colo.; Camp Williams, Utah; Birmingham, Ala.

HOLLYWOOD'S VERSION: "The Green Berets," 1968; "Rambo: First Blood Part II," 1985.

BOOKS: "Inside the Green Berets," by Charles Simpson, 1983; "Green Berets at War: U.S. Army Special Forces in Asia 1956-1975," by Shelby L. Stanton, 1987; "The Company They Keep," by Anna Simons, 1997.

— Scripps-Howard News Service.

Special Forces Prayer

__________________

Almighty GOD, Who art the Author of liberty and the Champion of the oppressed, hear our prayer.

We, the men of Special Forces, acknowledge  our dependence upon Thee in the preservation of human freedom.

Go with us as we seek to defend the defenseless and to free the enslaved. May we ever remember that our nation, whose motto is “In God We Trust”, expects that we shall acquit ourselves with honor, that we may never bring shame upon our faith, our families, or our fellow men.

  Grant us wisdom from Thy mind, courage from Thine  heart, strength from Thine arm, and protection by Thine hand.

It is for Thee that we do battle, and to Thee belongs the victor’s crown.

For Thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, forever. AMEN

The Special Forces Creed   

I am an American Special Forces soldier.  A professional!

I will do all that my nation requires of me.

I am a volunteer, knowing well the hazards of my profession.

I serve with the memory of those who have gone before me:

Roger's Rangers, Francis Marion, Mosby's Rangers,

the first Special Service Forces and Ranger Battalions

of World War II, the Airborne Ranger Companies of Korea.

I pledge to uphold the honor and integrity

of all I am - in all I do.

I am a professional soldier.

I will teach and fight wherever my nation requires.

I will strive always, to excel in every art and artifice of war.

I know that I will be called upon to perform tasks

in isolation, far from familiar faces and voices,

with the help and guidance of my God.

I will keep my mind and body clean, alert and strong,

for this is my debt to those who depend upon me.

I will not fail those with whom I serve.

I will not bring shame upon myself or the forces.

I will maintain myself, my arms, and my equipment

in an immaculate state as befits a Special Forces soldier.

I will never surrender though I be the last.

If I am taken, I pray that I may have the strength

to spit upon my enemy.

My goal is to succeed in any mission

- and live to succeed again.

I am a member of my nation's chosen soldiery.

God grant that I may not be found wanting,

that I will not fail this sacred trust.

"De Oppresso Liber"

"Ballad Of the Green Berets"
Words and Music by Robin Moore and SSgt. Barry Sadler.



Fighting soldiers from the sky
Fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say
The brave men of the Green Beret.

Silver Wings upon their chest
These are men, America's best
One hundred men will test today
But only three win the Green Beret.



Trained to live off nature's land
Trained in combat, hand to hand
Men who fight by night and day
Courage picked from the Green Beret.

Silver Wings upon their chest
These are men, America's best
One hundred men will test today
But only three win the Green Beret.

Back at home a young wife waits
Her Green Beret has met his fate
He has died for those oppressed
Leaving her his last request.

Put Silver Wings on my son's chest
Make him one of America's best
He'll be a man they'll test one day
Have him win the Green Beret.

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About this book

“As the [al-Qaida terrorists] charged one wall, three Green Berets leaned over the parapets, oblivious to the enemy small-arms fire that was cracking by their heads and shoulders.

“ ‘Focus, squeeze, focus, squeeze,’ they recited quietly. . . . Each time . . . the lifeless body [of an al-Qaida terrorist] would snap back through the desert air and drop onto the sandy courtyard.”

The war in Afghanistan was the most secret conflict since the CIA’s covert war in Laos; thousands of journalists covered it, yet, ironically, little is known about how it was waged or what really happened—until now.

The Hunt for bin Laden plunges the reader into America’s War on Terror, from the first top-secret meetings of TASK FORCE DAGGER in Tampa on the afternoon of September 11, 2001, through the liberation of Kabul sixty-two days later and the tragedies of OPERATION ANACONDA. The book takes the reader into the heat of battle—as seen through the eyes of the Green Berets on the ground. This is the story of how only a few hundred men, operating from a secret Special Forces base, changed the course of history in Central Asia and destroyed a hundred-thousand-man terrorist army in less than ninety days.

Action-packed and controversial, The Hunt for bin Laden is teeming with revelations and inside information: the truth about John Walker Lindh and Mike Spann; the failure of the “conventional” generals; the courage of the Northern Alliance; the wounding and murder of journalists; and the flaws and frustrations of the hunt for bin Laden himself.

In mid-December 2001, Robin Moore arrived in Afghanistan, where he joined his old friends, whom he had celebrated thirty-five years earlier in his book The Green Berets and who were now calling in airstrikes and fighting alongside the armies of the Northern Alliance against the terrorist al-Qaida and Taliban. In less than three winter months, about a hundred Green Berets accounted for the deaths of perhaps as many as forty thousand terrorists and the winning of a war in Afghanistan—where the Soviets had found fighting a war all but impossible.

Robin Moore dedicated his book to the following:

Commander Ahmad Shah Massoud,
who warned America and perished on September 9, 2001

the men, women and children
who perished on Septembr 11, 2001

the New York City firefighters and police officers
who perished trying to save them

and to the Green Berets who perished avenging them.....



"Apocalyptic terrorists, no matter their rhetoric, seek your destruction
and must be killed to the last man. The apt metaphor is cancer:
you cannot hope for success if you only cut out part of the tumor.....
For a superpower to think small, which has been our habit across
the last decade, at least, is self-defeating folly. Our responses
to terrorist acts should make the world gasp."

RALPH PETERS in When Devils Walk the Earth



"We're going to need the ring for this one."

unidentified Special Forces ground commander upon learning
that fewer than one hundred Green Berets would fight
the entire northern war



"I asked for a few Americans. They brought with them
the courage of a whole Army."

General Abdul Rashid Dostum
late November 2001



MSG Bolduc touched on the essence of the Green Berets in
Afghanistan in an eloquent statement:
"When we arrived, the area was crawling with Arabs, Pakistanis,
Chechens, and the al-Qaida. We knew they would fight to the
death rather than surrender. They did not expect that we would
do so well. You see, we were also prepared to give our lives."

Page 123-124, R. Moore, The Hunt for Bin Laden:
Task Force Dagger

PART II - US ARMY RANGERS next Tuesday

[Kathy in Alaska]

Morning, SH, or it still is where I am.

Little Johnny responded, "I have pain in my side. I think I'm going to have a wife."

Very good warm up today. Off to email.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Tom! Good morning Patriotic Pattie!

[SouthernHawk]

Thanks.

Watch for a good one tomorrow.

[tomkow6]

When a blonde finally got married her husband bought her one of those
fancy, electric coffee makers. It had all the latest
gadgets on it. Salesman Riley carefully explained how everything worked,
how to plug it in, set the timer, go back to bed, "...and
upon rising the coffee is ready!"

A few weeks later the blonde wife was back in the store and
Riley asked her how she liked the coffee maker.

"Wonderful!" she replied, "However, there's one thing I don't understand. Why do I have to go to bed every time I want to make a pot of coffee?"

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Mother's Day, Mama: A newborn musk ox stays close to its mom, Emily, at the Musk Ox Farm near Palmer recently. The farm has welcomed four calves this spring, and a couple more are expected. The farm's annual Mothers's Day celebration, which will include food, artists and music, is today. Moms get in free; all others pay $1 for admission.(Photo by Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News) Published: May 11, 2003

The gravity of homework: Above, students from Mt. Spurr Elementary School on Elmendorf Air Force Base watch Thursday as teacher Amy Bragg opens a package to see whether the raw egg inside survived a drop from the school's roof. As a homework assignment relating to a recent study on hatching chicks, Bragg encouraged her students and their families to devise a way that a raw egg could survive a fall from the school's roof. (Photo by Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily News) Published: May 9, 2003

[Radix]

1982 Chicago Cubs win their 8,000th (beat Astros)

 

 

 

The Chicago Cubs

 

 

 

1908

 

World Series

 

Champions

[Radix]

 

 

Marine Sgt. Rick Busitzky hugs his wife, Susana, right, and daughter Kristen, left, as Marines from Aircraft Group 11 and the Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron returned to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego on May 12.

 

 

 

 

 

A person portraying a victim of a “dirty bomb” explosion is taken into a decontamination tent at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle on May 12 during a national bioterrorism drill.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Muslim Iraqi man walks past an artillery canon left by the retreating Iraqi army in front of his home near Basra, Iraq, on May 13.

 

 

 

 

 

Workers in biohazard suits participate in the aftermath of a mock “dirty bomb” explosion in Seattle on May 12 during an exercise testing the ability of the U.S. to respond to a terrorist attack.

 

 

 

 

 

Emergency workers participate in a five-day federal emergency response exercise in Seattle on May 12 to test the ability of the U.S. to respond to terrorist attacks

[Kathy in Alaska]

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass., May 1 -- Bryan Nystrom, Marine Science Technician 3rd Class, surveys the southwestern shore of the bay looking for patches of oil that may have washed ashore. More than 14, 000 gallons of oil was released into the bay on April 27. USCG photo by PA2 Matthew Belson

Release No. 075-003
SAFE Boat Dedication, May 17 in Seward

SEWARD, Alaska -- Secure Around Flotation Equipped (SAFE) Boat 256610 will be officially dedicated to use by United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Station Seward on May 17. The 10 a.m. ceremony at the Seward Boat Harbor south boat ramp includes music by the Air Force Band of the Pacific brass quintet and will be followed by orientation rides on the vessel and tours of the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Mustang. The 25-foot vessel, formerly assigned to Coast Guard Station Ketchikan, was delivered in August 2002 to AUXSTA Seward. The SAFE boat, like its sister vessel SAFE Boat 256611 assigned to the Auxiliary in Whittier, will primarily serve in a 40-mile radius from Seward, supporting the Coast Guard in search and rescue. Both boats are owned by the U.S. Coast Guard and operated by trained and qualified Coast Guard Auxiliary members.

The addition of “Auxiliary Vessel 610," as it is known to the Auxiliary, will greatly enhance the capabilities of AUXSTA Seward. This fast boat is equipped with state of the art electronics and is well designed for small boat towing. Initially it will be operating a weekend safety patrol schedule during the boating season.

AUXSTA Seward was officially established in 1999, the same year that the Seward Flotilla was chartered. The AUXSTA serves as a multi-flotilla center for Coast Guard Auxiliary operations on the southeast side of the Kenai Peninsula, from Cloudy Cape to the east, Cape Pudget to the west, and south to Seal Rocks.

Auxiliary coxswains and crew are trained to the same small boat standards as active duty Coast Guard members. In the past, AUXSTA Seward has relied on privately owned boats to undertake safety patrols and SAR missions. Like all members of the USCG Auxiliary, the boat owners and operators are civilian volunteers who work regular jobs during the week. These volunteer lifesavers and their boats come to Seward from five flotillas - Seward, Anchorage, Whittier, Mat-Su and Kenai. The volunteers dedicated in excess of 4,000 hours during the summers of 1999-2001 to meet the demanding challenges of safety patrols and SAR operations in Resurrection Bay and the surrounding waters. During this same timeframe, the Auxiliarists performed 46 SAR cases involving 161 boaters and property valued at more than $2.9 million.

As the Seward Flotilla grows and is capable of providing a greater portion of the trained personnel, it is expected to assume a larger responsibility for the AUXSTA and SAFE Boat operations. This will facilitate the addition of weekday emergency response and the extension of operations into the spring and fall seasons.

The proposal to man SAFE boats with Alaska Auxiliarists was based on observations of the success of Canadian Coast Guard (Pacific) search and rescue vessels used in British Columbia. Among the guests expected at the ceremony is Malcolm Dunderdale, vice president, Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary - Pacific. Other attendees are Capt. Michael Neussl, chief, search and rescue branch, District 17, U. S. Coast Guard; Lt. Cmdr. Chris Honse, director of Auxiliary for District 17, Lt. Brian Anderson, commanding officer of the Mustang; Commodore Gary Taylor, leader of the state’s 400 Auxiliarists; and Stu Clark, mayor of Seward.

Any able bodied person seriously interested in becoming one of America’s Volunteer Lifesavers and participating in Auxiliary operations in the Seward area may contact John French, captain of Auxiliary Division 2 at (907) 224-4429 or Taylor, who also serves as Auxiliary officer in charge of AUXSTA Seward, at (907) 344-0206.

[LibertyLight]

Hi - Burkas for sale?
maybe the teddy bear cover would go over better - burkas are way to cumbersome....
p.s. Military lovers & American values at work here in NYC...we took to the streets with 'operation yellow ribbon' - upper west side of Manhattan....covert middle-of--the-night-operations. vehicle: used chrysler mini van 110,000 miles - transports: 1. ribbons - 2. one driver(hubby) - 3. one yellow ribbon bow-maker, tie to trees person...(me)God Bless America

[Kathy in Alaska]

"I know," the blonde replied. "I just got the first joke."

GROAN! Off to email. I know a blonde or two.

[LibertyLight]

Hey Beach N for Fun!!!..You just did... Million thanks....!!!
God Bless America
God Bless our Military
God Bless President Bush
God BLess Liberty and Light

[archy]

Don't forget the other green berets, who've been fighting alongside us in our present effort. The originals.

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Audio Reports
from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team

Click the patch and you can see and hear the voice of our own txradioguy reporting from somewhere incountry.

Thank you, John, for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Marine Master Sgt. Micki Eubanks, of 8th Communication Battalion, and her son, Army Spc. Steven Kramer, of the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, pose together in Kuwait during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Courtesy Photo

Marine 1st Sgt. Dwayne Eubanks, Headquarters and Service Company, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), poses in front of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter in central Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Courtesy photo

The Family That Deploys Together ...

By U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Dan McSweeney
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

ABOARD THE USS NASSAU, Underway — "After the initial adrenaline rush of the first Scud alert, it was like, I hope it doesn't go off at night and wake me up." "You always know your own situation, but can only speculate about the others. That's the hardest part."

"It was a relief to talk to him and know that he was all right."

Their e-mails, sent from different parts of the Iraqi theater of operations over the course of several days, describe individual experiences and views of the war.

Three U.S. service members - two Marines and one soldier - deployed from North Carolina and serving in the war zone. What distinguishes them from thousands of other service members in the same situation, however, is the fact that they are a family: husband, wife and son.

First Sgt Dwayne Eubanks serves with Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit. His wife, Master Sgt. Micki Eubanks, is the operations chief for Bravo Company, 8th Communication Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. They are both stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Their son, Spc. Steven Kramer, is a communicator with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C.

First Sgt. Eubanks described how they all ended up in Iraq.

"I was nearing the end of a routine deployment and it looked as if the 24th MEU had missed the window for going into Iraq, so my unit began preparing to sail home," he said. "It was during this period that Micki contacted me and told me her unit was standing up. We began to put our family action plan into effect. We flew our two (younger) sons to Texas to stay with my sister and our daughter to Maryland to stay with Micki's brother."

It was meant to be a short-term measure, as he was expecting to return home soon after his wife deployed. Surprisingly, though, the 24th MEU received orders to central Iraq, and both parents had to decide on how to deal with a longer, mutual separation from home. They also turned their attention to their older son, whom they had discovered would also be deploying.

"All the while, we were looking for my stepson, Steven," said 1st Sgt. Eubanks. "His mother eventually found him. We discovered he was in Iraq, not Afghanistan, as we had initially assumed."

Master Sgt. Eubanks explained how things occurred from her point of view.

"I started hearing rumblings of our deployment around October. When I left for Kuwait in January, my son said as far as he knew there were no plans for him to deploy," she said.

With the couple overseas and their youngest children being taken care of by relatives, things were stressful, according to Master Sgt. Eubanks. But husband and wife were firmly focused on mission accomplishment and had planned well for any eventuality.

Kramer offered his perspective.

"Once we did deploy, all was good until we went into Phase 3 communications, where most of the Internet was blocked off and I couldn't access my civilian e-mail," he said.

"I had no information at all about his mission or location," said his mother. "When I finally got a tactical phone number for him and called, he was so surprised!"

Kramer recalled a slightly different version of events.

"We relocated twice before my mom found me," he said. "I knew exactly who it was when our administration chief said there was someone calling for me. It really made my day. I asked her for Dwayne's e-mail address and got in touch with him, too."

After establishing contact, all three members of the family continued their daily activities in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

First Sgt. Eubanks served in the corridor between An Nasiriyah and Al Kut. Master Sgt Eubanks was at Camp Fox, near the Kuwaiti border. Kramer was in northern Iraq. Though each had concerns for the welfare of the others, they were able to maintain their focus on the tasks at hand. This was essential not only to mission accomplishment, but in ensuring they maintained a positive outlook in a wartime environment.

"So close to retirement and nearing the end of my float, I didn't anticipate this, but knew it was a possibility. It was certainly a new experience for us, as during Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Micki and I were both on Okinawa and didn't participate," said 1st Sgt. Eubanks.

"Since the lines of communication were reopened, things have been great," he said. "Knowing that Steven was safe was a comfort. He sounded in high spirits when I spoke to him, and he was even promoted in the field."

In regard to his wife, he added, "Seeing how secure the bases were as we passed through Kuwait heading north did wonders for my peace of mind."

In spite of their sense of purpose while in the war zone, each member of the deployed trio was challenged, knowing that the children at home were worried.

"The ones that suffered most were our kids. Having mother, father, and brother away from home and involved in a war effort took a lot out of them," said 1st Sgt. Eubanks.

"I know they worry a lot, but all have been extremely supportive, sending prayers via e-mail and letters constantly," he said.

As combat operations were declared over, each deployed family member began looking forward to a return home.

As the first sergeant had already begun the return voyage to Camp Lejeune, Kramer said, "Hopefully, I will get to see my mom before we go home. It will be the second time I have been overseas, both times with her. She and Dwayne used to be stationed in Germany, and I flew over for a visit once."

Master Sgt. Eubanks added, "Now that they are both back in Kuwait and on their way home, I am happy."

And the first sergeant underscored the sense of relief. "Now that the war has wound down, I realize how truly blessed we have been. Upon our return to Camp Lejeune and Fort Bragg, we hope to put together a grand reunion with the whole family. It'll be a dual-celebration: our safe return and my retirement!"

Clearly, the experience has strengthened bonds within the family. Together, they have endured the challenges posed by wartime and their unique memories of the experience will endure.

SPC Kramer offered one of those memories.

"How many people have mothers that, when told 'I had to sleep on the hood of my Hummer,' would say 'Oh yeah, it's comfortable, isn't it?'" he asked.

Not many at all.

[Radix]

 

 

The world's first portable lavatory with internet access is due to be unveiled this summer. The 'iLoo' is being built by Microsoft's internet arm MSN which aims to showcase its creation at summer music festivals.

 

[LaDivaLoca]

Thanks, LJ! Please let your friends know that the tribute is our way of saying THANK YOU for their service to our country and that they have our support and prayers.

[LaDivaLoca]

Old news but still worth repeating

One of the incredible ripple effects of the Make-A-Wish® experience is the impact wish children have on the
individuals who meet them, who in turn share the Make-A-Wish story with their communities.

"I want to be an Army guy"

Daniel’s greatest wish was “to be an Army guy,” and with the help of the National Guard and the 2/19th Special
Forces West Virginia Green Berets, Daniel’s wish became a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Daniel, with assistance from
his Green Beret friends, successfully completed his mission of ridding his hometown of a rash of “Blue Meanies” that
were wreaking havoc on the community.

Once the Blue Meanies were carted away, Captain Daniel was presented with a real green beret and the West Virginia
Medal of Valor – the first time it was presented to a civilian. In a particularly touching moment, his Green
Beret cohorts individually stepped forward to salute Daniel and tell him, “Captain, it’s been a pleasure to serve with
you.”

[Aeronaut]

How come my screen gets all blury when I read these things?

[LaDivaLoca]

I'm adding a link to this one due to some very strong language......but funny!

The Humor of the Green Berets

Compiled by SFC (Ret) Larry Throneburg
US Army Special Forces
e-mail: lltburg@janrix.com

THE AUTHORS
Although I take credit for being the author of The Humor of the Green Berets, I was really just a reporter. The real
authors are the men who served with Special Forces (known as
Green Berets) and who told me the stories. They have
various descriptions, dependent upon the viewer, i.e;

This book is dedicated to all the men in Special Forces who
died in defense of freedom, laughing as they went; to my
wife, Karla, who deserved a longer life and a better death;
and to my friend, Helen, who’s bringing me back to level four of Maslow’s hierarchy.

It was written, as in inscribed on a memorial:

In memory of our fallen team mates
who were men of vision, daring to be different.
Men who had confidence in themselves,
trusted their comrades, and left their fate to God.
They were men of courage
who earned and wore The Green Beret.

It is also to dispel a myth fostered by those who have
stereotyped Special Forces soldiers as super-killers in
green berets without a sense of humor, and to recognize
their humanitarian efforts.

In Viet Nam, Special Forces conducted more than 750,000
civic action and nation-building projects. This total does
not include their most significant contributions: building
150 churches, 700 classrooms, 100 hospitals, and 400
dispensaries. After Operation Just Cause, Special Forces
stayed in Panama with Operation Promote Liberty.

And, when the manuscript for this book was completed, men
from Special Forces were in 31 countries engaged in nation-building
and teaching the people how to better their lives and to defend themselves.

Green Berets can best be described as an armed peace corps.

[LaDivaLoca]

THANK YOU, too, for your service - God bless you, LJ!