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My son ships out next week.

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My son ships out next week.
Posted by GearDrivenSteam on Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:06 PM

My son ships out for basic in the Army on Tuesday morning. He actually got a pretty good job. He is going to be a CH 47D repairman. He will be working on these. Please keep him in your prayers.

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Posted by alexweiihman on Thursday, June 21, 2007 4:26 PM
sure, I will keep you son in my prayers.
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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:54 PM
I remember hearing an old motor pool veteran proclaim, "Its better to be fixing the holes on the outside of a tank than to be inside recieving them" Guess thats the same for them eggbeaters. Wishing him good luck and a safe deployment.

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Posted by tangerine-jack on Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:13 PM

Last trip I took on a sh*thook there was hydraulic fluid leaking all over me for the entire flight.  Seems that the crew knows when they are out of fluid when it stops leaking.  Scary things to fly in, if one rotor beating the air into submission wasn't enough, they went and built a bird with two.

I'm at a holding tank (transient barracks they call em) until they decide if I'm going "into the box" or taking the bird home.  Not much to do but relay things around the world to post on the internet via my computer back home (love those air force techies!).  Hope to hear good news in the next few days.   If I'm here long enough to see your son I'll be sure to look after him.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:34 PM
Prayers and pack him a G scale toy train to play with.....might be a craze over there if he does Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Texas Zephyr on Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:42 PM
 GearDrivenSteam wrote:
My son ships out for basic in the Army on Tuesday morning. He actually got a pretty good job. He is going to be a CH 47D repairman. He will be working on these.
He must be going to replace my daughter! That is her current job and she is coming back from Iraq this summer.
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Posted by Papadiesel on Thursday, June 21, 2007 10:10 PM
Robert,
What is your sons name. I'll add him to my prayer list. Naturally, all service men and women are also included. United we stand. Separated we fall"
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Posted by pimanjc on Thursday, June 21, 2007 10:33 PM

Robert,

You got the prayers.

JimC.

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Posted by GearDrivenSteam on Thursday, June 21, 2007 11:19 PM
 Papadiesel wrote:
Robert,
What is your sons name. I'll add him to my prayer list. Naturally, all service men and women are also included. United we stand. Separated we fall"

 

Same as mine but he's the IV and I am the III.

It is enough that Jesus died and that he died for me.

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