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Oct 29, 2009 10:20:34 GMT -5
Post by coachphilm on Oct 29, 2009 10:20:34 GMT -5
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Nov 1, 2009 0:41:02 GMT -5
Post by MannyFin on Nov 1, 2009 0:41:02 GMT -5
I want to say Thank You to each and everyone of you for the kind words and Prayers. I have talked to Andy and he is now in Kuwait undergoing some briefings and will soon go across the border into Iraq. God Bless Our Troops!!
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Nov 4, 2009 0:51:16 GMT -5
Post by Tommycmkx on Nov 4, 2009 0:51:16 GMT -5
Give em hell Andy and come home safe.
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Nov 10, 2009 20:20:44 GMT -5
Post by MannyFin on Nov 10, 2009 20:20:44 GMT -5
Here is an email that I just got from Andy:
Hey I been thinking of you guys too! Things are all right, been doing a lot of dumb training and just killing time for the most part. We are supposed to leave Kuwait here in the next day or two for Iraq, people are starting to fly out to their different sites starting tomorrow we just have to wait for a flight out of here. Other then that nothing else has changed on my part, just sitting around bored waiting to get out of this sand box. How are things back on the home front? Tell Mom I miss her and love her!
Love,
Andy
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 8:11 PM, <MANNYFIN@*****> wrote:
Just to let you know that I am thinking of you and how is it going? Dad
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Nov 11, 2009 22:28:25 GMT -5
Post by imSINGLEruRICH on Nov 11, 2009 22:28:25 GMT -5
Manny, Glad to hear you can still have contact with Andy.....Please, keep us informed and please remind him of just how much he is appreciated !!
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Nov 14, 2009 19:37:54 GMT -5
Post by MannyFin on Nov 14, 2009 19:37:54 GMT -5
Just to let everyone know, Andy is now in Basra, Iraq........
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Nov 17, 2009 3:05:47 GMT -5
Post by twolilfish on Nov 17, 2009 3:05:47 GMT -5
........and he and his fellow soldiers are in my thoughts and prayers!
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Nov 28, 2009 11:30:32 GMT -5
Post by nvr2late on Nov 28, 2009 11:30:32 GMT -5
MannyFin
Please let Andy know that I deeply respect his courage, and that he and his fellow soldiers are in my prayers. God Bless them all.
nvr2late
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Dec 30, 2009 21:56:33 GMT -5
Post by imSINGLEruRICH on Dec 30, 2009 21:56:33 GMT -5
Manny, Just wondering if Andy rec'd a large envelope of greetings from some school children?? The class wrote letters to him before Christmas, hopefully he rec'd them. Roe
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Jan 6, 2010 13:24:43 GMT -5
Post by MannyFin on Jan 6, 2010 13:24:43 GMT -5
Manny, Just wondering if Andy rec'd a large envelope of greetings from some school children?? The class wrote letters to him before Christmas, hopefully he rec'd them. Roe I just talked to Andy today and he said he got them yesterday and was so surprised, is there a way he could thank the kids?
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Jan 11, 2010 22:45:43 GMT -5
Post by johnjrambothe2nd on Jan 11, 2010 22:45:43 GMT -5
Manny, 'hope this will warm your heart.....GOD Bless You and your wonderful Son:
The Sack Lunches
I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. 'I'm glad I have a good book to read. Perhaps I will get a short nap,' I thought. Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me. I decided to start a conversation. 'Where are you headed?' I asked the soldier seated nearest to me. 'Petawawa. We'll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we're being deployed to Afghanistan.' After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack lunches were available for five dollars. It would be several hours before we reached the east, and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the time... A s I reached for my wallet, I overheard a soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. 'No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks. I'll wait till we get to base.' His friend agreed. I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch so I walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a fifty dollar bill. 'Take a lunch to all those soldiers.' She grabbed my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears; she thanked me. 'My son was a soldier in Iraq; it's almost like you are doing it for him.' Picking up ten sacks, she headed up the aisle to where the soldiers were seated. She stopped at my seat and asked, 'Which do you like best - beef or chicken?' 'Chicken,' I replied, wondering why she asked. She turned and went to the front of plane, returning a minute later with a dinner plate from first class. 'This is yours, thanks.' After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane, heading for the rest room. A man stopped me. 'I saw what you did. I want to be part of it. Here, take this.' He handed me twenty-five dollars. Soon after I returned to my seat. I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he walked. I hoped he was not looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on my side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his hand and said, 'I want to shake your hand.' Quickly unfastening my seatbelt I stood and took the Captain's hand. With a booming voice he said, 'I was a soldier and I was a military pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot.' I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of the passengers. Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs. A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake mine. He left another twenty-five dollars in my palm. When we landed I gathered my belongings and started to deplane. Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me, put something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without saying a word. Another twenty-five dollars!
Upon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering
for their trip to the base. I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. 'It will take you some time to reach the base.. It will be about time for a sandwich. God Bless You.' Ten young men left that flight feeling the love and respect of their fellow travelers. As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals. It seemed so little... A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.' That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.' May God give you the strength and courage to pass this along to everyone on your email buddy list.... I JUST DID Let us pray... Prayer chain for our Military... Don't break it! Please send this on after a short prayer.. Prayer for our soldiers Don't break it! Prayer: 'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.' Prayer Request: When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our troops around the world. There is nothing attached. Just send this to people in your address book. Do not let it stop with you. Of all the gifts you could give a Marine, Soldier, Sailor, Airman, & others deployed in harm's way, prayer is the very best one.
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Jan 12, 2010 18:21:40 GMT -5
Post by soonerlew on Jan 12, 2010 18:21:40 GMT -5
:'(I am sending this to those in my email addy. Such a heartwarming story. WIsh everyone could see this.
God Bless ALL our service men for their sacrifices.
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Feb 15, 2010 13:52:13 GMT -5
Post by ch47man on Feb 15, 2010 13:52:13 GMT -5
He will be in my prayers as well. Having just returned from Afghanistan myself, my son is heading back to Iraq later this year as well. Thank him for his service from CH47 man!!
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Feb 15, 2010 17:41:38 GMT -5
Post by MannyFin on Feb 15, 2010 17:41:38 GMT -5
He will be in my prayers as well. Having just returned from Afghanistan myself, my son is heading back to Iraq later this year as well. Thank him for his service from CH47 man!! If you don't mind me asking, what were you doing in Afghanistan? Your Son will be in my prayers as well and Thank him for his service also!!
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Mar 22, 2010 15:45:08 GMT -5
Post by 2018 on Mar 22, 2010 15:45:08 GMT -5
done
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