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Re: Thanks for the service... (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
You're quite welcome and Merry Christmas.
Paul
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Dec 23 '06
12:16 pm PST
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Re: This is a bit late, but. . . (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Thanks Jason,
It's great to be home.
Paul
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Dec 23 '06
12:14 pm PST
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Thanks for the service... (Reply to this comment)
by bettega
...and welcome back!
I am sure you are all fired up about this particular holiday season to be home.
Warmest regards
Bettega
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Dec 19 '06
8:36 am PST
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Re: Hey Paul, Sorry I didn't see this earlier.. (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Hi Phil,
Beer in NYC? You betcha. We'll have to set that up.
Paul
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Dec 06 '06
3:42 pm PST
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Hey Paul, Sorry I didn't see this earlier.. (Reply to this comment)
by popsrocks
Man, It's good to hear you are on your way back.
Maybe we can get together in NYC sometime over a few beers. Perhaps nearby Grant's Tomb where the prize is waiting for ya. Wait, beer and no rest rooms yet. Not a good combo.
Whether the directives are right or wrong, thanks for doing your bit for our country. It's an honor to have guys like you looking out for us.
Best to ya,
Phil
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Dec 05 '06
5:09 am PST
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Happy Thanksgiving...any advice? (Reply to this comment)
by cuculuain
Paul,
Happy Thanksgiving. Well, I'm headed downrange in February. We've got an office in Iraq and I'm going there to be the O-6's deputy. Still don't know about War College, although if I get it I expect to be deferred until I return.
Take care and it was good to see you.
CuC
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Nov 22 '06
1:29 pm PST
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This is a bit late, but. . . (Reply to this comment)
by thewasp
thank you for your service, and I thank God you returned safely. Hope you had a good anti-war conservative to vote for in the recent election. I look forward to eventually meeting you in person.
Jason Galbraith
(thewasp)
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Nov 09 '06
2:32 pm PST
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I sure hope you're enjoying your steak (Reply to this comment)
by AliventiAsylum
If you have a desire to head up and see the White Mountains, give me a holler. I can get you a great rate on a hotel and know a great place to drink tequile - over 40 different kinds!!!!!!!!!
Glad you are SAFE
Patti
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Oct 19 '06
2:26 pm PDT
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Re: Well done mate (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Thanks Chris,
Please see my comment on your Barcelona review.
Paul
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Oct 18 '06
5:44 pm PDT
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Well done mate (Reply to this comment)
by travelgall
Next time you're in the UK I'll buy you a beer or two aswell.
Travelgall
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Oct 18 '06
4:49 am PDT
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Re: Re: For he's a jolly good fellow... (Reply to this comment)
by Don_Krider
Glad to see you've made it back. I saw no to A-stan. The Census Bureau is worth checking out for a job; they're gearing up for the 2010 Census and they'll probably hire you in at your military pay grade (my father enjoyed his time there after retirement, and my brother makes a very healthy income with them in Indiana).
Anyway, I look forward to an essay on the joys of steak and cold beer...
Don ;-)
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Oct 10 '06
4:38 pm PDT
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Re: Welcome Home, Indeed, (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Thanks Alex,
I'm still waiting to hear about A-stan. Since I don't have a civilian job to return to, I may just do it. It'll keep me employed until I can find something else.
Thanks for your comments and the support.
Paul
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Oct 06 '06
2:41 pm PDT
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Re: One Of The Millions (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Thanks Don,
I appreciate all of the best wishes and its really a treat to be back in the States and not getting shot at every day.
Paul
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Oct 06 '06
2:32 pm PDT
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Re: Nice essay... (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Many thanks George!
It's great not to have to listen to gunfire and explosions! Thanks for the invite; I may just take you up on it!
Cheers,
Paul
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Oct 06 '06
2:30 pm PDT
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Re: Mission Accomplished !! (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Ash,
Thanks for the comments and its great to be home.
When I get back from Langley AFB, VA, I'll give you a yell.
Paul
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Oct 06 '06
2:28 pm PDT
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Re: Welcome Home! (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Thank you, Ron
It's nice to sleepin my own bed, eat good meals and drink lots of beer.
Paul
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Oct 06 '06
2:26 pm PDT
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Re: colonialpara (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Thank you for all of your support. It's really great to be home!
Paul
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Oct 06 '06
2:25 pm PDT
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Re: We salute you . . . . . (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Many thanks, Jim
It's great to be home! I've been enjoying some great meals and a lot of beer since getting in last week.
Many thanks for all of your support.
Paul
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Oct 06 '06
2:23 pm PDT
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Re: enjoy that steak (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Many thanks Barbara,
It's great to be home!
Paul
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Oct 06 '06
2:22 pm PDT
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Re: The Beatles Can Have...... (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Many thanks David!
It's great to be home and I've had more than one HUGE steak and quite a few beers!
Paul
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Oct 06 '06
2:21 pm PDT
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Re: Welcome home, Paul (Reply to this comment)
by colonialpara
Thanks Howard,
I'm at Langley AFB, VA helping a friend CELEBRATE his retirement after 30 years in the USAF. It's been a great week. Thanks for all of your support.
Paul
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Oct 06 '06
2:20 pm PDT
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Welcome Home, Indeed, (Reply to this comment)
by macresarf1
Paul: May you enjoy your steak, perhaps with a pitcher of my favorite domestic beer, Sierra Nevada Pale; or a liter of the remarkably reasonable Three Thieves Cabernet!
Jump on a plane and I'll take you out myself, here in San Francisco.
I hope that you don't go for a tour in Afghanistan. You have done your bit, Paul, and what passes for leadership in Washington is going to ride good men down. The political decisions of the last six years have guaranteed that there will be another attack. It will be announced in advance, and our leaders will have to be restrained from their only response, atom bombs.
There will be plenty of casualties, all around. Then, as always seems to happen, they'll cut your pension and medical rights. [Perhaps put a hundred year tax on the Internet to pay for prosthetics, like the Spanish American War Telephone Tax, which was just dropped a couple of months ago.] Best be out of it while you can have justifiable pride in having done what was asked of you, and not having gone too far over the line.
In the next two years, I'm afraid, whoever is in charge, things are going to get worse. Line officers will begin to say, Enough! and resign, to lead something like a mutiny. I hope I'm wrong, but it's almost on automatic pilot now.
Let it go for now, and have that steak and a big glass of Cabernet or Shiraz. On me. Head for Frisco.
Seriously.
Alex
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Oct 06 '06
4:11 am PDT
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One Of The Millions (Reply to this comment)
by drdanlag
Paul,
My greeting here is only one of the millions you get from grateful Americans:
WELCOME HOME!!! and THANK YOU!!!
donald
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Oct 05 '06
6:59 pm PDT
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Well done! (Reply to this comment)
by George_Chabot
Many prayers are answered by your safe return, bud! If you swing thru ATL we will drink one or two (or eight or ten) drinks of your choice. Of course, steak will be on the menu, too.
Garryowen - as Don so aptly said!
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Oct 05 '06
4:04 am PDT
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Nice essay... (Reply to this comment)
by alexdg1
...and (hopefully) welcome home!
Alex
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Oct 03 '06
10:10 am PDT
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Hurray for good news! (Reply to this comment)
by telynor
All I want to say is welcome home. And thank you. -- Telynor
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Sep 30 '06
9:36 pm PDT
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Mission Accomplished !! (Reply to this comment)
by aashok
Paul,
By the time you read this, you'll probably be on a flight to Ramstein. Or even better to the US. Email me when you are back, so we can finally shoot at the Intrepid. Rest assured...the steaks and beer will be on me :)
BTW, you echo the thoughts and sentiments of the vast majority of Americans back home.
Welcome back amigo,
Ashok
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Sep 30 '06
4:58 pm PDT
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Welcome Home! (Reply to this comment)
by surferdude7
Hey, drink one of those German beers for me!
Glad to have you home, God bless you for serving your country.
Ron
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Sep 30 '06
2:20 pm PDT
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colonialpara (Reply to this comment)
by cntaur5
I am glad you are returning home. Thanks for serving our country.
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Sep 30 '06
10:32 am PDT
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Oh..... (Reply to this comment)
by kamel622
.....Paul I am so happy to hear that you are making it safely back to the U.S.A. My son's friend (adopted son to us) got back the middle of this month and is now safely in Oklahoma with his wife and soon to be new daughter. I am grateful.
Thank you for all that you have done...I am proud! Oh and we love our steak the same way...Medium Rare all the way...some nice steak fries and a good salad round out my favorite meal. ........You've made it a beautiful day.......kath
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Sep 30 '06
6:15 am PDT
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