[QCWA] December 15, 2006

[skipamis at juno.com]

December 15, 2006 is truly a sad in the history of the American 
Amateur Radio Service.  The powers that be have decided to remove a 
portion of our heritage which made the Amateur Service ever so 
unique.  Our Amateur Service has always been there for our country in 
times of war, as well as peace.  Whenever our country issued the 
called, we proudly answered and served her well.  We have given our 
best self-trained efforts in every major campaign this nation has ever 
seen since the turn of the 20th century.  Think about the veteran 
Intercept Op who remained alone in the jungle, knowing they would 
never see their family or their beloved country ever again – yet they 
served so willingly, so that we could remain free.  There were 
many “Sparks,” who went down on many a foundering U. S. vessel, 
hammering out S.O.S. to his last dying breath, so his comrades in arms 
might be saved from the enemy’s deadly grip.  He, too, would never see 
his America again.  They were members of the American Amateur Service, 
too, as well as those of you reading this.  CW, Code, or Morse Code, 
whatever you choose to call it, should never have been viewed as a 
deterrent to entering or advancing in the Amateur Service.  We should 
adhere to it and always hold it high regards as a tribute to those 
fallen heroes, who paved the way long before us and never came home.  
In closing, whenever you are cruising the bands and hear the sweet 
sounds of a master CW op – do pause a moment to remember a sad day in 
the American Amateur Radio Service, December 15, 2006. – skip N5CFM.


"If you can read this, thank a teacher, 
since it's in English, thank a soldier !!"
73's & OO (oink,oink)
blessings -  skip N5CFM
            <')))>< 


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