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Farewell, old friend. We never met in person, but I felt I knew you well. We served in Southeast Asia about the same time and you adopted my branch of service, the Coast Guard, and continued to serve our country and its people until the end.

Tonk's FR home page:

68-69 Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club

113 posted on 06/12/2007 7:35:07 PM PDT by CedarDave (VietNam Vet, USN Coastal Div. 13, Cat Lo, USCG patrol boat, 1967-68)

Tissue alert for CedarDave’s post.

237 posted on 06/12/2007 8:12:50 PM PDT by mojo114

To: CedarDave; MoJo2001; amom

Thank you for the link for Mr. Tonkin’s home page. It is the most unbelieveable record of one man’s life I have ever seen! Whenever did he find the time to put all this together, much less live it all? It seems to me a person would have to be about 100 to even accomplish half of it!

A truly amazing man. When I read his posts I often thought I should check out his home page. It was an honor to be able to read about his extraordinary life.

I remember when he told us he would not be posting any more. I know that he was surrounded with prayers.

You will be sorely missed, Mr. Tonkin.

298 posted on 06/12/2007 8:35:44 PM PDT by GoldwaterChick (Never give in, never give in, never, never, never give in. Winston Churchill Oct. 29, 1941)

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