I'm on orders in support of OIF so I'm going to be out of the loop for awhile. Went on active duty yesterday , headed out this week for my base and from there to ? I'm going to miss poking around looking at who is building what and how they are building it . Ya'll are a great bunch of guys and gals, the best bunch of virtual friends anyone could ask for. Take care of things and I'll be around when I can . Toad ( A-13 ) out .

Come back soon and take care!

take care Toad. I for one will miss you. Come home safe buddy

Hey Toadman,
You will be missed. Please drop in when ever you can for a visit! God be with you, and thanks for your service mate .

Best wishes,

Garry

Drop a line now and then TT...

You'll be in our prayers... Stay Safe!!!

Lord Toady,

Dude! God, I will surely miss you, my buddy, it won't be the same without ya around, man.

Godspeed, and be safe there, brother!

Ciao turrettoad13,
Be safe, my friend and keep your head down and on a swivel (old Navy term.) Be safe.
Ciao for now
Rob

Take care Carlton....
keep your head down and hurry back mate.
Best of luck....
Cheers
Peter

Toadster:

My thoughts and prayers go with you, Ma Toad, and the Toad jr's.

Be safe, and heartfelt thanks for serving our country, and for being my friend.

Steve

Lord TT
Whatever you do and where ever you go We'll be thinking of you.
Godspeed buddy
Pete

Stay safe TT. Drop in whenever you can.

Good Luck, and you are in my prayers,

I'll give you the same suggestions my dad gave me when I shipped out for the South-East Asian War Games, which is the same suggestions Gramps gave him when he shipped out for WWII:

"Keep your head down, ears open, and watch out for your buddy, cause he's watching out for you."

Good Luck, and if you get near a computer, drop us a post.

Be safe, watch your back and come home soon.
We'll be waiting for you right here.

We Support our troops!

Give 'em Hell!

Bob K.

Thanks to everyone for your support , thoughts, and prayers. Last night ( 19th Aug. ) was the send off parade for Troop A 98th Cav. The estimate for the crowd on hand was 10,000. I really don't know if I can ever thank all of you enough. I'm about to go do the toughest thing I've ever done . The support on the site and at home helps make it a bit easier to go and do that. I'm going to miss ya'll , and I'll try to drop by when I get a chance. We stay pretty busy so time is limited some days. So everyone take care of yourselves, and I ' ll see ya'll later . Toad out .

What kind of computer was your Gramps referring to?? :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

All the best Toady. Be safe!

Gonna miss having you around Lord Toady Be careful over there I'll keep ya'll in my thoughts and prayers

:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) THANK YOU :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Stay safe and watch your six and keep your head down, GOD will be with you because you are keeping America SAFE.

Come back home soon.

Happy Modeling

TT -- you'll be in our thoughts and prayers while you're gone. Godspeed.

A few words of advice from a former NCO:

Like Rob says above, "Keep your head down and on a swivel."

And like my Dad told me when I joined the Army: "Don't volunteer for nothing."

Remember your training and take care of your people -- they both will take care of you.

Don't make anyone do something you wouldn't be willing to do yourself.

And something I learned as a prison guard: Trust gut feelings -- they usually know what they are talking about.

Howdy TT,

Look, just do all of us here a couple of favours O.K.?

When you get there, don't go anywhere near Najaf!!

Second, if you have to spend any time at all guarding a bloody checkpoint. If the person you yell to to stop and be recognized doesn't stop on a dime!.........open fire.

And thirdly, ...oops, I said a "couple" right? Well too bad. Here's another.

STAY BUTTONED UP!!!! Don't go sticking your pretty head up to look at the scenery.

We ALL want you back here safe and sound, and that goes for your crew mates as well, so just listen to what Papa Tread says, alright?

Godspeed.

Tread.

Oh, and I know you're Army, but I'm going to say it anyway......

Semper Fi! my friend.

stay safe toad!

treads advice is good, stay away from najaf wherever possible, and make sure that safety catch can be easily removed!

best wishes

joe