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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Mill Creek, Wa
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JVD BBQ/20th Anniversary Afghanistan
My name is Eric Egelstad and some of you might now I'm deployed to Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division, Ft. Campbell KY.
I want to say hi from Afghanistan and to thank you all for the kind words you said to my parents and wife last night at JVD BBQ. I heard the video was awesome and left some of my family teary eyed..... I sincerely hope you all will have fun this weekend, I sure wish i could be there with you all. But as some of you know, duty calls. Jim, thanks so much, it sure did mean a lot to my wife and parents what you did for us all, and it was a surprise for them. Do you think i could get one of those BOWTIE burgers when I get back? What i would do for a good ol Cheeseburger!! You all be safe and mostly, Have fun!!!! Eric |
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 Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Missouri
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Re: JVD BBQ/20th Anniversary Afghanistan
Indeed, a very moving few moments. Left my wife in tears and several others in the shop teary eyed.
Thanks for all that you do and hope to meet you at next years gathering! Be safe!!!!!  Charlie |
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 Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Sudbury, Ontario. Canada
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Re: JVD BBQ/20th Anniversary Afghanistan
Hi Eric
Not American. Not Canadian, though I live there. British by birth. But I still had a tear in my eye. The world at the moment seems sadly all too lacking in the kind of belief and care that people like you display for patriotism (whatever your home country happens to be), for democracy and the belief that we can make the world a better place for everyone. I don't really have a flag to salute you by. Displaying the British flag in Britain is apparently 'racist', (Sadly this 'racist' aspect seems to have crept over to the US recently as we have seen mentioned on these forums) displaying the Canadian flag is accepted and widely done, but we aren't yet Canadian. Neverthless as one person to another, I salute you. The care, patriotism and willingness you and others like you display when you put yourself in the path of danger to support those ideals. As my favourite author once said "The next level in moral behavior higher than that exhibited by the baboon is that in which duty and loyalty are shown toward a group of your own kind too large for an individual to know all of them. We have a name for that. It is called "patriotism." " Wishing you and all your family all the best for the future. Look after yourself and each other. Dave p.s. Jim hid 8 bow-tie burgers for you - I believe they're all veggieburgers though! 
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Kalamazoo MI
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Re: JVD BBQ/20th Anniversary Afghanistan
Oh come on you mean that the burgers at the DFAC are not up to par??
Stay out of trouble in afgany land and if you see any V-22 ospreys flip em off for me! Iraq 03, 04, 05, 08 SSgt USMC 1994-2009 johnny p and the bowtie burgers were good!
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Re: JVD BBQ/20th Anniversary Afghanistan
Trying to stay out of trouble, just does not work on most days around here.....
Have not seen any V-22's, mostly fast movers and Helo's....but i will help you out with that communication style if i do see em...lol DFAC, wish we had one at my location, What i would do for a burger.... Have a great weekend..... Quote:
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Re: JVD BBQ/20th Anniversary Afghanistan
I hope to meet a lot of people next year. Thanks for the message, I appreciate it.
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Re: JVD BBQ/20th Anniversary Afghanistan
Veggie burger would do right about now....well maybe not quit yet, maybe next month.
Thanks for the message, it is a tough profession to be in, especially when you have a wife and kids. I have trained with British troops before and I will take my hat off to them any day, true professionals and great Soldiers. I appreciate the kind words and can not wait to get back home. Eric Quote:
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Kalamazoo MI
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Re: JVD BBQ/20th Anniversary Afghanistan
don't tell me all your eating is MREs!
If your chow is not being made by Marines then your already ahead of the curve so it can't be as bad as it could be.
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  Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Innsbrook, Missouri
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Re: JVD BBQ/20th Anniversary Afghanistan
Eric, Greetings from Bowling Green, saw you're post thought you might like to look at a few pics i snapped.
Oh, and by the way, keep you're head down and you're powder dry, we truly appreciate you're service to our country, and the sacrifice you and you're brethren are making, see ya next year at the "Gathering"  
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