I expect there will be some who take exception to my addition.
It's not like I'm not already on a list, although today I may have earned a higher place. So be it.
Pass it on, if you please...
Rendering hand salute! Rest in peace, Fallen Brother!
This is TRUE. Even the lefty site snopes confirms it (http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/johnson.asp)
The soldier was PFC Howard Johnson and the soldier on board was Major Talley.
A great just-post-Veteran’s Day post!
When I reflect on the depth of the sacrifice and service so many have made to this nation, to my freedoms and many blessings, I can only humble myself to the pain I felt last Wednesday and rededicate my efforts to making America a gift to my children.
God Bless those who serve in preserving this great nation.
If you get the opportunity, watch the movie "Taking Chance". The theme is an officer accompanying a fallen hero to his final resting place and is based on a true story.
i dont get the nully and bull’s eye reference
Awe-inspiring post. Thank you. **blurry screen**
Thanks Null and Void.
Great post.
Thank you for posting this story.I’m crying my eyes out right now.Prayers for PFC Howard Johnson and his family.
“How nully painted a huge bull’s eye on his back.”
What does this part of the headline mean?
I am glad the airline gave respect to the fallen soldier. And p!$$ on anyone who wants to diss our veterans and fallen soldiers.
thanks for sharing. My retired airline pilot/USN aviator and I both shed lots of tears when we read this. Lots of our family members have worn and now wear military uniforms.
I had greatuncles who fought in France in WWI and came home missing legs and suffered lung problems from gas; my dad is a WWII/Korea/Vietnam vet, my uncles were in the Navy and the other was an Army parachutist; my stepson now serves in the USAF. We have served with pride and with passion, and love this country like so many others. I pray that my grandchildren will be able to grow up in an America that they can be proud of and want to defend. I worry that may not be the case...
May GOD BLESS Our FALLEN HERO and His Entire Family!
Thank you nully, I have tears on my cheeks.
Thank you for relighting the flame. I’m stoked.
My eyes are leaking.
A lot
This is certainly an interweb legend. Twere it a real event it would have been covered extensively by the beacons of truth, the MSM.
Thanks, reading this with my eyes tearing up. I wonder what airline this was, they deserve great praise.
Thanks for the posting null and void!! I kept thinking of the movie, Taking Chance throughout the reading. It is a must see for all veterans and their families. (typed through blurry vision)
Some nice freeper emailed me this today.
I will admit that way before I got to the end I was crying uncontrollably.
Dang, doing it again....