I've just noticed that WKB hasn't been here since April 11.
This story is not to be missed by Mississippians who didn't or couldn't see it on the local news!
We get a lot right, here in Mississippi.
Posted on 04/19/2011 6:09:03 PM PDT by LSUfan
On Saturday USMC Staff Sgt. Jason Rogers, who was killed in action in Afghanistan April 7, was buried in Brandon, Mississippi.
That, by itself, is a sadly unremarkable – though certainly noteworthy and solemn – occasion for us to mark.
And in fact when Sgt. Rogers’ body returned to Brandon it was greeted by hundreds, or perhaps even thousands, of well-wishers who gathered at the roadside to honor the fallen American hero. The dashboard camera from Mississippi state trooper Elmo Townsend’s cruiser gives an indication of the scene last Thursday.
What is most notable about Sgt. Rogers’ funeral in Brandon, however, is what didn’t happen.
You see, the troglodytes from Westboro Baptist Church had threatened to spew their poison at Sgt. Rogers’ funeral.
But the Westboro mob wasn’t on the scene, and Sgt. Rogers was laid to rest without incident – thank God.
Why weren’t there protestors?
(Excerpt) Read more at thehayride.com ...
I clicked the link, read the story, and it made my day.
I have heard that Mississippi has an old law from the post reconstruction days that basically says “The Son of a Bitch needed killing”. Probably would have made a pretty good defense in any "accidental" death of any of the Phelps mob.
Love those Rankin County REDNECKS! My mom is a native Mississipian too!
Hey! Me too also. Five generations worth of Monroe County hillbilly.
That is truly a shame!! (sarcasm).
Those good ole boys know how to deal with anti-American scum.
They could use some Mississippi help in Kansas to take out the nest of vipers permanently.
I've just noticed that WKB hasn't been here since April 11.
This story is not to be missed by Mississippians who didn't or couldn't see it on the local news!
We get a lot right, here in Mississippi.
I bawled like a baby watching the video and I shared the link and the video not only on Facebook but w/most of my email contacts.
People need some hope that even though the world and our country is going to hell in a handbasket, some folks still stand up for what is right!
WTG Brandon, Mississippi.
Sgt. Jason Rogers’ family - thank you for your son’s service and ultimate sacrifice. My heart and prayers go out to you at this time of sorrow.
That’s a great story. Messing with the good old boys may not work out quite the way you planned.
Sometimes I get the sneaking suspicion that that Westboro crowd aren’t what they seem at all.
I won’t be surprised if we discover that they aren’t a crackpot church, but instead turn out to be a group of gay activists.
That “church” planned to protest a funeral in Jacksonville two or three years ago. At the last minute they wisely decided not to show up.
That is so perfect! I love it!
I don't like these people and I think your photo is 100% correct! Thank you for posting it!
God bless you [again and always] dearest (((leapfrog0202))). Some of the courage of Sgt. Jason Rogers came through in his Mom, in how she handled herself with the media. God bless and forever we honor Sgt. Jason Rogers. The good folks of Brandon are down home real people. They’re precisely what *this state* that’s all too often unfairly and viciously maligned, is truly all about.
This thread is a keeper. I am grateful and thankful for its posting. The local TV news was impossible to watch with dry eyes, but I’m glad some of his funeral procession and his Mom’s interview received at least some of it’s most merited coverage.
It ain't just Brandon, it is the whole state. They had a 'dust up' near Laurel as well, but I don't have all the details yet.
There's a reason the South is over represented in the military; it comes natural.
Prayers for the fine young man's family.
Yep. I was born in Chickasaw County. You do not mess with the people of MS. They are not like any other state’s people.
What part? I was born in a very small town, Houston.
WBC really does not understand what they are messing with. They have gotten so used to ‘the law’ backing them that they think that it will always be there to protect them and as such, they will continue to get away with their garbage.
One day they will picket/protest a funeral and there will be a parent/family member/husband/wife who, in their extreme grief, feels that they have nothing left to live for. The funeral of a spouse/child maxes out the emotions and minimizes the restraint. I’ve been there, as have many others. It is a vary dangerous place to be.
To then intentionally provoke such a person by telling them thier loved one is ‘burning in hell’ etc. will not end well for the protesters. But it will indeed end. I cannot believe that they haven’t reaped that particular whirlwind yet. But it’s likely that eventually they will.
I just hope when/if it happens that the MSM doesn’t try to turn them into martyred saints and condemn the parent/family member. But of course, they will.
Mark
Now that’s how these people should be handled. Well, it’s how they should be handled considering it’s illegal to simply stomp the living hell out of them.
Mississippi Marine’s funeral (From a Face Book contact)
by Geneva Jennings on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 7:43am
Most of you know about the Mississippi Marine that was killed in Afghanistan whose funeral was held at Pinelake Baptist Church and buried in Brandon. Here is a note from the Bagpiper
Praise the LORD who worked through Mississippi Rednecks, the protesters did not get near the family.
JB was the bagpiper at the funeral. He’s a member of the Father of Waters, Mississippi’s bagpipe band.
A quick update on the funeral I piped today for SSGT Jason Rogers, the Marine who was KIA in Afghanistan last week. There were several thousand people who showed up to pay their respects to this fallen hero. The Marines even sent a detachment all the way from Camp LeJeune, NC to serve as a special honor guard. The Marine Corps Chaplain was there to deliver the eulogy and conduct the graveside services. There were well over 100 military personnel there to handle every detail. It lent a new meaning to Full Military Honors.
There were also several hundred Patriot Guard Riders there to act as a buffer between the mourners and the scumbags from Westboro “Baptist” Church.
The nutcases from Westboro were prevented from entering the grounds of Pinelake Baptist Church, where the funeral service was held, as the church is considered private property. So we were braced for them at the cemetery.
However, a funny thing happened to them on their way to the cemetery. I was told that they had gathered at a vacant lot next to the Taco Bell in downtown Brandon to get organized, pass out their filthy signs, etc. However, someone notified the owner of the vacant lot, who promptly called the police and pressed charges against them for trespassing. The police came and placed all of them under arrest, and hauled them down to the station.
However, since almost all of the Brandon Police Department was tied up with traffic control and escort duties for the funeral, there was no one available to interview the detainees, so they were forced to wait until an officer came back to the station— AFTER the graveside services. I noticed that there were several Brandon police cruisers hanging around the cemetery until everyone had safely left the site. It took over an hour to empty the cemetery of all the cars. The news media estimated the crowd at the cemetery at over 3000.
Those idiots should have had more sense than to mess with Mississippi rednecks.
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https://www.facebook.com/notes/geneva-jennings/mississippi-marines-funeral/1994151331114
This thread is a keeper. I am grateful and thankful for its posting. The local TV news was impossible to watch with dry eyes, but I’m glad some of his funeral procession and his Mom’s interview received at least some of it’s most merited coverage.
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Thanks Onyx *hugs*.
People make a lot of comments about ‘rednecks’ and ‘hicks’ but I’ll tell you, I learned early on that they’re some of the most patriotic, hard-working, God-fearing people in the country.
This is one more example of a town taking care of its own. I’m glad his Mom managed to do well. It had to be the hardest thing she ever has done or ever will be called upon to do.
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