[roadappels]

Just a quick update from Japan....Heather, boys & I are planning our excursion for next summer and hope that a mini rally is in our future...I thought I might get a chance to "pop" over and exercise Tom's girl and my new lady but Uncle Sam and the Air Force had a different plan...I am deploying Saturday for a 7 month mission in SW Asia and will hopefully be back in time for a couple of months of R&R in the BPB (Beautiful Pink Bus) nicknamed by my lovely wife! We hope to meet up with many of you next summer and I will hopefully be able to monitor the Guru's from my remote location. Can't say anymore than that but I was surprised when they issued me uniforms again! (didn't think they made them that big did you). I'm going to be in the Norfolk area from this sunday for a few days until I can catch a rotator over the other pond so if you need a wash boy and are in the neighborhood I'm your man!

Bill "somewhere in a GP medium" Appel

[rheavn]

Bill & Heather,
You always have a camping spot available at the farm. We are in the Branson, Missouri area. Thank you for your service in support of our troops!

[ccjohnson]

Thank you for your service Bill. And thank your family for their sacrificing of their time with you while you are on deployment.

[LynnJeff]

Bill

Lynn and I appreciate very much you and your familys sacrifice for the good of the rest of us

There is always a place/hookup for you, the "pink beauty" and your family if needed in the Dallas Tx area

[encantotom]

Bill, safe travels and sorry you have to be apart from your family

tom

[roadappels]

Steve, thanks for the offer and someday Heather and I hope we can take you up on your offer. I sure wish these jokers in Washington would get their act together and start working as a team...the divisiveness is really counter-productive.

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CC, thanks....We're praying for your wife's speedy recovery!
B