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World War II Veteran Given Viking Funeral; U.S. Coast Guard Agreed to Norse Send-Off
The Washington Times ^
| Thursday, October 2, 2014
| Douglas Ernst
Posted on 10/03/2014 10:18:42 AM PDT by DogByte6RER
(U.S. Coast Guard photo)
WWII veteran given Viking funeral; Coast Guard agreed to Norse send-off
World War II veteran Andrew Haines decided years ago that he wanted a Norse-inspired funeral upon his death, and the U.S. Coast Guard obliged.
Mr. Haines, who emigrated from Norway in 1927, scaled down blueprints for a 100-foot ship to a few feet in the years before he died. It was then up to the Coast Guard to decide whether it would ignite the boat and send-off Mr. Haines‘ cremated remains in accordance with his wishes.
“Oh, I was thrilled,” Mr. Haines’ son Andy told Navy Times on Thursday. “I was thrilled when the Coast Guard called and told me we were doing it [his] way.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: badass; coastguard; funeral; graveyards; norse; norseman; oldworld; rip; viking; vikingfuneral; vikings; ww2
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To: DogByte6RER
Last night’s NFL game looked like a Viking funeral.
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posted on
10/03/2014 10:28:30 AM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
To: DogByte6RER
So it can be done. Excellent.
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posted on
10/03/2014 10:30:41 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: Lurker
The EPA didn’t rush in to stop this?
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posted on
10/03/2014 10:32:15 AM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
With a dog at his feet, too?
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posted on
10/03/2014 10:33:05 AM PDT
by
OneLoyalAmerican
(In God I trust, all others provide citations.)
To: DogByte6RER
We give the government too much say.
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posted on
10/03/2014 10:33:37 AM PDT
by
DonaldC
(A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
To: DogByte6RER
He was very Loki to have his wish granted.
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posted on
10/03/2014 10:38:07 AM PDT
by
exit82
("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
To: DogByte6RER
He has doom us all! WHAT ABOUT GLOBULL WARMING!!!
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posted on
10/03/2014 10:43:56 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: TurboZamboni
To: DogByte6RER; All
Where’d they get the virgin?
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posted on
10/03/2014 10:48:29 AM PDT
by
gura
(If Allah is so great, why does he need fat sexually confused fanboys to do his dirty work? -iowahawk)
To: DogByte6RER
Did his shield maidens go with him?
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posted on
10/03/2014 10:50:33 AM PDT
by
Argus
To: exit82
Odinarily they'd say no.
To: DogByte6RER
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posted on
10/03/2014 10:54:46 AM PDT
by
kiryandil
(making the jests that some FReepers aren't allowed to...)
To: DogByte6RER
Cool that they allowed for this.
I do have a question, it sounds like his previously cremated remains were placed in the boat. Maybe that was the compromise. Wouldn't be cool for that small boat to not finish the job and leave him to wash ashore somewhere...
To: Lurker
Maybe inspired by Felix Farmer?
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posted on
10/03/2014 11:00:09 AM PDT
by
wally_bert
(There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
To: DogByte6RER
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posted on
10/03/2014 11:09:01 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: Argus
Not this one. She's coming to serve under me...
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posted on
10/03/2014 11:12:53 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: SoCal Pubbie; exit82
I hear the guy who lit the flames burned his hand...he was very “thor”.
Hey was this guy “Baldur” not?
To: DogByte6RER
Hope somebody was playing "Ride of the Valkyries", in a blaring away volume, on shore.
Would seem kind of fitting.
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posted on
10/03/2014 11:36:12 AM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert....Nuff said.)
To: DogByte6RER
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