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For those of you that don't know, I am in the US Navy, and every year around summertime, my command deploys on a +/-three month tour of duty called CARAT. (Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training) During which we train with multiple countries militaries in the eastern hemisphere.
This year, I will get to visit Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, the Philippines, and a few others whose names escape me at the moment...
(For those of you may be interested, I often post photos of my CARAT shenanigans in my "This is my Life" gallery folder! 
)While I am excited as always, I am also pretty bummed, because I will most likely not have time to complete any more animations, songs, or vectors until I get back...
I will, of course, resume animating the moment I return! In the meantime though, I'd like to leave you with some cheesy sentiments:
You Bronies are some of the nicest people I have ever met!! You are kind, excepting, loving, and forgiving in a world full of bitter, hateful, and sad people. You love and tolerate where most would hate, and criticize. Because of this, many will mock and tease you. Though their scathing remarks make it pretty easy to lash out, please don't hate them in return! This only feeds the fire! If anything, feel sorry for them. They are merely attacking what they don't understand because it makes them uncomfortable... Be thankful that you are secure enough in who you are to be yourself, regardless of what other people think! Many lesser men/women envy you, though they may never have the courage to tell you so. Stay strong Bronies; the world needs you!
Brony 4 Life!!
~BlackGryph0n
P.S. Quick Question: When I get back, do you want me to release "Message from Fluttershy," or make "Licious" videos for the rest of the mane six? I still plan on doing Fluttershy's message, but I can knock the Licious videos out much faster!
Also, I'mma try to do both!
Tour is always fun! Today I pet an Elephant, played with a Tiger, and had someone put a Lemur on my face!! (I was literally just walking down the street, minding my own business!... Thailand dude...
I need to improve on my own image. I used to lift weights frequently. I even got up to a max bench (one rep, of course) of 105 lbs. I was so proud of that. But that was like 8 years ago of almost no exercise haha. All the muscles melted away.
Ahhh, so cool! Lol, that lemur-face thing is pretty random... I hope you are taking tons of photos to remember your tour by! Wow, I have never pet a tiger before! And if I have touched an elephant, it was a long time ago at a zoo when I was little.
Respect.
Peace.
Kinda off topic, but I was recently watching the "MMMystery on the Friendship Express" episode, and I have to say I absolutly LOVED your work on it! My favorite part has got to be the marching piece used when Pinkie Pie begins to guard the cake at nightfall! The horn lines are brilliant, and the subtle snare roles and symbol crashes add so much humor to it! I literally laughed out loud!!
Sorry, I just had to say something!!