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No soldier ever had a finer display.

Say ‘Happy Bday’ to him for me, Rob.

I’ve met Rob’s dad, he’s a GOOD GUY.

Happy birthday!

The Debate is over!  Global Whining has been confirmed.

Happy birthday!  America has been and continues to be blessed by the service of men and women such as this.  They carry freedom on their shoulders!

Pass along a Happy Birthday to your Dad. Excellent display of his medals.

I’ve met Rob’s dad, he’s a GOOD GUY.

I’ll have to come up to ND and meet all you guys sometime.

That’s quite impressive!

I’ve met Rob’s dad, he’s a GOOD GUY.

I’ll have to come up to ND and meet all you guys sometime.

Rob’s dad, yes.  Rob and I not so much.

The Debate is over!  Global Whining has been confirmed.

But if you do come up, I’d recommend January.

The Debate is over!  Global Whining has been confirmed.

But if you do come up, I’d recommend January.

See, that’s a good idea, because I want the full North Dakota experience.

A very Happy Birthday, indeed. A Blackhorse Trooper, eh. Carry on, Sarge.

Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

That’s a kick ass Shadow Box!  Complete with Cav goodness!

See, that’s a good idea, because I want the full North Dakota experience.

You really need a full year - from 102 degrees in the summer to -80 in the winter - to get that.

And thanks for the kind words about my dad.  He’s so shy about this stuff.  I still don’t know the whole story about how he got some of these medals.  He says “I got them, I’m proud of them, but I don’t think they make me special.”

The war against illegal plunder has been fought since the beginning of the world. But how is… legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay … If such a law is not abolished immediately it will spread, multiply and develop into a system.

Frédéric Bastiat, The Law

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Complete with Cav goodness!

The crappy part is that they spelled “cavalry” wrong on the plate in the box.  It says “11th Armored Calvary,” but “Calvary” is where Jesus was crucified in the Bible.  “Cavalry” is the word for mounted soldiers.

I’ll have to get that fixed.

But overall I’m really happy with how it came out.

The war against illegal plunder has been fought since the beginning of the world. But how is… legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay … If such a law is not abolished immediately it will spread, multiply and develop into a system.

Frédéric Bastiat, The Law

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That’s a nice tribute to your Dad! Happy birthday, Mr. Port!
Rob: You should maybe approach him with a tape recorder sometime, and ask him for an “oral history”. Those who do not learn from history are destined to repeat it. In reminding future generations of the horrors and necessity of war, perhaps he can serve his country yet again?

You might also want to share with him the words of John McCain from 1995. I think your Dad can identify with them.

Those who think the party or the country, will be “taught a lesson” by handing the levers of power over to the liberals will learn a lesson, but it will be at the expense of our country and her liberties. And there are no guarantees that the party or the country will come out stronger, more conservative or better positioned to win elections against the incumbent liberals.

Rob,

Unless I am very much mistaken, your father is as humble a man as he is heroic.  Please pass along my heartiest congratulations.  You both have much to be proud of… as does your Mom!

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

He’s not so damn humble when he’s kicking my ass at cards, but when it comes to this he is.

I am very proud of my dad, but I don’t claim any of his glory for myself.  He did that before I was even a gleam in his eye.  He served, I didn’t.

My mom, though, who waited at home for him while he was fighting the communists deserves some recognition.

The war against illegal plunder has been fought since the beginning of the world. But how is… legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay … If such a law is not abolished immediately it will spread, multiply and develop into a system.

Frédéric Bastiat, The Law

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Rob,

Your father is a credit to his nation.

Out Here
Rodney G. Graves

Persia delenda est.
Latin: “Persia (modern day Iran) should be destoyed”

Rob, wish your Dad a happy birthday for me and thank him for his military service for me.  And that box is pretty sweet.

A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.

Rob, wish your Dad a happy birthday for me and thank him for his military service for me.

Will do.

The war against illegal plunder has been fought since the beginning of the world. But how is… legal plunder to be identified? Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong. See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then abolish this law without delay … If such a law is not abolished immediately it will spread, multiply and develop into a system.

Frédéric Bastiat, The Law

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Port.

“To love is not to stare steadfast at one another...it is to look forward, in the same direction.”
Saint-Exupéry

Sending happy Birthday wished to your dad.

Men like him are few and far between.

You eat the sandwich. The fact that it screams while you’re doing so only bothers you a little bit...

WunderKraut.com

Outstanding!  Tell him Happy Birthday from an Air Force Air Traffic Controller.
Without men like him, we would not be free nor would many around the world.

Communism is evil

Wow, that’s impressive.  Must be quite the man.

Rob.  Happy birthday to your dad.  Welcome home.

Wolfman
SGT, Hue/Phu Bai, Apr66 - Jun68

Wolfman, it would appear you chewed some of the same dirt, thank you for your service.

Una Salus Victus Nullam Sperare Salutem

I don’t think they make me special.

True heroes blow me away on a number of levels, this type of modesty is one.  The medals might not make you special but what you did to earn them does.

19 years old.  19 years old?  You contributed more while you were a teenager than most of us will contribute in a lifetime.  Thank you for your unselfish service Mr. Rollie Port.

All of you veterans are special.  The most special people in my book.  Thank you all!

“The monster was the best friend I ever had.”

Boris Karloff