Welcome to 2007!!

**butch** · 1st January 07, 04:53 AM

Thank You

For your commitment to the protection of the FREEDOMS THAT WE HOLD SO DEARLY Three of our five children have served in the military, two Marines and presently one daughter is in the Army at Ft Brenning. We salute you!

**McMurdo** · 1st January 07, 05:02 AM

Originally Posted by BLAZN

Just wanted to say Happy New Year to everyone.

I'm stuck here at the submarine, defending freedom!

Happy New Year to you as well and as others have said, thank you for your service.

**Warlock** · 1st January 07, 07:36 AM

Happy New Year, and thank you for serving!

**Jimmy the Celt** · 1st January 07, 09:11 AM

I'm starting the New Year in my SWK Wallace with a long sleeve black tee and boots with pushed down black socks. And a cup o' joe

**John M.** · 1st January 07, 09:18 AM

Happy new year all a ya.

**BLAZN** · 1st January 07, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by neo71665

Happy new year and let me be the first to thank you for defending us.

I'd allow you to be the first, but Butch beat you to the punch. lol

It's my priveledge, gentleman. Afterall... you guys are paying me.

Originally Posted by thescot

Happy New Year to you.

And thank you for your service. I always remember how my father sailed under the Golden Gate on Xmas eve in 1944 (or there abouts) only to find that all the workers were off duty, so he and the rest of the sailors spent Xmas on the ship within sight of San Francisco.

I am reminded of the quote from George Orwell: "We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."

I will sleep well tonight because of you.

I've had a somewhat similar thing happen to me... though it was a big storm that turned us around a sent us back out.

Originally Posted by dirkskene

Happy New Year Blazn

int: Thanks for being out there in the water for me

Oh, a pint would be so good. Oh well... no pubs open now, plus the bride is sick, which leaves me to mind the children while working on a fur sporran.

Originally Posted by butch

Thank You

For your commitment to the protection of the FREEDOMS THAT WE HOLD SO DEARLY Three of our five children have served in the military, two Marines and presently one daughter is in the Army at Ft Brenning. We salute you!

I know there's at least one other active Navy member on the forum here... he's in much worse shape than I. Where my sub is presently drydocked and undergoing a massive overhaul, he's in Bahrain. He deserves far more thanks than I.

Originally Posted by dragoninterrupted

I'm starting the New Year in my SWK Wallace with a long sleeve black tee and boots with pushed down black socks. And a cup o' joe

I sadly have to admit that I started 2007 in a pair of US Navy coveralls (by far the most comfortable uniform item we have). I'm continuing the day in some Bugle Boy jeans and a Sony tee. Mainly because I had intended to be out in the bitter cold working on Project NUBLAZ (my Camaro)... until the wife decided she needed to rest off her cold. I may doff the jeans later and don a kilt while working with some leather.