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Iborche Turns 50!

Started by CaptainRebop, January 30, 2025, 02:21:57 AM

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CaptainRebop

January 30, 2025, 02:21:57 AM
No, not 50 years old  ;D

As of this last weekend, Iborche has worked 50 events!  Since joining as an instructor he has worked nearly every single event we've had in Washington, as well as border raiding Oregon and Idaho.  Not only that, he has brought some unique history to our Washington DOMs with his telling of The Lexington of the Seas (Battle of Machias).

As a token of our gratitude, Washington's cadre presented Iborche with an illustration of the Battle of Machias along with his 50 event pin.  I thought I'd share some pictures of the occasion and invite y'all to wish him a happy 50 events.

Thanks Ian! Here's to (at least) 50 more!

CaptainRebop (left) presents Iborche (right) with this rendering of the Battle of Machias


A better view of the print:


A small note we put together for him:

Mrs. Smith

#1
January 30, 2025, 08:41:17 AM
Congratulations, Ian!
"Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't." - Margaret Thatcher

You can have peace, or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - Robert A. Heinlein

"A generation which ignores history has no past, and no future." - Lazarus Long

"What we do now echoes in eternity." Marcus Aurelius

scuzzy

#2
January 30, 2025, 10:50:34 AM
Thanks! That's a lot of work and dedication. 
Tolerance will reach such a level that intelligent people will be banned from thinking so as to not offend the Imbeciles. Fyodor Dostoevsky

Eagle Keeper

#3
January 30, 2025, 12:32:31 PM
 ^:)^  ^:)^  :partytime:  :beer:  :partytime:  ^:)^  ^:)^
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upacreek

#4
January 30, 2025, 01:29:40 PM
What an awesome presentation for someone you guys obviously care a lot about.  It's great to see the Appleseed family spirit around the country.

Thanks for all your time and dedication, Iborche.  You've made quite the impression.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

TheMenace

#5
January 31, 2025, 08:28:59 AM
Impressive! Thank you for your commitment.
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ctorg

#6
February 18, 2025, 12:38:23 AM
Way to go Ian!

GTEngineer

#7
February 19, 2025, 11:06:15 PM
Congratulations Ian! Way to go! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah! Thank you to all of the WA, OR, and ID volunteers who persist and persevere!
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might;..."
Ecclesiastes 9:10

1st Appleseed: Nov 16/17, 2013. Gurley, AL
2nd Appleseed IIT0: April 19, 2014.  Rising Fawn, GA

KD:
May 24/25, 2015. Manchester TN

RFKD:
Aug 20/21, 2022. Bothell WA

Requal:
Sept 30, 2017 Custer, WA
Feb 9, 2020 Redmond, WA
Apr 11, 2021 Redmond WA

Pistoleer™:
Nov 23, 2019 Eagle Creek, OR

Pistoleer™ requal:
May 22, 2021 Parma, ID
Mar 12, 2023 Redmond, WA

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Prescott

#8
February 20, 2025, 01:20:53 PM
Happy Birthday Ian!   Go celebrate in true Viking tradition!
"America will never be destroyed from the outside.  If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." - Abraham Lincoln

Iborche

#9
March 01, 2025, 01:18:10 PM
Thanks all! Appreciate the mentorship from all of you and excited for the next 50!

Prescott

#10
June 17, 2025, 01:05:15 PM
I just noticed this post.  Congratulations, keep up the good (great) work!
"America will never be destroyed from the outside.  If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." - Abraham Lincoln

Roswell

#11
June 17, 2025, 04:36:01 PM
Huzzah! Well done sir!  O0
Known Distance Qualified: Talladega, AL 12-3-16 - 45/50; Distinguished 49/50 - Talladega, AL 12-8-19
Rimfire Known Distance Qualified (200 yd): Martin, GA 2-28-21
Instructor Boot Camp: Toccoa, GA 7-13, 8-15; Pelham, TN 2-14, 2-16; Columbiana, AL 2-15; Canton, GA 2-18, 1-19, 2-20, 2-21, 3-22, 2-23, 1-24; Marietta 1-25
Shoot Boss Boot Camp and Liberty Seminar: Toccoa, GA 8-14 & Canton, GA 1-19

Pistol Instructor Boot Camp: South Huntsville, AL 5-20; Canton, GA 1-21, 2-24; Marietta 2-25
Pistol Qualified: Spencer, TN 4-10-21
Charter Pistol Instructor Boot Camp: Antioch, TN 2-22 & Canton, GA 1-23
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