[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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[TASMANIANRED]

Sorry I wasn't here for your Birthday.

I hope you had a grand day..

[Gucho]

Bump! Good evening, and thanks for the ping & thread.



Maj. Joseph Golovach (left) and Capt. John Ramsey III bring their C-17 Globemaster III in for a landing on Wake Island on Tuesday. The C-17 brought a 53-person team to assess damage left by Super Typhoon Ioke after it struck the island Aug. 31. Both pilots are from the 535th Airlift Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo / U.S. Air Force

[DocRock]

A U.S. Army soldier peers through a scope
mounted atop his M-21 rifle during operations in Iraq

I have a close relative that is a world class sniper and just today I received word that on his first mission in Iraq, he killed a terrorist planting an IED near a busy road near a public market. Please keep these young men in your prayers. Killing in a firefight is difficult enough, but sniping can be really hard on a young kid. He said the terrorist's wife came running out screaming when he shot him, crying over his body. Pray that our young warriors will comfort knowing that he saved many innocent lives as well as the lives of our coalition forces.

I, on the other hand, am as proud as I can be of this fine American. May God bless him, his friends and their families and may He place a hedge of protection around them while placing stumbling blocks in the way of the enemy.

His relation is withheld as per his request.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Thanks for the ping, Tonk. Have a great weekend!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Tonkin....how was school on Wednesday. Did you learn new vessel exam stuff? Any inspections coming up?

[E.G.C.]

Morning, Tonk. How's it going?