Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),

Yesterday, I won a major battle in court — my client was sued by his former partner, who was demanding approximately $350,000 in damages from my client. I mounted a strong defense, and introduced evidence that supported the fact that it was the former partner who owed my client approximately $100,000. After four days of trial, my adversary informed me that his client is willing to end the litigation if my client agrees to do so also — i.e., the case is over, and both sides just walk away from each other without any money changing hands. This was a MAJOR victory for my client!

All this talk about battle and victory, I thought you may be interested is seeing some documents from my personal military history:

I was commissioned a Second Lieutenant (2LT) on October 19, 1971 (after completing 4 years of ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Cours) at City University of New York (CCNY; Baruch College)).

However, on December 3, 1971, I had been diagnosed with “frequent premature ventricular contractions.”

Nevertheless, I was allowed to continue in the military; and on January 18, 1972, I was discharged from Active Duty at Fort Benning, where I had completed an Infantry Officer Basic Course (Military Occupational Specialty [MOS] 1542 = Infantry Officer) — earlier (May & June 1970), I also completed Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia.

On May 31, 1972, I was transferred to the 351 Tactical Psychological Operations Company, stationed in the Bronx, N.Y.

PSYOP is the dissemination of truthful information to foreign audiences in support of U.S. policy and national objectives. Tactical psychological operations are used by commanders to secure immediate and near-term goals. In this environment, these force-enhancing activities serve as a means to lower the morale and efficiency of enemy forces.

Then, on March 30, 1973, while on an annual Army training mission, at Camp Lejune, North Carolina, I was diagnosed with “Ventricular Parasystole Dnepte” (a cardiac arrhythmia caused by the interaction of two foci independently initiating cardiac impulses at different rates; which had not manifested itself previously). That diagnosis disqualified me from further service in the Army.

William, remember: Persuade, Change and Influence.

Love,

Dziadziuś Paweł.

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