Congratulations Chris!

We are so proud of our son, Christopher Michael. Chris is an electrical engineer, specializing in optics. Today, he was awarded the prestigious 2007 Global War On Terrorism "Magnum" award from the Department of Defense for the work he did to advance our nation's fight against terrorism. When we asked him to explain to us exactly what he did he replied, "If I tell you, I'd have to kill you!'

Even though he and a team from different parts of the country worked on a top secret project for many months, Chris and his team have never been told exactly how their work would be used by the Department of Defense. We suspect it has something to do with "the war" and we also know this important project was successful and they have the satisfaction of knowing they've made our country a safer place.

Chris, we are so proud of you. You have truly used your God-given talents to "make a difference." I have no doubt that lives have been saved because of your hard work.

BTW, the GWOT stands for Global War on Terrorism. The reason it is called the Magnum awards was because the final testing was done in Hawaii. Get it....Magnum, P.I.!!! Actually the P.I. stands for Polarized Imaging.....not exactly sure of the exact wording) I never claimed to be science savy; I'm just a proud mom!