{"id":4632,"date":"2018-10-30T18:55:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T21:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=4632"},"modified":"2018-10-31T19:05:28","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T22:05:28","slug":"the-lgf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=4632","title":{"rendered":"The LGF"},"content":{"rendered":"

The L<\/strong>ocal G<\/strong>uard F<\/strong>orce.<\/p>\n

I work closely with these good people.\u00a0 They know me by name, and luckily they wear name tags for me.\u00a0 The two in the picture below are most interesting.\u00a0 The one standing next to me is Lucas.\u00a0 You can tell by his suppressed smile that he is most ornery.\u00a0 He is vibrant and full of life, happy down deep inside where it counts.\u00a0 He took his hat off for the picture, but I made him put it back on.<\/p>\n

The one on the end is serious as a heart attack.\u00a0 His name is Antonio Carlos.\u00a0 He is extremely professional and it took many months of joking with him to get him to respond back.\u00a0 Now, when I walk past him we will have a hand shaking contest.\u00a0 I will squeeze his hand until I feel his joints popping.\u00a0 Afterwards as I walk away, he will shake his hand to get the blood back.<\/p>\n

\u2026 actually, if the truth be told, it is the other way around.\u00a0 I am the one walking away shaking to get the blood back in his hand.\"\"<\/a>There is an interesting female guard that I must tell you about.\u00a0 She does not look Brazilian, but more European.\u00a0 Because of the massive Japanese population in Brazil, she could be part that. \u00a0But she never smiles, so\u2026. I saw that as a challenge.<\/p>\n

Every time I saw her I would nod and say, Bom dia<\/em> (good day), and she would nod back with a polite smile.\u00a0 Over a period of months, the smile would get bigger.<\/p>\n

One day while I was working at one of the Consulate\u2019s gates, I saw a pretty woman enter and pass through the metal detector.\u00a0 She was laughing and very much at ease, and I found it hard to look away.\u00a0 Over a period of several months I saw this woman come and go several times, before I realized it is the female guard who never smiles.<\/p>\n

A few months ago, I was working in the LGF Command Post during the shift change, and I happen to see her enter to start the checkout process.\u00a0 I watched her remove her body armor, unload her firearm and check it in.\u00a0 I watched her remove the tunic she was wearing and complete her required paperwork.\u00a0 And with each step, I saw her personality slowly transform from serious armed guard, to a frivolous young lady.\u00a0 At one point, she looked over at me and smiled, without me having to force it from her.<\/p>\n

I found the transformation\u00a0fascinating, yet beautiful.\u00a0 I wish I had a picture of her to post.\u00a0 She knows no English, so I can\u2019t pull the 900-year-old mother trick.\u00a0 Perhaps I will get one someday.<\/p>\n

So, take care, kick butt and take on any new adventure you may encounter.\u00a0 This weekend is the Marine Ball.\u00a0 MotherDear asked me to take lots of pictures of pretty women, and that I can do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Local Guard Force. I work closely with these good people.\u00a0 They know me by name, and luckily they wear …<\/p>\n

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