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Congrats Al, this is truly a well deserved award.

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Sorry...it's the only release I have. It is actually a sign of respect.

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From Andrea and I, Congratulations Al! From the first time you helped our rookie team keep from losing an eye on some crazy springs way back in 2008, to my recent years helping you do inspection at Midwest, I have had nothing but great respect for you. Beyond merely the technical to the pinnacle of what it means to be a true FIRST mentor, giving back to the community and inspiring us all to be just that much better, in all we do in FIRST, year after year. Congrats and thank you!

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Thanks Mark. And thanks to your team for all the great help they performed at Midwest. I believe you made an impact on that one team and you brought them into the competition and made them believe in themselves again. I think they will come back next year and that is due to your teams involvement.

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Congrats, Al, on your award. It is very well deserved and long overdue. So many students have benefited from your tireless support of this program - we're all lucky to have you.

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Congratulations Al!

I read your posts here on CD and watch how you handle complicated inspection issues to learn how to handle problems that I have to deal with. Couldn't ask for a better role model.

Keep up the good work and here's to many more years as a volunteer!

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I thought some of you might like this picture. Wayne Doenges was in the right spot for a photo op and passed it along to me. Thanks Wayne!

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Congratulations Al!, I had the pleasure to meet and chat with you at the Science and Engineering Fair after the 2010 season. As soon as the comment about over 9000 posts was made the mentor that I was sitting next to and I both said "It has to be Al."

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This picture reminds me of Mt. Rushmore.

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Congrats again Al....it's folks like you that make all of this possible!