Thank you for your service!

MSgt Moulton,

I am a friend of your “Big Sister” Norma.  (I quoted big sister as I imagine you are taller than she is. <smile>)  Norma recently told me you were retiring and she was creating this blog for you.  I thought was a great gift.  Over the past week, I have greatly enjoyed reading the accounts of your career through the eyes of others.  And I have to admit I had a great smile on my face when I read you were stationed at Luke AFB, which is in my back yard.  From my yard, I can watch the jets as they head to or from the Goldwater Range.  From my close friends, (Retired Navy), porch across the street from the South Gate, I can hear the sound of freedom as the jets take off and land.  (Which by the way I will be enjoying later this afternoon.)

MSgt, I wanted to write this message as thankful and grateful American.  Over the past 24 years, you have made a selfless sacrifice putting family, health and wellbeing aside for service to our country.  While not everyone member of our nation understands this sacrifice, a GREAT number do!  Moreover, I am one of them!  

MSgt Moulton, I am very aware of the protocol for a “Salute” and the term “Sir” in the military.  However, I was also raised to believe these are a sign of respect.  With that stated, and all due respect.  I Salute the man who has given twenty-four years of his life to the freedoms that I enjoy and thank you Sir for your service!

As you transition into civilian life, I wish you the best of luck in the quest of the ultimate fishing pond.

Thank you MSgt. Moulton enjoy your well-deserved retirement!

Shawn Wheeler