GIVE ME TWENTY & SALUTE WITH ME!!!

[WAHOONBOX]

I AM PROUD...I AM SO PROUD OF ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS....HELL....I WAS PROUD OF THIS MARINE WHEN I FIRST MET HIM SEVERAL YEARS AGO


HE WAS A STAFF SARGENT THEN , USMC....THEN HE MAKES THE UP-GRADE AND THEN BECOMES WO-1............WOW..... A REAL WARRIOR HERE

THEN NOT TOO LONG AGO ....I SEE WHERE HE MADE CWO-3...............IF I WASN'T DAZZLED THEN ...I AM TODAY!


NOW LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR TO THOSE THAT HAVEN'T SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES.....16 YRS IN THE MARINE CORP IS BAD TO DA BONE....IT AIN'T NO PICNIC PEOPLE.......GOSH DANG I AM PROUD OF ALL OUR SERVICE MEN!!! PAST AND CURRENT!

I REMEBER WELL THE HISTORY OF SFC'S VERY OWN "OCNSLR" WHO ROSE UP THRU THE NAVAL RANKS FROM ENLISTED TO LT COMMANDER ( I BELIEVE ...FORGIVE ME BRIAN IF I AM WRONG).........I THINK OF MY PIDDLY 4 YRS IN THE USCG.....HECK...BEER DRINKING AND FISHING IS HOW I DESCRIBE MY DUTY!! BUT TO RISE UP IN RANK THE HARD WAY........WOW! ....WOW WOW WOW

THIS IS QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT PEOPLE!!!

NOW ....A-TENNNNNN-HUTTTT!


OKAY.....AT EASE TROOPS.....


UPDATE .......I WAS JUST INFORMED TODAY....AND I AM HONORED TO ANNOUNCE ....THAT CWO-3 "OVERBOARD"......I MEAN CWO-3 JAKE BOYD.....HAS BEEN SELECTED TO BECOME:

CAPTAIN "OVERBOARD" BOYD OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA MARINE CORPS ..


....GEEZUS H MUTHER LODE OF ALL GREAT THINGS TO HAPPEN TODAY......HE WILL BE RECEIVING A FULL OFFICERS COMMISSION IN MAY 2007!!!! I AM SO THRILLED I CAN HARDLY KEY THIS IN!!

AND NOW OVERBOARD.....I MEAN CAPITANO ....IN AC/DC FASHION: "FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK....WE SALUTE YOU!!!!

GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES!!!

[TROPHY SPORTFISHING]

COGRATS JAKE DAMN GLAD TO HAVE YOU KEEPIN THE REST OF US SAFE. MAYBE WE'LL HAVE TO DO A CELEBRITORY FISHING TRIP THIS SPRING WHEN CAN YOU AND BOX GO I GOT THE BOAT YOU 2 JUST SHOW UP. FOR THE GUYS HERE ON SFC THAT HAVE NOT HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING OVERBOARD HE IS ONE HELL OF A MARINE, FISHERMAN AND A FIRST CLASS FELLA.

[cape_fisherman]

Let me be the third to say congratulations, Jake!

Each and every one of 'ours' should be comended and given a solid pat on the back.

Jay

[JMS-ILM]

way to go Jake....im proud to know ya.

[gottaflylee]

Jake there are not words to say how proud I/ we are of you. Thanks for all the years of service you have given us. I am proud to know you and have fished with you. I SALUTE you!


You make me proud to be an American!

[SeaBiscuit]

Thanks for the great news Marty!

Captain Boyd,
congratulations on your great accomplishment. Thank you for your service and friendship.

SeaBiscuit

[#1Gaffman]

Congradulations, Capp!

It truely is great to see someone work hard, and prosper.


Im very happy for you dude, you and everyone else that serves are great nation make us PROUD!!!

[hunt4fish]

A BIG THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS IS IN ORDER. I'M @ATTENTION AND SALUTING AS I TYPE THIS ONE HANDED. ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS SERVED AND WILL SERVE.AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WHO IS NOW A LT. IN THE AIRFORCE WHO HAS SERVED 4 TOURS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

[Glenn W]

Jake, I'm at a loss for words.
For those that don't know, this is almost unheard of today.

Congrats, and thanks buddy.

[Reel Fanatic]

Congratulations for making Captain and thank you for your selfless service to this great country. Thank God for men and women like yourself who are actually willing to courageously stand up and do amazing things...-unlike our "fearless politicians" who pontificate and profess to be doing great things.

Way to go for making Captain the hard way.

Eventhough I never served, Semper Fi!