Posted on 05/21/2007 10:13:49 PM PDT by DaveLoneRanger
One of three men who forced their way into a home early this morning was shot in the arm during a struggle with an armed man inside the house, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
About 2:30 a.m., the three men went to a residence in the 8000 block of 43rd Avenue West, where a former girlfriend of one of the men and her boyfriend were staying.
The woman spoke with the men at the front door and told them to wait while she put on some clothes. The men entered the home and began yelling and banging on the bedroom door.
The woman's boyfriend opened the bedroomdoor and pointed a gun at the intruders, telling them leave, according to the sheriff's office.
Two of the men jumped the armed man, and during the struggle, the gun fired and one of the intruders was shot in the arm.
The intruders fled and drove to Manatee Memorial Hospital, where the injured man was treated.
The other two men, Chase Carter and Michael McKenzie, were arrested on charges of burglary with battery, according to the sheriff's office.
GrandEagle, you're in a better place than any of us, and should be envied as much as mourned. We thank you for your contributions here at Free Republic and we thank the Lord you accepted His saving grace. We'll see you on down the trail, my friend.
That’s right and thank you for posting this tribute/memorial DaveLoneRanger.
Goodbye brother.
Glad to have you back Dave. We were missing our daily dose(s) of your RKBA pings.
Thanks for remembering and honoring GrandEagle (AF Vet)
Your tribute to GrandEagle shows class. Good for you, and God bless Grand Eagle and his family.
God bless Grand Eagle and his family..........Prayers for all....
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the hills, from the lake,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.
Go to sleep, peaceful sleep,
May the soldier or sailor,
God keep.
On the land or the deep,
Safe in sleep.
Love, good night, Must thou go,
When the day, And the night
Need thee so?
All is well. Speedeth all
To their rest.
Fades the light; And afar
Goeth day, And the stars
Shineth bright,
Fare thee well; Day has gone,
Night is on.
Thanks and praise, For our days,
‘Neath the sun, Neath the stars,
‘Neath the sky,
As we go, This we know,
God is nigh.
RIP GrandEagle. I’ll see you on the other side FRiend.
Had to go back through my Ping List to find a post by GrandEagle; I didn't know him but wish I had. I'm in complete agreement with the things he wrote (and 'stood for') and it seems like he was someone I could have called 'friend'.
Also, thanks for "Mansions of the Lord" - I think it was a fitting Memorial for an American, a Warrior, and certainly for a Christian.
Thanks,
I first heard that song when watching Reagan’s funeral. It was so tragic, so moving, so beautiful. It moved me deeply; the music was perfect for mourning the fallen.
I couldn’t find its origin at the time. I managed to find it on the internet later. For fallen FRiends, and fallen heroes (GrandEagle was in the military) it is justly fitting.
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