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Another WOW! Congrats!
 
Posts: 1187 | Location: Detroit/Downriver | Registered: March 06, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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WOW !! 28 years, impressive and sincere congratulations, Bird Colonel ?


I could be wrong but that sure looks like a single star on his uniform just above the model tank. So a BG and not Colonel?



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Posts: 16616 | Location: Black Hills of South Dakota | Registered: June 20, 2010Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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What is a BG bald1? Thanks.
 
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What is a BG bald1? Thanks.
Brigadier General (one star). Next rank above Colonel.

Photo is not sharp enough for my ancient eyes to make it out.



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Posts: 31723 | Location: Central Florida, Orlando area | Registered: January 03, 2010Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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That's one hell of a career! Thanks for serving and congratulations on a well-earned retirement.
 
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Thank you for your service. You are going to love sleeping in! Congrats


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Posts: 1471 | Location: Escaped from Kalifornia to Arizona February 2022! | Registered: March 02, 2006Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Times flies when you've had fun! Thank you for serving US & enjoy your well deserved time off Wink


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Congratulations and hearty thanks!


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Congratulations and thank you for your service. Enjoy your retirement; you deserve it!




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Posts: 8907 | Location: The Lone Star State | Registered: July 07, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Congrats on retirement and LOM! Well done, and thanks for your service - there is life after!



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Congrats and Thank you.
 
Posts: 1979 | Location: Northern Virginia/Buggs Island, Boydton Va. | Registered: July 13, 2011Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Congrats on retirement and LOM! Well done, and thanks for your service - there is life after!


Yup, must be a BG what with that Legion of Merit, Missed that earlier. Nice catch Doc. Smile

Well deserved retirement KPSquared after those 28 years!



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Posts: 16616 | Location: Black Hills of South Dakota | Registered: June 20, 2010Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Thank you for all of the kind words and wishes. I've basically lurked here for the last few years. Was more active a few years ago when I had many SIGs. Just have 226 Navy now.

I am a Lieutenant Colonel, a black oak leaf on that uniform and the medal is a LOM. I've had a wonderful career and the Army was good to me.
Unfortunately, 28 years is the furthest I can go at this rank.

My branch is Logistics, but I came in as an Artilleryman for the first four years of my career. That is a M109A6 Paladan wood model but the unit I was in had M109A2s and this model was given to me to commemorate that time. We didn't have radios in the guns back then so we used flags for convoy commands during movement...but we were nuclear capable!

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KPSquared
 
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Very nice! Congratulations on a long retirement. Thanks for your service.


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Congratulations on your retirement. From now on stay healthy and active. Find something you like to do and have fun. I retired in 1974 and still having fun when out of the VA Hospital.


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Posts: 3265 | Location: Arkansas | Registered: February 12, 2012Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Congratulations!!!!
Thank you for your service.
Enjoy a well deserved retirement.

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Congratulations!

I hope you have a long, healthy, and Happy retirement.

Thanks for your service.


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Posts: 13731 | Location: Michigan | Registered: July 10, 2004Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Congratulations.

I hate to burst your bubble though. Traditionally, companies used to give gold watches to their retirees. But you get your own tank??? That's not going to be very practical plus the mileage alone is going to be horrible.



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Congratulations!



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Posts: 26038 | Location: S.E. Michigan | Registered: January 06, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Congrats on your retirement! We entered active duty around the same time. I did 22 years and retired 5 years ago. I'm sure you will agree it's a very different military now. I miss it occasionally but I'm glad to have started a new chapter in life. Enjoy it.


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