Murdock,
I saved the last card for you. You were right, son. I really did have enough people to send a card a day to and I didn't even have to try that hard to think of them once I started. I know we didn't make a bet, but tomorrow, you can have the triple scoop cone of your choice on me.
When I wrote B.A.'s card, I told him something that I also need to tell you. Back in the bad days when we were POWs, we all drew strength from B.A., but we all drew hope from you. No matter how bad the day had been, you always went to sleep convinced that tomorrow was the day that things would be better. You kept us looking forward instead of getting stuck in the daily grind.
Like this challenge of yours. It was about the fifth card when it occurred to me that I was feeling better. I hadn't even consciously noticed that I was feeling bad, but thinking about who to send cards to and remembering how we met those people, thinking about how we helped them and, in some cases, how they helped us, brought back the good things to the front of my mind.
Then two days ago, Face came back from our drop box at the Post Office and there was a handful of cards for us. I enjoyed watching you as you passed them out and I enjoyed it even more when we sat around the table, opening our cards and sharing them.
I know that the local station is going to be playing 'It's a Wonderful Life' and I know, as usual, you'll manage to talk us all into watching it again. I used to watch it and think of you as George Banks because I know that my life would have been very different, and not for the better, if I hadn't listened to Colonel Jackson all those years ago. But on rethinking it, maybe you're our own Clarence - waiting to get your wings, but putting it off until you make sure we get them as well. Maybe that will be a kind of flying that even B.A. won't mind.
Merry Christmas,
Hannibal
H.M Murdock is canon, but could also be a figment of all of our imaginations - or maybe we're all figments of his. Regardless, he appeared in every A-Team worthy of being watched.
To all that have followed along - Merry Christmas to you all and looking forward to a Happy New Year.