Posted on 06/30/2007 4:21:09 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma
I love you too sweetie.
On this late Sunday evening, I have to take a moment and pay tribute to friends - the present, the absent, and the departed.
Over the years, the Canteen has been a place of meeting for such as I: bored troops, people trying to connect with loved ones back home, good folks just wanting to make a difference.
YOU have made a difference. Brian led the charge by created and keeping this virtual home a decent place to be, but never forget a moment your own contributions.
Each of you have mattered to me, and the men under my charge both stateside and overseas. You reached out to my family and my company, and no mere words can express how much a part you all have been. But without Brian, we never would have.
You continue to be a star to steer by, even today.
Thank you. One and all.
Thank God for Tonk!
God bless you, dear friend and honorable knight!
(((((Sarge)))))
You did great Tonk! Don’t worry about the honor of your brothers and sisters. It was never lost. Those that don’t hold you and them in the highest esteem are not worthy of your presence! We will carry on in your sted! Rest in peace! Enjoy the R & R!
God bless! We will always remember!
With or without a recipe!
Thank you, Sarge, for the heartfelt and meaningful words. I am sure that Brian has read your words and is smiling.
Depeends...Denali is PC. I can’t roll over in the name of political correctness to call it something other than what I grew upon, and called it for forty years.
Thanks for putting together a very nice tribute.
Tonk, ol’ friend, we miss you. RIP
Thanks for joining in. We miss him indeed.
I will make sure Tonkin is remembered when I go next year to the service at the Memorial.
BTTT
Just catching up with the thread ... what a lovely memorial. Surely Tonk knows how many hearts are with him today.
Old Sarge,
Lets just keep the place going.
We are all in this together.
P.S. Lets try to keep the FR Canteen going as well. It is also a worthy endeavor.
:)
TY 4 your Service!
Happy Birthday, sweetie. I miss you. I hope the angels are throwing you one heck of a party. I think of you often.
Hello, CK, is today that day? Prayers for you and fond remembrance of Brian.
Yes, it was today. How different things are from last year
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