back achya, rainy!

Mister Nic, I wish for you a long enjoyable retirement with an abundance of Blue Sky Days, Good Music, Great Friends, Laughter and Love... Take it Easy and Keep on Smiling

JJ

Nic....PEACH!!!! :beer:

Nic, I am almost speechless, so I'll just say thanks for all you have done for our country, glad you enjoyed your career, and have a great retirement, you desterve it. Mitch

Nic! Congratulations, brother! A well deserved retirement. Thank you for serving our country. I love you, sweetie!

Nic...Thanks for sharing your letter and serving our great country! You inspire so many here with your kindness, dedication, genuineness, and positive attitude. Hope you enjoy your retirement because you have earned it brother!

For those of you who know about my friends in Denver, Claire and Doug, prayers are needed that God takes him Home. There is not much of him left on this plane here anymore, anyway. It's been 14 years of surgery, transplants, chemo, radiation, etc. Enough is enough. Love to you all.

Hey Now!! As some of you know I have worked for the Department of Defense for most of my career. Thursday will be my last day as I am retiring. I would like to share the message I sent out this morning. It should give you my prespective on how I feel about my Country. Growing up as a young boy in Piqua Ohio, the home of Army Air Force Ace Don Gentile and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient USAF Para Rescue William Pitsenbarger, I never imagined I would have the opportunity to serve my country for nearly 33 years. My job has afforded me the opportunities to witness a speech by a US President, a Vice-President, a former Vice-President, an invitation to a U.S. Senator’s office and attend a Medal of Honor ceremony for that young Airman from Piqua. Having a Father who was highly decorated including the Bronze Star with a V for Valor and Heroism for his service during the Korean War, service to our Country was not only encouraged in our household but expected. Of the six of us children, four of us served in the U.S. Navy & U.S. Army totaling 32 years of active duty honorable service. The Nicodemus’s answered the call to service. I have truly been blessed with a wonderful family, great friends, excellent co-workers and outstanding jobs opportunities. I have been fortunate to work in Building 5, Environmental Management and Civil Engineering. I am proud to say I work at Wright-Patterson AFB and have contributed to the installation’s mission in helping fight the global war on terrorism. At this point in my career my mission is complete and it is time to step aside and make a job for a younger person. Thanks to all of you who have supported me and assisted me during my career with the U.S. Air Force. I’ve had excellent support from my CE Brothers and Sisters, U.S Army Corps of Engineer folks, 4950th Test Wing folks, contractors and facility users throughout the installation. Thank you to all our Veteran Servicemen and Servicewomen who have served our Great Nation previously or who are currently serving. Please remember to take a moment and say a Prayer for our deployed Servicemen, Servicewomen and their Families as they stand watch over us all. A special thanks to all who supported me during my times of illness. Your support is appreciated more than you will ever know. A special thanks to my wife Pam and our children Scott, Jake & Sarah who have also continually supported me during my career. I could not have been successful without having them by my side and their continual support. I am extremely proud of my Daughter Sarah’s ongoing work and dedication to the Miami County “Relay For Life” annual events. The best thing that happened to me during my Federal career was meeting and marrying my wife Pam in 1974 while stationed in Jacksonville Florida. I have been privileged to work with my immediate supervisor John Banford during the past four plus years. For six years prior to that John was my team leader and I have known him for over 15 years. John has taught me quite a lot about taking care of our most valuable asset, people. The Air Force could use many more supervisors such as John! In closing my only advice to those I leave behind is to embrace each tasking, no matter how minimal it may seem at the time, and complete it to the best of your ability. It is end result of all those tasking that allows WPAFB to complete our mission and support the troops deployed in “Harms Way”. Thanks once again to all of you for all the Goodtimes. Take care of each other and be a Good Wingman, “Keep Em Flyin” and may God Bless America!!!!!