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04/03/2003 Archived Entry: "KRISTOFER JAMES THOMPSON"

KRISTOFER JAMES THOMPSON

Kristofer James Thompson is the son of my good friend, Cindy McAtee. He is a second Lieutenant in the Army and is the Air Defense Liason officer for 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. His primary duty is Air Defense planning for the third brigade. He plans air defense coverage for both Patriot and Stinger based missile systems and is personally in charge of five Bradley fighting vehicles.

Kris is the reason you see me wearing my little yellow bow with a tie tack through it. I wanted to do something special for him and thought if we all did that for one serviceman or servicewoman, we could get them all covered. He was supposed to leave tomorrow for Kuwait, but now it appears it will be Monday.

I have one small bow on a tree outside and once he leaves, I will add a bow for each day he is gone until he returns. That will help keep us ever mindful of what Kris and others like him are doing for us.

I hope you'll all read the letter he wrote to me a couple of weeks ago that is featured this week in the Independent. It is very well written and expresses his feelings about many aspects of our country's involvment in the war. It is with his permission that it appears in the paper. You'll find it in place of Linda's usual editorial.