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
Thanks for sharing...enjoy your retirement.
Just don't wear any OD clothes in your retirement.
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Welcome to a new ‘band of brothers’, AbnSarge.
Well done, old crusty comrade.
Welcome to the Ancient Loyal Order of Old Farts (ALOOF).
Congratulations and welcome to the Canteen.
Prophet 1 Out