Cincinnati, Ohio native Nicholas Robert Allen likes to live life to its fullest. As a teenager, he “went on road trips all over the country. I have been to almost every state, been to a few different countries and lived in Germany for about four years.”

“I enjoy the Liberty and Freedom to be able to travel from state to state, unlike many other people in this world,” he said. “To embrace the people who fought with me, for me, and are fighting to help me now and to help me claim a life within my altered means.”

Married for ten years to his high school sweetheart, with two young children, Allen believes he was meant to serve in the military. “It was just what I was born to do,” he said. “Not being in the military kills me.”

Joining the Army, Allen was stationed in Vilseck, Germany from 2001 through 2005. “I was hit in the head with a .50 cal barrel during a training exercise in 2001 that caused a moderate concussion,” he recalled. Later that year, he sustained a minor blast injury when he was too close to a tank when it fired.

“In July 2003 in Regensberg, Germany, I was attacked from behind and knocked off a bridge. I fell approximately 40 feet,” he reports. “I suffered many injuries, including fracturing multiple vertebrae in my neck and back, fracturing my wrist and eye socket and sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury. I was in a German hospital for one week then was sent back my post to receive further care. Approximately six months later, I was deployed to Iraq, although I did not have any therapy before I left. You can imagine what falling 40 feet would do to your body. Then, suffering through another day in Iraq, while unloading a truck full of ammo crates, the soldier in the truck above me handing down the crates dropped a full ammo crate on my back and down I went.”

Nicholas Allen during his tour in Iraq. Above portrait and this image courtesy Nicholas Allen.

“After that, I was picked among others to assault a city south of us called Najaf. After the blunder that had us awake for 30 hours, we convoyed to Najaf. It took about 16 to 18 hours. I made it about two or three days until I woke up and I could not move my legs. They dragged me to the medics who had finally arrived and when the Doctor looked at my back, she almost fell over. When I leaned a bit forward, it looked like a golf ball was trying to come out of my spine. I was evacuated and eventually medically discharged from the Army in 2005.”

Suffering from PTSD, TBI, chronic pain in his lower back, neck, knees and most major joints; headaches; IBS; arthritis; light sensitivity; and auditory processing disorder, Allen now “spends three days a week going to VA appointments and two days watching my youngest daughter and fixing things around the house.”

Allen is looking forward to his participation in World T.E.A.M. Sports‘ Soldiers to the Summit at Snowbird event in late February 2012. “I have not done much on my own except some hunting when I was young,” he reported. “I have been to the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic twice. It is in San Diego and I did a bunch of stuff there. Biking, kayaking, surfing, Track and Field, and sailing.”

“I hope that this will bring me closer to trusting people, trying new things, having faith in others that they will do what they say they will, relieve some stress, make some new positive memories to help move out some of the negative,” Allen said of the event. “I appreciate the opportunity to come on this trip and look forward the new experiences.”

William “Brad” Beard is a veteran of both the US Marine Corps, for which he served from 1996 to 2000, and of the US Army, for which he served from 2000 through 2009. Married to his wife Jennifer, with a son, daughter and two dogs, the Vicksburg, Mississippi resident enjoys “anything outdoors,” including hunting and fishing. He also enjoys “hanging out with family and friends.”

On March 20, 2008, Beard was severely injured when his Humvee was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. “I lost both index fingers,” Beard reports. The resulting explosion also brought additional trauma, including loss of “part of my left thumb, blew out my right ear drum, hole in right retina, shrapnel all over upper body, and loss of my right forearm muscle.”

Despite his injuries, Beard maintains a good attitude. “19 surgeries later this is as good as it is going to be,” he said. As a participant in World T.E.A.M. Sports‘ February 2012 Soldiers to the Summit at Snowbird event in Utah, he will have the opportunity to further enjoy the outdoors.


Above image of William “Brad” Beard and his wife Jennifer at a friend’s birthday party courtesy William Beard.

It is fair to call Victor Montiel a patriot. Spending six and one-half years in the service of the United States, Montiel left his family and employment to serve his adopted country as a Marine.

Born in Mexico City, Montiel moved to the United States as a child. “I grew up with a strong understanding of the importance in loving my country, which to me, was the one I grew up in,” Montiel explained. “Since a young boy, I knew that I would be part of the service due to the nature of those thoughts.”

Enlisting in 1994, Montiel was stationed at Camp Pendleton in southern California. Ten days following his assignment, his first child was born. “I believed in the sacrifice I was making to leave my family because I knew that my family would be well cared for and I wanted to pursue the vision of patriotism. I knew that my country could offer my family and myself a new beginning and I could offer the military a new patriot for their mission of safety for this country.”

Sent to Iraq in 2003, Montiel sustained an injury. “I was injured by an IED blast to the torso and face,” he explains. “I was diagnosed with TBI and lost peripheral vision in my right eye.”

Despite his injury, the El Monte, California resident maintains his positive attitude. “I still maintain my love for sports and ways in staying active,” Montiel said. “I do this by playing basketball on the weekends and running.”

Participating in World T.E.A.M. Sports‘ February 2012 Soldiers to the Summit at Snowbird winter sports event, he has strong advice for other wounded warriors. “Stay strong through adversity, because it will make us stronger through personal motivation and motivation through the Core. To participate with fellow Core members who have gone through adversity and are able to persevere in Sports would be an honor.”

Portrait image photograph courtesy Victor Montiel.

“I was a Security Force Member in the Air Force,” Chaney reports, “But then I retrained into be a Fire Truck Mechanic since I wanted to make a career out of the Air Force. Being a cop for 20 years in the Air Force on shift work wasn’t that great and I like to fix things, so I did the retrain.”

Chaney is someone who believes in military service. “I joined the military to serve my country before 9/11 because in my mind it was the thing everyone should do to give back to our country that has given us so much!”

The Pullman, Washington native recalls that in 2005, he was deployed to Balad AFB in Iraq. “I was lucky enough to have stumbled away from a mortar attack concussion that fell short of a barrier that I was on the other side of, but I sustained TBI and smoke and dust inhalation. I’m luckier than others.” His injuries include PTSD and bad joint pain. In addition, Chaney suffers from asthma.

Living in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Chaney is active in outdoor sports. “I live the outdoors,” he said. “Hunting is still one of my greatest things in life to do. I also love to ride my motorcycle with all my Veteran Brothers in the Combat Vet Riders Motor Cycle Club and helping out other Vets when I can. I compete in National 4 position small bore rifle shooting with the team here in Bonners Ferry.” In addition, Chaney spends time with his wife and three children on family outings.

Among his outdoor sports are mountain biking, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, rappelling, whitewater rafting, body boarding, dirt biking, backpacking, paint ball, golf, and man tracking.

As one of the wounded warriors participating in World T.E.A.M. Sports‘ February, 2012 Soldiers to the Summit at Snowbird winter sports event, Chaney is excited. “This is a once in a life time chance for me to be able to hopefully regain some of my former self along with my little brother – just like when we were innocent and whole!”


Portrait image courtesy Tom Chaney.

The Renton, Washington native joined the Oregon Army National Guard in January, 2000 and moved on to the Hawaii Army National Guard and California Army National Guard in 2001. In November, 2002, Litch was assigned to the Crisis Action Team at the Army Operations Center at the Pentagon, where she served until January, 2007. From the Pentagon, her career brought her to CENTCOM at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, where she served until July 2007.

Following her time with CENTCOM, Litch accepted a new assignment in April, 2008. “I was deployed to Afghanistan with the U.S. Army 101st Airborne and assigned to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) – NATO Headquarters in Kabul,” she reports. “My up-armored SUV was struck by the explosion from a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBID) while on a convoy security mission outside Kabul. The mission was to provide security for several Romanian soldiers who needed to get from ISAF HQ to Camp Warehouse to pick up one of their VIP’s and take them to Kabul International Airport. A young suicide bomber detonated his car bomb at close range as he attempted to ram our vehicle; we took evasive action and I fired my weapon at the driver. I bounced around the inside of the vehicle like some sort of pinball in a giant machine as the explosion rocked our vehicle.”

Paula Litch on horseback at the Burnin' Daylight Stables in Salem, Oregon. Photograph by Nicole Plumley. Above portrait image of Paula Litch and a refugee in Kabul Afghanistan; courtesy Paula Litch.

As a result of the explosion, Litch suffered several injuries. These include surgical repair of her left knee, traumatic brain injury with short term memory and vertigo issues, right elbow bone fragment, right foot nerve damage, PTSD, and bilateral hearing loss. She reports she walks assisted with crutches.

Litch has been highly honored for her service to her country. She received the NATO Medal, Afghanistan Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Joint Services Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M device, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Oregon Commendation Medal, and California Commendation Medal.

A current resident of Issaquah, Washington, Litch remains active in outdoor activities, including rock climbing, sailing, skiing, kayaking, canoeing, scuba diving, horseback riding, hiking, and photography.

“I want to show my daughters Nicole and Kelsey that you never give up in life no matter what happens,” Litch said of her participation in World T.E.A.M. Sports‘ Soldiers to the Summit at Snowbird in February, 2012. “Even though I am nervous on how hard this skiing event will be, I am so excited to get my life started again physically and enjoy a sport again that I thought would be forever lost to me due to my injuries.”

Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. – Michael Jordan

Darrin Snyder is a United States Marine Corps Disabled Veteran. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Snyder currently lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

After completing basic training at Parrish Island, South Carolina, Snyder attended Basic Electrician School at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He then was assigned to Camp Pendelton, Califonia. “I was assigned to 1st FSSG – 1st LSB H&S Co HE Plt. out at Camp DelMar,” he explained. “I was the seventh Electrician in a shop that had six flood light units. Thus I became part of the tool room, supply, pubs and mimms.”

“I have bilateral CMP/ OA with instability,” Snyder reports. “My injury occurred while I was on a training run. My company 1st Sergeant decided we were going to do the run that day on the beach at DelMar. We began the run. At the three mile mark, I felt good. At the five mile mark, I began to feel pain in my knees. At the six mile mark, I stepped down awkwardly and felt my knee twist. I fell to the ground, but being a Marine, I got up and continued to run. When I got done four miles later, plus a nice one mile cool down, my knees were swollen and I could not bend them. I ended up in sick call and was given 1600 mg of Ibuprofen to reduce the swelling. From that moment on, anytime I ran even for a mile, my knees swelled up and I could not walk for hours afterwards. Six months later, I was discharged from the Marine Corps for Chrondromalicia Patella/Osteoarthritis with some instability of both knees.

Since his discharge from the Marines, Snyder has held various positions. Returning to his transplanted home, Virginia, he graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Physiology.

“I have worked in low tech as an Emu farmer to high tech at America Online as an Interactive Media Developer,” Snyder said. “I have worked 1,000 feet underground as a coal miner to 25,000 feet above the ground as a flight attendant. All the while, my knees have gotten worse to the point that I now also have to wear knee braces and use a cane for balance and stability.”

Despite the problems with his knees, Snyder remains active in outdoor sports. “I like to swim, bike, wog (Walk/Jog), snowboard, bodyboard, surf, four-wheel, hike, camp, fish, kayak, golf, hunt, play football, baseball, softball, shooting a basketball … but not playing, as that requires too much running. Almost anything and everything outdoor.”

Darrin Snyder (left) and his father (in recumbent) ride in the Warrior Ride 9/11 in Norfolk, Virginia. Photograph and above portrait of Snyder completing the 5K Military Challenge in 2011 courtesy Darrin Snyder.

Snyder reports he has an ongoing “bucket list.” He completed a few in the last year, including:

• • Completing a Marathon – Marine Corps Marathon at 6:39:10
• • Biking a century ride – a 100 mile bike ride in the Northern Neck Rhythm and Ride Century
• • Completing a triathlon – Santa Cruz Sprint Triathlon, including a 750m swim, 30km bike, and 5k Run
• • Completing a multi day bike ride – a 453 mile bike ride from Santa Cruz to Santa Monica
• • Completing a five mile Grunt “with my 66 year old Dad who is a USN Vietnam Disabled Veteran”

In participating in World T.E.A.M. Sports‘ Soldiers to the Summit at Snowbird event in February, 2012, Snyder has particular goals. “I hope to give motivation to other disabled warriors or veterans, while building friendships and comradery, with my fellow brothers and sisters,” he said. “I want these friendship to be ones that will last a lifetime and know they are now connected with a new brother they just met.”

Snyder recalls a statement from the fictional Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, as portrayed by R. Lee Ermey in the Stanley Kubrick film, “Full Metal Jacket.” Ermey served as a Marine Corps drill instructor prior to his film career and so is well educated in the Marine culture. “You are Marines. You’re part of a brotherhood. From now on until the day you die, wherever you are, every Marine is your brother. Most of you will go to Vietnam. Some of you will not come back. But always remember this: Marines die. That’s what we’re here for. But the Marine Corps lives forever. And that means YOU live forever.”

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. – Henry Ellis

Ada Bauer looks to her 16 years as a member of the United States Air Force as an opportunity that allowed her to serve her country. “I have been very blessed in my Air Force career – not too many individuals are able to say that they have traveled the world,” Bauer said.

Excited at the prospect of an Air Force career, the Anasco, Puerto Rico native convinced her parents to sign a waiver, allowing her to serve her country at the age of 17. “I have been stationed at Hurlburt Field and MacDill AFB in Florida; Kunsan AFB, Korea; Lackland AFB, Texas; Little Rock AFB, Arkansas as a Logistic Technician (Supply); and Minot AFB, North Dakota and Incirlik, Turkey as an Education and Training Manager.” In addition, she was deployed to oversea locations such as Italy, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq during her career.

“During my deployment to Iraq, I was a member of the first group of Air Force Airman assigned to fill much needed Army billets,” Bauer recalled. “I was a supply sergeant and ran convoy routes throughout the Sunni Triangle. During my deployment I saw the many ugly faces of war and developed PTSD, which I still suffer from today.”

Despite her wartime experiences in Iraq, the Springboro, Ohio resident maintains a positive attitude. Her interest in participating in World T.E.A.M. Sports‘ February 2012 Soldiers to the Summit Snowbird expedition is to “show myself that there are many activities, in life, which I have yet to attempt, skiing being one. My hopes are that I can find enjoyment in a new activity and it can give me a renewed thirst for life. I truly hope that this event will hold true to what I tell myself almost daily that ‘tomorrow will be better than today’.”


Above profile image courtesy Ada Bauer.

First assigned to Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Hall served nine months working in Labor and Delivery, assisting in birthing of children. During the two years from June 1992, he worked at WAMC in male medicine on the wards, assisting with bed side patient care.

“I then got out of the military in June of 2004 and schooled as a civilian until 1996 when I joined the California Army National Guard,” Hall remembers. “I served in the National Guard until May of 1999. I then went back on Active Duty status and was again stationed at Fort Bragg.”

In June of 2004, Hall was assigned to 3rd ID at Ft. Benning, Georgia. “I was sent to combat in Iraq,” he explains. “My tour went from January 2005 – January 2006. I then got out permanently in April 2006 to enjoy my family. My daughter asked me to never go to war again and to stay with her and never leave again. I honored my daughter’s request.”

During Hall’s tour in Iraq, he served as a medic working with 3rd ID. “I was the medic for (Foxtrot Co.2/69), a supply company that was on the road daily from Camp Corregidor to Camp T.Q. in Ramadi Iraq.” During his duties, he experienced two direct hits with IED’s while on route, 14 close range IED’s, and “multiple close range mortar rounds exploding near my vicinity while in Camp out post and Camp Corregidor in Ramadi, Iraq.” In addition, he suffered from blunt trauma to his face from a metal object while in Baqubah, Iraq. “I almost lost my eye, blade missed by two inches,” he explains. “I was thrown off ladder while four feet high, and was knocked out briefly.” Plus, he suffered hearing loss and Tinnitus from multiple close range blasts.

In May 2006, following his retirement, Hall moved to Lynchburg, Virginia with his family to begin the Bachelor of Nursing program at Liberty University. “I graduated with a BSN in December of 2007 and worked as an Operating Room Nurse for one year at Lynchburg General Hospital before moving back to California to attend Nurse Practitioner school at Azusa Pacific University.”

Hall worked at the Long Beach VA as a Nurse Case Manager beginning in April 2010. He took care of veterans and assisted them with their health care needs. “In November of 2011,” Hall reports, “I was given a job working at the Veterans Transition Center at the Long Beach VA, where I currently work. I now in process of working with returning veterans from Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation New Dawn. This has been the most rewarding work I have ever had, because I can help veterans now in dynamic ways. I also can relate to the returning veterans and help them as they integrate back into the civilian population. I provide the veterans with Healthcare by assigning them Primary Care Providers. I also assist vets with housing, GI Bill benefits, mental health treatment, TBI treatment, and PTSD treatment if needed.”

For recreation, Hall surfs with his two boys. “I surfed all around southern California at different surf spots with friends and family,” he said. “I am addicted to playing hockey. These two sports take my mind off the stress I have acquired from my combat experiences. I do not suffer from loss of limbs, but I do struggle with nightmares, TBI, and PTSD symptoms. Due to sports and a supportive family, my life is much more enjoyable with my unseen injuries.”

Hall also is active in winter sports. “I learned how to ski at 12 years of age. I skied in Mammoth, Lake Tahoe, Big Bear Mountain, and Mountain High.”

Regarding his participation in the February 2012 Soldiers to the Summit at Snowbird expedition, Hall said he decided to participate after a co-worker alerted him of the opportunity. “I realized I needed to apply, not only for the therapeutic benefits of experiencing nature with other injured veterans, but to understand how these programs are helping to heal veterans. By experiencing ‘Soldiers to the Summit,’ I am going to be able to share with other veterans what these trips are about, and how they can benefit from applying to these outreaches.”

Profile photograph courtesy Michael Hall.

“I joined the U.S. Navy when I was 17 years old in high school.” Kaimuloa explained. “I was on the Delayed Entry Program so as soon as I graduated, I was off to Boot Camp in Great Lakes.”

Kaimuloa did two years service at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and two years in Sasebo, Japan on the USS Beaufort ATS-2 Salvage and Rescue Ship. This was followed by two years reserved duty – “Then, I got out.”

“Due to my father’s death, I had to cut my military career short to take care of my mom,” the Temecula, California resident explained. “I landed a Civil Service Job at Camp Pendleton in the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Shop where I am currently waiting for my retirement papers to go through for my 20 plus years of service to the Marines.”

In 2006, while Kaimuloa was working at Camp Pendleton, he was sent to Iraq. “I joined the California National Guard in January, 2002. I was put on orders to go to Iraq in 2005. I had to go to school for a year to learn how to fly the ‘Shadow’ UAV for the U.S. Army.”

Kaimuloa reports that “My unit was stationed at the forward site of the air strip in Talquadem, Iraq. I developed heart problems when I was there and I had to be Medivac’ed out to Landstuhl, Germany where I had surgery for my right side hernia and a full body work up.”

While in Germany, Kaimuloa was impressed with the care he received. “I felt like the President – it was the best medical care I have ever had in my life. They found that I had hearing loss in both ears, right hip socket small tear in my labrum, spur in left foot heal, left knee arthritic deterioration of the joint, lower back degenerated disc, left elbow ulna nerve pinched, both wrists have arthritis in the joints, left and right shoulders have arthritic joints, neck has degenerated disc, heart was and still has uncontrollable hypertension. Go figure!”

Kaimuloa returned to the United States following his treatment. “I didn’t know I had combat PTSD until I came back to the States at Fort Lewis, Washington. I felt so alone and lost like I was in a foreign country. I was supposed to only be on orders for two years and be back to my job and family.”

Placed on medical hold for two years, Kaimuloa medically retired in April 2009. “I still have all the problems that I had back in 2007,” he reports. “Some got worse and others never changed. The doctors at the VA don’t know what to do about my heart. They still can’t get my high blood pressure under control and I am getting tired of taking so much meds.”

Noting he doesn’t get out much owing to his injuries, Kaimuloa reports that whenever he is invited to events with other soldiers, he signs up. “That is the main reason why I signed up for the ‘Soldiers to the Summit at Snowbird.’”

“I need to get some exercise, ’cause I am tipping the scales at 300 pounds. I have so many injuries that it makes it hard to exercise to lose the weight. I want people to know that not only the injuries that you can see are bad, but the ones you can’t see are the worst, at least for me.”

Above image courtesy Dane Kaimuloa.

With a board background in Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Amanda began her military career with Vandenburg AFB in California. There, she recovered a crashed Minuteman II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System. She then served at Osan AB in South Korea, where she worked with Korean EOD forces disposing of naval missile systems. During this tour, she coordinated with the US Army to dispose 12,000 anti-personnel landmines. Amanda then moved on to Nellis AFB, Nevada, leading 15-man teams clearing 3.1 million acres of hazardous ordnance. Amanda next was selected to start-up the first Post-911 EOD flight at F.E. Warren AFB in Wyoming. Working with limited funds and personnel, she was pivotal to ensuring unit nuclear certification within six months. Finally, Amanda transitioned to Little Rock AFB, Arkansas where she was the Flight Chief of the EOD unit covering a four-state area, coordinated training with the FBI and local Bomb Squad personnel within the state of Arkansas.

Amanda Brewer during a Middle East Tour. Photograph and top photograph courtesy Amanda Brewer.

During her 21 year military career, Amanda was deployed across the Middle East: Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia; Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Al Jaber, Kuwait; Al Dhafra, United Arab Emirates; Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan; Patrol Base O’Ryan, Iraq; and Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. Her military awards are extensive. They include the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal with Valor and three oak leaf clusters, Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Armed Forces Services Medal, and NATO Non-Article Five ISAF Medal.

In June, 1996, Amanda was in the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia when terrorists bombed them with a large vehicle bomb. She received a concussion, lacerations from flying glass and debris, TBI and started the first symptoms of PTSD. She managed to remain in the Air Force for another 14 years and deployed to various overseas locations. While at a Patrol Base in Iraq, Amanda compounded several of her earlier injuries of PTSD, TBI, spinal injuries and suffered from, at that time, undiagnosed CMPD. Amanda’s last deployment was in Afghanistan, after which she became medically disqualified to further deploy. She was medically released and then retired after more than two decades of service.

Amanda currently suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Bain Injury (TBI), Spinal Injuries, and Chronic Myofascial Pain Disorder (CMPD) from repeated injuries. The CMPD causes severe spams and pain around all the muscle groups in the torso, arms and head. These have started to move where the bones are in their natural position. She still has glass fragments exude from her head, back and feet to this day.

Earlier in her life, Amanda was an avid runner, hiker, and a general outdoors type of person. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, on several occasions, she enjoyed skiing. Unfortunately, many of these activities are no longer an option. She now has a yoga and meditation schedule to help with her chronic pain and plans to return to running at some point. Amanda has three acres and three horses and is working on riding her horses. “Working with the horses has been a great experience,” she said.

Amanda is enthusiastic about her participation in the February 2012 Soldiers to the Summit at Snowbird expedition. “Heck, yeah I am going!” she said. “I can’t wait to ski again. I am finally getting my husband to some cold for fun, since he is not a winter kind of person! On the other hand, I cannot wait to try this out again … such good memories.”