{"id":1377,"date":"2019-06-09T22:35:38","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T22:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deargarrett.com\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2019-06-09T22:46:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-09T22:46:54","slug":"meade-river-operation-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deargarrett.com\/meade-river-operation-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Garrett’s First Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row custom_padding=”1px||24px|||” custom_margin=”-18px|auto|-40px|auto||” _builder_version=”3.22.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.23.3″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”15px” custom_padding=”||0px|||”]<\/p>\n<p>Dear Garrett.\u00a0 I remember your first coach.\u00a0 You were about age five in kindergarten at Zion Lutheran School.\u00a0\u00a0You signed up to play soccer through the Georgetown City recreation program.<\/p>\n<p>Your coach’s name was Henry.\u00a0 It was amazing\u00a0to see how Henry coached\u00a0the team.\u00a0 No matter what any player did, Henry constantly cheered them on.\u00a0 When a player made a mistake Henry cheered them on all the more.\u00a0 When a player made a mistake, it seemed a though it was immediately forgotten — or not even noticed.\u00a0 It was like they hadn’t even made a mistake!\u00a0 I witnessed Henry cheer each player out of every mistake that was ever made while playing your soccer games.<\/p>\n<p>I was glad you were on Henry’s team.\u00a0 Dads like to see their sons nurtured\u00a0with encouragement.\u00a0 Henry knew how to truly\u00a0encourage.\u00a0 I don’t think he knew how to discourage a player at all.\u00a0 It seemed against his nature to discourage in any way.<\/p>\n<p>I found a definition of\u00a0 the word “encourage”.\u00a0 It means to inspire or stimulate with assistance or approval.\u00a0 I was glad your first coach gave you that approval.<\/p>\n<p>Henry reminds me of what I think God is like.\u00a0 I think God only encourages us — I don’t think He is ever discouraged with us no matter what we do, just like Henry.<\/p>\n<p>You were the team goalie — remember?\u00a0 You did a great job with Henry’s constant encouragement.\u00a0 I’ll\u00a0ask Rob to post\u00a0your soccer photos below\u00a0this story.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.deargarrett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/garrettPlayingSoccer.jpg” _builder_version=”3.23.3″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.23.3″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_align=”center”]<\/p>\n<p>Garrett Playing Soccer<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.deargarrett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/garrettCoachHenryCheering.jpg” _builder_version=”3.23.3″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.deargarrett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/garrettGuardingGoal.jpg” _builder_version=”3.23.3″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.23.3″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_align=”center”]<\/p>\n<p>Garret Guarding the Goal<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.deargarrett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/moreCheeringCoachHenry.jpg” _builder_version=”3.23.3″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.23.3″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_align=”center”]<\/p>\n<p>More Cheering from Coach Henry<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.deargarrett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/garrettKickingOff.jpg” _builder_version=”3.23.3″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.23.3″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_align=”center”]<\/p>\n<p>Garrett Kicking Off<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Garrett.\u00a0 I remember your first coach.\u00a0 You were…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:tadv\/classic-paragraph -->\n<p>The Defense POW\/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, accounted for from the Vietnam War, are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors.<\/p>\n<p>Army Lt. Col. Robert G. Nopp, 31, of Salem, Oregon, accounted for on Feb. 1, 2018, will be buried October 18 in Arlington National Cemetery, near Washington, D.C. On July 13, 1966 Nopp was assigned to the 131st Aviation Company, serving as a pilot aboard an OV-1C aircraft, on a night surveillance mission from Phu Bai Airfield over Attapu Province, Laos People\u2019s Democratic Republic (L.P.D.R.). Visibility was poor due to heavy thunderstorms. Radar and radio contact were lost with the aircraft, which was not uncommon due to the mountainous terrain in that part of Laos. When the aircraft did not return as scheduled, search efforts were initiated, but no crash site was found. Also lost in the crash was Army Staff Sgt. Marshall F. 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