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Re: Recall to the army

To: "Jonathan Amo" <webmaster@landracing.com>
Subject: Re: Recall to the army
From: "rgribble" <rgribble@carolina.rr.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 23:07:35 -0700
Jonathan,
Your thoughts and feelings are the same as mine and most all Americans that
I meet and talk to.
This is a time of great sorrow and great Pride, and I am proud to know you.
Grib

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Amo" <webmaster@landracing.com>
To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Cc: "DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>; "land-speed"
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: Recall to the army


> List,
>
> I was in the service for 8 years (6 years active 109th Engineer Group
Rapid City
> South Dakota, 2 year in-active), and recently I did another short stint
with the
> Army National Guard 244th Eng. Bat. here in Denver changing my MOS. I have
been
> in touch with the unit, nothing firm yet, not much anybody wants to
announce or
> speculate on, but there is a chance they can be activated.
> But I served my years waiting for a chance to serve my country if the time
came,
> I am ready to serve, I have contacted the unit to see how soon I can get
back in
> the Unit. No for sure answers yet, but if there is a chance the 244th Eng.
Bat.
> gets called I am doing everything I can right now to be a part of it, and
be
> there serving my country as I have waited to do for a very long time. I
owe it to
> my country, I owe it to the Army, I owe it to my family, I owe it to
myself.
> This pretty much sums up my view on the current US Situation.
> I have other opinions of the current situation but will keep them to
myself.
> Since Tuesday I have not been able to tear myself away from the
television. When
> im working im listening to the radio, when I come home I have been
watching the
> latest events until 2-3 am every day getting little sleep. I am not a
emotional
> person at home, I dont cry, my wife has never seen me cry. But as I listen
to the
> reports, the tragedies, the horrifying crashes, the stories of people who
lost
> family, friends, companies, co-workers I have broke that emotional barrier
and
> cried uncontrollably. The attack was not only on our country, the
Pentagon, New
> York City but it was also on me as an American.
> I dont know where the list stands on military strikes against the country
aiding
> and Harboring the vigilantes but the time of reckoning will soon be near,
and
> those involved will feel the wrath of a powerful country and its allies.
> There isn't enough words in the human population to thank the people who
have
> been part of the rescue effort but if I could be there I would shake the
hand of
> every person there. For the families of lost ones, we will have our day of
> justice.
>
> Jonathan Amo

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