Posted on 09/16/2009 3:49:14 PM PDT by Dallas59
Barry Delaney kneels weeping as mourners gather at Barnhill Cenetery for the funeral of Black Watch soldier Kevin Elliot.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Grief-stricken Mr Delaney kept his word and attended his friend’s service in a fluorescent yellow dress, pink stockings and black leather boots.
A friend told The Sun: “Both of them loved life and liked to party. They’d discussed dying and agreed on this.
Perhaps I should read the article, but......shouldn’t he have worn something more respectful than neon yellow and pink????
o.k....now I get it. Prayers upward...
they were both lucky to have known such friendship and dedication....not all do. bless them both.
Well...he made a promise and he kept it.
Prayers for a fallen hero’s family. Prayers for his friend. It was a strange promise, but it’s good that he kept it. And one thing, it will keep his friend’s memory alive among strangers, which is cool.
stupid blurry screen
His dad must really be proud. What is it about crossdressing british? How about he show a little respect for his unit. He just made himself the center of attention with his gay act.
I know, it had the same effect on me! I don’t understand it, normally a guy in a dress would not cause that reaction!
Did you read the article?
Hey... a promise is a promise.
Real character is keeping the promise even though nobody else would have known.
I’m thinking a little black dress with boa, large hat, black sunglasses and pearls. But hey, I didn’t make the pact.
Yeah,, sure did. It’s still gay. I guess we are lucky they didnt agree they should stand there nude, flagpole up, wearing a condom for aids awareness. Stupid agreement, disrespectful to the unit and to the history of such a unit.
As is standard for so many of this generation, nothing is more important than them being respected for being deviant, and to get a moment of fame.
Prayers for all. We do bi-weekly rallies to support the troops from ALL allies.
Right, because standing there naked and wearing a dress are exactly the same thing!
Yeah, enlisting the in British Army, going to Afghanistan, seeing his best friend killed, then following up on a promise he'd made. What an attention whore.
Real character also involves thinking of things bigger than yourself. Like thinking of your nation, and not making a soldier’s funeral into a Benny Hill skit.
I just see this one different.
And i wonder if this was a real promise, or a drunken moment of bravado. Im no psychologist,, but this screams “heyyyy everyone,,look at me”.
It’s probably just me.
The dress part, thats the attention whore part. He did ok till then.
I guess im wrong. I looked it up on google. I guess in WWII it was *widespread* to honor fallen buddies by attending the funeral in drag! Then perform a few showtunes and redecorate the house. My bad/.
We just need to disagree, i think it’s disrespectful, and his dad should have knocked some sense into him.
The soldier discussed it with his friend's father, who not only approved but said that he was happy to see his son's friend keep the promise he'd made.
You are an ass.
yeah, pretty much. :-)
I just don't see it that way. It's a tribute to their friendship that even a drunken promise to his mate was kept without shirking. The family was on board with it. Hopefully his buddy was able to look down on him and get a serious chuckle out of it. I know I would. :-)
Like—a little black dress and 4 in. heels?
LOL
As far as I’m concerned, troops from the Blackwatch can do anything they want. They have earned that right. Talk about badasses...
Other than that, this is one of those ideas that was a lot funnier at the time over beers than in real life. Oh well... His buddy has done his duty in every possible way. That’s for sure.
Service. Dedication. Loyalty.
when my grandmother died my first husband went out and bought THE ugliest tie on the planet to wear to the funeral, simply because he knew she would have loved the tie. people looked at that tie funny, some even frowned. but he was right she would have loved the tie.
when my first husband died a few years later, my brother went out and found the ugliest tie possible and wore it to the funeral. he knew his late brother in law would have loved the tie and understood the humor in it. i understood the point of that hideous tie. husbands family? not so much. only one of his 3 brothers got the ugly tie thing without anyone explaining it and the other 2 plus the father did not get it even after it was explained. they just did not understand what my brother and i knew for fact, the guy i loved and married and lost would have prefered to have the pall bearers wearing hawiian shirts, surf shorts and flip flops but an ugly tie was the next best thing. sometime we just have honor the ones we lose the way they would have wanted us to. this young man made a promise and kept it. i applaud his dedication. although his fashion sense is wicked bad.
Promises between brothers in arms mean nothing to you, I take it?
Brave fellows, him and his mate!
Braver than me..
God speed!
RIP
If they made a pact when both were alive, I can understand and respect his decision to honor their friendship with a little humor. I know when I am nervous or anxious, laughter is my friend. A friendship filled with humor and Laughter = an instant vacation. It’s a relief...and certainly cathartic.
Deep thoughts now off:)
Friends are friends...but dear God in heaven, I’m going blind looking at that gear.
Even in his grief, he kept his word. sigh
No, I’m sorry, that’s one pact I would NOT keep! Hereitbeknown: If you make a silly pact with me while I’m sloshed out of my mind (because that’s the only way I’d make a pact like this one), I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE for sticking to it.
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