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Posted: 5/28/2016 10:09:08 AM EDT
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Page 2 says it's the second most solemn day of the year for me, after Pearl Harbor Day.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 10:10:22 AM EDT
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Not a pussy at all. I cry seeing those pictures. It puts perspective on life and loving the ones you have that much more.
 
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Posted: 5/28/2016 10:15:45 AM EDT
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No, it's a necessary reminder.
I'm driving across the state to help my aging parents visit our family's grave sites. Among those is a marker for a man whose remains are still overseas. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 10:21:38 AM EDT
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You won't hear me calling you a pussy.
Carry on. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 10:24:59 AM EDT
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Sad For all of you who wore or are wearing a uniform, you are the best of us. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 10:35:12 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/28/2016 10:41:48 AM EDT
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I would think poorly of anyone who didn't get at least a little moved but that photo.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 10:46:09 AM EDT
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In before the guy here that calls them attention whores.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 10:51:34 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/28/2016 10:59:59 AM EDT
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In before the guy here that calls them attention whores. You weren't
God Bless America |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 11:03:05 AM EDT
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This one gets me weeping every single time: http://www.blackfive.net/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/12/christian.jpg That kid, trying so hard to stay strong, and the Marine's body language just aches for the kid's loss... Every time. This photo. Every time.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 11:25:33 AM EDT
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As an Army medic ...... this weekend tuff....... |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 11:28:14 AM EDT
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OP is NOT a pussy...
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Posted: 5/28/2016 11:43:32 AM EDT
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another no bbq on monday thread? No, but it is a "Take time to remember why" thread. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 11:48:51 AM EDT
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Your not one OP. Pictures like that will make me tear up as well.
All everyone seems to do is get drunk and party on Memorial Day weekend without any regard as to why the day even exists. I'm not saying to sit around and have a cry fest but at least take the time to acknowledge why your able to kick back and drink a cold one. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 11:56:33 AM EDT
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Thanks for the reminders, guys.
We shouldnt need them, but Im glad they are posted. It just slowed my roll, stressing on guests, car problems, past due bills....those guys dont get to worry about that shit any more...i wish they were still with us to deal with the trivial tnings in our lives. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:03:29 PM EDT
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Just got really fucking dusty in here....
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:07:49 PM EDT
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You have to move on, it is not healthy to camp out on a grave. We don't know how long ago he was KIA..but you must work thru the 5 steps of loss, Elizabeth Kubler Ross is an excellent author on the subject. By seeing the baby is under a year, I guess she is still early in the grieving stage. When u see this 5 yrs down the road, you like the attn it brings and get a kick out of seeing yourself on FB with people crying over it.Sad and harsh , but true. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That can't be healthy  Say what? You have to move on, it is not healthy to camp out on a grave. We don't know how long ago he was KIA..but you must work thru the 5 steps of loss, Elizabeth Kubler Ross is an excellent author on the subject. By seeing the baby is under a year, I guess she is still early in the grieving stage. When u see this 5 yrs down the road, you like the attn it brings and get a kick out of seeing yourself on FB with people crying over it.Sad and harsh , but true. Or maybe, just maybe, it was a love that comes only once in a lifetime that was cut short tragically? Sometimes you find something you know can never be replaced. I mean really, you're calling anyone that does that after some shrink's predefined "grieving period" an attention whore? On is site, in this thread, on this weekend? Really? 
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:09:19 PM EDT
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In before the guy here that calls them attention whores. Nah, too late. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:10:35 PM EDT
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These two in particular always get to me.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:12:50 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:17:37 PM EDT
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You guys are killing me
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:25:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This one gets me weeping every single time: http://www.blackfive.net/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/12/christian.jpg That kid, trying so hard to stay strong, and the Marine's body language just aches for the kid's loss... Every time. That one gets me. I used to do funeral details, had to present the flag a few times, it was tough. I did it pre GWOT so I never had to present the flag to a young spouse or child, thank God. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:25:56 PM EDT
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I'll be cracking open several cervesas this weekend. Most for me. Some for my friends. RIP brothers. I miss you.
ETA - One beer will be a Budweiser for E4 Blaine J Shepherd. Even after 47 years, my dad still thinks about you every day. Thank you for keeping him safe. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:26:07 PM EDT
[#25]
No not a pussy. That pic could easily be my baby sister but with 3 little kids. See my sig line.
RIP Ronald, you are remembered everyday.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:27:45 PM EDT
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My God it is getting dusty in here.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:28:22 PM EDT
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I think this was the first of these that I saw, and it's the one my mind always goes back to. It hit me hard then, it still does now.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:28:27 PM EDT
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Nope makes me cry too
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:31:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dusty in here. Really dusty. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:33:23 PM EDT
[#30]
Not at all OP!!
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:38:06 PM EDT
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If those pictures don't break your heart, you have no heart.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:40:13 PM EDT
[#32]
Dang Allergies. ..
Expect more when you see Taking Chance. It's a must-see for all Americans. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:40:43 PM EDT
[#33]
Very sad.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:43:13 PM EDT
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This one gets me weeping every single time: http://www.blackfive.net/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/12/christian.jpg That kid, trying so hard to stay strong, and the Marine's body language just aches for the kid's loss... Every time. Fuck it I can't take this thread anymore :'( |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:47:37 PM EDT
[#35]
It gives me the melancholy real fast.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:49:25 PM EDT
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This one gets me weeping every single time: http://www.blackfive.net/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/12/christian.jpg That kid, trying so hard to stay strong, and the Marine's body language just aches for the kid's loss... Every time. That's the one that gets me.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:51:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: These two in particular always get to me. https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7447/26700511074_82b5154883_o.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7384/27274286966_2b7beac767_z.jpg Motherfucker |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:52:43 PM EDT
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"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
George S. Patton |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:56:04 PM EDT
[#39]
No way OP is a pussy.
If anyone has ever had a dad, mom, brother or sister have to bail, you know this is a possible reality. Shared to the Facebook group. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:57:34 PM EDT
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This one gets me weeping every single time: http://www.blackfive.net/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/12/christian.jpg That kid, trying so hard to stay strong, and the Marine's body language just aches for the kid's loss... Every time. That's the one. I figured it was what the OP was going to post. Dammit, man that hits me right in the feels. Lump in my throat large enough to be painful.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 12:58:49 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:04:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: These two in particular always get to me. https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7447/26700511074_82b5154883_o.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7384/27274286966_2b7beac767_z.jpg |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:16:52 PM EDT
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Now that's powerful. They say a picture is worth 1000 words but those are worth more words. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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These two in particular always get to me. https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7447/26700511074_82b5154883_o.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7384/27274286966_2b7beac767_z.jpg The bottom one absolutely kills me.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:17:25 PM EDT
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I think this was the first of these that I saw, and it's the one my mind always goes back to. It hit me hard then, it still does now. Quote HistoryQuoted:
I think this was the first of these that I saw, and it's the one my mind always goes back to. It hit me hard then, it still does now. My mom is buried in a veteran's cemetery (my dad is a Vietnam vet). I have seen that scene in person, it is gut wrenching. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 1:24:29 PM EDT
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If those pictures don't break your heart, you have no heart. You say that like it's a bad thing. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 2:20:16 PM EDT
[#46]
You can keep your Man card. It gets to me too, and I know that I'm not a pussy!
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Posted: 5/28/2016 2:31:03 PM EDT
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I didnt need to open this thread.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 2:37:08 PM EDT
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God damn this is a tough thread. Really lost it with those two kids.
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Posted: 5/28/2016 2:46:43 PM EDT
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These two in particular always get to me. https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7447/26700511074_82b5154883_o.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7384/27274286966_2b7beac767_z.jpg Damn. |
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Posted: 5/28/2016 2:53:21 PM EDT
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sad but not to the point of crying, sad though
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