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Joined: 10/28/2002 From: Graham, NC, USA Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: USS America February is almost over, but it continues to make it's presence felt. We lost another member of The Greatest Generation this morning. I have no URL link to a news story to post, as I don't think it has made any of the papers. Paul Sorrentino, a veteran of the 29th Infantry Division and the D-Day landings, and my Poppy, moved on to the next stage of his journey this morning, after spending 91 years in this stage. He was a character on this stage in every aspect of the word and he truly LIVED his 91 years. I'm having a shot of the best rum in the world (a double as he would have wanted it ) in his honor, ironically at 1111 hours local. If any of my Brothers get a chance sometime today, please drink to his service with me. Poppy, we were lucky to have you in our lives and we will miss you! I will raise one to him tonight, for sure. Sorry about your loss, but he sure had a good run it looks like. He wasn't a vet (i think) but he was an important part of my childhood. My dad emailed me and my brother yesterday to inform us that our family Pastor [long since retired] whom we spent our formulative years listening too and whom i was under for Confirmation....passed away the night before. I was bummed. He was the archtypical minister.....a strong and good person. Febuary 2011 is certainly going to go down as one of the most turbulent months ever Sorry to hear you have lost another piece of your past, Nik. This month will go down in the Lore of THE THREAD!!! as a very turbulent one, but keep in mind not all turbulence is bad. It's very likely that getting jostled out of our old ruts will be very healthy for us going forward. BTW Nik, my loving wife is still securely by my side, thank God, but I'm with you on the job front. Yesterday was my last day at my old job. It's going to be a very good opportunity for me to move on to something I love even more, and we still have our security, but it's stressful none the less. If you do decide to migrate in our direction, it would be awesome, but you'll have to get in line behind me for a job!
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Mike "Good times will set you free" - Jimmy Buffett "They need more rum punch" - Me Artwork by The Amazing Dixie
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