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By cameron
Nov 28, 2007

What a guy. . . amazing.
Thanks for the update Mark, and look forward to the next.
By Steve Williams
From Denver, CO
Nov 29, 2007

That's wonderful news, Mark. My best wishes to Todd for
his continuing recovery. You da man, Todd!
By John J. Glime
From Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 29, 2007

Best wishes...

By tom stocker
From Lakewood, Colorado
Feb 28, 2008

Dear Mark:

Apparently, I missed your prior postings about Todd. For this, please accept my apologies.

Please pass on to Todd that my prayers, thoughts and hopes are with him and his extended family, as well as my appreciation for his service as an America soldier.

I can say this with particular appreciation for Todd's dedication and sacrifices as I have two sons in the Army. Thad is an EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) tech. He just returned from Baghdad and is scheduled to go to Mosul this fall for his third deployment. Micah is a Chinook helicopter pilot and will probably be deployed to Iraq sometime later this year.

Best regards,
Tom Stocker
By Mark Nelson
From Coniferous, CO
May 2, 2008
In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth. <br /><br />The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve. <br /><br />After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only "orphans" that could be found quickly, were a litter of weaner pigs. The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger.<br />

A bit of an update and a sad bit of news.

First, A random number of climbers always seem to ask as I see them around the crags: "How's the bro?". My brother is currently recovering from another surgery that addressed rebuilding ear, nose, throat. He's doing well resting & traveling as well as working within the wounded warriors unit.

So, Thanks!

Second, a marine has passed after losing his battle after many surgeries and many months of ICU; he really was a great guy to be around at BAMC. Sgt. Merlin German was 22.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/02/obit.miracle.marine/index.h>>>>>

http://merlinsmiracles.com/

Life just sucks sometimes; but it certainly gives a person some perspective.
By William Dacier
From Phoenix AZ
May 2, 2008

I wish all the best to SFC Nelson. Thanks for everything you've given for us. I pray you have an excellent recovery. I would worry too, when my sister was over in Iraq and Afganistan. Take care and best of luck to you SFC Nelson.
By Harold Lampasso
From Colorado Springs
May 2, 2008

I just saw the article about Merlin. Being a Former Marine myself Semper Fi! As I read in the article he had a phenominal attitude regardless of the position he was in. Amazing. Having the day I am having I needed to be slapped back to realty.

I wish the best to your brother and the family as I know they go thru it to. And in case it hasn't been said enough... THANK YOU!

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