oh, and by the way, your name is getting written in Sharpie on my right arm, and Ed Spence's name on my left arm.
I'll email you the pics post-race.

Thanks for the reading suggestions. I made my goal partly due to you.....did you get the note I sent you?
Now it's up to me to finish the run.....I'll finish on my elbows if I have to......
You rock Mike....seriously.
If you ever find your way to NY your first ten beers are on me.
:)

Hello Mike,

Welcome aboard, its people like you that make this a great group

I hope you're feeling the love Mike. We're all sending it out to you.

I'll take a closeup photo of your name next to Brianna's on my race jersey on race day and email it to you.
You're an amazing person.
xo
Mel

Mike,
You have a big heart!!!! Please be safe out there hun!
Cat :-)

Mike - Wow !

My first words to you, from me, THANK YOU.

As My wife and Brianna sit and read about what you have done, I can't help to think back to those days of hell my daughter went thru and to have strangers come out of no where to support us. My Family and I are truly touched by your generosity to Mel, to help her, help others that are and were in my shoes. (Mel will be in sneakers). This definitely proves the Brotherhood is alive and well and there are alot of good people out there in this messed up world.

Again, Thank You from the bottom of our hearts!!

Real good Mike. Real good.

Thanks for supporting Mel's efforts with Team in Training.

Stay safe. Train often.

Thanks Mike, I think it all boils down to the fact that you just don't know what you're capable of until you're facing the fire (literally and figuratively)--
I'm surprising myself and growing as a person, in so many ways--I truly wish I'd done this years ago, but I'm loving it now.

thanks Mike,
Ladders was the one thing I was truly worried about as far as becoming a firefighter is concerned....I'm really happy that it turned out to be a non-issue for me.
I suppose I could have become a pump operator/driver, but where's the fun in that?

Thanks...

Loved the comment! Thanks, I needed that! LOL!

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I knew Mark Farias as one of the fire department guys. I think he is Deputy Chief now. Randy Farley was a civilian fire truck mechanic while I was there and now he is the Vehicle Management Flight Chief. Both are really great people I really enjoyed working with. I could not take the job because I was military and I dont retire until Jan 2009. I plan on looking for something while I am in Iraq. I really would like to be a fire fighter but like I said in my profile at 37 not too many paid departments would hire me. I am hoping the mechanical background combined with the 5 or so years as volunteer help though.

Hi Mike, Lompoc is good, I have been here since I was 16 (off and on) so I am pretty settled in, like the moderate weather and surrounding areas. You must have known Mark Farris (I think that's his name) he was head fire dept. mechanic for a long time...did such a bang up job they ended promoting him to head of transportation! Good guy! I probably knew you too, lots of brain cells have bit the dust since then! lol. I was under the impression that you had landed a job w/WSI in Iraq, did that fall thru? WOW, 188K, I guess you couldn"t take it because you were in the military then? Its a small world isn't it? Let me know what happened w/the job, as I said I have all the necessary certs but you never know until its a done deal! You can e-mail direct:fire1888@hotmail.com

Hey Mike congrats on the job in Iraq! I am also looking to be hired in Iraq/Afghanistan, have all the necessary certs/EMT etc., do you mind sharing who you are going to work for, pay, etc.? Thanks Man, and hey whether you have time to respond, Good Luck!!!

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