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A Sky Soldier Gets His Final Wings
Kinston Free Press ^ | 15 May 2009 | concretebob

Posted on 05/15/2009 7:28:55 AM PDT by concretebob

Ted Sampley was a Viet Nam Veteran, and activist for POW/MIA's and he stood with us at Walter Reed on 30 September 2005 when Rolling Thunder paid us a visit. Ted and I became friends with the common thread being our complete and total hatred of code pink. The obituary says a lot, but it doesn't do justice to the passion Ted had for his Viet Nam veteran brothers, or the passion he had for this current generation of Warriors. The world has lost a good man, but he is in good company, re-united with his brothers from "The Herd"


TOPICS: History; Local News; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: 173dabn; rollingthunder; vietnam; walterreed

1 posted on 05/15/2009 7:28:55 AM PDT by concretebob
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To: trooprally; PleaDeal; Albion Wilde; BufordP; bmwcyle; Jim Robinson
I re-posted the obit
2 posted on 05/15/2009 7:30:51 AM PDT by concretebob (Because someone has to say it!!!!!!!!!)
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To: concretebob

Hand Salute................two


3 posted on 05/15/2009 7:49:37 AM PDT by bmwcyle (American voters can fix this world if they would just wake up.)
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D.C. Chapter Master Ping List

RIP Ted


4 posted on 05/15/2009 8:23:10 AM PDT by trooprally (Never Give Up - Never Give In - Remember Our Troops)
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Johnstown BootMurtha Rally
Ted Sampley is third from right

5 posted on 05/15/2009 8:23:44 AM PDT by concretebob (Because someone has to say it!!!!!!!!!)
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To: concretebob

RIP patriot


6 posted on 05/15/2009 8:43:12 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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R I P

Ted Sampley


7 posted on 05/15/2009 8:47:58 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Enough already! Stop spending my hard earned money!)
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To: concretebob

Sorry to hear you lost a good friend, We have too few in this world.

You are one of mine!

3D-JOY


8 posted on 05/15/2009 9:38:09 AM PDT by 3D-JOY
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To: trooprally

He lived a good life that most of us will never know.

RIP


9 posted on 05/15/2009 9:50:37 AM PDT by boxerblues
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To: concretebob

God bless our FRiend.

May he rest in peace.


10 posted on 05/15/2009 2:32:29 PM PDT by incredulous joe
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To: concretebob

God bless your soul, Ted.
You were a man and a patriot.
North Carolina will miss you.
Rolling Thunder will miss you.
We will miss you.

11 posted on 05/15/2009 4:35:58 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Shouldn't there be equal time for our Bill of Responsibilities?" -- Justice Clarence Thomas)
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To: concretebob

Thanks for the post and the ping, CB.

Godspeed. RIP, Ted.


12 posted on 05/15/2009 7:45:38 PM PDT by BufordP ("I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market system."--George "the Abandoner" Bush)
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US Veteran Dispatch, Ted's newspaper.

13 posted on 05/17/2009 1:54:37 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Shouldn't there be equal time for our Bill of Responsibilities?" -- Justice Clarence Thomas)
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RIP Ted Sampley, patriot of Kinston and Wilmington. Could someone please ping the North Carolina chapter? Thank you.


14 posted on 05/17/2009 1:56:23 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Shouldn't there be equal time for our Bill of Responsibilities?" -- Justice Clarence Thomas)
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NC Ping


15 posted on 05/17/2009 9:07:14 PM PDT by MitchellC
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Ted was a great guy.


16 posted on 05/17/2009 9:51:01 PM PDT by TaxRelief (Walmart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
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