<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Im on the Midway today. Guests being asked to tie yellow ribbons in memory of those who didn’t come home (over 50,000) and in support of of ship ceremony on Sunday commemorating Frequent Wind.<div><br></div><div><img alt="image0.jpeg" src="cid:mf_FD95F64D-3BC2-479E-A03B-072DFD2E01EB/L0/001"><img alt="image1.jpeg" src="cid:mf_336B0614-C83E-42E8-B077-746497A7DF1F/L0/001"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><b>Michael Fuqua </b><div><div><b>(858) 382-3297</b></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sent from iPhone</b></div></div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 22, 2025, at 11:43, mgbrattland@gerlecreek.com wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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