tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post2892638903282910710..comments2024-03-29T10:31:44.311-05:00Comments on Knuckledraggin My Life Away : Pop's obituarywirecutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525620516837946733noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-36625794969289571492012-09-02T08:36:52.180-05:002012-09-02T08:36:52.180-05:00Well done Sir, and a fitting tribute! May he rest ...Well done Sir, and a fitting tribute! May he rest in peace!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-66272578235269062582012-09-02T07:11:27.817-05:002012-09-02T07:11:27.817-05:00Nice summary of a well-lived life. Every CWO I ha...Nice summary of a well-lived life. Every CWO I have ever known was "just a cut above", seems your dad was cut from the same cloth. Own my hide to more than a few.<br /><br />Soldiers never really pass on - look around - this country is their legacy, our freedom their gift. Your dad added to it by his very life.<br /><br />I wish your family peace sir, your dad is in good hands.eiaftinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595068743383767561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-44272122831041699312012-08-31T23:00:45.008-05:002012-08-31T23:00:45.008-05:00Beautifully done.Beautifully done.Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-60478878702887589812012-08-31T08:12:28.794-05:002012-08-31T08:12:28.794-05:00Having done some ancestry.com research (I wanted t...Having done some ancestry.com research (I wanted to find the Confederates in my history), I learned that putting things like the III percent in the obituary is critical if in 100 years someone wants to know something about your old man. Good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-70220786911987440432012-08-31T06:36:33.148-05:002012-08-31T06:36:33.148-05:00You did good Ken. That's a nice obit.
Miss ...You did good Ken. That's a nice obit. <br /><br />Miss VioletAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-46654571486160090742012-08-30T21:01:24.114-05:002012-08-30T21:01:24.114-05:00I raise my glass to a Man who had a full life. Sal...I raise my glass to a Man who had a full life. Salute! Grognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-55042438225943514972012-08-30T21:01:02.207-05:002012-08-30T21:01:02.207-05:00That is a great write up.
His picture looks like...That is a great write up. <br /><br />His picture looks like he was a real nice guy. To me, a likable face.<br /><br />Kind of weird - you and I are the same age, and our Dad's both died at the same age.timbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03167364167544042363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-60810204898978106362012-08-30T20:17:04.012-05:002012-08-30T20:17:04.012-05:00A fine man Ken. It is for the memory and sacrifice...A fine man Ken. It is for the memory and sacrifice of men like him that we rage against those that pervert and aim to destroy what good men built.<br /><br /> Isaiah 41:10 " FEAR NOT FOR I AM WITH YOU "<br /><br />With men such as this in our hearts, how can tyrants cause us to worry.Toaster 802https://www.blogger.com/profile/17034456844621365910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-67518834661616425972012-08-30T19:54:55.695-05:002012-08-30T19:54:55.695-05:00It's sad to lose a brother VietNam vet and a f...It's sad to lose a brother VietNam vet and a fellow Warrant Officer. You honored your father well. Respectfully, Alemaster, CW5, AVN, ret.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-41211360170702701192012-08-30T19:42:57.021-05:002012-08-30T19:42:57.021-05:00Nicely done.
Julie IIINicely done.<br />Julie IIIDiverNursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524722035016571694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-60719110809288811812012-08-30T19:20:23.475-05:002012-08-30T19:20:23.475-05:00So nice. It conveys honor, respect and love. What...So nice. It conveys honor, respect and love. What an admirable man and dad.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550767558199877208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-87777251251198713822012-08-30T18:22:47.158-05:002012-08-30T18:22:47.158-05:00Very nice. I'm sorry, I didn't realize yo...Very nice. I'm sorry, I didn't realize your father was so young...not that that makes any difference. I hope you and yours are doing okay. Prayers your way...Erinyeshttp://californiayankee.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-9494071014384521452012-08-30T17:38:53.985-05:002012-08-30T17:38:53.985-05:00Very nice, Kenny!
My Dad was a Tool and Die Maker,...Very nice, Kenny!<br />My Dad was a Tool and Die Maker, too.<br />I made sure they has his SeaBee service in his obit, and that the VFW sent out an honor guard.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-58905802845345505162012-08-30T13:40:46.975-05:002012-08-30T13:40:46.975-05:00Wonderful testament to your father.
Prayers for...Wonderful testament to your father. <br /><br />Prayers for you and your family at this sad time. <br /><br />Good job on making sure his affiliation with the III Percent was included!<br /><br />SierraCheryl<br />IIISierraCheryl IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-63490178753696475802012-08-30T13:02:58.316-05:002012-08-30T13:02:58.316-05:00Sounds like a hell of a Man, my condolences. The w...Sounds like a hell of a Man, my condolences. The world needs more like him.Mulliganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615757509298241181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-71169525907791577442012-08-30T12:53:14.008-05:002012-08-30T12:53:14.008-05:00May God Bless and Keep Mr. Kirk Lane at His side. ...May God Bless and Keep Mr. Kirk Lane at His side. My condolences to you and your family.Buckaroonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-36064717456485233872012-08-30T12:52:47.672-05:002012-08-30T12:52:47.672-05:00As I said my condolences, he's in heaven now ...As I said my condolences, he's in heaven now looking down on all of us...........<br />Nice write up ken.........angrymikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315561654066233721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-52349427636954215402012-08-30T11:37:42.543-05:002012-08-30T11:37:42.543-05:00Nice write-up on your Pops.
Chief Warrant Officer...Nice write-up on your Pops.<br /><br />Chief Warrant Officer is the shit. <br /><br />In the Marine Corps they are like gods...wiser and more experience than most zeroes, and more rank than any enlisted.<br /><br />I only ever met one WO in the Corps that was a total shit-bird...and he just happened to be my platoon commander...a coward and complete waste of human flesh.<br /><br />I don't know how he picked up rank.<br /><br />The other sergeants and I in my platoon pretty much agreed during GW1 that if we ever got into the shit, the first round would go into the back of our WO's head.<br /><br />He was THAT bad...<br /><br />Too bad we couldn't have had your old man as our platoon commander.Walter Zoomiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439931516202804834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-21267402895153268092012-08-30T11:00:25.623-05:002012-08-30T11:00:25.623-05:00Sounds like a Man I would have been proud to know....Sounds like a Man I would have been proud to know. Semper Fi and Godspeed sir.Robert Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03475193874676131196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-85344427137898816012012-08-30T10:53:54.418-05:002012-08-30T10:53:54.418-05:00Rest in Peace.Rest in Peace.RangerNicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-4355202225075242622012-08-30T10:31:35.738-05:002012-08-30T10:31:35.738-05:00Beautiful Kenny, thank you for sharing. You have h...Beautiful Kenny, thank you for sharing. You have his smile.MissKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-15695920708125024272012-08-30T10:25:36.670-05:002012-08-30T10:25:36.670-05:00I agree, very nice. My condolences. I agree, very nice. My condolences. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-4846317693809751362012-08-30T10:25:15.279-05:002012-08-30T10:25:15.279-05:00Beautifully said. You honored what appeared to be ...Beautifully said. You honored what appeared to be most important to him. God, family, and country.hiswiserangelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823260651306838495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183651835847025449.post-90762689985469440682012-08-30T09:58:48.828-05:002012-08-30T09:58:48.828-05:00Very nice Ken.Very nice Ken.Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.com