Major Christopher Galloway Dead at [FReeper M1Tanker, RIP]

Flopping Aces ^ | 8/16/09 | OhioSA

[OhioSA]

"On June 30th Major Chris Galloway took his own life. He had come back from Afghanistan in April, and things just weren’t the same we’re told."

"Why’d we lose him? Who the hell knows. There is no rational reason for doing such a thing, so using reason to figure it out is both impossible and ineffectual. It accomplishes nothing. In the end, he’s still gone. For the sake of his wife, his kids, and for ourselves it’s better to remember him for who he was. Given that he was so much to so many, there’s a lot to think about. He was a husband, father, soldier, a writer for Flopping Aces, and I consider him my friend. We all consider him our friend. May God bless him and give him peace. He’s earned it."

[OhioSA]

I searched FR to see if anyone had posted this and I couldn't find anything. (If I missed it, I apologize.)

Major Galloway posted here at FR as M1Tanker since 2003. He was a contributor at Flopping Aces and also at Tanker Brothers. Rest in peace Chris.

[lefty-lie-spy]

This is a sad story, yet succinct and powerful in its brevity. Thank you so much for posting. Rest In Peace Major Galloway.

[classified]

A very sad story. RIP Major Galloway

[Starman417]

It was posted but no worries....the more people who know Chris the better:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315113/posts

[mad_as_he$$]

As I said on the other thread.

RIP Major, you will be welcomed in Valhalla.

[fullchroma]

Unspeakably sad. Rest in Peace.

[bayouranger]

Terrible news.

RIP M1Tanker.

[Yossarian]

Horrible news. Anyone out there with dark thoughts on leaving us prematurely: please reach out! - even something as simple as dropping any sane FReeper a mail.

Rest in peace, Chris. Your country owed you - and now your family - a debt of gratitude.

Admin Mod - can you add “(Freeper M1Tanker)” to the title? It should be made clear that we lost one of our own.

[OhioSA]

Thanks Starman, my search skills are usually better. But you are right, more people should know Chris.

[rockrr]

RIP Major Galloway. And thank you for your service and your sacrifice...

[Doogle]

RIP patriot

[bgill]

How sad. Such beautiful children. Prayers.

[NonValueAdded]

Rest In Peace, Major Galloway, and our prayers are with your loved ones.

[TADSLOS]

Damn. RIP fellow soldier.

[fatima]

I remember him.We will pray for him and his family in a special way on Tuesday.This is so sad.

[mojitojoe]

This is one of the saddest things I have seen in a while and his posts here on FR are chilling. I blame the Marxist in the WH for his death. After reading his posts, I know what he was going through. I wish he would have gotten help but I think the assault to his patriotism was just more than he could take. God bless him and prayers to his family.

[manc]

agreed and RIP fellow soldier

[Las Vegas Ron]

Thanks for the ping mojitojoe, a very sad story indeed.

What name did he post under here at FR?

[Brad's Gramma]

M1Tanker

[Brad's Gramma]

This is SO VERY SAD.......my prayers go to his wife and family...and ALL OF OUR MILITARY!!!!

[Las Vegas Ron]

Thank you :(

[Brad's Gramma]

We have a widow and her small children to pray for, folk...

Rest in His peace, Chris...

[~Kim4VRWC's~]

Terrible news.. I read the other thread earlier. PTSD is serious, and very real. So glad you pinged the prayer list. I also pray that this will increase prayers for those who
suffer from ptsd to get help from those who are very good at treating it.

[Brad's Gramma]

Our Military need prayer....so very badly.

[mojitojoe]

Read the comments at Flopping Aces. His wife posted on there, so did some liberal troll. They don’t have a shred of decency!

[metmom]

The mods have said before that if you want to make sure they see a request that doing it through the abuse button will more likely bring it to their attention than just pinging them.

Since the change hasn’t been made, perhaps they haven’t seen it yet.

This is heartbreaking.

R.I.P Patriot, fellow American and fellow FReeper.

[metmom]

ping

[Las Vegas Ron]

I read some of the posts but for the sake of my monitor I left before I found the troll, besides, the screen must need to be cleaned, it got awful blurry :(

[Beloved Levinite]

Thanks for the ping. Heartbraking. Damn, we need all the Patriots we have...RIP Fellow FReeper

[MHGinTN]

... but thank you for pinging me.

[STARWISE]

Tragic .. so so sad. May he be at peace; Lord, comfort and sustain his grieving family.

His last post from Afghanistan last November

Excerpt:

"2. We have noticed that the tone of the reporting has changed dramatically since the election and the Animal Farm/1984ish antics of the leftist media are so transparent that we can only sit and laugh because crying out at the arrogance, bias, and stupidity is useless. I am still waiting for the media to use a less than flattering pose for the President Elect as they have for the current President all through the last 8 years!!!

The only poses I see are so engineered and flattering that even Stalin and “Kim the Ill” in Korea would be jealous. The pure sycophantism and worshipfulness by the media is disgusting beyond measure! The worst part is I know it will only get more so. (Sorry Scott, I do not think the media will ever stop with their blind worship and witch-hunts of critics)."

[GOPJ]

His last post - thanks janet napolitano and all the rest of you at Homeland Security only too ready to demonize your fellow citizens for being different than you - conservative... If Janet had been around in the 60’s she’d probably be spitting on our guys as they came home from war...

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7:31:23 AM · 11 of 16
M1Tanker to 2ndDivisionVet

I have just returned from a tour in Afghanistan only to find that I am now considered a potential ‘terrorist’ by the DHS...

Meanwhile REAL terrorists from the left wing (ELF/ALF/PETA/ANSWER/ACT/ACORN/WWP/Code Pink/et al) and Islam (Jamal al Faqua, AQ, HAMAS, Hezbollah, Muslim Brotherhood, etc) are either causing real damage or planning major attacks and they are pointedly IGNORED. Some now receive government funding.

Un-freaking believable... Wait, considering the treason and collusion of the left in the past 8 years, very freaking believable, but still disgusting.

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We’ll miss you, M1Tanker

[SwinneySwitch]

Prayers up!

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Prayers for the man’s family and for his soul. May the Lord have mercy on him and be with his family through this difficult time.

[Pegita]

Heavenly Father, you know the depths of our anguish and despair and how difficult it can be to find some sunshine in our darkest hours. Be now that ray of hope for a grieving widow and her children ... wrap them in the mantle of Your love, that they might be sustained. Thank You for the life of Major Christopher Galloway ... bring those most beautiful and brilliant memories of him to the hearts and minds of his family ... may the beauty of his life overcome the tragedy of his death. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, may it be so, Amen ...

[Fawnn]

May Major Christopher Galloway rest in God’s peace.

Prayers for and condolences to his widow, children, and his other family, friends, and fellow patriots in the military.

[mystery-ak]

I am so sorry to hear this....his family is in my prayers

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP Maj Christopher Galloway, USA (FReeper M1Tanker)

Amazing Grace

[Jet Jaguar]

Prayers for his family.

[eyedigress]

RIP. Thank you for your service to our Lord and Country. Prayers to your family.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

Thanks for the ping Kathy in Alaska. I read this thread earlier and felt such sadness that I couldn't comment at that time. A tragedy and a great loss. I trust that Major Galloway is at peace now in the comfort of God's love. I pray that God comforts his family. I also pray that God comforts M1Tanker’s FR friends.

[ConorMacNessa]

RIP Major Christopher Galloway - may perpetual light shine upon him.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Randy Larsen]

I have nothing to say!

Rip M1Tanker!

[Dubya]

SOLDER REST GENTLY PRESSED
TO THE CALM MOTHER EARTHS WAITING BREST
DUTY DONE LIKE THE SUN GOING WEST

SEMPER FI SOLDER, GOD BLESS

[cubreporter]

He had his own reasons and whatever they were...they were his own and he dealt with them the only way he knew how. God bless his family and may he finally rest in PEACE.

[thesearethetimes...]

Rest in Peace M1Tanker, and thank you for your service sir.

May God bless and keep his family.
Tatt

And FReepers, please - every one of us feels the weight of these hard times, but remember, You are Not alone.

[Dubya]

Dear God,
I hold Mrs. Galloway and her children up to Thee and humbly ask that You will Bless and comfort them during this very sad time in their lives.
In Jesus’ Name
AMEN

[Ros42]

So very sad to hear this news. May this HERO & FREEPER rest in peace!! My prayers going out to his family. He will be missed, but not forgotten!

[WKB]

Baptist ping

[sten]

Until we meet again

/crisp-salute