On Sept 12, 2010, in front of 300 people... including 50 of this country's top Instructors from around the country - TX, ID, WA, DE, and the entire midwest....
I was privileged to hear one of the most thoughtful and passionate recounts yet of Concord and the North Bridge.
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Some of you have seen me shed a tear at an Appleseed.
I've never wept like I did in Waterman while Guy was presenting a well-earned Red Hat to
ISHY!!!
O0 O0
^:)^ ^:)^
Ohio could not be prouder!
Welcome Ishy!
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CONGRATS!!!!! ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^
Ishy NAILED History. The Technical rating is well deserved!
Someday I hope I can do it that well. :bow:
Congrats ISHY ^:)^
G.B.
Absolutely! Ishy's stories were captivating and delivered with such enthusiasm that would be hard for anyone to match. Fantastic job and a very well earned hat! Congratulations, Ishy!
Congratulations, Ishy! We're all so proud of you.
Excellent!
I was really impressed by both Ishy and Liberty at the Feb. IBC in Athens.
Now that is some Good Stuff O0
I was so proud to be there to see that.
It means a lot, and I think that we have just seen the beginning of the excellence!
Congrats Ishy, keep up the great work!
West :))
Well earned Ishy. O0
Congrats Ishy. Well done O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0
dragonfly
Ishy - Congrats! I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to hear your history, but look forward to in Athens during an October event!
Thanks for making Ohio proud.
KAH
Congrats, Ishy!!! ^:)^ O0
-RPD
So very proud of you Ishy.
I look forward to working with you in Athens come October.
Jan says congratulations. Great job!
George T
The perfect end to the coolest Appleseed ever. Congrats Ishy. Well done. ^:)^
Boba
Congratulations Ishy!! ^:)^
Congratulations, Ishy!!!!!!! ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^
It was wonderful to finally be able to meet you and I was honored to be able to be there when you got your red hat.
Way to go, Ishy!!! ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^ I am so proud to be able to say that I was there to witness it. Thanks for being a great inspiration to me! O0 O0 O0 HUZZAH!
Congratulations from the Hoosier crew!
HH
Superb!
I'm so thankful to have been there to hear your passionate retelling of our Nation's history and to witness the presentation of your Red Hat. Tears just rolled. Congratulations.
TruT
Congratulations Ishy!!! Your telling the stories of April 19th, 1775 were both captivating and touching. Glad I was there.
Congratulations Ishy, you're an inspiring young lady!! O0
Thanks for all your dedication and service to the Cause. :---
Way to go!!! Congratulations!!!
Ishy,
Since I first met you at the Athens IBC last February I have challenged myself to tell history as well as you do! I'll be working on that for a LONG time. You are an inspiration. Congratulations on the well earned red hat!
Congratulations ISHY!!!!!!!! Very proud of you. You are a testimony that not all young people today do not have their heads on straight. You truly live your Faith and share it so selflessly. O0 O0
Ratchett
Well, I wish I had been there to hear that Second Strike, one day I will meet you on the Appleseed trail or I will quietly listen from the back of the room. Thanks for earning that Red Hat, and sharing your knowledge and talents with our country's future leaders and riflemen and women.
Ishy, you are one amazing person. Watching you getting your red hat the way you did created an image that made me tear up; yup, I cried. Knowing what you've been through, how you came out of it, and what you've done since is an inspiration to so many, including me. This is something that I will not soon forget. AWESOME JOB!!! :bow:
---GoldFish
Ishy, it truly was an honor to meet you and to hear recounting of our heritage.
If only there were more of you caliber; we would not have to worry about our posterity, as they would be in good hands!
Thank you, and Congratulations!
Alex
NOW I AM CRYING!!!!!!! You guys are so sweet! Thank you all SOOOOOOOO very much...I am so honored. Thank you, Guy, for the AMAZING opportunity to tell our great heritage at such a historic event as Waterman 300. When you first asked me I was ready to kill you... ;D...but thank you so much.
Thank you, Guy, MeanStreaker, Dinky, Slim, Posterboy, DryFire, and all the other amazing Ohio red hats who have been such super role models for me. Thank you, Dad, for taking me to my first Appleseed (against my will ;D) and getting me hooked into this fabulous program. Thanks, Western Rose, for all your help as I was cramming! :D Thank you all for your kind congratulations. I am so proud to be in this program.
HUZZAH!!!!!!!
Nicely done Ishy! I saw what you did during my first shoot in July with some of the younger guys on the line; you really made their shoot a great one. And you did an excellent "Dangerous Old Men" talk, too. If those are indicative if your skills and abilities, you clearly both have worked for and are ready for this. Congrats! ..:..
Ishy,
Thanks to you and your entire family for making the trip. Your presentation was wonderful. The red looks good on you!!
Congratulations!! O0
EEL
Ishy,
Congratulations!! Looking forward to seeing you on the trail O0 O0
Chuck
Added a couple pics to the original post.
Pictures of this awesome moment...
You're a very special person Ishy - keep enjoying the blessings that He gives ya. :) O0 ..:..
Ishy,
Fabulous! You are truly an inspiration to all of us. Boy, Appleseed is blessed to have you, and better yet...
you are from the great Appleseed State of OHIO. You are a very dangerous young lady, who very much knows what she is about!
Birdman
Great Job ISHY!! Very deserved Redhat.
Congratulations!!! I am Blessed to have been there to witness that awesome telling of the strikes. Thank You!
SS
Huzzah!
HUZZAH!!
Thanks so much, everyone. I will do my best to be worthy of it. ;)