Well this will be my first PGR mission. i met this soldier/hero, at my shop about a week before he deployed to afghanistan. i had to repair a watch he got from a baghdad street vendor, and i sized his and his wifes wedding rings. we shot the shaZam! for a while, and i mentioned after hearing of his deployment. i said something of like " well hell that will be a bit of a climate change , and we shot the shaZam! and joked for a while longer, before they left. and i had NOT charged him for my work. ( a personal policy of mine), and as he was leaving i said. hey man, when you return , both you and your wife ( were married 6 weeks before his deployment) , the drinks are on me. any place you wanna go :cheers:, then the other day i heard his name on EARLY am radio, as being killed, im like aww shaZam! no :cry: , so if im a bit of a short tempered ass for the next lil bit. this would mainly be the reason why.
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Still got that KJV you said you read? There are a few reassuring scriptures in there. Unfortunately, we'll have to witness things getting worse before they ever get better. Perhaps you could think of a kind gesture of sorts for his wife, but at the time I'm not sure what to suggest. Even a card would help though! Anyway you can channel inward emotion into outgoing concern will be therapeutic.
Yama, my dear friend,
Spiros Zodhiates published/translated one of the most exellent "study Bibles" known to modern man. It ranks in the top 5 and there is quite an argument as to which is the best. His is often at number one in the King James Version as well as the New American Standard.
Death to the New World Order, you know who.
We finished the first leg today. we rode up to scott county airport. where a chartered jet came in. i believe it was from kalitta charters (http://www.kalittacharters.com/images/2007_images/urgent_planes.jpg) <--- that plane there. i pulled flag duty. and was five feet from the aircraft wingtip when it came in. we got him into the hearse. then stood down. and prepared to leave. out on hwy 63 there were TWO large fire engines, ( hook and ladder type) with teh ladders up and over the highway. with a giant ass american flag, seems like 8 feet on the short side. and everyone was in tehir parade uniforms. we had about 36 bieks we started with, and picked up about 50 more :cheers:, and had all of 63 goin toward i75, and from exit 141 on i75 to exit 129 we had 2 miles of the southbound lane all to ourselves. and no one seemed to mind at all. , oart two starts tomorrow at 4pm, and part 3 on tuesday at 8am
Glad things have gone well so far and that proper respect has been shown. It is very much deserved.
well, lol until we get to knoxville, well be iin a VERY redneckish area, so the anti war people, err the protesters, will prolly not be there. hell even if they do show. hey no problem. thats what we and our two wheeled noisemakers are for :thumb:
The only people I have heard or read about protesting at veteran's funerals are the far-RIGHT a-holes from Topeka, AKA Fred Phelps and his "church." Anti-war people protest the war and those who started it, not the people implementing it.
This is the true cost of the Iraq invasion and occupation, and it is sickening. I am very sad for his family and friends. I hope that no other families must feel such pain.
Quote from: trumpetguy on July 20, 2008, 08:57:54 PM
The only people I have heard or read about protesting at veteran's funerals are the far-RIGHT a-holes from Topeka, AKA Fred Phelps and his "church." Anti-war people protest the war and those who started it, not the people implementing it.
This is the true cost of the Iraq invasion and occupation, and it is sickening. I am very sad for his family and friends. I hope that no other families must feel such pain.
or as my brother ( 101 abn said) If youve gotta Buddha Loves You, Buddha Loves You at the COmmander in chief, and the congress who voted the war into being. BUT dont disresp[ect the soldiers O0
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terry and i would f%$king disembowel anyone protesting a veterans funeral. my count, friends, fellow seals, men and recruits stands at 86 right now. eventually you just become numb.
I'm so sorry for the loss of your new friend, Yama. A fallen-soldier PGR mission is the toughest; I've only done welcome-homes so far. Bless your heart for being able to participate, and bless his heart for serving. :bowdown: :kiss3:
part 2: today we finsihed the funeral, i stood at attention for 3.5 hours holding a flag, well there were 25 of us doing that , ran into a minor protester today. as long as ive known her, she had been almost ultra left, she griped about teh war the pres etc. and evidently unbeknownst to her. she wasnt paying attention, the service station i was at, hada memorial banner on the sign, she evidently was unable to read or put 2+2 together. i ahd informed her. of what we just finished. and kindly asked her to tone it down out of respect. she declined. the station owner sawi was seeing red. as was he, well we BOTH asked again, she declined again. and he told her to leave. and we both escorted her out of there. i just hope i never see her again :mad:, but i have a sinking suspicion that i will :icon_confused:
Some people are just so clueless, self-absorbed, and insensitive. It'd be nice to drop her in the middle of Iraq or Afghanistan.
i wanted to clobber teh f%$k out of her. BUT tehn i remember, i dont hit women, nor would i have liked to waste my time wiht that one :dunno_white:, but hey its all good :cheers:, ill update thi spost tomorrow night, after work, , i gotta get up at 7, head out to the rally point, then we escort him to the cemetary
I say drop her in Afghanistan!! She won't be able rant at all!
just ignore the protesters anything else is just playing into their hands and gives their cause merit. they are looking for attention and if no one gives them any they 1 looks stupid, or stupider and 2 will eventually go away because there will be nothing left to report. protesting politicians or things like that if fair game but doing it to the injured or dead is no cosher
agreed. frankie. but good news, today there was NOTHING but teh best in east tn http://www.wate.com/global/story.asp?s=8715706 ( watch teh video my skinny ass is near teh end lol) btw the gs is running good. ( per the other thread, the knocking noise was the chain hitting the centerstand , since i put teh gixxer can on it, theres no support for it, so eventually something would have had to hit it. she performed well, BUT TBH i would have rode her to her death today regardless :cheers:
AND teh funeral train was near 3 MILES long :o :o :o
'Lastly, I am proud of my country and it's flag. I want to look back and say I am proud to have served my country as a Soldier'
-Last line of the Soldier's Creed (at least the version I learned)
We should all take a moment to contemplate an appropriate expression of pride in this country, our flag and this particular Soldier.
Every time I hear of a Soldiers' death over there, a part of me sets off an alarm telling me that there's unfinished business that needs to be taken care of. Call it vengeance, call it stupid, but I'm going back in.
if you do man, be careful and throw a party before you deploy. ill buy the drinks :cheers:
terry if u go i am with ya .....private
when I do, it will be crossing over to the Corps. They're working on getting my records right now.
so what do you figure the timeline might be?, i gotta start planing a send-off party yet? :thumb:
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on July 22, 2008, 11:08:47 PM
if you do man, be careful and throw a party before you deploy. ill buy the drinks :cheers:
wait how man service men here?
me, terry, and yamahon?
I'll assume 'unknown' is based off his avatar and I believe erbilabuc is a Marine. Scottpags was AF as I recall and I believe there are a few others.
I was in the Army National Guard, but never deployed overseas. I made it to the mob station and was sent home because of my knees a week before WE were supposed to deploy. It was one of the saddest days of my life. The guys I trained for 6 months with, and had been drilling with for 8 years went without me and I wasn't there to help them through everything.
Quote from: tussey on July 24, 2008, 10:37:57 AM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on July 22, 2008, 11:08:47 PM
if you do man, be careful and throw a party before you deploy. ill buy the drinks :cheers:
wait how man service men here?
me, terry, and yamahon?
negatory, i serve only in spirit. hell i would have went if i could have gotten in :mad:
final update on cpl hovater: he was posthumously promoted from SPC to CPL, and awarded teh purple heart, and teh bronze star, and teh medals, and flag were presented to his widow by teh Sec. of defenses rep Gen. james Schwitter :bowdown:
Thanks for the update! Hard to imagine what she's going through, but I hope this recognition at least offers some solace.
Oh im quite sure shes emotionally f%&ked up right now. thats a given. but shes got a large amount of family friends and those who care, like myself and teh rest of teh PGR, teh CMA, and teh blue knights, amongst otehrs ready to help with whatever is needed :thumb:
i get two more missions in the VERY near future. i get to escort a funeral procession for a marine ( KIA/iraq),this fri/sat/monday and to guard teh moving wall exibit at teh end of the month :icon_confused:, but its the least i can do, and im damned proud to do it :bowdown:
lcdr 20 years 6 months and 22 days . i commanded one last post ceremony. terry i know what you mean. i did my part but there is still that nagging voice that wants you to be there until the bitter end.
HAHA did my ASVAB re-test (old scores were expired) Made a 98 with all but 1 line score at max. Still waiting on my 214, the MC liaison at St. L said it's been taking 2-3 months to actually get em from the Army. I'm gonna shoot for a HUMINT or Psyops spot, it's a little iffy as to whether I can enlist on one of those, but aside from that I'm already qualified. If that falls through, I'll probably take the DLAB again and head out Monterey way.
Terry, it takes a lot more courage to go back in then to stay in, I applaud you.
Sgt Light 2531, 2841, 0321(comm, breaching, recognition)
Quote from: spc on July 22, 2008, 10:33:43 PM
'Lastly, I am proud of my country and it's flag. I want to look back and say I am proud to have served my country as a Soldier'
-Last line of the Soldier's Creed (at least the version I learned)
"I am the defender of freedom and the American way of life. I AM an American Soldier." -The last line of the version they teach now. Regardless, it says the same thing.
" I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat, I will never quit. I will NEVER leave a fallen comrade."
My condolences Yam. I have lost two friends myself, and it is tough to be a part of something like that. Keep in mind that they died for a purpose, a reason, even if, for some, that reason is up for debate. My heart goes out to you and to the family of the lost.
Quote from: tussey on July 24, 2008, 10:37:57 AM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on July 22, 2008, 11:08:47 PM
if you do man, be careful and throw a party before you deploy. ill buy the drinks :cheers:
wait how man service men here?
me, terry, and yamahon?
Army, male, E-5 type here. One deployment, more to come Im sure
all went well, cept teh damned media was asking odd questions., to us ( the riders), asking us if teh war was worth it, whether we should be there, etc etc etc, when it came my turn, i said ( off camera) "madam, i respect you, and your work, but in this case, this is a funeral home, have some ( self censored f-bombing) respect. that is all. you can go ( f-bomb) yourself now. i do liek her work on teh air and such but this location was not teh location for a piece/questions like that" then i stood down. my riding mates were like DAMN MAN, lol. we do ( as riders / as a group, ( PGR/CMA/blue knights) have an anti hostility agreement amongst ourselves, and an unwritten agreement, where if we must say something like that, we do so off camera/audio :mad:, but other than that, it was cool. and get this. the first mission i ran, we had complaints because WE were asked to shield teh recieving room from the reporters, ( BY THE FAMILY) which we did all they got shots of were a wall of 5 by 8 foot flags, but it was funny cause we ran out of flags/personnel, so the only shot they had left was through the front door. BUT the sun, helped us on that, cause it cast such a glare, it was almost liek a silhouette :laugh:
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ill ride escort monday, teh gs will be representin :cry: