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New Red Hat in Iowa

Started by loves2hunt59, July 15, 2012, 10:02:37 PM

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loves2hunt59

July 15, 2012, 10:02:37 PM
Everyone please extend congratulations to Miller for becoming Iowa's newest Instructor.   ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^
Also be on the lookout for new avatar:  smiling puppy with slightly used Orange cap >:D **) >:D
Good work Ben!!!!

Miller

#1
July 15, 2012, 11:03:50 PM
Dang.....
And on the same line where I first proned out and barely scared my first Red Coat too.
Kinda appropriate.

Geez....
I still need to do DFTFH posts from Lodi, and my last PC too....
Better get busy.
Fearful but resolute.

Miller

#2
July 15, 2012, 11:35:54 PM
So it seems only proper to thank a few folks...
Alex and Vic who got me started a year ago there in Montrose.
Whisker and Cooper who, a few months later, got me close to that magical 210 and started me thinking about taking a hat.
Yankee Dutch, Bryce, Mark, and TwinEagles who were there at Winterset (along with ALex, Vic, and Whisker) when I broke through and got a patch and an orange hat.
Don & Karen, Rodge, and Necede who were there to help me along in Shenandoah when I went through PC1
Patriot Gal, BuzzG, Old Bolts, and ΙΧΘΥΣ who helped me pass PC2 under Cooper's argus eyes in Dubuque.

Also, thanks to all the folks from Lodi as well.  I was there as a shooter but had a prime opportunity to sit and watch, and learn from some solid 'seeders.

And most importantly....
Thanks to all the shooters.
Those that I proned out alongside and those that came out to listen to me ramble on about minutes of angle and marching regulars and watched me sprawl in the mud to demonstrate stage 2 and the seated position.  I've driven all over this great state, taken a little wander across the border, been baked, steamed, frozen, drowned, and sand blasted and those have been some of the most pleasant weekends of my life to date.

Thank you all.

Fearful but resolute.

BuzzG

#3
July 15, 2012, 11:51:23 PM
Congratulations on the new pay grade Ben! Hope to see you on the trail again soon.

Buzz

Miller

#4
July 16, 2012, 12:07:08 AM
Count on it Buzz.
My Lodi trip really reinforced the idea that working outside of cadre is an immensely valuable opportunity.

I'm scheduled for the September and October shoots in Montrose.
And am looking to be in Dubuque in October as well.
Shenandoah in November is calling to me if only to visit Don and Karen again.
But....
I will be headed North.
And if you and Alex need a hand in Souix Falls....  well.... I've been there once or twice. ;)
Fearful but resolute.

dragonfly

#5
July 16, 2012, 12:13:55 AM
Congratulations Miller. Well done my friend  O0 O0 O0

D-fly  Keeping the Faith
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Yankeedutch

#6
July 16, 2012, 01:01:27 AM
Way to go Miller!!

See ya around.

Dutch
"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act."
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little."
Edmund Burke

colycat

#7
July 16, 2012, 10:01:08 AM
Great job and congratulations.  ^:)^

you are so right about working shoots with different instructors for other areas.  We will be getting another shoot in the La Crosse area in Oct, hope to see you there
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value."   T Paine

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GoldFish

#8
July 16, 2012, 10:19:52 AM
Well done, Fluffy the Toad Whisperer, Poker of Goldfish, and Guardian of the Eggshells.  This promotion was earned and deserved... *Poke* :cool2:


Come to Ohio anytime; we have some great people out here who would love to meet and work with you too.


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#9
July 16, 2012, 10:51:42 AM
YAY 'Fluffy' knew it was just a matter of time! Come on out and visit the Buckeye state anytime, will be great to work the line with you! Oh did I hear you say you wanted to get started on SBIT---no pressure or anything ;D
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GEmanuel

#10
July 16, 2012, 10:59:53 AM
Congratulations Miller and welcome to the corps. Huzzah
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Edheler

#11
July 16, 2012, 11:10:23 AM
Congrats Miller!

gonejohnny

#12
July 16, 2012, 12:16:44 PM
 O0

Kosciusko

#13
July 16, 2012, 01:54:20 PM Last Edit: July 16, 2012, 02:17:59 PM by Kosciusko
outstanding!

looking forward to working with you.

k

also:
Quote from: colycat on July 16, 2012, 10:01:08 AM
Great job and congratulations.  ^:)^

you are so right about working shoots with different instructors for other areas.  We will be getting another shoot in the La Crosse area in Oct, hope to see you there

Holmen, WI, about 12 miles upriver from La Crosse

http://appleseedinfo.org/smf/index.php?topic=29538.0%3C/td%3E%3Ctd%3E

also another shoot in Chaseburg (next door to La Crosse) yet this year.  details still being worked out on that one

IBC in Rochester

shoots in both Winona and Rochester coming up

k

Miller

#14
July 16, 2012, 09:22:13 PM
Thanks everyone.

Okay, so.....
Trips North, North East, and East...
And need to drag the M-1 somewhere and qual full distance...

As for SBIT....
:deep breath:
Let me catch my breath first but, yeah, I'll probably take a swing at that too.
Would prefer the "old" green hat though.
Fearful but resolute.

loves2hunt59

#15
July 17, 2012, 03:47:16 AM
Oh yes, I definitely see SBIT in your (immediate) future.  >:D  >:D  >:D ^-^

R1SGx2

#16
July 17, 2012, 08:02:04 AM
Miller,

Thank you for all you do,

now get out there and get some dirt on that hat.

Think Library Seeds....
"Eyes of the Warrior - Always open"
"What's the weather got to do with it, lets go."
"Appleseed, where good people come together to save a nation."

George Hacker

#17
July 17, 2012, 11:56:20 AM
Congratulations, Miller! ..:..  You are a quick study.  I hope our paths cross on the Appleseed Trail at some point in the not too distant future.

- ShadowMan
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Kosciusko

#18
July 17, 2012, 12:02:56 PM
Quote from: Miller on July 16, 2012, 09:22:13 PM
Thanks everyone.

Okay, so.....
Trips North, North East, and East...
And need to drag the M-1 somewhere and qual full distance...

As for SBIT....
:deep breath:
Let me catch my breath first but, yeah, I'll probably take a swing at that too.
Would prefer the "old" green hat though.

everybody  dig thru your shootboxes and see if we can round one up.   

since that's your only objection......      ::)
   

GoldFish

#19
July 17, 2012, 08:33:26 PM
Quote from: Miller on July 16, 2012, 09:22:13 PM
And need to drag the M-1 somewhere and qual full distance...

New Philly and Gibsonburg, Ohio. ::)


Quote
Would prefer the "old" green hat though.

%) #) ;D


"Freedom is preserved by those who die for it, but it will not survive unless people are willing to live for it."
-Boba Fett (The RWVA Instructor, not the Star Wars Bounty Hunter)

'Yes, I am a Rifleman, but I'm also a Ninja....and a Jedi.'

"Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do."

"Remember, my opinion on the totem pole of life is somewhere below whale s***..." -Chris Costa

"The more you care about something, the deeper the fight will come from within."  -Travis Haley

42          ΙΧΘΥΣ           كافر           MOÉ...ΩN É...ABE         αδάμαÏ, 

Merc, Mr. Fishy, Goober, Achmed, Cornflake, FBC, Tabilasco, Mowhawk 1 Alpha

What we do in life echoes in Eternity

AFTERMATH

#20
July 17, 2012, 08:49:01 PM
Congratulations!

I'll tell the folks in SoMN to let there guard down so you can slip in from time to time. O0
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"Tyrants rise and fall, but tyranny lasts forever." -Me

[What kind of megalomaniac quotes himself?]

Miller

#21
July 17, 2012, 09:13:01 PM
Quote from: GoldFish on July 17, 2012, 08:33:26 PM

New Philly and Gibsonburg, Ohio. ::)


Roger copy.
;)
Fearful but resolute.

Sisu!

#22
July 18, 2012, 12:51:24 PM
Great work! Congrats!  Thank you for your passion and commitment for the program.

Patriot Gal

#23
July 20, 2012, 12:52:45 PM
Congratulation, you ol' dog, you!!!!

Well done, well done!!!  O0

I agree with loves2hunt.  Enjoy your red hat for a while.....a little while.   :cool2: 

Consider that a vacation then get to work!!!  Your green hat awaits!!!    ~~:)

Patriot Gal

(I'm guessin' someone already has your green had in their shoot box!!)
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Twineagles

#24
August 12, 2012, 10:29:28 PM
 Good job Congrats your passion for Appleseed is inspirational.

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Cooper

#25
August 14, 2012, 08:08:23 PM
Quote from: Miller on July 16, 2012, 09:22:13 PM
As for SBIT....
:deep breath:
Let me catch my breath first but, yeah, I'll probably take a swing at that too.
Would prefer the "old" green hat though.

Since it appears that the "Real Green Hat" shortage is about to be resolved, I can admit my little secret without being waylaid on the AS Trail:  I've been saving one for you.

Cooper
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I don't want to be forced back into the darkness. 

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Barbie

#26
August 14, 2012, 10:32:41 PM
Congratulations on the red hat  O0
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Reddot

#27
August 15, 2012, 01:17:22 PM
Huzzah! O0

Miller

#28
August 17, 2012, 08:07:02 PM
And this weekend in Ames I'll get to knock the shine off that new red boonie.
Fearful but resolute.
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