[NSRCA-discussion] Off topic: Independence day

[Ron Van Putte]

Interesting you should mention "all in to win".  I was talking to a  
new U.S. citizen, who formerly was a British citizen and he told me  
that the thing that first impressed him about Americans is that we do  
"whatever it takes to win".  I hope we never lose that.

Ron VP

On Jul 5, 2008, at 7:30 PM, Lance Van Nostrand wrote:

> Interesting.  I didn't know you were Columbian.  When I first met  
> the team I'd be working with I thought they were the Dallas Cowboys  
> offensive line.  Not only is this team one scary offensive weapon  
> but they are dedicated.  Toward our deadline we were working a lot  
> of overtime.  One guy worked 46 hours straight to find that last  
> "bug" and our POC was there shoulder to shoulder.  You have to be  
> all in to win.
> --Lance
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Zapata, Lisandro Arturo
> To: General pattern discussion
> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 12:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Off topic: independence day
>
> Lance,
>
>
>
> As a Colombian-American, I want to thank you and others that help  
> in this last chapter against  the FARC guerrillas, but we have more  
> than 750 Colombians still in the FARC’s hands that need to be  
> rescue (some of them with more than 10 years kidnapped).  Hopefully  
> soon we can say that the FARC is part of our past.
>
>
>
> Arturo
>
>
>
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca- 
> discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Lance Van Nostrand
> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 11:05 AM
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> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Off topic: independence day
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>
>
> In my real job I am working with an extraction team that was part  
> of outsmarting the FARC rebels in Columbia and freeing some of  
> their hostages.  My technology was not used there, but we just  
> delivered our equipment to the proving grounds this week and it  
> will be in Baghdad by September.  Independence day has new meaning  
> when you are part of the solution.
>
>
>
> --Lance
>
>
>
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