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My thoughts are with his family
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Michael Yon: ""The meek have inherited this plot of earth because the strong don’t want it enough to take it." |
Crap, this sucks.
RIP, and prayers for his family. |
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RIP
My condolences go to his family |
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Apparent possible terrorist....
"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream" you seem bitter - Labour voter are we?... Lib Dem Boy????.... we care not ... - Agent Funky |
Originally Posted By 1GUNRUNNER:
Originally Posted By DPeacher:
Sad news. I bet he's hanging out with ETH and the rest of the Hun Farmers who have passed along way too soon. May God comfort his family and friends. Rest in peace, Warrior. That is 3 from the farm now that I know of. It's too damn many, but he's in some of the finest company available. Anyone that has pics from the Hun Farm with eod should post them up. |
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Bigger than France. "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so." --RWR, 1964 |
Originally Posted By bmick325:
Originally Posted By limaxray:
Dammit. I know he's Army, but this seems appropriate: http://www.af.mil.za/news/2006/147/missing_man.jpg John would have liked this. He was a civilian employee of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) ar Robbins AFB. You cannot BELIEVE how much that confused me. First couple of years talking to him I thought he was USAF EOD. He talked wingwiper like a native. |
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"Three, two, one, keyturn."
"If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." - Thomas Paine If you're gonna be stoopid, ya gotta be tough. |
Rest in peace John.
Prayers out to all his family and friends. |
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Sorry, I'm all out of empathy... but I have plenty of apathy left.
Damn, can't a brother get a "Run, Roger?" Gotta be all self-runnin' and whatnot... |
RIP
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Fear None Respect All
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RIP
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The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master. (A. Rand)
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Never pick a fight with seven men if all you are packing is a six gun.
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Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.
George Washington |
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"I cannot begin to fathom the immensity of FUCK in which I REFUSE to GIVE."
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RIP.
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When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. -Tuco
I'm looking for the owner of that horse. He's tall, blonde, he smokes a cigar, and he's a pig! -Tuco Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do. -Benjamin Franklin |
RIP.
We've lost too many members lately. |
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Arfcom taught me that two is one, and one is none. That's why I always bring
six guns to a 3-gun match. |
Originally Posted By 82ND-ABN:
God bless John Mattis and his loving family. May he rest in peace. Exactly . |
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My sincerest condolences to his family for their loss. |
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<Snip> 1911 vs Glock. Glocks will always lose the comparison! --EdAvilaSr
We won't bring the muskets, we won't cause the pain, But we're good for some headaches, and tough to clean stains.” --- Modern Pirates/Barley Juice |
Rest in peace, sir.
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There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences. - P.J. O'Rourke
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I am deeply saddened to hear of the loss of this young man.
I always enjoyed reading his posts. May his spirit be at peace. |
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"It is better to have less thunder in the mouth, and more lightning in the hand." - Apache Wisdom.
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If Obama is the answer, how stupid was the question.
A government strong enough to give you everything you want, is powerful enough to take everything you have. |
Deepest sympathies from Vito
"John and me had been good friends for years, exchanging cards and books and gifts. I knew he was being treated for Cancer for some time now, but he never let on how sick he really was but he knew I knew. If he'd gotten over his illness he was hoping to come over and stay with me for a while. I'll send a card to his wife and kids in the morning. Andy" |
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Pack LaRue
Proud Member of "Team Ranstad" - The Fantastic Bastards! Tennessee Squire |
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Proud member of Ransted's Malitia-Fantastic Bastards!
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"Tommy this an Tommy that'
an Tommy 'owes yer soul?" "But it's the thin red line o heroes when the drums begin to roll." 11043 |
I wanted to send him an IM several times in the last year to see how he was doing as far as the cancer but I didn't want to hear the answer.
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Only The Dead Have Seen The End Of War. --Plato
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The candle that burns twice as bright,
Burns half as long. Sleep peacefully friend. |
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Prayers for his family. 42 is much too young |
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"We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared so we may always be free." Ronald Reagan 1984
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Damn, this is terrible news. John was a defacto mentor for me when I was coming into the EOD field. I'm really upset by this.
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My drill sergeant had done three tours as combat arms, had a scar down the length of his face, and was no-shit bi-polar. That's how they are supposed to be.
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A prayer for a good man.
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No, Bring Amber Lamps!!!
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Rest In Peace, Brother.
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I'm just a peckerwood who lives in the hills with too many guns" Bob Lee Swagger
Support our Troops, Impeach obama! NRA Life member, Indiana Lifetime L.T.C |
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"Next guy posting a stupid fawn thread gets his account locked." - Bookhound
"Those who claim that the stock market predicts the economy on a forward basis are pie-eyed idiots. " - Karl Denninger |
Christ be with you and your family.
God Bless. |
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Originally Posted By daemon734:
Damn, this is terrible news. John was a defacto mentor for me when I was coming into the EOD field. I'm really upset by this. We all are. |
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This is some sad news.
My thoughts and prayers are with his family. |
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Pour me another drink and pass the ammunition.
WTF is wrong with our nation when doing what's RIGHT is considered "above-and-beyond"? - Hollywood387 |
I didn't know him but he was one of us.
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If you attempt to set chains upon me, you are my enemy no matter how well you treat my brother.
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Originally Posted By mtforlife:
I didn't know him but he was one of us. Yes he was. He was one of us. |
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Originally Posted By 82ND-ABN:
Originally Posted By mtforlife:
I didn't know him but he was one of us. Yes he was. He was one of us. I'd like to think we were one of him. |
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"This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."
LCDR Robert W. Copeland, USNR, CO, USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413) |
Great guy. Prayers sent. |
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American by birth, Southern by the grace of God.
3%er I'm not afraid of heights, snakes or redheaded women. Any opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect upon any agency or organization with which I may be employed or affiliate |
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Anyone who tries to crash my dinner party,is going to get some copper coated candy for dessert
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RIP sir, godspeed
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'Jusk keepin'myself to myself - for now'
"I think we should get a Machine Gun. We can use it to hunt game, spell out things, or ring in the New Year!" - Bart Simpson www.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
RIP John. Another fine man gone too soon.
ETA: DeltaAir423 would be be kind enough to point out which one is John for those that don't know? |
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RIP HoustonHusker
Proud Member, Team Ranstad - The Fantastic Bastards! E-1 REMF |
"You can watch things happen, you can make things happen, or you can wonder what the fuck just happened." ~ Phil Harris RIP
Originally Posted By ilikelegs: Texans by nature are pussies and idiots. Snow and ice. |
I got kicked out of recess, 'cause I don't play!
OH, USA
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I have only met a couple members of the site in person, but being here almost everyday makes us like a family.
One, big, loving, dysfunctional family. I mourn for my ARFcom brother, because like all of us, he was so much more than just a screen name and an avatar. Prayers to his family in their time of loss, and may he never be in pain again. RIP Mr Mattis.
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WHAT NOW?
2nd BN, D Co., Plt. 2025, 4/4/88 Charlie don't surf! And neither does Mohammed! |
Rest in peace brother. We have the watch.
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I will pray for him, his family, and his friends.
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That's not me in my avatar picture!
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One of the Fantastic Bastards of Ranstad`s Militia!
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Fear became the ultimate tool of this government...
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