Here is an mad-lib to send to him from the guy who has his struts (no that's not a GACC inside joke).
Hey there Mike! Hope everything is going _______ for you. I was driving to the _______ when I thought of you. It made me feel happy knowing that you ________ into the _______ for those who couldn't. You took one for the team. Also, those _______ that you gave me are really ______ . When you make it back to Georgia, I want to ______ my _______ . Maybe after that I'll buy you a ______ and we can chug it down.
Your ______,
Dale.
Too obvious? Need some editing? If you don't like this, next time you send some letters out, just note that I am thankful he went and his buddies are proud of his decisions whether or not some folks think it's the right thing to do.