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15 May 2016, 12:24
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RIP Andy Potts aka SOTB
Andy passed into Vahalla today.
His service included 3D Recon Bn, 2d Force Recon Co, JFKSWC. His efforts helped get the fledgling Force Recon MEUSOC program off ground and at one time he was the only MMF qualified sniper in the Marine Corps. He was hard as the proverbial woodpecker lips and smart. He has worked all over the world and was currently running a highly successful intelligence and security company in Mexico. I know first hand the high level value his efforts brought to people. I've had the privilege of knowing Andy since 1986. We shared similar traits and have agreed, argued and told each other to F off in cycles for years. I valued his friendship, advice and ability to tell me I was an asshole. He was a father, husband and a Brother to many. This site was better because of him and he never hesitated to reach out a helping hand to anyone regardless of the circumstances. Please take a moment to remember and celebrate Andy's life. He'll be missed, but not forgotten by all of us who know him. Semper Fi 
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15 May 2016, 12:26
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Rest in Peace, Andy Potts
You'll be sorely missed
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"To the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee, for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee" Melville / Captain Ahab
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15 May 2016, 12:31
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Rest easy, Andy.
See you at the ORP. You are missed, and this place is smaller without you.
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Life’s barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you get good at.
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15 May 2016, 12:32
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Never met SOTB as some have. But feel a tremendous sense of loss.
Semper Fi Mac
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RLTW Life Would Be Boring If We Were All Normal - SB
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15 May 2016, 12:33
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15 May 2016, 12:36
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Well. Shit.
"Sorry to hear that" doesn't even come close. Grace and peace to his friends and comrades. Sit tibi terra levis.
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15 May 2016, 12:45
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Rest in Peace Marine.
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 "Look Sharp, Act Sharp, Be Sharp - But don't cut yourself!" 
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15 May 2016, 12:47
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What a shocker. RIP.
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"Everybody is entitled to their opinion. Of course that lets in the crackpots, but if you can't tell a crackpot when you see one, you oughta be taken in." Harry Truman
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15 May 2016, 12:50
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Goodbye, Andy. Thank you for making our lives better.
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“It's not a good idea to allow an unknown enemy force to attack your compound. Ever, really.” -MixedLoad "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." -HST Secrets don't sleep til they're took to the grave. -BMTH
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15 May 2016, 12:52
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Well said SB.
I won't mourn Andys passing. Instead I will celebrate his life and spend the evening remembering some great times and experiences shared over the years.. My wife and I still laugh over a bet I lost to Andy several years ago.. I had to take him to a high end steak place and let him order whatever he wanted.. He had me in tears laughing most of the night with his jeering over the very stupid bet I had made with him.. And cost me a small fortune before the night was over (that f'er could eat like no other when it served a purpose lol)..
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15 May 2016, 13:01
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Even now that he is gone I still find myself thinking "what would Andy think, what would he say about this? What would he do right now?" WWAD, perfect.
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15 May 2016, 13:10
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RIP SOTB. Thank you again for helping me.
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It was a lot more fun being 20 in the 70's than it is being 70 in the 20's. Joe Walsh. If there’s a chain of argument, every link in the chain must work (including the premise)—not just most of them. Carl Sagan, The Baloney Detection Kit. toms-shop.com
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16 May 2016, 20:44
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RIP, Andy. Blue skies and a swift flight to Valhalla.
Damn... 
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15 May 2016, 13:21
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RIP brother. You will be missed but always respected.
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