User:Ttansey

 THOMAS TANSEY b: 3NOV1969 D: 

Hello fellow Wikipedia editors! I just wanted to say that I hope I do not step on anyone's toes as I edit. I live in the United States and just recently moved to North Augusta, South Carolina. I am a medically retired combat veteran that had a few months over 20 years of service but I would of stayed in until they kicked me out at 62, kicking and screaming! I grew up in NYC until I was 19, at which point I entered the military in MAR1989 and was extremely fortunate to be stationed with NATO in West Germany. I was in W. Germany for the fall of the Berlin wall. At the time I was stationed in Kaiserslautern, GE which everyone in the area called K-town, even most of the locals! My time in the service was some of the best times in my life! I traveled all over the world seeing places good as well as bad. Along the way I could say the same thing with the people I've met. I somehow made it back to NY, DEC1999. I was in NY on 11SEP2001, when my life was altered forever. My father had 14 brothers & sisters, he made 15. My father emigrated from Ireland and worked day & night to bring anyone of his siblings to NYC that wanted to come, in the end he brought 10 in total. Most of my family live and work in NYC to this day. I lost many, that unseasonably warm day in September. I was medically retired in JUN2009, mainly because of pancreas problems which has ultimately led to heart and lung dysfunctions.

I started off this profile trying to tell whoever was listening or mad at me for correcting their work that I didn't intend to make enemies or cause strife. This quickly morphed into a sort of history of my life, as I fear my time here is growing short. I have a young son, Michael, who with the grace of God, may someday, somehow glance at this letter and know I loved him VERY much and he was forever on my mind. I love you son. I wish I was there for you and your mother more. I want to apologize to Wikipedia for leaving this in my profile, it truly wasn't what I intended to write, it just happened.