Funeral Detail

[Dirk Skene]

......There were fears that twisted members of that virulent group masquerading as a church would be picketing the service. The Patriot Guard Riders (www.patriotguard.org) were requested by the family to assist in keeping them at a distance.......Each rider quickly took a position on the periphery bearing a US flag at a respectful distance. Any protestor would be required to pass through.......
Slainte yall,
steve

Steve, given the part of the country where the funeral was being held, any protester would have to have a death wish. I'm glad all was peacefull.

[JS Sanders]

For all the unfair derisive jokes aimed at Mississippians, you will not find a more red-blooded, patriotic group of Americans.

Tread on the flag down yonder & expect to see the biggest can of whoop-*** you've ever seen.

Slainte,
steve

[george7]

For all the unfair derisive jokes aimed at Mississippians, you will not find a more red-blooded, patriotic group of Americans.

Tread on the flag down yonder & expect to see the biggest can of whoop-*** you've ever seen.

Slainte,
steve

Very well put!

[davedove]

I attended one such funeral at Arlington not too long ago. In this case, the young man had saved his companions by smothering a grenade with his body. What made his sacrifice even more meaningful is that he was seted near the door of the vehicle that the grenade was thrown into and could have escaped.

I held it together, through the families tears and the words of the chaplain. What touched me the most and caused the tears to flow were his companions who survived the attacked and each individually knelt, then rose to salute their fallen friend, who had saved all of their lives.

Freedom isn't free.