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Thank you all, especially Kathy and Conor.

Posted on another thread, but here also, an excerpt from my closing comments:

No Regrets

I have jumped from high in the sky, and dived deep into the sea

I have seen the sun rise from the peak of Mount Sinai,
And watched it set into the Mediterranean from the beach at Tel Aviv

I have seen the sun glimmering off the snow-covered volcanic mountains of Hokkaido, and roamed the streets of Sapporo

I have sailed on the Sea of Galilee, walked the ancient streets of Jerusalem
And seen the tomb of Christ

I have seen the ancient Babylonian Ziggurat at Agar Quf
And touched the waters of Abraham’s Oasis

I have walked through medieval German castles
And the ancient Roman ruins of Trier

I have watched Fijian war dances and Maori hakas

I drank chai with Jordanians in the desert, ate lamb in the home of an Iraqi Sheikh, and shared rations with Japanese soldiers in a snow-filled forest

I dove the crystal waters of the Red Sea,
and swam through old and famous shipwrecks

I have been friends with Japanese, Uruguayans, Colombians, Hungarians,
Italians, Brits, Germans, and Egyptians

Most of all, I have been blessed with the opportunity to learn from, teach, mentor and lead some of the finest men and women this country has ever produced
~

Now, for the last time,

Bushmaster 7 - Out