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From the December 2007 issue From the September 2007 issue From the April 2007 issue Dear Steve & Sherri, I received the February issue of San Diego Off Road Magazine today and it’s already flying off the shelf. It looks like March will be the last issue you’ll need to send because, with luck, I’ll be home before the April issue can get here. Thank you so much for your support for us while we are here. I look forward to renewing my subscription when I get home to California. Sincerely, STEVE KENNEDY Dirt Sailor Sherri, Thanks for the quick response and especially the subscription extension. I’m sorry I let my subscription expire but duty in the Pentagon is worse than getting shot at in the desert…my time was totally consumed! Now that we’re back in San Diego, we get to enjoy the desert we so missed. We’d also like to get more involved in keeping our desert opportunities open for everyone to enjoy. Thanks for bringing the news and events to all of us! TOM WEBBER El Cajon From the March 2007 issue SDOR, My husband is active duty and is home for now, but will be going back to Afghanistan in March. I am also prior active duty, but am now a disabled veteran. We would love to receive three free issues and when he goes on deployment he’s going to send you his command address too! I was raised putting together sand rails, so I absolutely love your web page. A friend of ours said we should check out your site. Keep up the great work and I hope you know how much it means to the troops at home and overseas to have your support. Thank you so much form the bottom of my heart. KELLAN ALGIERE San Diego Dear Steve & Sherri, I received my first batch of magazines last night and placed a stack of them in the Chief of the Watch’s office. This morning when I went in to pick up some paperwork they were all gone (luckily I saved one for myself). Thank you very much for supporting us. I can’t express how much it means to all of us knowing that there are people like you back home who still believe in us out here. Thank you and God bless. Sincerely, EN1(SW) Steve Kennedy, USN Combined Maintenance Facility Camp Patriot, Kuwait Navy Base, Kuwait From the February 2007 issue Steve & Sherri, I was sitting in my hooch the other night reading the December edition and came across Angela Cook’s piece entitled “Operation Desert Fun.” In the article I saw the name “Carl” and the phrase “Carl broke most of his ribs.” I looked at the pic and the wrecked Cruiser looked vaguely familiar. I had to call my brother [Jeremy] back in the U.S. to confirm but I guessed right! “Carl” was in fact Ramona’s favorite son and all around handyman - Carl Mughes!!! I remembered my brother calling me while I was in the UAE to tell me of Carl’s mishap. I showed everybody the pics, the article and told them all, “I know that guy - he’s a friend of my Dad’s!!!” Ah yes, even something like Carls wreck can make one happy over here in the Sandbox...not that I’m happy about the wreck, it’s just that it was something familiar from home. My sister and brother-in-Law (Debbie and Charlie - “GeoCharlie”) were also on that run and my Dad & Step-Mom (Bob & Ellie also from Ramona) would have been if not in Indiana for the fall. Anyway it was just, for lack of a better word, “cool” to see somebody from home - even if he was twisted up in his Cruiser. Semper Paratus, Sean Stuckey, CWO2, USCG Camp Patriot, Kuwait From the December 2006 issue Sherri, I am writing this letter to thank you for all the support you have given me and the troops while we have been deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). So far it has been another long deployment with plenty of rain, scorching heat and a never ending workload. We have had periods of time where everything goes smooth and we have also had times where it seems like nothing goes right, but through it all we keep pressing on. Looks like we will be heading back home in November and for me this one will be my last one as a soldier. After 20 plus years I have finally received my retirement orders, which means that soon after we get back I will be hanging up my uniform forever. I could not thank you enough for everything you have done, and would hope that you and other fellow Americans continue to support the troops as others will follow in our footsteps. Thanks so very much. MIKE MEKETA Ft. Hood TX P.S. I hope you like the shirts and coins that I have enclosed in the package. The coins were made by one of the local Iraqi vendors in the area and the T-shirts are worn by the Camp Taji Fire Department From the October 2006 issue Dear Editor, My platoon has enjoyed your magazines that you have been sending to us. We received another bundle of them today. They will be and have been greatly appreciated and shared about the battalion. Thank you very much for your support. As 1/7 is preparing to return to the States, I was writing you to let you know that our address will no longer be valid, which is a good thing. Means we are no longer over here. If you would like to remove our address from your Support the Troops records, I have it listed below. Again, I thank you very much for your support, and I hope to see you out on the trails. Rob Fritz Desert Side Tracks 4x4 Club From the May 2006 issue Hi Sherri Just to let you know that I made it home from Iraq and I am doing fine. Let me know if you need any help covering the races. Thanks for the mags also. Everyone loved them and was putting their wish lists together for when they get back to the US. Thanks Richard Eldridge Huntington Beach From the April 2006 issue Dear Editor and Staff, I would like to thank you very much for the magazines and DVD you sent to us in Iraq. The magazines and DVD are being passed around the camp. The Marines love them. (Especially the Motor-T Platoon) We really do appreciate your generous donation. Thanks again, and I hope to see you on the trail in about 11 ½ months. GySgt Rosson, D.D From the December 2005 issue SDOR: SGT WILLIAM WALKER
BU1 RICHARD ELDRIDGE Hello, Thanks From the July 2005 issue SDOR: PHYLLIS JOHNSON From the May 2004 issue Dear SDOR, I am deployed in Germany with my reserve unit from Socal. I work in a place called the Deployed Warrior Medical Management Center (DWMMC). We treat and take care of the injured troops that are fighting America’s battles. It would be great to have something for them to read while waiting for appointments and such. If you feel that this is a worthy place for your magazine to be then let me know. SPC ERIC STRAIT From the April 2004 issue SDOR,
From the March 2004 issue Dear SDORM Very Respectfully, From the December 2003 issue Sherri Kukla, I am a native Texan who was introduced to the Imperial Sand Dunes by a close friend Christopher Visconti more than ten years ago while stationed at Fort Ord, California. Soon after, he left the service for work in the private sector while I decided to make the military a career. Despite being assigned to various other stations since then, I have kept in contact with Chris and have continued to come to the desert year after year. I store my 4-wheeler at his house in Chula Vista, he makes repairs and upgrades when I cannot be there to do them myself, and he provides room and board each time I visit. The details of the trip are always worked out by the group prior to my arriving, and while in the desert I have never gone hungry because of all the preparation and work by Patti and the other women. I have been fortunate to have a friend like Chris, because without his generosity and that of his family and friends I could not have enjoyed the many experiences in the desert throughout the years. Usually making between two and four trips to the desert each season when not stationed or deployed overseas, I have traveled long distances by both car and plane to get there. Unfortunately I had to miss the second half of last season due to a little disagreement between Bush and Saddam, but I will be there for the second half of next season as we are scheduled to return sometime early next year. In the meantime I will read through the copies of your magazine to keep up with the latest news and accessories, and catch an occasional glimpse of someone in the group doing their thing at Gordon’s Well. Thanks again for all your support. MSG MICHAEL MEKETA From November 2003 From the October 2003 issue SDOR:
AARON WILDER From the September 2003 issue
MATT TURNER #466 Once again, thank you for your support and generosity. We appreciate your thoughtfulness. Sincerely SPC CHRIS GILLOGLY A1C CABRERA From the July 2003 issue
This is just a short note from a long ways away to say thank you. As I was cruising the lower decks of our ship, the USS Nimitz, during my lunch break today, I came across a copy of SDOR. Sweet! Now I can look a little deeper at a sport I have been considering getting into since I stopped racing Outlaws when I was a civilian. Now, we get all kinds of magazines and other periodicals out here, and I thought this was more of the same. However, as I turned to page 8 of the April issue, in the top right corner I see this message “We welcome our new readers aboard the USS Nimitz & USS Constellation.” I’ve had a fascination with Off-Road/Rally racing for as long as I can remember, so I just wanted to say “Thank You.” You may have added fuel to the fire, but none the less, thanks. ANDREW J. QUINTERO Anyway it is nice to be able read your magazine. Thanks ROBERT BURDETT AOC(AW) ERIC J. RUBE
From the June 2003 issue
Well I thought I would tell you I just walked on the great warship Constellation. We are in port at Perth Australia right now. As I was on my way to my berthing as always I had to pass by the magazine stand by the soda machines, and there it was. A whole box of copies of SDOR in the magazine rack. Now you wouldn’t believe it but being away from San Diego and the off road scene, seeing your magazine in the rack made my heart skip a beat. Last Deployment in 2001 I would personally put my used copy in the rack for others to enjoy. Now it looks as if the Public Affairs Office has a subscription. To top it off when I came into email this I found another copy on top of the hard drive. Hopefully we will have a bunch of American servicemen and women in the desert next season supporting our love for the sport as well. Thank you so much for the magazines. RUSTY SEXTON From the May 2003 issue
During yesterday’s mail call I was pleasantly surprised to receive a package with the words “San Diego Off Road magazine” in the corner. I knew I would be able to dive in to the pages last night and be swept away from the gulf for a few hours and be back in the desert having fun. I was not disappointed. I read the magazine from cover to cover! Every line on every page. The magazine is now circulating the shop and has a waiting list for who will get it next. Ride hard, Ride safe, |
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