RIP Trip_Wire

[JBS]

RIP, Warrior. Thank you for your service to this nation on so many levels.

 

[Servimus]

RIP.

 

[Th3 Maelstr0m]

RIP

 

[RustyShackleford]

RIP

 

[ÉIREGOBRÁCH1922]

Sorry to hear! May He Rest In Peace!

 

[LibraryLady]

MSG (Army)/Captain (KCSO) Regan, you are a dear friend and you will be missed.

To all on the board, please PM me if you want details for services.

LL

 

[SkrewzLoose]

RIP Warrior. Thank you for you your service to this country.
Fair winds and following seas.

 

[Ravage]

He was getting old and grouchy​

and his hair was falling fast,​

And he sat around the Legion,​

telling stories of the past.​

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Of a war that he had fought in​

and the deeds that he had done.​

In his exploits with his buddies;​

they were heroes, everyone.​

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And 'tho sometimes, to his neighbors,​

his tales became old hat,​

all his buddies listened,​

for they knew whereof he spoke.​

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But we'll hear his tales no longer,​

for ol' Lou has passed away,​

and the world's a little poorer,​

for a Ranger died today.​

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No, he won't be mourned by many,​

just his children and his wife.​

For he lived an ordinary,​

very quiet sort of life.​

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He held a job and raised a family,​

quietly going on his way;​

and the world won't note his passing;​

'tho a Ranger died today.​

​

When politicians leave this earth,​

their bodies lie in state,​

while thousands note their passing​

and proclaim that they were great.​

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Papers tell of their life stories,​

from the time that they were young,​

but the passing of a Ranger,​

goes unnoticed, and unsung.​

​

Is the greatest contribution,​

to the welfare of our land,​

some jerk who breaks his promise​

and cons his fellow man?​

​

Or the ordinary fellow,​

who in times of war and strife,​

goes off to serve his Country​

and offers up his life?​

​

The politician's stipend​

and the style in which he lives,​

are sometimes disproportionate,​

to the service he gives.​

​

While the ordinary Ranger,​

who offered up his all,​

is paid off with a medal​

and perhaps a pension, small.​

​

It's so easy to forget them,​

for it is so long ago,​

that our Lou's and Tom's and Johnny's,​

went to battle, but we know.​

​

It was not the politicians,​

with their compromise and ploys,​

who won for us the freedom,​

that our Country now enjoys.​

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Should you find yourself in danger,​

with your enemies at hand,​

would you really want some cop-out,​

with his ever waffling stand?​

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Or would you want a Ranger,​

who has sworn to defend,​

his home, his kin, and Country,​

and would fight until the end?​

​

He was just a common Ranger​

and his ranks are growing thin,​

but his presence should remind us,​

we may need his like again.​

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For when countries are in conflict,​

then we find the Ranger's part,​

Is to clean up all the tousles,​

that the politicians start.​

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If we cannot do him honor,​

while he's here to hear the praise,​

then at least let's give him homage,​

at the ending of his days.​

​

Perhaps just a simple headline,​

in the paper that might say:​

​

OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,​

FOR A RANGER DIED TODAY.​

​

-- Author unknown​

 

[TheWookie]

RIP Warrior -- thank you for your service.

 

[ProPatria]

Rest In Peace.

 

[Red Flag 1]

Rest In God's Peace Tom.

 

[tdgunslinger]

Rest easy, Trip_wire. Thank you for your service.

 

[HoosierAnnie]

We are all richer for having know you, Tom. Rest Well.

 

[Chopstick]

Im going to miss our wine and dog chats, TR. You were one of the best and will never be forgotten. Rest in Peace.

 

[psyopwilddog]

Rest in Peace. Blue skies Warrior.

 

[rgrcrash]

Rest easy, bro. See you at the last rally point.

 

[Fritzy]

RIP...

 

[goon175]

Rest easy.

 

[CDG]

RIP Warrior. Thank You for all you did for us.

 

[LimaOscarSierraTango]

Rest easy Warrior.

You were a valued member here and based on how you interacted with everyone here and across the street, I know you touched many people in your life. Your family and friends are in my thoughts.