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February 2005 - Posts

Goodbye to Daisy

OK, so it's been proven that animals are therapeutic in reducing stress in people -- for example, petting or being around an animal can lower blood pressure, and animals are used for therapy in many places, including nursing homes, some hospitals, etc. Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 24, 2005 2:35 PM by ryanseals | 4 Comments

A little hello goes a long way

Note: This is part of my February column for The Chattanooga Times Free Press. It should run in this-coming Sunday's edition. -- Ryan It is amazing how far a simple hello will go. For Henchmen soldiers, a simple hello led to a find that possibly saved Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 22, 2005 11:38 AM by ryanseals | 3 Comments

New pictures posted

Ryan has sent more pictures of the lovely Daisy the FOB puppy (posted in Image Galleries under her link). Daisy, by the way, is male. But I guess it's too late to change her/his name. Dogs don't know, right? There are also pictures of Ryan handing out Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 20, 2005 2:02 AM by ryanseals | 358 Comments

R&R

Ahhh, those are two beautiful letters, I must say. I've got R&R on the brain. Ryan recently was informed that his R&R leave would be in April. I'm beside myself with excitment, but I also found that I'm curious about the whole thing works -- travel Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 16, 2005 2:11 AM by ryanseals | 4 Comments

Happy Valentine's Day

I just wanted to wish a Happy Valentine's Day to everyone out there missing their sweetheart (and everyone else, too). But if you are feeling a little sad and missing somebody (like I am), here's something to cheer you up: Daisy the FOB puppy. (Sometimes Read More...
Posted Monday, February 14, 2005 6:24 PM by ryanseals | 2 Comments

Wedding Bells

Honestly, I'm really surprised that Christy hasn't posted this, but I have found out when I'm getting my leave and we have finally set a wedding date. I'll be back in the Volunteer State in April, and the wedding is tentatively set for a day during that Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 13, 2005 12:44 PM by ryanseals | 5 Comments

Oh NO!!!!!!!! THEY GOT GI JOE!!!!!

It is a very sad time for our forces fighting in Iraq. One of our most decorated war heroes has been taken hostage by the insurgents, Staff Sergeant John Adam, aka "Special Ops Cody." If you haven’t read this troubling story about his abduction Read More...
Posted Thursday, February 03, 2005 5:06 AM by ryanseals | 4 Comments

Election success

Hey everybody, Well this is the first post-election post for me and it looks as if everything came out successfully. We worked our butts off in the past week getting prepared for it, putting in several 11-12 hour days. But from what I hear, there was Read More...
Posted Tuesday, February 01, 2005 3:59 AM by ryanseals | 1 Comments