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nasnickerz · 06-20-2008, 08:32 AM

my grandfather fought in korea and passed away from cancer in january. i flew home on emergency leave. his funeral was a military funeral and i cried behind my sunglasses standing at parade rest as they handed the flag to my grandmother...

seeing that picture made it all come back.........

medicdad2005 · 06-20-2008, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SandmanKC

I don't think I can even put in words how that pic makes me feel

that has to be one of the strongest boy's I've ever seen

AGREED!

Jettubby · 06-20-2008, 01:18 PM

Nuke the place and save an American life.

mp3mogul · 06-20-2008, 05:00 PM

I was on I&I Duty in the Marines and this was my least favorite part of the job.

I remember I did a burial in Abilene, Texas where the mother and the father were screaming at each other over the marine's insurance money while the detail was folding the flag.

I have never felt the feelings that I felt that day since.

EricCartmann · 06-20-2008, 05:05 PM

That is an award winning picture right there. Poor guy

That one touched EricCartmann right where it hurts (internal not external).

Mercmar · 06-21-2008, 10:09 AM

The pic of the young woman, with full-length dress, face-down on her recently-killed husband's grave really got to me. I wholeheartedly support the efforts of our military; however, I don't believe there's any connection with the sacrifices those guys are making in Iraq with maintaining our way of life.

Iraq will prove to have been exactly as bumfuddling and worthless as was Vietnam. Hopefully, we won't piss away another 55,000 lives before something is done to get our young people out of that quagmire of uncivilized tribal savages. If the Prez decided to get involved in any of the tribal quagmires in Africa, do you really think that the inevitable deaths of American military personnel would make a tinker's damn about maintaining our way of life?

If they want to do something to "maintain our way of life," they ought to take over Saudi Arabia and commandeer the Saudis' oil fields. That'd be a good start!

**TMP** · 06-21-2008, 12:20 PM

Very moving.

Reno82 · 06-21-2008, 12:30 PM

God bless all our service men and women. I respect their right to defend our countries way of life and our political views. My prays to the families.

xracer · 06-23-2008, 11:47 PM

God bless that little guy. And all the little ones that have to endure this.

god bless our troops!

06-20-2008, 08:32 AM	#11
nasnickerz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: mannheim, germany Posts: 135	my grandfather fought in korea and passed away from cancer in january. i flew home on emergency leave. his funeral was a military funeral and i cried behind my sunglasses standing at parade rest as they handed the flag to my grandmother... seeing that picture made it all come back......... __________________ -what do you call a farmer with a sheep under each arm? -a pimp.

06-20-2008, 01:18 PM	#13
Jettubby XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: "Blink...and you're mine!" Posts: 1,921	Nuke the place and save an American life. __________________ T "You can come along peacefully or you don't have to come along at all". - Sonny Crockett "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." - Abraham Lincoln "My 1911 is better than your 911."

06-21-2008, 10:09 AM	#16
Mercmar XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,761	The pic of the young woman, with full-length dress, face-down on her recently-killed husband's grave really got to me. I wholeheartedly support the efforts of our military; however, I don't believe there's any connection with the sacrifices those guys are making in Iraq with maintaining our way of life. Iraq will prove to have been exactly as bumfuddling and worthless as was Vietnam. Hopefully, we won't piss away another 55,000 lives before something is done to get our young people out of that quagmire of uncivilized tribal savages. If the Prez decided to get involved in any of the tribal quagmires in Africa, do you really think that the inevitable deaths of American military personnel would make a tinker's damn about maintaining our way of life? If they want to do something to "maintain our way of life," they ought to take over Saudi Arabia and commandeer the Saudis' oil fields. That'd be a good start! Last edited by Mercmar; 06-21-2008 at 10:12 AM.

06-21-2008, 12:20 PM	#17
TMP XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,071	Very moving. __________________ ______________________ XD45 Tactical XD9 subcompact Wilson Border Patrol 870 Ruger 10/22 Beretta U22 Neos 6.0 INOX "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." -- Jefferson`s "Commonplace Book," 1774-1776

06-21-2008, 12:30 PM	#18
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06-20-2008, 05:00 PM	#14
mp3mogul XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salem, Virginia Posts: 425	I was on I&I Duty in the Marines and this was my least favorite part of the job. I remember I did a burial in Abilene, Texas where the mother and the father were screaming at each other over the marine's insurance money while the detail was folding the flag. I have never felt the feelings that I felt that day since.

06-20-2008, 05:05 PM	#15
EricCartmann XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: My Mom's Basement Posts: 1,398	That is an award winning picture right there. Poor guy That one touched EricCartmann right where it hurts (internal not external).

06-23-2008, 11:47 PM	#19
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