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07-14-2009, 10:12 PM #1
Tribute to a fallen soldier.
The way it should be for all of the fallen.
http://e.blip.tv/scripts/flash/showp...&enablejs=true
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07-14-2009, 10:32 PM #2
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07-14-2009, 10:48 PM #3
Wow!! defenately a strong video... I wish the whole country was that patriotic.
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07-14-2009, 11:28 PM #4
brought tears to my eyes......wish I could do more with the patriot group riders, but always during my work schedual
if you can't stand behind our troops, by all means please stand in front of them!!
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07-15-2009, 06:47 AM #5
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Very, Very cool...
Glad to see there are still pockets of pride in soldiers still here.
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07-15-2009, 07:00 AM #6
Lets keep the ball rolling...
Just to add: Good Bye to Shifty
We're hearing a lot about big splashy memorial services for some
who do but many who don't deserve it...
I would like to request a nationwide memorial service for Darrell
"Shifty" Powers.
Shifty volunteered for the airborne in WWII and served with Easy Company
of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne
Infantry. If you've seen Band of Brothers on HBO or the History Channel,
you know Shifty. His character appears in all 10 episodes, and Shifty
himself is interviewed in several of them.
I met Shifty in the Philadelphia airport several years ago. I didn't
know who he was at the time. I just saw an elderly gentleman having
trouble reading his ticket. I offered to help, assured him that he was
at the right gate, and noticed the "Screaming Eagle", the symbol of the
101st Airborne, on his hat.
Making conversation, I asked him if he'd been in the 101st Airborne or
if his son was serving. He said quietly that he had been in the 101st. I
thanked him for his service, then asked him when he served, and how many
jumps he made.
Quietly and humbly, he said "Well, I guess I signed up in 1941 or so,
and was in until sometime in 1945 .. . . " at which point my heart
skipped.
At that point, again, very humbly, he said "I made the 5 training jumps
at Toccoa, and then jumped into Normandy . . . . do you know where
Normandy is?" At this point my heart stopped.
I told him yes, I know exactly where Normandy was, and I know what D-Day
was. At that point he said "I also made a second jump into Holland, into
Arnhem." I was standing with a genuine war hero . . . . and then I
realized that it was June, just after the anniversary of D-Day..
I asked Shifty if he was on his way back from France, and he said "Yes.
And it's real sad because these days so few of the guys are left, and
those that are, lots of them can't make the trip." My heart was in my
throat and I didn't know what to say.
I helped Shifty get onto the plane and then realized he was back in
Coach, while I was in First Class. I sent the flight attendant back to
get him and said that I wanted to switch seats. When Shifty came
forward, I got up out of the seat and told him I wanted him to have it,
that I'd take his in coach.
He said "No, son, you enjoy that seat. Just knowing that there are still
some who remember what we did and still care is enough to make an old
man very happy." His eyes were filling up as he said it. And mine are
brimming up now as I write this.
Shifty died on June 17 after fighting cancer.
There was no parade.
No big event in Staples Center..
No wall to wall back to back 24x7 news coverage.
No weeping fans on television.
And that's not right.
Rest in peace, Shifty.
"A nation without heroes is nothing."
Roberto Clemente
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07-15-2009, 09:42 AM #7
that's really awesome. That really is how it should be.
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07-15-2009, 10:27 AM #8
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07-15-2009, 10:37 AM #9
Very touching...
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07-15-2009, 10:57 AM #10
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07-15-2009, 12:01 PM #11
I love this band and this is a great song.
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07-15-2009, 02:00 PM #13
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That gave me goose bumps. Thanks for sharing.
And thanks to all of our troops!!!
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07-15-2009, 02:02 PM #14
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A very good friend of mine (and my wife's cousin) who died last week got a similar honor. When they drove his body down from Tulsa to Henryetta about 50 miles, there were people lined up on the sides of the road through every community along the way with hand on heart or saluting (if military background), he had police escort the entire way along with the bikers who protect against protesters and some family as well. He got a big memorial service last night put on by our hometown, along with a full honors funeral today. I wish I had video of it all, and I really wish he could see how many people's lives he's touched. RIP US Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tony Randolph.
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07-15-2009, 02:39 PM #15
That was a very moving video.
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07-15-2009, 04:50 PM #16
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07-15-2009, 05:17 PM #17
We all need to remind ourselves that the freedom that we enjoy isn't free......Stand tall, be proud and support our troops
Semper Fi
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07-15-2009, 06:12 PM #18
Those type of videos are always very moving, I really wish we could have processions like that for all of our fallen. Makes me very proud of my country and military.
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07-15-2009, 06:16 PM #19
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when ever i am in an airport and there is military personel, i shake there hands and say thank you. they are the reason i can live my life the way i want to.
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07-15-2009, 09:50 PM #20
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