2May10 - The Gunny

Hey Gang,

I tried to make a post to Kristine's facebook page earlier but didn't realize you could only use 420 characters and as most of you know I like to be long winded so I made it short and sweet. However, I thought I would follow-up here on the Blog and say some much needed Thank You's...
First and foremost..Sarah Tozer and April Ludtke..words can not express my gratitude for your efforts and helping "The Gunny" find his voice for this disease in addition to helping Kristine keep her sanity throughout these past 22 days..
To my Marine Corps family (Maj Brian Rideout and GySgt Chris Jourdan) thank you for passing my notes to your friends, family, our Intel community and to "every clime and place" and passing on the "Race for Hope" fundraising site and helping me understand that although we started with some very humble goals that 20K truly became a number which was attainable in such a short time. To others who I have never met before thank you for your support and your generousity is greatly appreciated. To my brethren in Afghanistan, Beale, Okinawa, and everywhere else within the globe "Thank You"...
My solemn promise to each and everyone of you is that I will not quit nor let any of you down for all the support you have provided.
My next goal for raising funds will be this years MC Marathon. As I've stated in a previous blog I intend to raise funds twice a year..the yearly "Race for Hope" and this year it will be the MC Marathon.. I've solicited the Lance Armstrong Foundation "Grassroots" asking if they will help sponsor me and given the fact we have raised 20k in a short 22 days with 183 days remaining to the MCM I'm going to be aggressive and shoot for a 100K goal and I hope I can continue to count on each and everyone of you for your support.

Thanks again for all your efforts and support throughout these past 22 days...

SF
JD