ACMESkydiver 0 #26 April 24, 2006 GREAT news!!! Those pics are wonderful!!~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #27 April 24, 2006 GREAT news!!! Awesome pics, thanx for sharing.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #28 April 24, 2006 That's fantastic! It's so great to see how you're progressing and how kick ass your attitude about everything is. Thanks for sharing and for your sacrifice.Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osuskydiver 0 #29 April 24, 2006 I saw you on AFN today Max recieving your purple heart. You are looking real good. Good to see a smile on your face. By the time you read this you have already read it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #30 April 24, 2006 Thank you! And Thanks Ayako!skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,439 #31 April 24, 2006 Keep up the good work (and you will). You look great, and I know you'll bring the same dedication to stuff in the future that you have been until now. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #32 April 24, 2006 Congrats on receiving the Purple Heart, Max and I'm so glad to see you up and around. With your positive energy, I'd be surprised if they didn't start having you talk to other soldiers who are having trouble accepting the loss of limbs. I think you could probably help a whole bunch of people. Oh, and your wife is beautiful! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #33 April 24, 2006 congrats, this is awesome. keep up your spirits and you will prevailLeroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #34 April 24, 2006 Max that is so cool, hey you don't seem to have lost any weight either...that isn't easy to keep your weight up in the hospital...were they sneaking you food? hehehe, anyways I am glad to see you are up and around, and I am envious of you as even with a prosthesis, you are still a better skydiver than I am!!! looks like if you wrapped that leg with a padded neoprene cover it will generate as much lift as the other leg....think it will? and is that the "jumping leg?" BTW I would have been pretty choked up if I was to have been awarded under the gaze of the Man Himself ...Commanding General of the Continental Army!....a Winner in the presence of a Winner! the only thing that could have been better is if Thomas Jefferson was buying the beer! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #35 April 24, 2006 Max, Job well done. It looks like you got the head gear fixed too! Keep up the good work, your enspiring a lot os us who just want to stay in bed some days. Pass my admeration along to your Missus, for as strong as you are, she is stronger! (just ask her) Once your discarged make sure they give ya a flying leg!An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TMPattersonJr 0 #36 April 24, 2006 Cangrats on your recovery. In my 6 years of service I'm sure like you, you never expect nor hope to recieve that award. Wear it with pride, you deserve it!!! From one soldier to another my thoughts and prayers are with you and you wife during your recovery. CPL T. M. Patterson Jr. U.S. Army June 12, 1998-June 11, 2004Blue SkiesBlack DeathFacebook www.PLabsInc.com www.SkydiveDeLand.com www.FlyteSkool.ws Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #37 April 24, 2006 I have no clue what to say except I have the utmost respect for you. Keep us updated. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EMSchick98 0 #38 April 24, 2006 Thank you so much for sharing your story and for fighting for our country! You are such an inspiration! You and your wife (who is beautiful!) will be in my thoughts and prayers. "me you alcohol a rig a car and a bunch of planes what could posibly go wrong" - Pruitt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #39 April 24, 2006 Having a good woman by your side that will help you through anything, makes you a luckier man that most men with two legs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #40 April 24, 2006 QuoteHaving a good woman by your side that will help you through anything, makes you a luckier man that most men with two legs. SOOO TRUE ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GiaKrembs 0 #41 April 24, 2006 Max, That is so FANTASTIC!!!! g Raddest ho this side of Jersey #1 - rest in peace brother Beth lost her cherry and I missed it .... you want access to it, but you don't want to break it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 219 #42 April 24, 2006 QuoteHaving a good woman by your side that will help you through anything, makes you a luckier man that most men with two legs. Amen.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lurch 0 #43 April 24, 2006 Well spoken, sir. Amen!Live and learn... or die, and teach by example. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 219 #44 April 24, 2006 QuoteWell spoken, sir. Amen! Careful - we'll side track this thread right into the womens forum.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #45 April 25, 2006 QuoteJob well done. It looks like you got the head gear fixed too! Yeah, there's just nowhere around here to get a good "bic" cut. On the leg front, I'll be getting more than one, that's for sure. I'll be as prepared as I can for jumping. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #46 April 25, 2006 Looking good bro. Keep on keeping on, one foot in front of the other."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanillaSkyGirl 6 #47 April 25, 2006 Congratulations Max, that is wonderful news! Thank you and thank your gorgeous wife for all the sacrifices that you two have made for the country. You two are an inspiration to all of us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #48 April 25, 2006 QuoteLooking good bro. Keep on keeping on,- one foot in front of the other. one foot in front of the outher is the problem he has now about 6000 miles between feet only us grunts can see the humor in it ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #49 April 25, 2006 Quoteonly us grunts can see the humor in it Amen bro, and that only comes from having walked more than most people on the planet will ever walk in their life time. Nothing like an all terrain LPC to get your there."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #50 April 25, 2006 kind of like only we (grunts) can see the humor ,when zoomies(airforce) complain about how hard it is ,having to WALK all the way from there airconditioned barricks to there a/c mess hall AND there feet hurt SOOOO bad show leather express..11B ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
