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Wanted to take a sec and recognize family in this Thanksgiving post. This is my cousin’s @rolex Submariner. We’re from the same small town in the south. We didn’t have much growing up, but it’s fair to say he had less than I did. We were not particularly close when we were in school back home, but later in life the military brought us together (one of the many things I’m grateful to the military for). We both did active time, deployments, and specialty schools. When we entered into the reserve force as older men he was screened, assessed, and selected to become a member of my reserve unit. So, now you have two poor cousins from the dirty south that made it out and are now in the same unit running around doing great things with some pretty impressive tools on their wrists (e.g., @rolex @tudorwatch @oris @sangin.instruments @chriswardlondon etc). Old “Cuz” is an impressive man. By way of his ADHD superpowers, he’s always able to find the bright side of any bad situation (I’m sure he needed that unlimited reservoir of optimism in Ranger School). He’s a prior service enlisted Marine turned Army officer. When he came off active duty he joined the Secret Service. After a few years there he moved over to ATF where he’s fighting the good fight today! Most importantly, he’s the father of a beautiful child, and he and his lovely wife have another bun in the oven! So much to be thankful for! Speaking of thanking people for things on this day that is quite literally for thanking people for things, Cuz is to thank for my somewhat unreasonable obsession with watches (and watch straps). He got me started on Tudor years ago and I never looked back! So, Cuz, the Command Element and I thank you for the gift that keeps on giving! SEND IT! - PRESENT & READY . #oris #rolex #tudor #useyourtools #sendmethedtg #christopherward #presentandready #sangininstruments . #awwc #gearpatrol #wristcheck #timeandtide #wahawatches #thewristorian #thegreynato #wornandwound #wristenthusiast #revolutionwatch #thewatchlounge #monochromewatches #watchesofespionage #watchesofscience #watcheswinwars #watchesofleo #sonofawatch #traumagoon #spycraft101 #nubgunner #watchevac #tf383

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