A Rare And Beautiful Generous Gift

[stickframer]

Wow, that's really cool. Congrats and nice work!

 

[beefeater33]

These are the stories that just warm my heart............ Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy..... Wonderful!... :clap:

 

[dottiewarden]

Well mso489, it seems you are a well respected gent in these parts. Congrats to all those who managed to honor you and your fond memories with this wonderful gift. Every time you light up a pipe you'll have both past memories relived along with this recent one of such a kind gesture from these generous and thoughtful friends.

 

[thomasw]

Wow. Very well done.

 

[sablebrush52]

Congratulations to you, Ashdigger, and all involved. THAT is giving above and beyond the call of duty!

 

[alexnorth]

Wow, congratulations mso and a hand for you generous gentlemen!

 

[loomongous]

Very thoughtful and generous. Also sounds like a great ship. Thanks for your service MSO.

 

[tbradsim1]

You fellows who did this, I hope you understand how special that is to a Navy Man, I still have my UDT Chip, I Salute you Gentlemen, Above and Beyond. MSO you are a very deserving Man.

 

[btsteve]

First off, thanks for your service MSO. This post really makes me glad to be a part of this pipe community.

 

[ophiuchus]

:clap: -Ashdigger et al, bravo! It would be hard to consider anyone more deserving.

 

[agnosticpipe]

This makes me so glad to be a member of this forum. There are so many great folks here, and many like mso and all you others that gave a great service to our country. Thanks to all involved with this project, and congrats to mso! :clap:

 

[ejames]

That is an awesome gesture by ashdigger and the others involved ! We have a little bit in common MSO. My first ship was the USS Tutulia ARG-4 which was stationed in the Saigon River at Nha Be. I was aboard her in 1970-1. She was also sold to Taiwan. We steamed her to Taiwan in 8-71 (IIRC) and flew home from there.

 

[deathmetal]

What a cool gift. Your next stop, MSO, has to be getting yourself one of those mortars. They're great for home defense or clearing brush.

 

[oldmansmoking]

What a wonderful and generous gift. This forum is special.

 

[aquadoc]

Fantastic gesture!

 

[deathmetal]

The thought of being on a minesweeper scares me to blindness. Those aquatic mines have, what, 250kg of explosives in them?
That is how people vanish in a pink mist.