19 July 2010 Retirement Ceremony ~ Air Force Colonel Chris Valle
19 July 2010
Our friend Chris was retiring from the Air Force after 25 years of service.
We were honored to be invited to his ceremony.
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Mary and I are childhood friends (for 40 ish years, yikes).
She’s married to CHRIS & they have an 11 yr old daughter Colleen.
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Our first stop was to check in & get our visitor passes.
I don’t mean to be disrespectful but….
the process & personnel could be MUCH MORE efficient….
We spent over a half an hour there when it should have been
5 or 10 minutes…….
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it WAS a bright & sunny day — until five minutes before
leaving the visitor check in…..then we were caught
in a MONSOON….. which is why i couldn’t bring my
“good camera” into the ceremony….
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(we got DRENCHED running from the car to the building)
basically, I’m apologizing in advance for the quality
(or lack of quality) of my pictures……
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Posting of the Colors
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(this explains it http://www.drillpad.net/DPpostingcolor(A).htm)
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Chris receiving presentations — one after another.
I don’t think they wanted him to retire…..
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MARY receiving a well deserved award.
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the flag ceremony
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Chris receives the flag in the final sequence of the ceremony
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Lieutenant General Allardice spoke on Chris’s behalf
at the Retirement Ceremony
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Lieutenant General Allardice is a THREE STAR GENERAL —
Michael told me this is GOOD.
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I’m not the savviest when it comes to rank —
but working for a “military firm” you’d think I’d learn??
http://www.drexelhamilton.com/
(and THANK YOU to my boss HARRY who let me
take the day off to attend!!!!! Very much appreaciated!!!)
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Congratulations Chris
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AND…….
Thank YOU for your service……
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Me with
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MISTER Valle & his wife Mary!
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???What we call the beginning is often the end.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
The end is where we start from.???
~T.S. Eliot
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???Beginnings are usually scary
when you find yourself at the beginning.???
and endings are usually sad,
but it???s the middle that counts.
You have to remember this
when you find yourself at the beginning.???
Sandra Bullock
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