Military Funerals

Uncle Fester · Post by **Uncle Fester** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:10 pm

Just got back from a funeral for an 80-year-old family friend. The guy was a fireman and a WWII vet (Navy) so they had the honor guard from the fire department AND the gun salute from the vets. The lead guy said that due to budget cuts, the military no longer supplies the soldiers, so these guys were Vietnam vets who showed up voluntarily. Pretty powerful stuff. They even had a Navy bugle player who was also a WWII vet. He played Taps, which always gets me.

RACK all the men and women who serve, past and present.

Wolfman · Post by **Wolfman** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:54 pm

I attended my late Uncle's funeral at Fort Sam Houston
in San Antonio in April.
He was a retired US Army Medical Corps Col.--served
from WW 2 through Korea and Viet Nam.
As a family survivor, I was given the folded flag. I put
it in a display case I purchased and it sits on top of
the bookcase wall in my den. When they fired the M-14
blank loads, I flinched at the first round--forgot how loud
they are.
Rack all those guys and the guys serving today !!

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Wed Jul 12, 2006 10:51 pm

Let me know when another member of your Capitalist death squad kicks off so I can bring my lawn chair and some frosty, cold Molsons.

Good times...~ sniff ~...good times...

Derron · Post by **Derron** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:10 pm

Active duty gets military color guards / honor guards. Retired or non active it is usually volunteers from the Legion or VFW. Those are getting damn few as the older ones die off and there is just less of the Vietnam vets to take over.

My son does honor guard for the Marine Corps. They stay with the deceased until burial, 24 / 7 in full dress blues standing at parade rest unless there are visitors, then they stand at attention. 2 at all times.

I have been to too many funerals this year. Joined the PGR to do what I could, and support the families. The ones in the 4th of July parade get less and less every year.

Good thing there are people willing to serve and protect ALL citizens of this great country, even the braying jackasses like Martyred who exercise their free speech rights over the blood of fallen US soliders in ALL conflicts, wars and threats, and then post lunacy like he does.

Since Martyred is probably going straight to hell upon his hopefully soon demise to join the likes of Hitler, Edi Amin, Stalin, Lenin, Mao and all the other insane rulers, enjoy yourself, since their won't be any US military to protect your ass.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:15 pm

Save your hokey patriotism for talk radio or the back of a cocktail napkin.

American myopia is a uniquely American product. It doesn't translate well outside your borders, as no one in their right minds would be retarded enough to believe it.

Captain Haddock · Post by **Captain Haddock** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:37 pm

Martyred wrote:Let me know when another member of your Capitalist death squad kicks off so I can bring my lawn chair and some frosty, cold Molsons.

Good times...~ sniff ~...good times...

Hey, Classy... There's one kicking off just down the road at Trenton.
Why don't you go there with your lawn chair & frosties.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:42 pm

Captain Haddock wrote:
Martyred wrote:Let me know when another member of your Capitalist death squad kicks off so I can bring my lawn chair and some frosty, cold Molsons.

Good times...~ sniff ~...good times...
Hey, Classy... There's one kicking off just down the road at Trenton.
Why don't you go there with your lawn chair & frosties.

Blistering barnacles! AP logged in with another of his shit trolls.

Adelpiero · Post by **Adelpiero** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:01 am

Captain Haddock wrote:
Martyred wrote:Let me know when another member of your Capitalist death squad kicks off so I can bring my lawn chair and some frosty, cold Molsons.

Good times...~ sniff ~...good times...
Hey, Classy... There's one kicking off just down the road at Trenton.
Why don't you go there with your lawn chair & frosties.

would he be wearing his garanimals for kids jacket? i'm sure the midget wouldn't get within 300 yards of the funeral service touting his "short guy syndrome" hogwash.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:16 am

You look up to me. I am your better.

Diego in Seattle · Post by **Diego in Seattle** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:33 am

About three weeks ago we had a service for a Korean War vet. Two days before the service the WA NG color guard bailed on the family. The family asked us to stand in for them, which we gladly did. Fortunately we had two people who knew how to fold the flag.

None of these soldiers should go w/o being honored for their service.

Derron · Post by **Derron** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:11 am

It doesn't translate well outside your borders,

That would be assuming that we actually gave a fuck what the others thought.

I think your rotting corpse would look good on a stack of Muslim bodies piled high in the streets of the Middle East. Pick your shit hole......

Derron · Post by **Derron** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:12 am

It doesn't translate well outside your borders,

That would be assuming that we actually gave a fuck what the others thought.

I think your rotting corpse would look good on a stack of Muslim bodies piled high in the streets of the Middle East. Pick your shit hole......

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:36 am

Derron wrote:
It doesn't translate well outside your borders,
That would be assuming that we actually gave a fuck what the others thought.

I think your rotting corpse would look good on a stack of Muslim bodies piled high in the streets of the Middle East. Pick your shit hole......

It's a cold day in hell when I ever give credit to Dorron, but in the much deserved collective effort of beating Martyred into the pulp that even his own mother wouldn't recognize...

Rack Derron!

Atomic Punk · Post by **Atomic Punk** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:52 am

Martard wrote: Blistering barnacles! AP logged in with another of his shit trolls.

Nope fuckjuice. I have one rarely used troll on this board. You ARE the definition of a shit troll though. Thought I'd help.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:58 am

Martyred wrote:You look up to me. I am your better.

i wish the jews would errantly send one of those RPGs in your direction, asshole.