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Hope you had a great one too Radu.

Howdy, Dubya! Good to see you!

It was a good day, hectic, but good. But I have to say I'm glad everyone's asleep so I can sit down and spend some time here. I've been getting antsier by the day. hahahaha!

This had to be one of my best Thanksgivings ever!
Spent the day working in the Operations Office and going out on 3 different boats.
1st 2 were as a breakin crew member while Coast Guard base family members were taken out on one hour cruises.
The "cruises" included man overboard drills etc.
At 3 PM we all sat down to eat one of the best Thanksgiving dinners I have ever had.
There I was shoulder to shoulder with my Coast Guard Brothers and Sisters and their families.
At 4 PM I went out on a boat that went 25 miles offshore
to pickup the father of
one of the 3 Coos Bay city firefighters who died Monday fighting a fire.
The father is a merchant seaman and trying to make it to the memorial service tomorrow.
He was on a slow moving tow barge at sea and would not make it in time.
So the Coast Guard was asked to pick him up.
The scene of family members that met hinm on the pier was heartbreaking.

Oh yeah I had verification by the CO and XO
that yours truly, as a Coast Guard Auxiliary
actually made Coast Guard history!
I might even to telling you All about it,
but then again I might use it as "bait" to get you to come to tomorrow's thread. LOL