Comments on: Promotion Day http://rupard.org/2008/08/05/promotion-day/ Time keeps on slipping (slipping, slipping) into the future... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:33:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dad Rupard http://rupard.org/2008/08/05/promotion-day/#comment-12922 Dad Rupard Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:48:49 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=186#comment-12922 To SGT Andres Villareal and SGT Castulo Vera, my most heartfelt congratulations on your recent promotions to NCO's in the United States Army! This is a singular achievement of which you can be justly proud. One does not reach this level without sacrifice, study, courage, application, determination and a burning desire to succeed. Best wishes for your continuing outstanding service to your country and for your future success. Sincerely, B. N. Rupard To SGT Andres Villareal and SGT Castulo Vera, my most heartfelt congratulations on your recent promotions to NCO’s in the United States Army! This is a singular achievement of which you can be justly proud. One does not reach this level without sacrifice, study, courage, application, determination and a burning desire to succeed. Best wishes for your continuing outstanding service to your country and for your future success.
Sincerely, B. N. Rupard

]]> By: Joe Lieberman http://rupard.org/2008/08/05/promotion-day/#comment-12918 Joe Lieberman Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:28:20 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=186#comment-12918 Cool oath. What if one of the enemies of the constitution just so happens to be the president of the United States? What then? Huh? Just askin'. Cool oath. What if one of the enemies of the constitution just so happens to be the president of the United States? What then? Huh? Just askin’.

]]> By: Barry Rupard http://rupard.org/2008/08/05/promotion-day/#comment-12895 Barry Rupard Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:12:12 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=186#comment-12895 Great blog today bro. I had forgotten to check in over the weekend and see in the little corner you have 17 days left. Nice!! Things are good here in Mass, played 18 with Wralph on Sunday and kicked his butt. I actually play pretty well when I don't try to hit the ball into the next galaxy. Sox have looked better since sending Manny packing. I'm sure you know about the deal by now, but they had to move him - it was getting too crazy. I still don't feel great about their chances this year - too many holes and the pitching is not as good as it needs to be. Tough year to not be a division winner. At least two good teams (NYY, Twinks, Sox, Rays) are gonna take the collar come playoff time. Doesn't feel like the Sox year but maybe they'll get on a tear here soon. Will write again soon. In the mean time, stay out of trouble. -X Great blog today bro. I had forgotten to check in over the weekend and see in the little corner you have 17 days left. Nice!! Things are good here in Mass, played 18 with Wralph on Sunday and kicked his butt. I actually play pretty well when I don’t try to hit the ball into the next galaxy.

Sox have looked better since sending Manny packing. I’m sure you know about the deal by now, but they had to move him - it was getting too crazy. I still don’t feel great about their chances this year - too many holes and the pitching is not as good as it needs to be. Tough year to not be a division winner. At least two good teams (NYY, Twinks, Sox, Rays) are gonna take the collar come playoff time. Doesn’t feel like the Sox year but maybe they’ll get on a tear here soon.

Will write again soon. In the mean time, stay out of trouble.

-X

]]> By: lorri-sue http://rupard.org/2008/08/05/promotion-day/#comment-12893 lorri-sue Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:05:26 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=186#comment-12893 I'm sending this SOS a second time since I got on your email account and saw that my prev. comment didn't register. Please call me asap...our 'puter is psycho! Still love you! I’m sending this SOS a second time since I got on your email account and saw that my prev. comment didn’t register.

Please call me asap…our ‘puter is psycho!

Still love you!

]]> By: Erik Rupard http://rupard.org/2008/08/05/promotion-day/#comment-12892 Erik Rupard Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:58:42 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=186#comment-12892 E-I cannot email you for some crazy reason. The computer is notifying me that it cannot open Microsoft word files--this is after our AM phone call. Can you call me again? Love you. E-I cannot email you for some crazy reason. The computer is notifying me that it cannot open Microsoft word files–this is after our AM phone call. Can you call me again?

Love you.

]]> By: Mom Rupard http://rupard.org/2008/08/05/promotion-day/#comment-12891 Mom Rupard Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:53:23 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=186#comment-12891 Hi, Erik, This is an outstanding blog. I, too, am in awe of those special young men who were promoted and who re-enlisted. The sevice performed for this country by such an them is without measure. Please thank them for Dad and me. I am collecting one more box from the RS sisters. I will mail it next week. It is for the clinic personnel and patients. See you soon. Love, Mom Hi, Erik,
This is an outstanding blog. I, too, am in awe of those special young men who were promoted and who re-enlisted. The sevice performed for this country by such an them is without measure. Please thank them for Dad and me. I am collecting one more box from the RS sisters. I will mail it next week. It is for the clinic personnel and patients. See you soon. Love, Mom

]]> By: Melissa tompkins http://rupard.org/2008/08/05/promotion-day/#comment-12890 Melissa tompkins Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:57:30 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=186#comment-12890 Erik, Please wish your newly ranked buddies all the best, and tell them how grateful we are that they are serving for us, and obviously doing a fine job. I feel proud of them. I also feel proud of you and all you have done these past 6 months. You have accomplished much, and I am so proud of you, and so happy that you have been safe and will return home to us. I love you. You have always been the nicest kid, and even when I was your typical older sibling,(this means picking on you) I have always been proud of your accomplishments. I know you are a credit to mom and dad, too. You are well loved, young man. Keep in touch until you leave, and let me know when those packages come, so I can print off your gushy letter, to thrill the girls at YW. It will probably be read from the pulpit, knowing our Bishop and his lack of fodder for announcements. Love you baby brother Mit Erik,

Please wish your newly ranked buddies all the best, and tell them how grateful we are that they are serving for us, and obviously doing a fine job. I feel proud of them. I also feel proud of you and all you have done these past 6 months. You have accomplished much, and I am so proud of you, and so happy that you have been safe and will return home to us. I love you. You have always been the nicest kid, and even when I was your typical older sibling,(this means picking on you) I have always been proud of your accomplishments. I know you are a credit to mom and dad, too. You are well loved, young man.

Keep in touch until you leave, and let me know when those packages come, so I can print off your gushy letter, to thrill the girls at YW. It will probably be read from the pulpit, knowing our Bishop and his lack of fodder for announcements.

Love you baby brother
Mit

]]> By: lorri-sue http://rupard.org/2008/08/05/promotion-day/#comment-12889 lorri-sue Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:46:39 +0000 http://rupard.org/?p=186#comment-12889 How cool Erik! Also very cool that you were able to administer those oaths-you look proficient, like you do it every day. It reminds me of being in Toole (little podunk town in the middle of nowhere, Utah) with you and Maddy in June 1993 as you were getting sworn into office that first time right before you went off to Officer training/boot camp. It also brought me back to the day not so long ago that you and Brandon Weiss were promoted to Major at WRAMC...I guess it was a few years back. It seems like yesterday. Thanks for sharing the great pics. 18 days! How cool Erik! Also very cool that you were able to administer those oaths-you look proficient, like you do it every day. It reminds me of being in Toole (little podunk town in the middle of nowhere, Utah) with you and Maddy in June 1993 as you were getting sworn into office that first time right before you went off to Officer training/boot camp.

It also brought me back to the day not so long ago that you and Brandon Weiss were promoted to Major at WRAMC…I guess it was a few years back. It seems like yesterday.

Thanks for sharing the great pics.

18 days!

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