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Poetry Series

David Barlow- poems -

Publication Date: 2014

Publisher:Poemhunter.com - The World's Poetry Archive

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David Barlow(1948) Photographer of Britains wild places and would be Poet. I am a lover of Wildlife,Natural History, Music and Poetry. I am a keen Fell Walker and Cyclist.

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1966 (A Monologue) Everyone will have a year they never forget and for a number of reasons mine is1966. I was 18 and King of the Hill in 66, knew it all, but knew nothing at all. Things that happened to me and around me, World events, People and the Music,all effected me at the time and influenced my life, some of it stays with me eventoday. To set the scene in January 1966 Harold Wilson is Prime Minister, Lyndon B.Johnson is President, the Vietnam War is raging. Carnaby Street in London is theplace to be seen and to get the latest World leading Fashions. Mary Quant isQueen, Twiggy Models and George Harrison gets Married. The Music had been amazing throughout the Sixties but 66 was a good year. Thehit makers in 66 were. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks. The BeachBoys, The Supremes, The Temptations, Jimmy Ruffin, The Four Tops, DustySpringfield, Mamas & The Papas, Frank Sinatra, Wilson Pickett, HermansHermits, Dionne Warwick, The Mindbenders, Bob Dylan, Donovan, The Monkees,Percy Sledge, The Hollies, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Simon and Garfunkel, StevieWonder, The Byrds, James Brown, Otis Reading, Jimi Hendrix, The IsleyBrothers, The Who, Ike and Tina Turner, Spencer Davis Group, Junior Walker &The All-Stars, The Small Faces, The Troggs, Manfred Mann, Nancy Sinatra, TheWalker Brothers, Jackie Wilson, Cher, The Chiffons, The Animals, Ray Charles,Neil Diamond, The Four Seasons, The Righteous Brothers, Sgt. Barry Sadler, LeeDorsey, Mitch Ryder, The Rascals and our very own New Vaudeville Band, toname just a few. Wow just reading that list back blows my mind again and therewere so many more wonderful Artists around on the Motown and Country &Western labels alone. I played in a Group of course, it seemed like everyone did at that time, we werecalled “The Jailbirds” and no we had not “done time” it just seemed like a wellhard name. I was lead singer and my friends Ron, Al and Frank made up the restof the Group. We did a lot of Chuck Berry, Wilson Pickett, Rhythm and Blues sortof stuff with some of our own Master Pieces thrown in like “Daves Date” or“Fuse Blues” about the night one of our Amplifiers blew up on stage. We woreLeather Bomber Jackets, Jeans and T Shirts, a sort of James Dean meets Elvislook. We were never going to hit the big time but we had a lot of fun and playedsome great Venues. We played at some of the places we used to go as 16 year

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olds to Dance and watch Groups so it was quite a thrill to go back to some ofthem as the main attraction. Most of the time our Van was broken down so weused to hire a Mini Bus. Many a night the Mini Bus was out on other jobs and theBus Company would send a 52 seat Coach for just the 4 of us and a few randomgirls. I think people expected Glen Millers Band to be getting out not just fourscruffs and some very beaten up gear. Our claims to fame are very limited, we did get on a Newspaper cutting with TomJones and the Kinks at one Club. Not playing on the same night, we did the midweek low lifes nights but it was still a thrill. We played with a Band called Jed &The Mysteries who had just Toured with the Rolling Stones and we played thefamous Elizabethan Ballroom at Manchester's Belle Vue where Jimmy Saville wasDJ. It was all good fun, we even got paid sometimes. I still have the Press cuttingand all our Songs with the running order and even some Groupie type Fan Mail. In April 1966 I slept with a girl for the first time. It was a fumbling and clumsysexual encounter with a girl called Maureen (18) from work. Neither ofus had made any pretence of being in love, I guess we were both experimentingwith Sex at that age. We were both virgins and didn’t have a clue so it was all abit comical really. I was a promising young Footballer and had broken my Legbadly in a game a few weeks before this encounter so my left leg was in Plaster.During the course of the evening with passions running high I somehow managedto break the plaster. I spent most of the next day at the Hospital getting my Legreset and trying not to explain exactly how I had broken the plaster. Althoughthe encounter was a disaster I do remember the thrill of holding a naked womannext to me for the first time, I think I nearly fainted. We never went out againafter that night, I can’t think why. Sport and Football in particular was my life at the time and I was grounded withthe Broken Leg and a number of follow up operations for over 5 months. I foundthat really difficult to cope with at times particularly as I also suspecting that myFootballing ambitions would have to change. However I did meet my first reallove during this time Sandra Cullen (18.) We had an on off relationship for3 years which was unconsummated, much to my regret. I learned a lot about thebigoted attitudes some people had and I guess still have about Religion. She wasCatholic and I was nothing in particular but had been brought up Church ofEngland. Her parents and the local Priest put enormous pressure on her to giveme up as I was not Catholic. Some years after we had eventually split, SandraMarried a fellow Catholic. I learned much later that their Marriage had ended inDivorce a couple of years before my first Marriage ended the same way. It willalways be a great mystery of life if we could have been happy and made aMarriage work.

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Amidst all this angst I wrote my first Poem for Sandra called “My Love” sadly ithas been lost to the world but the first line went. “My love, my love, when you are near the pounding of my heart I hear.” I have no idea where it came from as I was Mr Testosterone at the time and notprone to such out pourings but the few people who read it liked it and I was quiteproud of it. This did give me encouragement to do more but it took me nearly 30years to actually do that. I think the Testosterone got in the way again but thatis another story. Some really bad stuff happened in 66. In America Race riots broke out in NewYork, Chicago and Cleveland and a lot of people were still getting killed andmaimed in Vietnam. In Britain a Coal Tip collapsed in Aberfan, South Waleskilling 116 Children and 28 Adults. The Television pictures of all these eventswere harrowing and at times heartbreaking. Also making the News was Chairman Mao who proclaimed a Cultural Revolutionin China and launched his best selling Little Red Book. In the December of 66Walt Disney sadly died but what a great legacy he left behind. For English Football on the other hand it was a very good year. On the 30th July 1966 England won the World Cup beating West Germany 4-2after extra time in the Final at Wembley Stadium London in front of a packedhouse and a very proud Queen. The whole Nation came to a halt for the day witheveryone sat in front of a Television Screen. I was on Holiday and watched thegame on Television in Norway with some Norwegian friends (who were allsupporting West Germany.) I will never forget that game or that day, itwas a Momentous occasion for all of England and the celebrations went on formonths. The Team (set out below) instantly went into Football folkloreand gained folk hero status. They are all still household names today and most ofthem have been awarded Honours by the Queen. Gordon Banks, George Cohen, Ray Wilson, Nobby Stiles, Jackie Charlton, Bobby Moore(Capt,) Alan Ball, Bobby Charlton, Martin Peters,

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Geoff Hurst, Roger Hunt. Alf Ramsey (Manager) Kenneth Wolstenholme (BBC Commentator) Flying (to Norway) was another first, quite a big deal in 66, on a Planewith Propellers non of your fancy Jets. It was also my first Foreign Holiday.Though still in Plaster I had a wonderful time in Oslo and in the Countryside onthe Fiords. It is a beautiful Country and I would like to go back there one day. 1966 was a good and very memorable year for me on the whole. It was all headystuff for an 18 year old but in the main it was a great time to be young andEnglish. It was a long time ago but it all made a deep impression on me at thetime. It did effect my life and started to form the person I am today. I have noregrets. I would like to meet Sandra again, just to talk and find out about herlife and maybe to put the record straight a little. I should have kept in touch withmy fellow “Jailbirds” Ron, Al, and Frank. Maybe I will look them up and we can doa Reprise Tour of all the Nursing Homes, which is probably where most of ourfans are now. Just a minute, Some people are on the Keyboard, ^%$^@() *^&($£&() +*(&*&^ They think it is all over, %$”*&£$&*) (^*) **^$ IT IS NOW. David Barlow

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A Kiss What is in a kiss,Body and soul, heart and mind,When lovers lips meet.Without that kiss emptiness,Is all we can feel inside. David Barlow

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Addicted I am not in love,But I am drawn to you,Like a Moth to a candle flame. I am not in love,But I am craving for,The taste of your lips on mine. I am not in love,But I am wanting you,In my arms, bodies entwined. I am not in love,I am wanting to give,Loving, care and tenderness. I am not in love,Or just wanting sex,I am simply addicted to you. David Barlow

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American Remembrance (An Epitaph) U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq. March 2003 to May 2007 You did your duty,And paid the ultimate price.Never forgotten,Missed so much by your loved ones.In Gods tender care today. Jay Thomas Aubin, Ryan Anthony Beaupre, Therrel Shane Childers, Jose AntonioGutierrez, Brian Matthew Kennedy, Kendall Damon Waters-Bey, Brandon ScottTobler, Eric James Orlowski, Thomas Mullen Adams, Jamaal Rashard Addison,Edward John Anguiano, George Edward Buggs, Robert John Dowdy, RubenEstrella-Soto, Howard Johnson II, James Michael Kiehl, Johnny Villareal Mata,Lori Ann Piestewa, Christopher Scott Seifert, Brandon Ulysses Sloan, DonaldRalph Walters, Michael Edward Bitz, Brian Rory Buesing, Tamario DemetriceBurkett, Kemaphoom 'Ahn' Chanawongse, Donald John Cline Jr., David KeithFribley, Jose Angel Garibay, Jonathan Lee Gifford, Jorge Alonso Gonzalez, NicolasMichael Hodson, Nolen Ryan Hutchings, Phillip Andrew Jordan, Patrick Ray Nixon,Frederick Eben Pokorney Jr., Brendon Curtis Reiss, Randal Kent Rosacker,Thomas Jonathan Slocum, Michael Jason Williams, Gregory Paul Sanders,Thomas Alan Blair, Evan Tyler James, Bradley Steven Korthaus, Gregory LewisStone, Michael Vann Johnson Jr., Kevin Gerard Nave, Francisco AbrahamMartinez-Flores, Donald Charles May Jr., Joseph Menusa, Patrick Terence O'Day,Robert Marcus Rodriguez, Jesus Alberto Suarez del Solar, Roderic AntoineSolomon, Fernando Padilla-Ramirez, Michael Russell Creighton-Weldon, MichaelEdward Curtin, Diego Fernando Rincon, Eugene Williams, James Wilford Cawley,William Wayne White, Aaron Joseph Contreras, Michael Vernon Lalush, BrianDaniel McGinnis, Brandon Jacob Rowe, William Andrew Jeffries, Jacob Lee Butler,Joseph Basil Maglione III, James Francis Adamouski, Matthew George Boule,George Andrew Fernandez, Erik Anders Halvorsen, Scott Jamar, Michael FrancisPedersen, Eric Allen Smith, Brian Edward Anderson, Christian Daniel Gurtner,Nathan Dennis White, Wilbert Davis, Edward Jason Korn, Nino Dugue Livaudais,Ryan Patrick Long, Donald Samuel Oaks Jr., Randall Scott Rehn, Russell BrianRippetoe, Todd James Robbins, Chad Eric Bales, Mark Asher Evnin, ErikHernandez Silva, Tristan Neil Aitken, Wilfred Davyrussell Bellard, Daniel FrancisCunningham Jr., Devon Demilo Jones, Paul Ray Smith, Travis Allen Ford, BernardGeorge Gooden, Brian Michael McPhillips, Duane Roy Rios, Benjamin WilsonSammis, Stevon Alexander Booker, Larry Kenyatta Brown, Edward Smith,Gregory Paul Huxley Jr., Kelley Stephen Prewitt, Eric Bruce Das, William

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Randolph Watkins III, Lincoln Daniel Hollinsaid, Jeffrey Joseph Kaylor, AnthonyScott Miller, George Arthur Mitchell Jr., Andrew Julian Aviles, Jesus MartinAntonio Medellin, Scott Douglas Sather, Henry Levon Brown, John WinstonMarshall, Jason Michael Meyer, Robert Anthony Stever, Juan Guadalupe GarzaJr., Terry Wayne Hemingway, Jeffrey Edward Bohr Jr., Riayan Augusto Tejeda,Jesus Angel Gonzalez, David Edward Owens Jr., Gil Mercado, Joseph Acevedo,John Eli Brown, Thomas Arthur Foley III, Joseph Patrick Mayek, Richard AllenGoward, Armando Ariel Gonzalez, Jason David Mileo, John Travis Rivero, RoyRussell Buckley, Andrew Todd Arnold, Robert William Channell Jr., Alan DinhLam, Troy David Jenkins, Osbaldo Orozco, Narson Bertil Sullivan, Joe JesusGarza, Jesse Alan Givens, Sean C. Reynolds, Jason L. Deibler, Marlin T. Rockhold,Richard P. Carl, Hans N. Gukeisen, Brian K. Van Dusen, Cedric E. Bruns, MatthewR. Smith, Jakub Henryk Kowalik, Jose F. Gonzalez Rodriguez, Patrick Lee GriffinJr., Nicholas Brian Kleiboeker, David T. Nutt, William L. Payne, Rasheed Sahib,Douglas Jose Marencoreyes, Dominic Rocco Baragona, Andrew David LaMont,Jason William Moore, Timothy Louis Ryan, Kirk Allen Straseskie, Aaron DeanWhite, Nathaniel A. Caldwell, David Evans Jr., Keman L. Mitchell, Kenneth A.Nalley, Brett J. Petriken, Matthew E. Schram, Jeremiah D. Smith, Thomas F.Broomhead, Michael B. Quinn, Kenneth R. Bradley, Jose A. Perez III, Michael T.Gleason, Kyle A. Griffin, Zachariah W. Long, Jonathan W. Lambert, Atanasio HaroMarin Jr., Branden F. Oberleitner, Travis L. Burkhardt, Doyle W. Bollinger Jr.,David Sisung, Jesse M. Halling, Michael E. Dooley, Gavin L. Neighbor, John K.Klinesmith Jr., Andrew R. Pokorny, Ryan R. Cox, Shawn D. Pahnke, Joseph D.Suell, Robert L. Frantz, Michael L. Tosto, Michael R. Deuel, William T. Latham,Paul T. Nakamura, Orenthial Javon Smith, Cedric Lamont Lennon, Andrew F.Chris, Kevin C. Ott, Gladimir Philippe, Gregory E. MacDonald, Corey A. Hubbell,Richard P. Orengo, Joshua McIntosh, Tomas Sotelo Jr., Timothy M. Conneway,Christopher D. Coffin, Travis J. Bradachnall, Edward J. Herrgott, Corey L. Small,James Curtis Coons, David B. Parson, Jeffrey M. Wershow, Chad L. Keith, BarrySanford Sr., Robert L. McKinley, Craig A. Boling, Melissa Valles, Roger DaleRowe, Dan H. Gabrielson, Jason Tetrault, Christian C. Schultz, Joshua M.Neusche, Jaror C. Puello-Coronado, Paul J. Cassidy, Michael T. Crockett, CoryRyan Geurin, Ramon Reyes Torres, Mason Douglas Whetstone, David J. Moreno,Joel L. Bertoldie, Jonathan D. Rozier, David A. Scott, Justin W. Garvey, Jason D.Jordan, Christopher R. Willoughby, Mark Anthony Bibby, Jon P. Fettig, Joshua T.Byers, Brett T. Christian, Evan Asa Ashcraft, Raheen Tyson Heighter, Hector R.Perez, Juan M. Serrano, Jonathan P. Barnes, Daniel K. Methvin, Wilfredo PerezJr., Jonathan M. Cheatham, Heath A. McMillin, Nathaniel Hart Jr., William J.Maher III, Leif E. Nott, Michael J. Deutsch, James I. Lambert III, Justin W.Hebert, Farao K. Letufuga, David L. Loyd, Zeferino E. Colunga, Kyle C. Gilbert,Brian R. Hellerman, Leonard D. Simmons, Duane E. Longstreth, Matthew D.Bush, Brandon Ramsey, Levi B. Kinchen, Floyd G. Knighten Jr., David S. Perry,

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Timmy R. Brown Jr., Daniel R. Parker, Taft V. Williams, Richard S. Eaton Jr.,Steven W. White, David M. Kirchhoff, Craig S. Ivory, Eric R. Hull, Bobby C.Franklin, Kenneth W. Harris Jr., Michael S. Adams, Kylan A. Jones-Huffman, VornJ. Mack, Stephen M. Scott, Ronald D. Allen Jr., Pablo Manzano, Darryl T. Dent,Rafael L. Navea, Gregory A. Belanger, Anthony L. Sherman, Mark A. Lawton,Sean K. Cataudella, Charles Todd Caldwell, Joseph Camara, Cameron B. Sarno,Christopher A. Sisson, Bruce E. Brown, Jarrett B. Thompson, Ryan G. Carlock,Joseph E. Robsky Jr., Henry Ybarra III, William M. Bennett, Kevin N. Morehead,Trevor A. Blumberg, Kevin C. Kimmerly, Alyssa R. Peterson, Foster Pinkston,Richard Arriaga, Brian R. Faunce, Anthony O. Thompson, James C. Wright,Lunsford B. Brown II, Frederick L. Miller Jr., David Travis Friedrich, Paul J.Sturino, Michael Andrade, Kyle G. Thomas, Robert L. Lucero, Robert E. Rooney,Andrew Joseph Baddick, Christopher E. Cutchall, Darrin K. Potter, Dustin K.McGaugh, James D. Blankenbecler, Analaura Esparza Gutierrez, Simeon Hunte,Tamarra J. Ramos, James H. Pirtle, Charles M. Sims, Spencer Timothy Karol,Kerry D. Scott, Richard Torres, Joseph C. Norquist, Sean A. Silva, Christopher W.Swisher, James E. Powell, Jose Casanova, Benjamin L. Freeman, Douglas J.Weismantle, Donald L. Wheeler, Stephen E. Wyatt, Joseph P. Bellavia, Sean R.Grilley, Kim S. Orlando, Michael L. Williams, David R. Bernstein, John D. Hart,Paul J. Johnson, Paul J. Bueche, John P. Johnson, Jason M. Ward, John R. Teal,Artimus D. Brassfield, Michael S. Hancock, Jose L. Mora, Jakia Sheree Cannon,Steven Acosta, Rachel K. Bosveld, Charles H. Buehring, Joseph R. Guerrera,Jamie L. Huggins, Jonathan I. Falaniko, Aubrey D. Bell, Michael Paul Barrera,Isaac Campoy, Algernon Adams, Todd J. Bryant, Joshua C. Hurley, Maurice J.Johnson, Daniel A. Bader, Ernest G. Bucklew, Benjamin J. Colgan, Steven DanielConover, Anthony D. Dagostino, Darius T. Jennings, Karina S. Lau, Keelan L.Moss, Brian H. Penisten, Ross A. Pennanen, Joel Perez, Frances M. Vega, Paul A.Velasquez, Joe Nathan Wilson, Brian D. Slavenas, Bruce A. Smith, Rayshawn S.Johnson, Robert T. Benson, Francisco Martinez, Jose A. Rivera, James R. Wolf,James A. Chance III, Paul F. Fisher, Cornell W. Gilmore I, Kyran E. Kennedy,Morgan DeShawn Kennon, Paul M. Neff II, Scott C. Rose, Benedict J. Smith,Sharon T. Swartworth, Gary L. Collins, Kurt R. Frosheiser, Linda C. Jimenez, MarkD. Vasquez, Nicholas A. Tomko, Genaro Acosta, Marlon P. Jackson, Nathan J.Bailey, Robert A. Wise, Jacob S. Fletcher, Joseph Minucci II, Irving Medina,Michael D. Acklin II, Ryan T. Baker, Jeremiah J. DiGiovanni, William D.Dusenbery, Richard W. Hafer, Warren S. Hansen, Sheldon R. Hawk Eagle,Timothy L. Hayslett, Damian L. Heidelberg, Erik C. Kesterson, Pierre E. Piche,John W. Russell, Scott A. Saboe, John R. Sullivan, Eugene A. Uhl III, Joey D.Whitener, Jeremy L. Wolfe, Kelly Bolor, Alexander S. Coulter, Nathan S. Dalley,Dale A. Panchot, James A. Shull, Joseph L. Lister, Scott Matthew Tyrrell, GeorgeA. Wood, Gary B. Coleman, Damian S. Bushart, Robert D. Roberts, Eddie E.Menyweather, Christopher G. Nason, Rel A. Ravago IV, Jerry L. Wilson, Darrell L.

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Smith, David J. Goldberg, Thomas J. Sweet II, Ariel Rico, Stephen A. Bertolino,Aaron J. Sissel, Uday Singh, Clarence E. Boone, Ryan C. Young, Raphael S.Davis, Arron R. Clark, Ray J. Hutchinson, Joseph M. Blickenstaff, Steven H.Bridges, Jude Rivera Wesley, Jason G. Wright, Richard A. Burdick, Jerrick M.Petty, Todd M. Bates, Aaron T. Reese, Marshall L. Edgerton, Jarrod W. Black,Jeffrey F. Braun, Rian C. Ferguson, Kimberly A. Voelz, Kenneth C. Souslin,Nathan W. Nakis, Christopher J. Holland, Glenn R. Allison, Charles E. Bush Jr.,Stuart W. Moore, Edward M. Saltz, Benjamin W. Biskie, Eric F. Cooke,Christopher F. Soelzer, Christopher J. Splinter, Michael E. Yashinski, Thomas W.Christensen, Stephen C. Hattamer, Charles G. Haight, Michael G. Mihalakis,Michael J. Sutter, Ernesto M. Blanco, Rey D. Cuervo, Curt E. Jordan Jr., Justin W.Pollard, Solomon C. 'Kelly' Bangayan, Dennis A. Corral, Kimberly N. Hampton,Eric Thomas Paliwoda, Marc S. Seiden, Luke P. Frist, Jesse D. Mizener, CraigDavis, Michael A. Diraimondo, Christopher A. Golby, Gregory B. Hicks, Philip A.Johnson Jr., Nathaniel H. Johnson, Ian D. Manuel, Jeffrey C. Walker, Aaron A.Weaver, Ricky L. Crockett, Keicia M. Hines, Roland L. Castro, Cody J. Orr, LarryE. Polley Jr., Edmond Lee Randle Jr., Kelly L. Hornbeck, Gabriel T. Palacios,James D. Parker, Michael T. Blaise, Brian D. Hazelgrove, Jason K. Chappell,Randy S. Rosenberg, William R. Sturges Jr., Kenneth W. Hendrickson, Keith L.Smette, Christopher Bunda, Ervin Dervishi, Patrick D. Dorff, Adam G. Mooney,Matthew J. August, James T. Hoffman, Luke S. James, Lester O. Kinney II, TravisA. Moothart, Cory R. Mracek, Sean G. Landrus, Luis A. Moreno, Juan C.Cabralbanuelos, Holly J. McGeogh, Eliu A. Miersandoval, Armando Soriano, RogerC. Turner Jr., Seth J. Dvorin, Joshua L. Knowles, Richard P. Ramey, Thomas D.Robbins, Elijah Tai Wah Wong, Jude C. Mariano, William C. Ramirez, Patrick S.Tainsh, Eric U. Ramirez, Bryan N. Spry, Michael M. Merila, Christopher M. Taylor,Nichole M. Frye, Jeffrey C. Graham, Roger G. Ling, Henry A. Bacon, Matthew C.Laskowski, Stephen M. Wells, Michael R. Woodliff, Michael J. Gray, Gussie M.Jones, Matthew G. Milczark, Edward W. Brabazon, Richard S. Gottfried, Fern L.Holland, Robert J. Zangas, Bert Edward Hoyer, Joe L. Dunigan Jr., Christopher K.Hill, Joel K. Brattain, Clint D. Ferrin, Jason C. Ford, John F. 'Hans' Kurth, Daniel J.Londono, Jocelyn 'Joce' L. Carrasquillo, William J. Normandy, Michael R. Adams,Thomas R. Thigpen Sr., Tracy L. Laramore, Ivory L. Phipps, Ernest HaroldSutphin, Doron Chan, Andrew D. Brownfield, Ricky A. Morris Jr., Brandon C.Smith, Jason C. Ludlam, Clint Richard 'Bones' Matthews, David M. Vicente,Matthew J. Sandri, Mark D. Taylor, Michael W. Vega, Christopher E. Hudson,Dustin L. Kreider, Bruce Miller Jr., Andrew S. Dang, Wentz Jerome HenryShanaberger III, Adam D. Froehlich, Jeffrey C. Burgess, James A. Casper, LeroySandoval Jr., Timothy Toney, Sean M. Schneider, Jeremiah J. Holmes, Richard L.Ferguson, William J. Wiscowiche, Brandon L. Davis, Doyle M. Hufstedler, MichaelG. Karr Jr., Sean R. Mitchell, Cleston C. Raney, Dustin M. Sekula, William R.Strange, Geoffrey S. Morris, John D. Amos II, Robert R. Arsiaga, Ahmed Akil 'Mel'

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Cason, Yihiyh L. Chen, Israel Garza, Stephen D. 'Dusty' Hiller, Forest JosephJostes, Michael W. Mitchell, Philip G. Rogers, Casey Sheehan, Aric J. Barr, TylerR. Fey, Scott Quentin Larson Jr., David M. McKeever, Shane Lee Goldman, DerykL. Hallal, Moises A. Langhorst, Christopher Ramos, Matthew K. Serio, Jesse L.Thiry, Gerardo Moreno, Lee Duane Todacheene, Benjamin R. Carman, Marcus M.Cherry, Christopher R. Cobb, Kyle D. Crowley, Ryan M. Jerabek, Travis J.Layfield, Christopher D. Mabry, Anthony P. Roberts, Allan K. Walker, Fernando A.Mendez-Aceves, Tyanna S. Felder, Marvin Lee Miller, George S. Rentschler,William W. Labadie Jr., Brent L. Morel, John Thomas 'J. T.' Wroblewski, IsaacMichael Nieves, Levi T. Angell, Nicholas J. Dieruf, Phillip E. Frank, William M.Harrell, Joshua M. Palmer, Michael B. Wafford, Christopher B. Wasser, Peter G.Enos, Raymond Edison Jones Jr., Jonathan Roy Kephart, Toby W. Mallet, DonSteven McMahan, Allen Jeffrey 'A. J.' Vandayburg, Felix M. Delgreco, Michelle M.Witmer, Gregory R. Goodrich, Elmer C. Krause, Eric A. Ayon, Matthew E. Matula,Chance R. Phelps, Michael Raymond Speer, Elias Torrez III, Antoine J. Holt, AdolfC. Carballo, William C. Eckhart, Justin W. Johnson, John T. Sims Jr., Lawrence S.Colton, Wesley C. Fortenberry, Michael Boyd Stack, Nathan P. Brown, Daniel R.Amaya, Torrey L. Gray, Oscar Jimenez, George D. Torres, Brad S. Shuder, RobertPaul Zurheide Jr., Victor A. Rosaleslomeli, Noah L. Boye, Kevin T. Kolm,Christopher Ramirez, Frank K. Rivers Jr., Richard K. Trevithick, Jimmy J.Arroyave, Brian M. Wood, Marvin A. Camposiles, Edward W. Carman, Jonathan N.Hartman, Clayton Welch Henson, Michael A. McGlothin, Robert L. Henderson II,Dennis B. Morgan, Richard J. Gannon II, Christopher A. Gibson, Michael J. SmithJr., Ruben Valdez Jr., Gary F. Van Leuven, Bradley C. Fox, Leroy Harris-Kelly,Christopher D. Gelineau, Jason L. Dunham, Shawn C. Edwards, Stacey C.Brandon, Cory W. Brooks, Arthur L. 'Bo' Felder, Patrick W. Kordsmeier, Billy J.Orton, Michael J. Pernaselli, Christopher E. Watts, Kenneth A. Melton, Nathan B.Bruckenthal, Sherwood R. Baker, Lawrence A. Roukey, Aaron C. Austin, AbrahamD. Penamedina, Marquis A. Whitaker, Jacob R. Herring, Kendall Thomas, JamesL. Beckstrand, Ryan M. Campbell, Norman Darling, Jeffrey F. Dayton, Adam W.Estep, Jeremy Ricardo Ewing, Martin W. Kondor, Esau G. Patterson Jr., Ryan E.Reed, Justin B. Schmidt, Landis W. Garrison, Scott M. Vincent, Joshua S. Wilfong,Christopher M. Dickerson, Jason B. Dwelley, Ramon C. Ojeda, Oscar D. Vargas-Medina, Trevor A. Wine, Joshua S. Ladd, Ervin Caradine Jr., Jeremy L. Drexler,Todd E. Nunes, John E. Tipton, Michael C. Anderson, Trace W. Dossett, Ronald A.Ginther, Robert B. Jenkins, Scott R. Mchugh, Christopher J. Kenny, Lyndon A.Marcus Jr., Erickson H. Petty, Marvin R. Sprayberry III, Gregory L. Wahl, RonaldE. Baum, Jesse R. Buryj, Bradley G. Kritzer, James E. Marshall, Jeffrey G. Green,Hesley Box Jr., Dustin H. Schrage, Isela Rubalcava, Chase R. Whitman, Philip D.Brown, James J. Holmes, Rodney A. Murray, Andrew L. Tuazon, Kyle A. Brinlee,Jeffrey R. Shaver, Jeremiah E. Savage, Brian K. Cutter, Brandon C. Sturdy, BrudJ. Cronkrite, Michael A. Mora, Philip I. Spakosky, Edward C. Barnhill, James

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William Harlan, Pedro I. Espaillat Jr., Rene Ledesma, Leonard M. Cowherd Jr.,Carl F. Curran, Mark Joseph Kasecky, Bob W. Roberts, Joseph P. Garyantes,Marcos O. Nolasco, William D. Chaney, Michael M. Carey, Michael C. Campbell,Leslie D. Jackson, Troy 'Leon' Miranda, Rudy Salas, Jeremy R. Horton, Andrew J.Zabierek, Jeremy L. Ridlen, Jorge A. Molina Bautista, Beau R. Beaulieu, Owen D.Witt, James P. Lambert, Richard H. Rosas, Alan N. Bean Jr., Kevin F. Sheehan,Daniel Paul Unger, Kyle W. Codner, Matthew C. Henderson, Dominique J. Nicolas,Michael J. Wiesemann, Cody S. Calavan, Benjamin R. Gonzalez, RafaelReynosasuarez, Kenneth Michael Ballard, Bradli N. Coleman, Aaron C. Elandt,Charles E. Odums II, Nicholaus E. Zimmer, Robert C. Scheetz Jr., Dustin L.Sides, Markus J. Johnson, Bumrok Lee, Todd J. Bolding, Frank T. Carvill,Christopher M. Duffy, Justin L. Eyerly, Justin W. Linden, Erik S. McCrae, Ryan E.Doltz, Humberto F. Timoteo, Melissa J. Hobart, Melvin Y. Mora Lopez, Jamie A.Gray, Jeremy L. Bohlman, Humayun S. M. Khan, Thomas D. Caughman, Eric S.McKinley, Shawn M. Atkins, Paul R. Syverson III, Jeremy M. Dimaranan, ArthurS. Mastrapa, Jason N. Lynch, Thai Vue, Sean Horn, Marvin Best, Gregory V.Pennington, Pedro Contreras, Juan Lopez, Deshon E. Otey, Tommy L. Parker Jr.,Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr., Andre D. Tyson, Christopher S. Cash, Daniel A. Desens,Charles A. Kiser, Jeremy M. Heines, Manuel A. Ceniceros, Ernest E. Utt, Patrick R.Adle, Alan David Sherman, John H. Todd III, Robert L. DuSang, Christopher A.Wagener, Kenneth Conde Jr., Timothy R. Creager, Brian D. Smith, Stephen G.Martin, James B. Huston Jr., Dallas L. Kerns, Michael S. Torres, John J. VangyzenIV, Scott Eugene Dougherty, Justin T. Hunt, Jeffrey D. Lawrence, RodrickaAntwan Youmans, Michael C. Barkey, Samuel R. Bowen, Collier Edwin Barcus,Robert E. Colvill Jr., Shawn M. Davies, William River Emanuel IV, Joseph M.Garmback Jr., Sonny Gene Sampler, Jeremiah W. Schmunk, Terry HolmesOrdóñez, Krisna Nachampassak, Christopher J. Reed, Trevor Spink, Dustin W.Peters, James G. West, Dana N. Wilson, Jeremy J. Fischer, Linda Ann Tarango-Griess, Torry D. Harris, Jesse J. Martinez, Demetrius Lamont Rice, Paul C. MardisJr., Bryan P. Kelly, Craig S. Frank, David A. Hartman, Dale Thomas Lloyd,Charles C. 'C. C.' Persing, Danny B. Daniels II, Michael J. Clark, Todd J. Godwin,Nicholas H. Blodgett, Mark E. Engel, Torey J. Dantzler, Tatjana Reed, Nicholas J.Zangara, Vincent M. Sullivan, DeForest L. 'Dee' Talbert, Ken W. Leisten, ShawnA. Lane, David S. Greene, Joseph F. Herndon II, Anthony J. Dixon, ArmandoHernandez, Justin B. Onwordi, Juan Calderon Jr., Dean P. Pratt, Tommy L. Gray,Harry N. Shondee Jr., Gregory A. Ratzlaff, Elia P. Fontecchio, Joseph L. Nice,Raymond J. Faulstich Jr., Donald R. McCune, Yadir G. Reynoso, Moses DanielRocha, Joshua I. Bunch, Roberto Abad, Larry L. Wells, David L. Potter, Rick A.Ulbright, Jonathan W. Collins, Andrew R. Houghton, John R. Howard, Tavon L.Hubbard, Michael Yury Tarlavsky, Neil Anthony Santoriello, Kane M. Funke,Nicholas B. Morrison, James Michael Goins, Brandon R. Sapp, Daniel MichaelShepherd, Mark Anthony Zapata, Fernando B. Hannon, Geoffrey Perez, David M.

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Heath, Brandon T. Titus, Caleb J. Powers, Jacob D. Martir, Henry C. Risner,Dustin R. Fitzgerald, Richard M. Lord, Harvey Emmett Parkerson III, Brad PrestonMcCormick, Ryan A. Martin, Charles L. Wilkins III, Kevin A. Cuming, NicanorAlvarez, Jason Cook, Seth Huston, Edward T. Reeder, Nachez Washalanta,Matthew R. Stovall, Christopher Belchik, Robert C. Thornton Jr., Donald N. Davis,Jacob R. Lugo, Marco D. Ross, Charles L. Neeley, Alexander S. Arredondo, BartonR. Humlhanz, Nicholas M. Skinner, Omead H. Razani, Luis A. Perez, Nickalous N.Aldrich, Edgar E. Lopez, Carl L. Anderson Jr., Aaron N. Holleyman, Joseph C.Thibodeaux III, Nicholas Perez, Alan Rowe, Nicholas Wilt, Ronald Winchester, EricL. Knott, Ryan Michael McCauley, Gary A. Vaillant, Charles R. Lamb, Shawna M.Morrison, John J. Boria, Elvis Bourdon, Tomas Garces, Devin J. Grella, BrandonMichael Read, Michael J. Allred, David Paul Burridge, Derek L. Gardner, Quinn A.Keith, Joseph C. McCarthy, Mick R. Nygardbekowsky, Lamont N. Wilson, ClarenceAdams III, Yoe M. Aneiros, Chad H. Drake, Timothy E. Price, James DanielFaulkner, Michael A. Martinez, Jason L. Sparks, Lauro G. DeLeon Jr., Edgar P.Daclan Jr., David A. Cedergren, Jason T. Poindexter, Alexander E. Wetherbee,Guy Stanley Hagy Jr., Carl Thomas, Benjamin W. Isenberg, David J. Weisenburg,Dominic C. Brown, Michael J. Halal, Cesar F. Machado-Olmos, Jaygee NgirmidolMeluat, Mathew D. Puckett, Adrian V. Soltau, Tyler Hall Brown, Jacob H.Demand, Kevin M. Shea, Gregory C. Howman, Drew M. Uhles, Steven A.Rintamaki, Andrew K. Stern, Christopher S. Ebert, James W. Price, Thomas ChadRosenbaum, Brandon E. Adams, Joshua J. Henry, Steven C. T. Cates, Foster L.Harrington, Nathan E. Stahl, Adam J. Harris, Skipper Soram, Lance J. Koenig,Benjamin K. Smith, Aaron Boyles, Timothy Folmar, Ryan Leduc, Ramon Mateo,Robert Oliver Unruh, David W. Johnson, Clifford L. Moxley Jr., Eric L. Allton,Gregory A. Cox, Joselito O. Villanueva, Kenneth L. Sickels, Tyler D. Prewitt, MikeA. Dennie, Joshua K. Titcomb, Darren J. Cunningham, Rodney A. Jones, AllenNolan, Jack Taft Hennessy, Michael A. Uvanni, Russell L. Collier, Christopher S.Potts, James L. Pettaway Jr., Richard L. Morgan Jr., Jeungjin Na 'Nikky' Kim,Jessica L. Cawvey, Morgen N. Jacobs, Andrew W. Brown, Michael S. Voss,Andrew Halverson, James E. Prevete, Carson J. Ramsey, Michael Lee Burbank,Anthony W. Monroe, Pamela G. Osbourne, Aaron J. Rusin, Christopher A.Merville, Dennis L. Pintor, Michael S. Weger, Oscar A. Martinez, Ian T. Zook,Daniel R. Wyatt, Jaime Moreno, Jeremy F. Regnier, Ronald W. Baker, Mark P.Phelan, Charles R. Soltes Jr., Paul M. Felsberg, Victor A. Gonzalez, Mark A.Barbret, Bradley S. Beard, Omer T. Hawkins II, Josiah H. Vandertulip, David L.Waters, Michael G. Owen, Jonathan J. Santos, Alan J. Burgess, William I. Salazar,Brian K. Schramm, William I. Brennan, Christopher B. Johnson, Andrew C.Ehrlich, Douglas E. Bascom, Jonathan E. Gadsden, Dennis J. Boles, RichardPatrick Slocum, Brian Oliveira, Jerome Lemon, Michael Battles Sr., Stephen P.Downing II, Segun Frederick Akintade, Maurice Keith Fortune, Jeremy D. Bow,John T. Byrd II, Kelley L. Courtney, Travis A. Fox, Christopher J. Lapka, John

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Lukac, Andrew G. Riedel, Michael P. Scarborough, Matthew D. Lynch, CharlesJoseph Webb, Cody L. Wentz, Jeremiah A. Baro, Jared P. Hubbard, Carlos M.Camacho-Rivera, Justin R. Yoemans, Brian K. Baker, Quoc Binh Tran, Otie JosephMcVey, Sean M. Langley, Don Allen Clary, Clinton Lee Wisdom, Bryan L.Freeman, Thomas J. Zapp, Nathaniel T. Hammond, Jeffrey Lam, Shane K.O'Donnell, Joshua D. Palmer, Branden P. Ramey, David G. Ries, Robert P. WarnsII, Steven E. Auchman, Travis A. Babbitt, Steven W. Faulkenburg, Horst Gerhard'Gary' Moore, John Byron Trotter, Todd R. Cornell, David M. Caruso, William C.James, Nicholas D. Larson, Juan E. Segura, Abraham Simpson, Russell L. Slay,Lonny D. Wells, Nathan R. Wood, Dennis J. Miller Jr., Michael C. Ottolini, WesleyJ. Canning, Erick J. Hodges, Romulo J. Jimenez II, Dan T. Malcom Jr., Aaron C.Pickering, Gene Ramirez, Julian Woods, Thomas K. Doerflinger, Sean P. Huey,James P. 'J. P.' Blecksmith, Theodore A. Bowling, Kyle W. Burns, Theodore S.'Sam' Holder II, Justin D. Reppuhn, Peter J. Giannopoulos, Edward D. Iwan,James C. 'J. C.' Matteson, Jonathan B. Shields, Raymond L. White, Nathan R.Anderson, Nicholas H. Anderson, David M. Branning, Jarrod L. Maher, Brian A.Medina, Morgan W. Strader, Brian P. Prening, Cole W. Larsen, Sean P. Sims, JoseA. Velez, Catalin D. Dima, Benjamin S. Bryan, Kevin J. Dempsey, Justin M.Ellsworth, Victor R. Lu, Justin D. McLeese, Byron W. Norwood, Dale A. Burger Jr.,George J. Payton, Andres H. Perez, Nicholas L. Ziolkowski, Isaiah R. Hunt,Jeramy A. Ailes, Travis R. Desiato, Shane E. Kielion, William L. Miller, Bradley L.Parker, Rafael Peralta, Patrick Marc M. Rapicault, Marc T. Ryan, Antoine D.Smith, James E. Swain, Lance M. Thompson, Marshall H. Caddy, Jose RicardoFlores-Mejia, Daniel James McConnell, Luke C. Wullenwaber, Christopher T.Heflin, Louis W. Qualls, Michael Wayne Hanks, Joseph M. Nolan, Luis A. Figueroa,Demarkus D. Brown, Michael A. Downey, Dimitrios Gavriel, Phillip G. Figueroa,Demarkus D. Brown, Michael A. Downey, Dimitrios Gavriel, Phillip G. West,Bradley Thomas Arms, Jack Bryant Jr., David L. Roustum, Joseph J. Heredia,Joseph T. Welke, Blain M. Ebert, Michael R. Cohen, Benjamin C. Edinger, SergioR. Diaz Varela, Nicholas S. Nolte, Jeffery Scott Holmes, Gentian Marku, Ryan J.Cantafio, Brian K. Grant, Harrison J. Meyer, Bradley M. Faircloth, David B. Houck,Jordan D. Winkler, Jeremy E. Christensen, Michael A. Smith, Kirk J. Bosselmann,Joshua E. Lucero, Stephen C. Benish, Carl W. Lee, Trinidad R. Martinezluis,Michael B. Shackelford, Adam R. Brooks, Charles A. Hanson Jr., Erik W. Hayes,Daryl A. Davis, Christian P. Engeldrum, Wilfredo F. Urbina, Blake A. Magaoay,Pablo A. Calderon, Jose Guereca Jr., David M. Fisher, Javier Obleas-Prado Pena,Bryan S. Wilson, Zachary A. Kolda, George Daniel Harrison, David P.Mahlenbrock, Henry E. Irizarry, Binh N. Le, Matthew A. Wyatt, Michael L.Boatright, Cari Anne Gasiewicz, David A. Mitts, Salamo J. Tuialuuluu, Joseph O.Behnke, Kyle A. Eggers, Edwin William Roodhouse, Marvin Lee Trost III, AndrewM. Ward, Todd Clayton Gibbs, Mark N. Stubenhofer, In C. Kim, Arthur C. WilliamsIV, Patrick D. Leach, Andrew C. Shields, Christopher S. Adlesperger, Kyle J.

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Renehan, Robert W. Hoyt, Gregory P. Rund, Joshua A. Ramsey, Jeffery S.Blanton, Melvin L. Blazer, Jason S. Clairday, Joshua W. Dickinson, Jeffrey L. Kirk,Hilario F. Lopez, Ian W. Stewart, Tina Safaira Time, Brent T. Vroman, Richard D.Warner, Victor A. Martinez, Michael D. Anderson, Franklin A. Sweger, Donald B.Farmer, Barry K. Meza, Lionel Ayro, Jonathan Castro, Cory Michael Hewitt,William W. Jacobsen Jr., Robert S. Johnson, Julian S. Melo, Robert D. ODell,Darren D. VanKomen, Thomas John Dostie, Nicholas C. 'Nick' Mason, Lynn RobertPoulin Sr., David A. Ruhren, Paul D. Karpowich, Neil D. Petsche, Joel EganBaldwin, Christopher W. Barnett, Eric Hillenburg, James R. Phillips, Raleigh C.Smith, Jose A. Rivera-Serrano, Todd D. Olson, Nathaniel J. Nyren, Jason A.Lehto, Pablito Pena Briones Jr., Oscar Sanchez, Craig L. Nelson, Damien T. Ficek,Jason E. Smith, Jeff LeBrun, Brian P. Parrello, Thomas E. Houser, Cory R. Depew,Bennie J. Washington, Curtis L. Wooten III, Jimmy D. Buie, Joshua S. Marcum,Jeremy W. McHalffey, Christopher J. Babin, Bradley J. Bergeron, Kurt J.Comeaux, Huey P. L. Fassbender, Armand L. Frickey, Warren A. Murphy, KennethG. Vonronn, Julio C. Cisneros-Alvarez, Zachariah Scott Davis, Daniel F.Guastaferro, Dwayne James McFarlane Jr., Joseph E. Fite, William F. Manuel,Robert Wesley Sweeney III, Michael J. Smith, Gunnar D. Becker, Brian A. Mack,Matthew W. Holloway, Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez Velasco, Paul C. Holter III,Nathaniel T. Swindell, Jayton D. Patterson, Alain L. Kamolvathin, Jesus Fonseca,George R. Geer, Thomas E. Vitagliano, Francis C. Obaji, Christopher J. Sullivan,Kyle William Childress, Joe Fenton Lusk II, Nainoa K. Hoe, Jose C. Rangel,Michael C. Carlson, Jesus A. Leon-Perez, Javier Marin Jr., Joseph W. Stevens,Brett D. Swank, Viktar V. Yolkin, Leonard W. Adams, Taylor J. Burk, William S.Kinzer Jr., Paul C. Alaniz, Brian D. Bland, Jonathan Edward Etterling, Michael W.Finke Jr., Travis J. Fuller, Timothy M. Gibson, Richard A. Gilbert Jr., Lyle L.Gordon, Kyle J. Grimes, Tony L. Hernandez, Brian C. Hopper, Saeed Jafarkhani-Torshizi Jr., Stephen P. Johnson, Sean P. Kelly, Dexter S. Kimble, Allan Klein,Timothy A. Knight, Fred L. Maciel, James Lee Moore, Nathaniel K. Moore, MouradRagimov, Rhonald Dain Rairdan, Hector Ramos, Gael Saintvil, Nathan A.Schubert, Darrell J. Schumann, Dustin M. Shumney, Matthew R. Smith, Joseph B.Spence, Michael L. Starr Jr., Jonathan W. Bowling, Karl R. Linn, Jesse W. Strong,Christopher L. Weaver, John Daniel House, Kevin M. Luna, Jonathan S. Beatty,Orlando A. Bonilla, Stephen A. Castellano, Charles S. Jones, Joseph E. Rodriguez,Mickey E. Zaun, Michael S. Evans II, Christopher J. Ramsey, Jonathan Ray Reed,Lyle W. Rymer II, Andrew K. Farrar Jr., Lindsey T. James, Barbara Heald, EdwardE. Jack, Keith Edward Taylor, James H. Miller IV, Nazario Serrano, Mark C.Warren, Jason C. Redifer, Harry R. Swain IV, Christopher E. Zimny, Robert T.Hendrickson, Sean Lee Brock, Sean P. Maher, Stephen R. Sherman, Sean MichaelCooley, Richard C. Clifton, Steven G. Bayow, Daniel Torres, Travis M. Wichlacz,Jeremy O. Allmon, Zachary Ryan Wobler, Jeffrey S. Henthorn, Jessica M. Housby,William T. Robbins, Richard A. Perez Jr., Kristopher L. Shepherd, Robert A.

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McNail, Ray Rangel, David J. Brangman, Dakotah L. Gooding, Rene Knox Jr.,Chad W. Lake, David J. Salie, Michael A. Arciola, Katrina Lani Bell-Johnson, JustinB. Carter, Jason R. Hendrix, Adam J. Plumondore, Christopher M. Pusateri,Timothy R. Osbey, Joseph A. Rahaim, Frank B. Hernandez, Carlos J. Gil, ClintonR. Gertson, Adam Malson, Seth R. Trahan, Kevin Michael Clarke, David F. Day,Jesse M. Lhotka, Jason G. Timmerman, John T. Olson, Trevor D. Aston, Eric M.Steffeney, Nicholas J. Olivier, Alexander B. Crackel, Michael S. Deem, Daniel G.Gresham, Jacob C. Palmatier, Adam Noel Brewer, Colby M. Farnan, Chassan S.Henry, Jason L. Moski, Min-su Choi, Landon S. Giles, Andrew W. Nowacki, DannyL. Anderson, Richard Brian Gienau, Julio E. Negron, Lizbeth Robles, Azhar Ali,Wai Pyoe Lwin, Robert Shane Pugh, Donald W. Eacho, Sean Grimes, Stephen M.McGowan, Adriana N. Salem, Juan M. Solorio, Wade Michael Twyman, Seth K.Garceau, Andrew L. Bossert, Michael W. Franklin, Matthew A. Koch, Donald D.Griffith Jr., Nicholas E. Wilson, Joshua L. Torrence, Paul M. Heltzel, Ricky A.Kieffer, Rocky D. Payne, Lee A. Lewis Jr., Jonathan A. Hughes, Francisco G.Martinez, Paul W. Thomason III, Kevin S. Smith, Travis R. Bruce, Bryan J.Richardson, Lee M. Godbolt, Isiah J. Sinclair, Samuel S. Lee, Kelly S. Morris,Kenneth L. Ridgley, Eric L. Toth, Charles G. Wells Jr., Robbie D. McNary,Garrywesley Tan Rimes, Ioasa F. Tavae Jr., Tenzin Dengkhim, William D.Richardson, James Alexander Sherrill, Stephen C. Kennedy, Christopher W. Dill,Jeremiah C. Kinchen, Javier J. Garcia, Glenn J. Watkins, Juan C. Venegas, KevinDewayne Davis, Casey M. LaWare, Tyler J. Dickens, Manuel Lopez III, John W.Miller, Michael B. Lindemuth, James C. Edge, Aleina Ramirezgonzalez, Aaron M.Hudson, Angelo L. Lozada Jr., Randy Lee Stevens, Tromaine K. Toy Sr., Joseph L.Knott, Steven F. Sirko, Sam W. Huff, Steven W. Thornton, Jacob M. Pfister, KevinS. K. Wessel, Kelly M. Cannan, Marty G. Mortenson, Robert A. 'Bobby' Guy, GavinJ. Colburn, Anthony J. Davis Jr., Kevin William Prince, Aaron A. Kent, Gary W.Walters Jr., Timmy J. Millsap, David L. Rice, Joseph S. Tremblay, William A.Edens, Eric Wayne Morris, Robert W. Murray Jr., Ricky W. Rockholt Jr., TimothyCraig Kiser, Charles S. Cooper Jr., Darren A. Deblanc, Stephen W. Frank, CliffordV. 'C. C.' Gadsden, Ralph J. 'Jay' Harting III, Juan de Dios Garcia-Arana, KenyaA. Parker, Derrick Joseph Lutters, Tommy S. Little, John E. McGee, Kelly C. Hinz,John C. Spahr, William J. Brooks, Stephen P. Saxton, Michael V. Postal, Aaron N.Cepeda Sr., Lance Tanner Graham, Michael A. Marzano, Jeffery L. Wiener, StevenRay Givens, Thor H. Ingraham, Nicolas E. Messmer, Gary A. 'Andy' Eckert Jr.,Lawrence R. Philippon, Dustin A. Derga, Stephen P. Baldwyn, Anthony L.Goodwin, Marcus Mahdee, Taylor B. Prazynski, Michael J. Bordelon, SamuelTyrone Castle, Kendall H. Ivy II, John T. Schmidt III, Wesley G. Davids,Christopher R. Dixon, Nicholas B. Erdy, Jonathan Walter Grant, Jourdan L. Grez,Andrew R. Jodon, John M. Smith, Kenneth E. Zeigler II, Travis W. Anderson,Charles C. Gillican III, Jacob M. Simpson, Wesley R. Riggs, Antwan L. 'Twan'Walker, Wyatt D. Eisenhauer, Robin V. Fell, Bernard L. Sembly, Kurt D.

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Schamberg, Brad A. Wentz, Tyler L. Creamean, Benjamin C. Morton, Kenneth J.Schall, Aaron N. Seesan, Charles T. Wilkerson, Carl J. Morgain, John B. OgburnIII, Joshua T. Brazee, Russell J. Verdugo, Bryan Edward Barron, Audrey DaronLunsford, Saburant 'Sabe' Parker, Daniel Ryan Varnado, Christopher S. Perez,Randy D. Collins, Charles A. 'Chuck' Drier, Dustin C. Fisher, Jeffrey R. Wallace,Peter J. Hahn, Alfred Barton Siler, David Neil Wimberg, Ricardo A. Crocker,Matthew Scott Lourey, Mark A. Maida, Joshua Michael Scott, Phillip N. Sayles,Albert E. Smart, Michael S. Barnhill, Victor M. Cortes III, Derek Argel, CaseyCrate, William Downs, Jeremy Fresques, Jeffrey B. Starr, Steven M. Langmack,Miguel A. Ramos, Phillip C. Edmundson, Louis E. Niedermeier, Virgil R. Case,Linda J. Villar, Antonio Mendoza, Eric J. Poelman, Brian Scott 'Scotty' Ulbrich,Justin L. Vasquez, Theodore S. Westhusing, Carrie L. French, Brian M. Romines,Robert T. Mininger, Jonathan L. Smith, Eric T. Burri, Terrence K. Crowe, RobertoArizola Jr., Michael J. Fasnacht, Douglas E. Kashmer, Louis E. Allen, Phillip T.Esposito, Marc Lucas Tucker, Mark O. Edwards, David Joseph Murray, DanielChavez, Dustin V. Birch, Thomas O. Keeling, Devon Paul Seymour, Brad D.Squires, Mario Alberto Castillo, Andrew J. Kilpela, Stanley J. Lapinski, Neil A.Prince, Larry R. Arnold Sr., Casey Byers, Terrance D. Lee Sr., Anthony D.Kinslow, Larry R. Kuhns Jr., John J. Mattek Jr., Anthony G. Jones, Michael RayHayes, Nathan B. Clemons, Joshua P. Klinger, Jonathan R. Flores, Jesse Jaime,Chad B. Maynard, Tyler S. Trovillion, Dion M. Whitley, Cesar O. Baez, Anthony S.Cometa, Erik R. Heldt, John W. Maloney, Robert M. Horrigan, Michael L. McNulty,Noah Harris, William A. Long, Adam J. Crumpler, Christopher R. Kilpatrick,Christopher L. Hoskins, Nicholas R. Idalski, James D. Stewart, Brian A. Vaughn,Arnold Duplantier II, Christopher W. Phelps, Joseph M. Tackett, Holly A.Charette, Veashna Muy, Chad W. Powell, Ramona M. Valdez, Regina R. Clark,Carlos Pineda, Charles A. Kaufman, Matthew S. Coutu, Keith R. Mariotti, StevenE. Shepard, Rafael A. 'T. J.' Carrillo Jr., Manny Hornedo, Robert E. Hall Jr., ChadM. Mercer, Jeremy A. Brown, Ryan J. Montgomery, Scottie L. Bright, Lyle J.Cambridge, Christopher W. Dickison, Anthony M. Mazzarella, Deyson K. Cariaga,Hoby F. Bradfield Jr., Eric Paul Woods, Joseph P. Goodrich, Ryan J. Kovacicek,Timothy J. Sutton, Benyahmin B. Yahudah, Timothy J. Hines Jr., Tricia L.Jameson, Clifton Blake Mounce, Christopher D. Winchester, Jared D. Hartley,Jorge Luis Pena-Romero, Travis S. Cooper, Ronald T. Wood, Ronnie D. Williams,Frank F. Tiai, Efrain Sanchez Jr., Lavena L. Johnson, Arthur R. McGill, Jefferey J.Farrow, Steven P. Gill, Travis L. Youngblood, Bryan James Opskar, Ernest W.Dallas Jr., Jason W. Montefering, Milton M. Monzon Jr., Christopher J. Taylor,Ramon A. Villatoro Jr., Jacques Earl 'Gus' Brunson, Carl Ray Fuller, James OndraKinlow, John Frank Thomas, Adam J. Harting, Adrian J. Butler, Edward L. Myers,John O. Tollefson, Benjamin D. Jansky, Christopher P. Lyons, Andre L. Williams,Ernesto R. Guerra, Jason D. Scheuerman, Robert A. Swaney, Victor A. Anderson,Jonathon C. Haggin, David R. Jones Sr., Ronnie L. 'Rod' Shelley Sr., James D.

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Carroll, Jeffrey A. Boskovitch, Roger D. Castleberry Jr., David J. Coullard, DanielNathan Deyarmin Jr., James R. Graham III, Brian P. Montgomery, Nathaniel S.Rock, James D. McNaughton, Thomas C. Hull, Jerry Lewis Ganey Jr., Mathew V.Gibbs, Charles Houghton Warren, Adam J. Strain, Timothy Michael Bell Jr., Eric J.Bernholtz, Nicholas William B. Bloem, Michael J. Cifuentes, Christopher JenkinsDyer, Grant B. Fraser, Bradley J. Harper, Justin F. Hoffman, David Kenneth J.Kreuter, Aaron H. Reed, Edward August Schroeder II, David S. Stewart, Kevin G.Waruinge, William Brett Wightman, Nils George Thompson, Chad J. Simon, BrettEugene Walden, Robert V. Derenda, Terry W. Ball Jr., Brahim J. Jeffcoat, Kurt E.Krout, Chase Johnson Comley, Seferino J. Reyna, Anthony N. Kalladeen,Hernando Rios, Ramon E. Gonzales Cordova, Miguel Carrasquillo, Nathaniel E.'Nate' Detample, John Kulick, Ryan S. Ostrom, Gennaro Pellegrini Jr., Francis J.Straub Jr., Michael A. Benson, Evenor C. Herrera, Rusty W. Bell, David L. Giaimo,Brian K. Derks, Toccara R. Green, Asbury F. Hawn II, Gary L. Reese Jr., ShannonD. Taylor, Jose L. Ruiz, Joshua P. Dingler, Paul A. Saylor, Thomas J. Strickland,Michael J. Stokely, Nathan K. Bouchard, Jeremy W. Doyle, Ray M. Fuhrmann II,Timothy J. Seamans, Willard Todd Partridge, Elden D. Arcand, Brian Lee Morris,Joseph C. Nurre, James J. Cathey, Hatim S. Kathiria, Joseph Daniel Hunt, VictoirP. Lieurance, Ramon Romero, Carlos J. Diaz, Chris S. Chapin, Trevor J. Diesing,Ivica Jerak, Timothy M. Shea, Joseph L. Martinez, Obediah J. Kolath, Dennis P.Hay, Charles R. Rubado, Gregory J. Fester, Jason E. Ames, Monta S. Ruth, LowellT. Miller II, George Ray Draughn Jr., Robert Lee Hollar Jr., Lonnie J. Parson,Matthew Charles Bohling, Jeffrey A. Williams, Luke C. Williams, Jude R. Jonaus,Franklin R. Vilorio, Robert N. Martens, Christopher L. Everett, Kurtis Dean K.Arcala, Jeremy M. Campbell, Robert D. Macrum, Alfredo B. Silva, Shane C.Swanberg, Matthew L. Deckard, David H. Ford IV, Alan Nye Gifford, Regilio E.Nelom, Mark H. Dooley, Michael Egan, William L. Evans, William V. Fernandez,Lawrence E. Morrison, William Alvin Allers III, Pierre A. Raymond, Travis M.Arndt, Kevin M. Jones, Scott P. McLaughlin, Mike T. Sonoda Jr., Andrew JosephDerrick, Paul C. Neubauer, Daniel R. Schelle, Brian E. Dunlap, Shawn A. Graham,Casey E. Howe, Tulsa T. Tuliau, Howard P. Allen, Andrew P. Wallace, Michael J.Wendling, Elijah M. Ortega, Jason A. Benford, Elizabeth Nicole Jacobson, DanielL. Arnold, Oliver J. Brown, Steve Morin Jr., George A. Pugliese, Eric W. Slebodnik,Lee A. Wiegand, Joshua J. Kynoch, Jens E. Schelbert, Marshall A. Westbrook,Timothy J. Roark, Roberto C. Baez, Bryan W. Large, Jacob T. Vanderbosch, SeanB. Berry, Larry Wayne Pankey Jr., John R. Stalvey, Andrew D. Bedard, Brian K.Joplin, Jeremiah W. Robinson, Shayne M. Cabino, Nicholas O. Cherava, Jason L.Frye, Patrick Brian Kenny, Daniel M. McVicker, Carl L. Raines II, Eric A. Fifer,Nicholas J. Greer, Sergio H. Escobar, Gary R. Harper Jr., Leon G. James II, LeonM. Johnson, Brandon K. Sneed, Jerry L. Bonifacio Jr., Jeremy M. Hodge, MatthewA. Kimmell, Donald D. Furman, Lorenzo Ponce Ruiz, James T. Grijalva, KennethE. Hunt Jr., Robert W. Tucker, Howard E. Babcock IV, Samuel M. Boswell,

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Jessen, Adam O. Zanutto, Ricky Salas Jr., Justin R. Martone, John D. Fry, BunnyLong, Amy A. Duerksen, Kristen K. Marino, Corey A. Dan, Bryan A. Lewis, MarcoA. Silva, Angelo A. Zawaydeh, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Amanda N. Pinson, Nyle YatesIII, Ricardo Barraza, Dale G. Brehm, Antoine J. McKinzie, Brock A. Beery, RandyD. McCaulley, Frederick A. Carlson, Michael D. Rowe, Sean D. Tharp, RobertHernandez, Walter M. Moss Jr., Joseph J. Duenas, Jacob Walter Beisel, Darrell P.Clay, Israel Devora Garcia, Michael L. Hartwick, Timothy J. Moshier, Jeremy W.Ehle, Andres Aguilar Jr., David A. Bass, Patrick J. Gallagher, Kun Y. Kim, Eric A.McIntosh, Eric A. Palmisano, Scott J. Procopio, Felipe D. Sandoval-Flores, BrianR. St. Germain, Abraham G. Twitchell, Marcques J. Nettles, Geovani PadillaAleman, Ty J. Johnson, Dustin J. Harris, Daniel L. Sesker, Chase A. Edwards,Bryan N. Taylor, Richard P. Waller, Shawn R. Creighton, Jody W. Missildine, PhilipJohn Martini, Juana Navarro Arellano, David S. Collins, Joseph I. Love-Fowler,Gregory S. Rogers, James W. 'Will' Gardner, Randall L. Lamberson, Joseph A.Blanco, James F. Costello III, Kenneth D. Hess, George R. Roehl Jr., Scott M.Bandhold, Roland E. Calderon-Ascencio, Marcus S. Glimpse, Andrew K. Waits,Salem Bachar, Stephen Joseph Perez, Darin T. Settle, Mark W. Melcher, DerrickJ. Cothran, Pablo V. Mayorga, Justin D. Sims, Ryan G. Winslow, Clinton W.Cubert, Ian P. Weikel, Robert J. Settle, Patrick A. Tinnell, Jason C. Ramseyer,Jacob H. Allcott, Michael E. Bouthot, Kyle A. Colnot, Eric D. King, Travis C.Zimmerman, Eric R. Lueken, Jason B. Daniel, Robert W. Ehney, Shawn ThomasLasswell Jr., Metodio A. Bandonill, Aaron William Simons, Raymond L. Henry,Richard J. Herrema, Michael L. Ford, Bobby Mendez, Mark A. Wall, Matthew A.Webber, Jose Gomez, Bryant A. Herlem, Edward G. Davis III, Brandon M. Hardy,Lea R. Mills, Steve M. Sakoda, Robbie Glen Light, Robert L. Moscillo, ChristopherM. Eckhardt, Benjamin T. Zieske, Joseph E. Proctor, Brian S. Letendre, Bryan L.Quinton, Gavin B. Reinke, Stephen R. Bixler, Elisha R. Parker, Alva L. Gaylord,Carlos N. Saenz, Teodoro Torres, Nathan J. Vacho, Dale James Kelly Jr., DavidMichael Veverka, Leon Deraps, Matthew J. Fenton, Cory L. Palmer, Emmanuel L.Legaspi, Gregory A. Wagner, Aaron P. Latimer, Alessandro Carbonaro, Armer N.Burkart, Eric D. Clark, Stephen P. Snowberger III, Jason K. Burnett, David J.Grames Sanchez, Michael L. Licalzi, Steve Vahaviolos, Brandon L. Teeters, AdamC. Conboy, Ron Gebur, Richard Z. James, John W. Engeman, Jamie D. Weeks,Robert H. West, Matthew W. Worrel, Shane Mahaffee, Jose S. Marin-DominguezJr., Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby, Grant Allen Dampier, Marion Flint Jr., SantiagoM. Halsel, Lee Hamilton Deal, Lonnie Calvin Allen Jr., Nicholas Cournoyer, DanielE. Holland, Robert Seidel III, William B. Fulks, Benito A. Ramirez, David ChristoffJr., William J. Leusink, Michael L. Hermanson, Steven Freund, Robert G. PosivioIII, Doug DiCenzo, Caleb Lufkin, Adam Lucas, J. Adan Garcia, Richard A. Bennett,Nathanael J. Doring, James A. Funkhouser, Jeremy M. Loveless, Brock L. Bucklin,Bobby R. West, Alexander J. Kolasa, Benjamin E. Mejia, Brett L. Tribble, DarrenHarmon, Ryan J. Cummings, Michael D. Stover, Issac S. Lawson, Jamie Jaenke,

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Gary Rovinski, Andy D. Anderson, Daniel Gionet, Carlos E. Pernell, Ryan T.Sanders, Richard A. Blakley, Mark T. Smykowski, David N. Crombie, Scott M.Love, John Shaw Vaughan, Clarence D. McSwain, Luis D. Santos, DanielCrabtree, Ben Slaven, Jose M. Velez, Salvador Guerrero, Brent Zoucha, ZacharyM. Alday, Michael A. Estrella, Jeremiah S. Santos, David J. Babineau, KristianMenchaca, Thomas Lowell Tucker, Brent W. Koch, Robert L. Jones, ReyesRamirez, Christopher D. Leon, Brandon J Webb, Christopher N. White, BenjaminD. Williams, Jason J. Buzzard, Sirlou C. Cuaresma, Nicholas J. Whyte, Riley E.Baker, Paul A. Beyer, Mario J. Bievre, Ryan J. Buckley, Devon J. Gibbons,Channing G. Singletary, Benjamin J. Laymon, Justin Dean Norton, Virrueta A.Sanchez, Paul N. King, Terry Lisk, Michael J. Potocki, Raymond J. Plouhar,Jeremy Jones, Terry O. P. Wallace, Jason W. Morrow, Rex A. Page, Ryan J. Clark,Bryan C. Luckey, James P. Muldoon, Christopher D. Rose, Kyle Miller, CarlJerome Ware Jr., Collin T. Mason, Justin Noyes, Paul Pabla, Omar Flores, TroyCarlin Linden, Joseph P. Micks, Damien M. Montoya, Duane J. Dreasky, IrvingHernandez Jr., Jerry A. Tharp, Al'Kaila Floyd, Thomas B. Turner Jr., Andres J.Contreras, Manuel J. Holguin, Jason M. Evey, Nathaniel S. Baughman, Michael A.Dickinson II, Kenneth I. Pugh, Scott R. Smith, Mark Richard Vecchione, GeofreyR. Cayer, Derek J. Plowman, Julian A. Ramon, Matthew P. Wallace, Christopher T.Pate, Adam J. Fargo, Blake H. Russell, Christopher Swanson, Dennis K. SamsonJr., Jason M. West, Stephen W. Castner, Joseph A. Graves, Edward A. Koth,James W. Higgins, Adam R. Murray, Timothy D. Roos, Enrique Henry Sanchez,Phillip E. Baucus, Anthony E. Butterfield, Jason Hanson, Christian B. Williams,Joshua Ford, Hai Ming Hsia, Ryan D. Jopek, Dustin D. Laird, Joseph A. Tomci,Marc A. Lee, George M. Ulloa Jr., Kurt Edward Dechen, Bradley H. Beste, LeroySegura Jr., Clint J. Storey, Brian J. Kubik, Carlton A. Clark, Tracy L. Melvin,Stephen A. Seale, Jose Zamora, Jeffery S. Brown, Aaron Jagger, Steven P.Mennemeyer, Ignacio Ramirez, Shane W. Woods, Jeremy Z. Long, Kenneth A.Jenkins, Michael C. Lloyd, Kevin L. Zeigler, Jeffrey S. Loa, John P. Phillips,Michael Dennis Glover, John James McKenna IV, James J. Arellano, Ruben J. VillaJr., Marquees A. Quick, Gabriel G. DeRoo, Adam Anthony Galvez, Randy LeeNewman, Chadwick Thomas Kenyon, Brad A. Clemmons, Paul J. Darga, ThomasJ. Barbieri, James Daniel Hirlston, Jeremy E. King, William E. Thorne, GordonGeorge Solomon, Dwayne E. Williams, Jordan C. Pierson, Edgardo Zayas, DavidG. Weimortz, David J. Almazan, Kenneth Cross, Dan Dolan, Seth A. Hildreth,Moises Jazmine, Joshua D. Jones, Qixing Lee, Shaun A. Novak, Tristan Smith,Darry Benson, Jeffrey J. Hansen, Donald E. Champlin, Matthew E. Schneider,Shannon L. Squires, Matthew J. Vosbein, Christopher Tyler Warndorf, Joshua R.Hanson, Colin Joseph Wolfe, Michael L. Deason, Angel D. Mercado-Velazquez,Cliff Golla, Eugene Alex, Edwin Anthony Andino Jr., Justin W. Dreese, Richard J.Henkes II, Nicholas A. Madaras, Jason L. Merrill, Ralph N. Porras, Shane P.Harris, Philip A. Johnson, Ryan Edwin Miller, Hannah L. Gunterman, Marshall A.

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Gutierrez, Germaine L. Debro, Jared M. Shoemaker, Eric P. Valdepenas,Christopher Walsh, John A. Carroll, Jeremy R. Shank, Luis A. Montes, David J.Ramsey, Vincent M. Frassetto, David W. Gordon, Anthony P. Seig, JohnathanBenson, Alexander Jordan, Harley D. Andrews, Emily J. T. Perez, Matthew C.Mattingly, Jeffrey Shaffer, Marcus A. Cain, Jennifer M. Hartman, Russell M.Makowski, Aaron A. Smith, David Thomas Weir, Clint E. Williams, Ryan A. Miller,Cesar A. Granados, David Sean Roddy, David J. Davis, Adam L. Knox, James R.Worster, Robert Thomas Callahan, Ashley L. Henderson Huff, Jared J. Raymond,Jane Elizabeth Lanham, Eric Kavanagh, Charles Jason Jones, Robb GordonNeedham, Yull Estrada Rodriguez, Christopher Michael Zimmerman, Allan R.Bevington, Kenneth E. Kincaid IV, Velton Locklear III, Windell J. Simmons, CarlosDominguez, Howard S. March Jr., Rene Martinez, Casey L. Mellen, Jose A.Lanzarin, Henry Paul, Edward C. Reynolds Jr., Christopher T. Riviere, James N.Lyons, James Chamroeun, Christopher T. Blaney, Michael A. Monsoor, Luis E.Tejeda, Robert Weber, Scott E. Nisely, Kampha B. Sourivong, Chase A. Haag,Mario Nelson, Denise A. Lannaman, Justin D. Peterson, Christopher B. CosgroveIII, Aaron L. Seal, Raymond S. Armijo, James D. Ellis, Satieon V. Greenlee, JustinR. Jarrett, Joe A. Narvaez, Michael K. Oremus, Joseph W. Perry, Kristofer C.Walker, Daniel Isshak, Jonathan Rojas, Dean Bright, Timothy Burke, ChristopherO. Moudry, George R. Obourn Jr., Edward M. Garvin, Benjamin S. Rosales,Nicholas A. Arvanitis, John Edward Hale, Bradford H. Payne, Brandon S. Asbury,Carl W. Johnson II, Lawrence Parrish, John Edward Wood, Roger Alan Napper Jr,Shane R. Austin, Timothy Fulkerson, Stephen F. Johnson, Derek W. Jones,Jeremy Scott Sandvick Monroe, Robert M. Secher, Phillip B. Williams, Julian M.Arechaga, Jon Eric Bowman, Shelby J. Feniello, Shane T. Adcock, Nicholas R.Sowinski, Justin T. Walsh, Gene A. Hawkins, Johnny K. Craver, Kenny F. StantonJr., Thomas J. Hewett, Leebenard E. Chavis, Joseph M. Kane, Charles M. King,Timothy J. Lauer, Keith J. Moore, Jonathan J. Simpson Jr., Lester DomenicoBaroncini, Stephen Bicknell, Joshua Deese, Jonathan E. Lootens, Mark C. Paine,Brock A. Babb, Joshua M. Hines, Russell G. Culbertson III, Joseph C. Dumas Jr.,Nathan J. Frigo, Ryan E. Haupt, Christopher E. Loudon, Garth D. Sizemore,Norman R. Taylor III, David M. Unger, Daniel W. Winegeart, Ronald L. Paulsen,Joshua L. Booth, Patrick O. Barlow, Jesus M. Montalvo, Jose R. Perez, Daniel A.Brozovich, Edwardo Lopez Jr., Kevin M. Witte, Tony L. Knier, Clifford R.Collinsworth, Nathan R. Elrod, Eric W. Herzberg, Nicholas J. Manoukian, JoshuaC. Watkins, Nathaniel A. Aguirre, Matthew W. Creed, Willsun M. Mock, NicholasK. Rogers, David G. Taylor, Amos C. Bock, Carl A. Eason, Richard A. Buerstetta,Tyler R. Overstreet, Charles O. Sare, Donald S. Brown, Daniel B. Chaires,Thomas M. Gilbert, Jonathan B. Thornsberry, Charles V. Komppa, Ricky L.McGinnis, Luke J. Zimmerman, Troy D. Nealey, Kenneth E. Bostic, Kraig D.Foyteck, Michael T. Seeley, Michael R. Weidemann, Jason Franco, Kevin J.Ellenburg, Gary A. Koehler, Minhee Kim, Michael P. Bridges, Paul J. Finken,

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Joseph A. Gage, Eric J. Kruger, James Brown, Jason D. Whitehouse, Luke B.Holler, Michael H. Lasky, James L. Bridges, Mark C. Gelina, Kyle W. Powell,Douglas C. Desjardins, Jose A. Galvan, Miles P. Henderson, John R. Priestner,Lucas T. White, Richwell A. Doria, Ryan T. McCaughn, Courtland A. Kennard,Gregory W. G. McCoy, Rudy A. Salcido, Bryan Burgess, Kristopher C. Warren,William Samuel Jackson II, Misael Martinez, Angel De Jesus Lucio Ramirez,Michael A. Cerrone, Harry A. Winkler III, Daniel J. Allman II, Jang H. Kim, PeterE. Winston, Thomas H. Felts Sr., Justin R. Garcia, Tung M. Nguyen, Eric G.Palacios Rivera, Timothy W. Brown, Mario D. Gonzalez, Michael D. Scholl, John R.Dennison, Schuyler B. Haynes, Mitchel T. Mutz, Rhett W. Schiller, Bradley N.Shilling, Jeremy S. Shock, James P. Musack, Eric Vizcaino, Donovan E. Watts,Joshua C. Alonzo, James R. Davenport, Heath Warner, James D. Priestap, ReeceD. Moreno, Nicholas P. Rapavi, Daniel M. Morris, Michael C. Ledsome, Jeromy D.West, Joshua C. Burrows, Jeannette T. Dunn, David M. Fraser, Jason R. Hamill,Troy L. Gilbert, Michael A. Schwarz, Jonerik Loney, Chris Mason, Theodore M.West, John L. Hartman Jr., Jeremy W. Mulhair, Robert L. Love Jr., Keith E. Fiscus,Bryan T. McDonough, Corey J. Rystad, Jesse D. Tillery, Kermit O. Evans, Troy D.Cooper, Shawn L. English, Billy B. Farris, Kenneth W. Haines, Joseph TraneMcCloud, Joshua C. Sticklen, Dustin M. Adkins, Jay R. Gauthreaux, Ross A.McGinnis, Albert M. Nelson, Roger A. Suarez-Gonzalez, Nicholas D. Turcotte,Thomas P. Echols, Christopher A. Anderson, Jordan W. Hess, Marco L. Miller,Jesse J. J. Castro, Nicholas R. Gibbs, Jason Huffman, Travis C. Krege, Joshua B.Madden, Yari Mokri, Travis L. Patriquin, Vincent J. Pomante III, YevgeniyRyndych, Dustin J. Libby, Cody G. Watson, Megan M. McClung, Kristofer R.Ciraso, Micah S. Gifford, Henry W. Linck, Brent E. Beeler, Nathan M. Krissoff,Philip C. Ford, Brennan C. Gibson, Shawn M. Murphy, Nicholas P. Steinbacher,Thomas W. Clemons, Budd M. Cote, Matthew V. Dillon, Brian P. McAnulty, ClintonJ. Miller, Gloria D. Davis, Brent W. Dunkleberger, Theodore A. Spatol, MatthewW. Clark, Luke C. Yepsen, Paul Balint Jr., Henry K. Kahalewai, Joe L. Baines,David R. Staats, Matthew J. Stanley, Nick J. Palmer, Seth M. Stanton, Brian L.Mintzlaff, Kevin M. Kryst, Andrew P. Daul, Joshua D. Pickard, Scott D. Dykman,Jacob G. McMillan, Robert J. Volker, Myles Cody Sebastien, Ryan J. Burgess,Ryan L. Mayhan, Fernando S. Tamayo, Kyle A. Nolen, Joshua D. Sheppard, JohnBarta, Michael J. Crutchfield, Elias Elias, Bobby Mejia II, Curtis L. Norris, WilsonA. Algrim, Chad J. Vollmer, Evan A. Bixler, Stephen L. Morris, Hayes Clayton,Jason C. Denfrund, Jae S. Moon, Andrew H. Nelson, Aaron L. Preston, Dexter E.Wheelous, Eric R. Wilkus, John T. Bubeck, Joseph A. Strong, Joshua M. Schmitz,Nathaniel A. Given, Clinton T. McCormick, Christopher P. Messer, Edward W.Shaffer, Douglas L. Tinsley, William C. Koprince Jr., Luis G. Ayala, Dustin R.Donica, Aron C. Blum, Christopher E. Esckelson, Nicholas A. Miller, William D.Spencer, Lawrance J. Carter, William R. Newgard, David E. Dietrich, John M.Sullivan, Alan R. Blohm, Jonathan E. Schiller, Richard A. Smith, Sandra S. Grant,

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Thomas E. Vandling Jr., Charles D. Allen, Michael Lewis Mundell, JeremiahJohnson, Raymond N. Mitchell III, Elizabeth A. Loncki, Daniel B. Miller Jr.,Timothy R. Weiner, Eric T. Caldwell, Stephen J. Raderstorf, Ryan R. Berg, MingSun, James M. Wosika Jr., Gregroy A. Wright, James D. Riekena, Paul T.Sanchez, Ian C. Anderson, John E. Cooper, Jason J. Corbett, Mark J. Daily,Matthew T. Grimm, Collin R. Schockmel, Joseph D. Alomar, Jennifer A. Valdivia,William J. Rechenmacher, Russell P. Borea, Luis J. Castillo, Jacob H. Neal, BrianD. Allgood, Jeffrey D. Bisson, Johnathan Bryan Chism, Shawn Patrick Falter, SeanP. Fennerty, Jacob N. Fritz, Ryan J. Hill, Allen B. Jaynes, Jonathan P. C. Kingman,Victor M. Langarica, Phillip D. McNeill, Jonathan Millican, Toby R. Olsen, Daryl D.Booker, John G. Brown, David C. Canegata, Marilyn L. Gabbard, Roger W. Haller,Paul M. Kelly, Floyd E. Lake, Sean E. Lyerly, Michael Taylor, William T. Warren,Brian Scott Freeman, Darrel J. Morris, Brandon L. Stout, Andrew G. Matus,Emilian D. Sanchez, Nicholas P. Brown, Jamie D. Wilson, Michael J. Wiggins, GaryS. Johnston, Michael M. Kashkoush, Keith A. Callahan, Hector Leija, MichaelBalsley, Alexander H. Fuller, Darrell W. Shipp, Mark D. Kidd,26, Nathan P. Fairlie,Alan R. Johnson, Mickel D. Garrigus, Jon B. St. John II, Timothy A. Swanson,David T. Toomalatai, Anthony C. Melia, Cornell C. Chao, Mark T. Resh, Carla JaneStewart, Adam Q. Emul, Corey J. Aultz, Milton A. Gist Jr., Alejandro Carrillo,William M. Sigua, Stephen D. Shannon, David C. Armstrong, Tyler Butler, MichaelC. Mettille, Eric R. Sieger, Terry J. Elliott, Richard O. Quill III, Matthew G. Conte,Jason Garth DeFrenn, Terrence D. Dunn, Kevin C. Landeck, Alan E. McPeek, KeithYoakum, Matthew T. Zeimer, Ronnie L. Sanders, Clarence T. Spencer, Randy J.Matheny, Brandon J. Van Parys, Brian A. Browning, Joshua J. Frazier, Joseph J.Ellis, Jennifer J. Harris, Jared M. Landaker, Jennifer M. Parcell, Travis D. Pfister,Thomas E. Saba, James Rodney Tijerina, Tarryl B. Hill, Matthew P. Pathenos,Gilbert Minjares Jr., Manuel A. Ruiz, Ross A. Clevenger, James J. Holtom,Raymond M. Werner, Leeroy A. Camacho, James J. Regan, Eric Ross, lan W.Shaw, Donnie R. Belser Jr., Russell A. Kurtz, Robert B. Thrasher, Dennis L. SellenJr., Allen Mosteiro, Nickolas A. Tanton, Branden C. Cummings, Ronnie G. MadoreJr., John D. Rode, Carl Leonard Seigart, Daniel T. Morris, Todd M. Siebert, ChadE. Marsh, Justin T. Paton, Christopher K. Boone, William C. Spillers, Brian A.Escalante, Matthew S. Apuan, Kelly D. Youngblood, Blake H. Howey, Matthew C.Bowe, Adare W. Cleveland, Pedro J. Colon, Shawn M. Dunkin, Montrel S. Mcarn,Brett Witteveen, Richard L. Ford, Louis G. Kim, Clinton W. Ahlquist, Travis WayneBuford, Joshua R. Hager, Rowan D. Walter, David R. Berry, Jeremy D. Barnett,Ethan J. Biggers, William J. Beardsley, Anthony Aguirre, Jonathan D. Cadavero,Lorne E. Henry Jr., Karl O. Soto-Pinedo, Richard A. Soukenka, Chad M. Allen,Bufford 'Kenny' Van Slyke, Paul M. Latourney, Luis O. Rodriguez-Contrera,Wesley J. Williams, Christopher D. Young, Dustin M. Gould, Luke Emch, MorganC. Tulang, Ashly L. Moyer, Brandon Allen Parr, Michael C. Peek, Raul S. Bravo Jr.,Darrel D. Kasson, Ryan M. Bell, Justin M. Estes, Blake Harris, Cory C. Kosters,

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Barry Wayne Mayo, Andrew C. Perkins, Justin A. Rollins, Ryan D. Russell, RobertStanley, Mark W. Graham, Shawn Rankinen, Michael D. Rivera, Christopher R.Webb, Dennis J. Veater, Thomas L. Latham, Jonathan K. Smith, Daniel E.Woodcock, Douglas C. Stone, Nathanial Dain Windsor, Robert M. Carr, AlbertoGarcia Jr., Angel Rosa, Joshua M. Boyd, Brian L. Chevalier, Stephen M.Kowalczyk, Adam J. Rosema, Forrest J. Waterbury, Steven M. Chavez, James L.Arnold, Emerson N. Brand, Blake M. Harris, Terry W. Prater, John S. Stephens,Raymond J. Holzhauer, Christopher R. Brevard, John E. Allen, William N. Davis,Marieo Guerrero, Anthony A. Kaiser, John F. Landry Jr., Ed Santini, Benjamin L.Sebban, Nimo W. Tauala, Harry H. Timberman, Ryan P. Green, Wayne R. Cornell,Curtis E. Glawson Jr., Stephen K. Richardson, Darrell R. Griffin Jr., Adrian J.Lewis, Nicholas J. Lightner, Joey T. Sams II, Dustin Jerome Lee, Freeman L.Gardner Jr., Henry W. Bogrette, Lance C. Springer II, Greg N. Riewer, Trevor A.Roberts, Orlando E. Gonzalez, Sean K. McDonald, Jason Nunez, Jason Swiger,Anthony White, Curtis J. Forshey, Sean Michael Thomas, Marcus A. Golczynski,Joe Polo, Wilfred Flores Jr., Neale M. Shank, Jason R. Arnette, William G.Bowling, Robert M. McDowell, David A. Mejias, Eric R. Vick, Miguel A. Marcial III,Brian E. Ritzberg, Curtis R. Spivey, Bradley D. King, Daniel R. Olsen, Shane R.Becker, Gabriel J. Figueroa, Jerry C. Burge, Joseph H. Cantrell IV, James J. Coon,Walter Freeman Jr., Derek A. Gibson, Forrest D. Cauthorn, Jason A. Shaffer, JayS. Cajimat, Ryan S. Dallam, Daniel A. Fuentes, Anthony Palermo Jr., DamianLopez Rodriguez, Gregory J. Billiter, Curtis R. Hall, Joseph A. McSween, Joseph C.Schwedler, Ebe F. Emolo, Jonathan D. Grassbaugh, Levi K. Hoover, Rodney L.McCandless, Philip A. Murphy-Sweet, Harrison Brown, Adam P. Kennedy, Phillip I.Neel, David N. Simmons, Todd A. Singleton, Jesse L. Williams, Brian Lee Holden,Ismael Solorio, Clifford A. Spohn III, Brett Andre Walton, Kyle G. Bohrnsen,Raymond S. Sevaaetasi, Jason J. Beadles, John G. Borbonus, James T. Lindsey,Gwilym J. Newman, Cody A. Putnam, Larry R. Bowman, Ryan A. Bishop, RobertJ. Basham, Joshua A. Schmit, Brandon L. Wallace, Daniel J. Santee, Steven J.Walberg, Mario K. De Leon, Aaron M. Genevie, Lucas V. Starcevich, Shaun M.Blue, Jesse D. Delatorre, Daniel R. Scherry, Richard P. Langenbrunner, Jason M.Morales, Wade J. Oglesby, Michael M. Rojas, Dwayne L. Moore, Jeffery A. Bishop,Ray M. Bevel, William W. Bushnell, Marlon B. Harper, Christopher M. North,Michael J. Slater, Steven R. Tudor, Jeffrey A. Avery, Kevin Gaspers, Jerry R.King, Garrett C. Knoll, Kenneth E. Locker Jr., Randell T. Marshall, William C.Moore, Brice A. Pearson, Michael J. Rodriguez, Michael L. Vaughan, Dale G.Peterson, Jeremy E. Maresh, Willie P. Celestine Jr., Christopher Degiovine, AdamLoggins, David Austin Kirkpatrick, Nicholas E. Riehl, Eddie D. Tamez, William J.Callahan, Peter Woodall, Glenn D. Hicks Jr., Michael R. Hullender, Jay-D H.Ornsby-Adkins, Cole E. Spencer, Norman L. Tollett, Brian A. Botello, Alexander J.Funcheon, Jay Edward Martin, Travis L. Manion, Zachary R. Gullett, Johnathan E.Kirk, Ryan P. Jones, Katie M. Soenksen, Astor A. Sunsin-Pineda, Matthew T.

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Bolar, John D. Flores, Felix G. Gonzalez-Iraheta, Jerome J. Potter, Colby J.Umbrell, Andrew R. Weiss, Kelly B. Grothe, Coby G. Schwab, Christopher N.Hamlin, Larry I. Guyton, Kenneth N. Mack, Charles O. Palmer II, Matthew L.Alexander, Anthony M. Bradshaw, Robert J. Dixon, Jason R. Harkins, ChristopherS. Kiernan, Joel W. Lewis, Virgil C. Martinez, Michael A. Pursel, Sameer A. M.Rateb, Vincenzo Romeo, Kyle A. Little, Dan H. Nguyen, Blake C. Stephens, BradlyD. Conner, Walter K. O'Haire, Michael Frank, Roy L. Jones III, Anthony J. Sausto,Jason W. Vaughn, Douglas Zembiec, William A. Farrar Jr., James David ConnellJr., Daniel Courneya, Christopher E. Murphy, Anthony J. Schober, Andrew J.Bacevich, Rhys W. Klasno, John T. Self, Allen J. Dunckley, Christopher N.Gonzalez, Nicholas S. Hartge, Thomas G. Wright, Jeffrey D. Walker, Jesse B.Albrecht, Victor M. Fontanilla, Aaron D. Gautier, Jonathan V. Hamm, Steven M.Packer, Coty J. Phelps, Ryan J. Baum, Scott J. Brown, Anselmo Martinez III,Marquis J. McCants, Casey W. Nash, Joshua G. Romero, David W. Behrle, RyanD. Collins, Joseph A. Gilmore, Travis F. Haslip, Jean P. Medlin, Christopher Moore,Jason A. Schumann, Alexander R. Varela, Justin D. Wisniewski, Brian D. Ardron,Michael W. Davis, Shannon V. Weaver, Kristopher A. Higdon, David C. Kuehl,Robert J. Montgomery Jr., Oscar Sauceda Jr., Robert A. Worthington, BenjaminD. Desilets, Julian M. Woodall, Joseph J. Anzack Jr., Benjamin J. Ashley, RobertH. Dembowski For Gods sake no moreTell Congressmen no to WarRest in peace Soldier David Barlow

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Bewitched We were loves young dream such a long time ago,A pretty young girl and her handsome beau.Just out of our teens and our lives all before us,Not a care in the world and so deeply in love. Neither one knowing what paths would we take,Neither one knowing the mistakes we would make.Then it all fell apart and we went separate ways,We made our mistakes, paid the price that you pay. But that pretty young girl never quite left my mind,She was deep in my soul and would come to my dreams.Then 30 years on and we met once again,We talked as before, like we’d never been gone. Yes your face has changed, we are both older now,But the girl I once loved had not changed at all.The woman before me, was that pretty young girl,With the twinkling eyes and gentle smile. We hugged like old friends, and kissed cheek to cheek,The years all rolled back, I could hardly speak.I wanted to put my head on your shoulder,Lose the pain that sometimes still smoulders. I wanted so much to take you and hold you,To kiss and caress you and gently enfold you.As we said our goodbyes we both glanced around,Our eyes met again like they had years before. Whatever it was that once captured my heart,Was woken again by just one stolen glance.That pretty young girl who once cast her spell,Bewitched me again full 30 years on. David Barlow

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Britannia Britannia smiles o’er Lakes and HillsSuch beauty never seenIt takes your breathIt makes you proudOf Green and Pleasant Lands To know her is to love herAnd arouse thy generous flameWith matchless beauty crownedAnd manly hearts a pound.Britannia is my lady my inspiration to. David Barlow

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Coming Home (Brize Norton) The name Brize Norton just fills me with dread. When I see it on TV or hear on the News,Of another Plane landing with bodies on board. Young lives full of promise a few days ago,Coming back home in body bags, dead.The name Brize Norton just fills me with dread. Union Jack draped Coffins carried by friends,Heart broken loved ones who feel it's the end.The Flower of our youth come back from afar,Another Poppy Petal at remembrance next year.How many this time, are coming home dead. The name Brize Norton just fills me with dread. David Barlow

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Crying Out I should be happy and I’m not,And I really don’t know why.I should be happy and I’m not,I really could sit down and cry. I could cry for the world,For the hunger and pain.I could cry for the wars,For the bombs and the hate. I could cry for religion,The fanatic, the pious.I could cry for Politics,And career Politicians. I could cry for Newspapers,Got the Press we deserve.I could cry for the peopleNot caring at all. I should be happy and I’m not,And I think I do know why.In this selfish world we live in,I feel helpless and torn from within. David Barlow

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Divorce Decree Nisi, hearts gone cold,Irreparable damage done.Valediction of the relationship,Obituary of our love.Resentment burned and overflowed,Cancerous in its spread.Elegy to a love that died. David Barlow

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Elegy To My Hero Regimental Sergeant Major James Corrigan MC,A regular Soldier in World War One,Was Mortally wounded whilst saving another.He got an appointment to see the King,And the Millitary Cross for his Bravery.My Grandpa died of his wounds. This upright Man who I never knew,Was my Hero as I grew up.I heard the tales, handed down,Of deeds of daring doAnd saw his imposing figure,In pictures all faded and torn. I've read of the Somme and Passchendaele tooAnd its hard to think of him there.Its beyond imagination to know,The carnage and hardship he saw.A Family man with four young Children,And the Grandpa I never knew. David Barlow

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Goodbye Your eyes said kiss me,My heart said kiss her,But we said goodbye,And just walked away. David Barlow

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Illicit Love Judged and found guilty and sentence pronounced.Life for the love I couldn’t denounce.Pure gentle and true, though tinged with blue.Is that such a crime, my love for you. The ring of your laughter’s a beautiful sound.Its you that makes my whole world go around.We both saw the writing upon the wall.But when it all started we’d not planned to fall. The times we had could not have been better.So who would believe it could end with a letter.When we parted I lived in a cloud.So dark and dank it felt like a shroud. Lost and alone and empty inside.Swept along on a cold grey rip tide.I can’t live with you or give you my name.But I can’t live without you I can’t stand the pain. Then when you rang the sun shone anew.Lifting the clouds as I talked to you.Tears of joy and relief ran down my face.It’s nice to be back in the human race. Now one things for sure, this love is for real.And time will not heal the feelings we feel.Illicit love is painful indeed.But better by far than unfulfilled need. There is no escaping this prison we’re in.We’ll be there forever to pay for our sin.So lock the cell door on our world sweet and warm.And cuddled together we’ll weather the storm. David Barlow

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Live, Love, Laugh. Live, Love, Laugh there may be no tomorrow.This thing I read and made me think,Of just how short our life is. Of all the hopes and dreams we have,That pass us by or others steal,Cos times not right for them. We live just once; time is shortAnd every day is precious.Let no one steal your dreams. Live, Love, Laugh as if there’s no tomorrow.Make your dreams reality now,You get no second chance. David Barlow

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Making Love First there’s the build up the tension inside.The feelings and longings you just can not hide.Weeks of waiting and wanting with cold lonely nights.For the warmth and the closeness that we feel tonight. An emotional whirlpool stirs from within.The count down of life is about to begin.Out of earth’s atmosphere deep into space.No gravity pull as we float and embrace. The Planets pass by now we’re in full flight.This love of ours keeps finding new heights.All of a sudden we’re out of control.Our Space ship stalls and goes into a roll. Falling from heaven past planets and stars.Falling past Venus, Pluto and Mars.On the edge of oblivion holding you tight.Everywhere blackness with sharp flecks of light. Crashing through space with nothing above.We want to scream out and tell of our love.Then stillness descends and we drift on warm seas.So tranquil and calm, just you and me. Entwined together in afterglow.The seeds are sown and the world turns slow.This total ecstasy I’ve never known.Is shared with you and you alone. An expression of love from so deep in my heart.If life could be different we’d never part.Then back down to earth and reality reigns.But I’ll count down the days till I see you again David Barlow

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Pretty Woman I don’t know your name but they call you Fawn,How that just fits your delicate form.I saw in your eyes the first time we met,That you were quite special and not like the rest. You have physical beauty of that there’s no doubt,But the beauty within is what makes you stand out.It shines from your eyes, your smile and your lips,Your gentle voice and your fingertips. Your sensuous touch, your grace and your beauty,Is so well matched to the music of Satie.You take me to heaven with your tenderness,Bring tears to my eyes just touching my flesh. Thank you dear Fawn you make me feel special,Thank you for Satie and thank you for you.I’m so glad I’ve known you; you’ve made my life richer,And I’ll never forget you sweet memories to picture. I know one day soon that you will be gone,And hey yes I know life will go on.But I’ll miss you much more that you’ll ever know,So kiss me once more before you go. If I could give one gift as you leave,All your hopes and dreams you'd receive.Have a good life what ever you do,Be happy my sweet, I'll be thinking of you. David Barlow

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Spring (Haiku) Don’t cry, don’t cry please,Suns shining flowers blooming,Life’s worth living now. David Barlow

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Summer Breeze (Haiku) The warm Summer breeze,Caressing leaves on the Trees.Warms my heart today. David Barlow

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The Dream You came to me again last night,And in my dreams I held you so tight.I smell your sweet perfume and touch your warm skin, Your face so clear, your lips so near. So many years since we last parted,Lost our dreams and got broken hearted.God only knows after all of this time,How it can be that you come back to me. I walk down the Town and scan all the faces,I think I see you and my heart just races.So many things I’m wanting to tell you,So many things I’m wanting to know. Has life been kind are you happy now,It means such a lot, I really must know.Things that I said that I want to put straight,Tell you the reasons and just how I felt. Things that you said, how much did you mean,Was it reality or all just a dream.How can it mean so much to me now,I really don’t know, it’s a life time ago. But there is still a place, down deep in my soul,A lonely place with your name writ on.Maybe it’s that, or the part of my heart,That was kept for you when we had to part. God only knows after all of this time,Just how it can be, you still come back to me. David Barlow

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The Stranger Your Suicide Note really tore at my heart,When I saw your picture and read what you said.It effected me deeply and I could not sleep,For thinking of you, not wanting you dead. There is obviously sadness effecting your life,From the hurt you describe, in the words that you write.The loss of a loved one, a mother’s neglect,I don’t know the detail but the hurts really deep. Fresh faced, mischievous, pretty and cute,Vivacious and so full of life.Smiling eyes and luscious red lips,A Poet, a Cook, a Cat person to. When I look at your picture I really want,To take your hands and caress them in mine.To tenderly kiss your lips and your neck,To hold you and hug you and make it all right. Your hurting effects me I don’t know why,A total stranger who I never met.Who you loved and lost, I really don’t know,But you have love to give, that I can tell. You must be loved by lots of folk,But that special love seems missing just now.Your sexy and sensuous, that shows when you write,Your my Teacher, a Girl, a Lady, a Woman. You want respect as a Woman and as a Writer to,Well you have that from me and many others for sure. Love and companionship is something you need,And you are sure to find that again soon. I have completed my task without any Rhyme,Hope the Teachers not shocked or displeased.At confessions I’ve made or how she’s perceived,I would hate to cause more hurt or pain.

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Tribute To Trees From tiny saplings to giant trees,They stand all day and gently sway.They take our harmful co2,They give us the air that we breath. Some quietly stood for hundreds of years,Have watched all our history go by.What tales they'd tell of our yesteryears,If they could talk, tell all they saw. Heart of Oak were our mighty Ships, Ruling the waves, enabling an Empire.Cricket Bats made from the graceful Willow,Gave us our National game. But the greatest gift that they endow is that of year long beauty,Marking the changing seasons in natures own special way. In Winter, reaching to the skies, like skeletons they stand,Stark silhouettes with branches bare though all the rain and snow. In Spring they raise our spirits when buds swell forth and burst,With fresh green leaves of every hue that signal life anew. In Summer and full leaf they stand, so very proud and tall,Leaving us in wonder at our green and pleasant land. In Autumn the cycle is complete, with just one final treat.A riot of colour, leaves hang like jewels, dancing in the breeze,Ruby red through to rusty brown, ochre, yellows and limes.Leaves shimmer like fire on a sunny day then float down to the ground.A magic carpet of Autumn tones is settled all around,Lay like a mosaic, in a pallet so rich and warm. This is the life cycle of our Trees,Another ring on the trunk marks the year gone by.Dormant now, resting, ready for Spring,When the cycle begins all over again.

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Welcome Home Soldier Brave Soldier wounded in Iraq,Lost his Mate in the same attack.Sent back home to the NHS;Military Hospitals all closed now. Welcome home, go to A&E,Be patience Dear just join the queue.Go over there to the waiting room,Wait with the Drunks and the Addicts to. No Uniform please in case it offends?Welcome home my Soldier friend. Lost a limb an Arm or a Leg,Got badly Burned or Shot in the Head.You‘ll get your Op be patient Dear,Your back home now, so wait your turn. Anyone check you for PTS,Or Council about your friend’s sudden death.Not British old boy, don’t be so silly,Stiff upper lip, pull your self together. Torn apart from your Comrades, ones you relied on,The only ones who could understand.Those who shared all the Trauma and Hardships,The Dangers the Blood and the Fear. Invalided out of the Army and back home now,How lonely you feel with no one to share.With no one to listen and no one to care,About all of the things you saw while out there. Got an appointment to see the Queen,At Buckingham Palace no less.In London today and feeling so proud,Collecting his Medal for Bravery. With Oxford Street close at hand,

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He decides to visit the Shops.Gets told to leave at one Famous Store,“In case Uniform offends.” For Queen and Country and a grateful Nation,The Recruitment Sergeant said.It’s nice to be back home again,Where the Uniform offends. Just home from War,Broken, bruised, battered and scarred by horrors he has seen,Now he’s back home and the Uniform offends? ? ? ?Now that’s offensive to me. Don’t agree with the War, that’s a point of view,If you’re in the Armed Forces you go were you’re told.Those who have Served deserve better than this,Respect and care at the very least. Welcome home Soldier from a Grateful Nation. David Barlow

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When I'M Sixty Four I got to thinking the other day.About you and me and senile decay.Will I still be red hot when I’m sixty four.Will you still turn me on as you did years before. When we find a hotel and go to book in.Will we ever remember what names to fill in.When I arrive a bit late will you still hear my knock.Or will you be stone deaf and keep the door locked. Will we both still fit in the bath late at night.Will we look in the mirror and not get a fright.Will we still walk for miles come rain or come shine.Have days full of smiles and drink lots of wine. Will we go to the disco or will you say hell no.Will we cuddle and dance slow or do the ago-go.Will you still be my lady in red.Will you still turn every head. When I think of these things in the future I know.I get a bit sad and a little bit low.Still there’s one consolation I’d like to relate.I know you won’t like it, you might get irate. You’ll be older than me, when I’m sixty four.And drawing your pension to meet me once more.But don’t worry darling, I know you’ll still be.Pretty as ever and the whole world to me. David Barlow

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You Got Mail Re, Re. Re, Re, Re, cant wait for the mail every day.Re, Re. Re, Re, Re, like a child on Christmas Eve.Re, Re. Re, Re, Re, eyes bright with delight I have one.Re, Re. Re, Re, Re, hungrily devour every word. Re- leif ………...Its from you.Re- flect ……….Upon your words.Re- inforced …..By your spirit.Re- juvinated ….By what you write.Re- plied ………With love and affection. Re, Re. Re, Re, Re, now the cycle starts over again. David Barlow

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You Got No Mail Go to favourites and click onto HotmailExcitedly type in the password and waitInbox says empty my spirits sink lowWanting you near me, waiting to hearTo read and devour you’re every wordTo feel your closeness and spirit transcendTo lift me and sooth me as only you can. David Barlow

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