Posted on 08/10/2017 3:01:25 PM PDT by wardaddy
So sorry for your loss. Wishing you many blessings
Nicely done, What a guy!. I especially liked your description of the farmers daughter “She’s out there in her short short cutoffs and tube top and dr scholls wooden clickety clack sandals (the era)”
I am truly sorry for the loss of your friend.
Your writing and remembrances were worthy of your friend.
Thanks for sharing.
Sorry for your loss, Wardaddy.
Losing folks is never easy.
Lost one of my dear buddies last September. Had the honor and privilege of being there to bid farewell as he left us. Vietnam vet, retired homicide detective. A Sheepdog, damned fine American Patriot, and a true friend.
We all go Home eventually.
Best we can hope for is to have the folks we care about and who care about us around us to wish us off and raise a glass to us on the anniversary.
My condolences to and yours, friend.
That was beautiful.
I’m sorry for your loss, FRiend.
Life is short. We will all meet God face to face.
Godspeed indeed.
He sounds like quite a man. he was fortunate to have you as a friend and it looks like vice versa. Believe you will see him again in the next life.
1985 he spies this lovely blonde who’s alas with her husband
He pinches her butt anyhow and grins under the influence
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That is hardly a hero.
What a story, and a good ending. You did for him what a true friend would do.
PRAISE THE LORD!!!, sounds like he was saved by the name of Jesus. So happy for him, and you. We should never give up praying and believing for those we love.
The world needs people with soul. Fewer of these conformist pajama boys and snotty, slutty ho women. Guys with guts. Women with pride as well as beauty.
Your bud sounds like one of those characters we need more of. I didn't even know the man and I miss him. Say adios for me ...
Perhaps not a gentleman.
But heroes are different stuff.
Heroes put their own lives in harm’s way for their friends or duty.
Heroes are often flawed in ways that disturb other people because a normal man thinks twice when it comes to putting his life on the line.
Heroes don’t hesitate to do that and other things like pinching a beautiful woman’s behind.
You seem to be confusing hero with role model. The one isn’t necessarily the other, far from it.
So very sorry to hear it, wardaddy. Condolences to you and all your family.
That is hardly a hero.
Perhaps not a gentleman.
But heroes are different stuff.
Heroes put their own lives in harm’s way for their friends or duty.
Heroes are often flawed in ways that disturb other people because a normal man thinks twice when it comes to putting his life on the line.
Heroes don’t hesitate to do that and other things like pinching a beautiful woman’s behind.
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So heroes get carte blanche? Is that your position? It’s one thing to be understanding of circumstances in the past that lead to actions present. It’s quite another to be subjugated to those actions. And all you fools making excuses for a Good Time Charlie in the name of compassion don’t help those that fit that profile, or yourselves or yours. They need help. Not your blind eye.
You seem to be confusing hero with role model. The one isn’t necessarily the other, far from it.
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My heroes aren’t predatory. Why don’t you make your confused justifications to your wife, mother, daughter, niece, friend who get their ass grabbed by your heroes.
You have a way of reading my thoughts do you? Apparently you can’t read my writing.
What I said and I thought it pretty plain, is that heroes are often flawed people and they do heroic things because of those flaws.
Did I say that he should get a pass when he acted a jerk? No.
Does his occasionally being a jerk make him any less a hero? No.
No one is perfect accept the All Mighty. So we all have to learn to accept each other warts and all.
Then we have to learn to rejoice in greatness in those of us who go above and beyond their flaws to achieve great things.
I am so sorry for your loss. I will say a prayer for everyone.
Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend, wardaddy. Tough to lose old buddies like that.
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