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patriot gaurd today {funeral}
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i was a pallbearer at my uncle funeral today who served in Vietnam, U.S. Army was there for the flag ceremony, V.F.W. handled the m1 garand salute graveside
but the patriot guard really unpressed me from beginning to the end, ive seen them on tv on the road and had an idea of what they did but never witnessed their actual professionalism and honer first hand
my uncle was a very devout christian, with many brother in laws being preachers there was at least 6 eulogies and countless prayers for 2 hours, but absolutely not one mention or thanks to the guard
i took it upon myself to go over as they packed up their gear, and shook everyone of their hands and thanked them for their service because apparently the 100 church members did not know they where there, i guess it is a thankless job these guys take time out of their lives to honor the veterans
but the patriot guard really unpressed me from beginning to the end, ive seen them on tv on the road and had an idea of what they did but never witnessed their actual professionalism and honer first hand
my uncle was a very devout christian, with many brother in laws being preachers there was at least 6 eulogies and countless prayers for 2 hours, but absolutely not one mention or thanks to the guard
i took it upon myself to go over as they packed up their gear, and shook everyone of their hands and thanked them for their service because apparently the 100 church members did not know they where there, i guess it is a thankless job these guys take time out of their lives to honor the veterans
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And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
The Patriot Guard is also there every month when the local military cemetery holds a service for the soldiers who died with no family to attend. They call the ceremony 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'.
and what you did was very nice also
so sorry for you loss
some what related to your story my B.I.L. was in Vietnam he was a army Ranger ,
when he passed the local VFW preformed the m1 salute .
I shook each one of there hands and told them thank you , they were very respectful and said it was there honor and privilege to do so .
Not enough good things can be said about the Patriot Guard. We have worked with them on multiple occasions when interring vets with MIAP.
The Patriot Guard is also there every month when the local military cemetery holds a service for the soldiers who died with no family to attend. They call the ceremony 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'.
Wish "For Whom the Bell Tolls" was held on a Friday, Its Normally held on a Thursday. Now that I'm working again I cannot make it.
We do it for the veteran whose funeral we are attending and not for any attention. The saddest ones are for the young guys from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Impeding traffic on 50 miles of 4 lane highway just seems excessive.
Cuss me if you want but sensationalizing a funeral is a non-starter for me.
I became entangled in one of the "Patriot" funeral processions yesterday. While honoring a dead warrior is noble, I can't say that the risk to the 100-200 drivers caught in the traffic snarl was either worthy or logical.
Impeding traffic on 50 miles of 4 lane highway just seems excessive.
Cuss me if you want but sensationalizing a funeral is a non-starter for me.
sorry someones death inconvenienced you
quote:Originally posted by Mobuck
I became entangled in one of the "Patriot" funeral processions yesterday. While honoring a dead warrior is noble, I can't say that the risk to the 100-200 drivers caught in the traffic snarl was either worthy or logical.
Impeding traffic on 50 miles of 4 lane highway just seems excessive.
Cuss me if you want but sensationalizing a funeral is a non-starter for me.
sorry someones death inconvenienced you
Wonder why he did not pull over like you are supposed to for a Funeral.
I guess you dinks can't read. I DID PULL OVER to let the procession pass. The procession followed a major 4 lane highway for 50 miles from Columbia MO to the Veterans' Cemetery near Jacksonville MO with traffic backing up all the way. I(and a few others) followed at a respectable distance while dozens of vehicles flew past right up to the State Troopers following the procession.
"sorry someones death inconvenienced you"
Maybe YOU failed to understand that it wasn't my convenience or inconvenience that I was concerned with. It was the simple fact that I witnessed numerous other drivers engaged in some very dangerous maneuvers while foolishly attempting to pass the column.
"Wonder why he did not pull over like you are supposed to for a Funeral"
I guess you dinks can't read. I DID PULL OVER to let the procession pass. The procession followed a major 4 lane highway for 50 miles from Columbia MO to the Veterans' Cemetery near Jacksonville MO with traffic backing up all the way. I(and a few others) followed at a respectable distance while dozens of vehicles flew past right up to the State Troopers following the procession.
"sorry someones death inconvenienced you"
Maybe YOU failed to understand that it wasn't my convenience or inconvenience that I was concerned with. It was the simple fact that I witnessed numerous other drivers engaged in some very dangerous maneuvers while foolishly attempting to pass the column.
no you failed to state any of that in your first statement, and sounds like you predetermined what you said would not be met well
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Originally posted by Mobuck
I became entangled in one of the "Patriot" funeral processions yesterday. While honoring a dead warrior is noble, I can't say that the risk to the 100-200 drivers caught in the traffic snarl was either worthy or logical.
Impeding traffic on 50 miles of 4 lane highway just seems excessive.
Cuss me if you want but sensationalizing a funeral is a non-starter for me.
only here can something sad in someones life, with a positive note and respect to those involved be turned into something awful
It was the simple fact that I witnessed numerous other drivers engaged in some very dangerous maneuvers while foolishly attempting to pass the column.
It wasn't the procession that brought that about. It was self involved clods with their nose up their own *.
OK, so put some of those 7 highway patrol cars at 1/4 to 1/2 mile intervals in the traffic jam that ensues to settle those "self involved clods" down.
BTW The way the "biker dudes" were riding I'd guess some of them were pretty "self involved".