Posted on 10/28/2004 11:51:58 AM PDT by Ragtime Cowgirl
Powerful stuff ~ I love it!
True, true...
But as a public school, forces in Austin might have had an opinion about this activity.
Too late now though- hah!
I think this is outstanding. One of the greatest things I was able to do as a Naval 'zero' was reenlist my sailors. We always let them pick where it would be - a lot of foc'sle, gunmounts, etc. Had one technician that we strapped up and climbed the mast for. But by far the best was a Boatswain's mate 1st class Petty Officer who convinced the CO to allow us to do the reenlist in a boatswain's chair during an underway replenishment. For those of you who don't know during an 'unrep' we send hi-lines across between ships and then take a tension in order to refuel and send cargo from one ship to the other. Ships are usually about 100-140 ft apart. The chair is used to send people across, but these days that is more likely to happen via a helo. I was facing forward on this day and my PO was facing aft - I think so I would take the sea spray. The team got us out half way and then I told him to raise his hand. By that time he was ready to get across and said so. I replied - I think to my credit, "Not till you finish this damn oath, now repeat after me!" Hell of a memory - that would have been in '94 I think. If I can find a pic I'll see if I can get it posted.
God Bless and Protect Sammy M. Saenz.
Just you wait until the ACLU hears about this 'outrage!' Ha ha ha.
Great story, no wonder it happened in House Majority Leader DeLay's sugarloaf district. Them folks knows right.
Tears in my eyes! We are so blessed to have so many good, decent, honorable people as citizens in this country. In the heat of this election, that is too easy to forget since the idiots usually make the headlines. May God greatly BLESS all of our troops and their families and May God Bless America with another 4 years of GWB!
I'm proud to live ten miles away(just across Fort Hood)from where this took place.
God Bless Spec. Saenz and all our troops!
Thankfully Killeen isn't in Travis county. AISD doesn't have much input there.
What's with the weeping?
Just reading sweet posts and articles.
I suppose I am just so thankful. I'm also on the prayer roster, and have been praying for our Nation and President. I get a little weepy, when praying. I am so thankful for the love there is on this forum!
There are a lot of folks that don't care...............and then there are those that make me want to reach out and hug them!
My heart is tender for those that serve our Country and I am grateful for them.
I love our President and I love our Military!
I love America and pray God delivers us from those that hate being Americans.
I am thankful for friends and loved ones.
We are such a blessed Country and God could have born me in Iraq or Bangledesh. But He didn't. He let me be an American, for that, I am most grateful!
And I love you for asking! Thank-you!
That is very caring, of you!
That's why I'm weepy today. Just loving my life and loving those that care for me!!!
I've been lurking here for some time. You folks are amazing! I also live in Killeen and I just love how this community comes together for our soldiers. This is a wonderful story. Thanks for posting!
Tom DeLay's district is Sugarland, Texas. I don't believe it encompasses Killeen but I could be wrong. Anyway, this is a great article and Texas is pro military just about all over.
Thanks for your very kind reply.
This is very cool! If I could re-up again, I would do this same thing at my daughter's school. However, my last re-up was in 1999 and it was under the relatively new INDEFINITE program where your end date is the cap you have on your rank at the time (24 years of service, 2011 for me as an E-7).
Congratulations to this young man and his family!!!
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