That\u2019s a much younger me on your left in the photo, but I\u2019m here today to talk about the man on the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He recently sent me that photo of us taken 33 years ago and wrote, \u201cI attended LFI-I in 1991 as a young kid who had just graduated college, on my way to grad school for a Masters in Criminal Justice (B.U., 1994), as evidenced by the enclosed certificate and photo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added, \u201cNow I approach retirement after 27 years of Federal service and as a special Agent (GS 1811)\u2026 Times have changed; I follow you now on YouTube, not the pages of gun magazines. But I retain my appreciation of your earlier teachings, and I convey what I can similarly to my own young squad of agents on my task force. I foster a spirit I hope serves this younger generation that grew up without the concept of wheel-guns. The future will tell whether either of us had any effect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instructors live for that sort of feedback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many thanks, Chris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is there a teacher in your past you\u2019d like to thank? Let me remind you to do it before it\u2019s too late.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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