From: dxcoffee@alt119.net.remove-ysn-this   
      
   Paul N6PSE informs DxCoffee Readers:   
      
   From the International DX Convention, Visalia California:   
      
   The Intrepid-DX Group is pleased to announce the recipient of the annual   
   "Intrepid Spirit Award". We are pleased to have received so many worthy   
   nominations to consider.   
      
   This year's award goes to a notable Dxer and DXpeditioner that we have come to   
   respect and admire greatly, Mr. Sebastien "Seb" Poulenard-F5UFX.   
      
   This award is to recognize Sebastien's outstanding efforts to activate Juan de   
   Nova Island as FT4JA and Tromelin Island as FT4TA.   
      
   Sebastien and his teams are largely responsible for fulfilling the need for   
   these rare and difficult entities. We recognize Sebastien's unselfish acts to   
   activate these challenging and much needed entities on behalf of a grateful   
   Global DX Community.   
      
   We acknowledge Sebastien's pursuit of operating excellence in assembling the   
   best operators available for these important activations. It is for these   
   reasons that we honored him with our Intrepid Spirit Award, presented at the   
   International DX    
   Convention, Visalia, California on April 21st, 2016.   
      
   This "Intrepid-Spirit Award" is made in memory of our fallen friend and   
   member, James McLaughlin, T6AF who was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan in April,   
   2011.   
      
   The award is intended to recognize and honor those individuals or teams that   
   boldly activate rare entities where their own personal safety is secondary to   
   their pursuit of providing contacts to the DX Community.   
      
   While we do not encourage Dxers to go into harm's way, we recognize that   
   circumstances sometimes require that and we recognize those Intrepid Dxers   
   with the Intrepid Spirit Award.   
      
   Thank you,   
      
   Paul S. Ewing   
      
   Vice President & Founder   
      
   The Intrepid-DX Group   
      
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   http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2017/the-intrepid-spirit-award-2017-to-seb-f5ufx/   
      
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