A sermon to all from the Pastor
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Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
Thanks for the riminder, Andy. Happy 4th of July, everybody. Freedom isn't free!
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Advisor, VN 66-68 69-70
42d Vn Ranger Battalion 1969-1970
Trainer, El Salvador 86-87
Advisor, Saudi Arabian National Guard 91, 93-94
75th RRA Life Member #867
Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
As is my standard, I plan on putting rounds downrange on the 4th. hope everyone else has the opportunity to do something similar.
C Co 3/75 88-90 (Just Cause)
124 MI(LRSD) 90-91 (Desert Storm)
Repeal the 16th, enforce the 10th.
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"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." Gen. James Mattis
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124 MI(LRSD) 90-91 (Desert Storm)
Repeal the 16th, enforce the 10th.
ΜΩΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." Gen. James Mattis
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Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
I think guns and violence are abhorant demonstrations of lessor intellectuals.RangerX wrote:As is my standard, I plan on putting rounds downrange on the 4th. hope everyone else has the opportunity to do something similar.
RS Class # 7-76
I'm not the way I am because I was a Ranger - I was a Ranger because of the way I am.
¿Querría usted el primer redondo en la rodilla o la cara?
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
I'm not the way I am because I was a Ranger - I was a Ranger because of the way I am.
¿Querría usted el primer redondo en la rodilla o la cara?
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
OK, then I will discharge solids-oriented fireworks in a peaceful fashion towards non-living firework recipients.Rock Island Ranger wrote:I think guns and violence are abhorant demonstrations of lessor intellectuals.RangerX wrote:As is my standard, I plan on putting rounds downrange on the 4th. hope everyone else has the opportunity to do something similar.
If I should disturb the sleep of rare ground squirrels, spotted owls or other such superior lifeforms, I will be sure to punish myself afterwards by forcing myself to drink hops, grain & malt based toxins in great quantity.
C Co 3/75 88-90 (Just Cause)
124 MI(LRSD) 90-91 (Desert Storm)
Repeal the 16th, enforce the 10th.
ΜΩΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." Gen. James Mattis
Panem Et Circenses
My safe space
124 MI(LRSD) 90-91 (Desert Storm)
Repeal the 16th, enforce the 10th.
ΜΩΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." Gen. James Mattis
Panem Et Circenses
My safe space
Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
Thanks for the reminder Andy! You know, every day above ground is a good day and those of us still here all remember those who ain't. Happy 4th to all of you!
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"Life is like a drop zone, sometimes you just miss the whole damn thing!"
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Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
Thank goodness my tiny, safe and not harmful flintlocks are not classified as firearms by the US Government.Rock Island Ranger wrote:I think guns and violence are abhorant demonstrations of lessor intellectuals.RangerX wrote:As is my standard, I plan on putting rounds downrange on the 4th. hope everyone else has the opportunity to do something similar.
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3rd Special Forces Group 1997-1999
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Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
So, shoulder fired, 105 Howitzers are considered SMALL??????rgrokelley wrote:Thank goodness my tiny, safe and not harmful flintlocks are not classified as firearms by the US Government.Rock Island Ranger wrote:I think guns and violence are abhorant demonstrations of lessor intellectuals.RangerX wrote:As is my standard, I plan on putting rounds downrange on the 4th. hope everyone else has the opportunity to do something similar.
RS Class # 7-76
I'm not the way I am because I was a Ranger - I was a Ranger because of the way I am.
¿Querría usted el primer redondo en la rodilla o la cara?
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
I'm not the way I am because I was a Ranger - I was a Ranger because of the way I am.
¿Querría usted el primer redondo en la rodilla o la cara?
The road goes on forever and the party never ends.
Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
thanks Pastor, and the same to you. but you know that too.
A Co & HHC 3/75 '93-'98.
RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
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Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
Here is a quote from one of my favorite writers
Thank you for your Service, In your mind you are thanking me for a deed I did on your behalf. In my mind thanking me for my service is the same as thanking me for opening a gift. I was allowed to keep company with heroes and all that was asked of me was that I live and serve to my potential.
Thank you for your Service, In your mind you are thanking me for a deed I did on your behalf. In my mind thanking me for my service is the same as thanking me for opening a gift. I was allowed to keep company with heroes and all that was asked of me was that I live and serve to my potential.
RC 2-87
3-75 84/85, 95/97
"thnks 4 pratn merku!"
3-75 84/85, 95/97
"thnks 4 pratn merku!"
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Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
Well quoted!Silverback wrote:Here is a quote from one of my favorite writers
Thank you for your Service, In your mind you are thanking me for a deed I did on your behalf. In my mind thanking me for my service is the same as thanking me for opening a gift. I was allowed to keep company with heroes and all that was asked of me was that I live and serve to my potential.
RLTW
Active service 01/67-12/73
Ranger Class 10-68
2/27 Inf 25th Inf Div Vietnam 01/69-01/70
"In America, anybody can be president. That's one of the risks you take." - Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
“The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.” – Joseph Heller, Catch-22
Active service 01/67-12/73
Ranger Class 10-68
2/27 Inf 25th Inf Div Vietnam 01/69-01/70
"In America, anybody can be president. That's one of the risks you take." - Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
“The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.” – Joseph Heller, Catch-22
Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
Thank you Pastor, have a happy and safe 4th.
2nd squad-1st plt-C 2/75 77-78
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The way I became a Ranger and have earned the small amount of success I have had in life has been mostly due to one quality - determination. Lefty.
RS 4-78
The way I became a Ranger and have earned the small amount of success I have had in life has been mostly due to one quality - determination. Lefty.
Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
That reminds me, this guy called and wants to talk to rgrokelley.....Rock Island Ranger wrote:So, shoulder fired, 105 Howitzers are considered SMALL??????rgrokelley wrote:Thank goodness my tiny, safe and not harmful flintlocks are not classified as firearms by the US Government.
C Co 3/75 88-90 (Just Cause)
124 MI(LRSD) 90-91 (Desert Storm)
Repeal the 16th, enforce the 10th.
ΜΩΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." Gen. James Mattis
Panem Et Circenses
My safe space
124 MI(LRSD) 90-91 (Desert Storm)
Repeal the 16th, enforce the 10th.
ΜΩΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." Gen. James Mattis
Panem Et Circenses
My safe space
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"I now know why men who have been to war yearn to reunite. Not to tell stories or look at old pictures. Not to laugh or weep. Comrades gather because they long to be with the men who once acted at their best; men who suffered and sacrificed, who were stripped of their humanity.
I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate and the military. But I know them in a way I know no other men. I have never given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something more precious than my life. They would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of the bargain we all made, the reason we were so willing to die for one another. As long as I have memory, I will think of them all, every day. I am sure that when I leave this world, my last thought will be of my family and my comrades... Such good men."
--Author Unknown--
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This forum provides me the natural high of an online reunion with a cherished Brotherhood. As we grow older, I see the purpose, the healing, the great importance to be among those I consider legends, my mentors, my standards of good in men, my Brothers always! I am honored to be among the Pastor's flock...
I look forward with much eagerness to attending the RHOF Induction on 9 July, when I will truly be blessed to be in the company of our finest and am proud that at leat 15 of my Nam comrades-in-arms from my unit will attend with me.
God Bless you and yours! Know you are loved.
I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate and the military. But I know them in a way I know no other men. I have never given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something more precious than my life. They would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of the bargain we all made, the reason we were so willing to die for one another. As long as I have memory, I will think of them all, every day. I am sure that when I leave this world, my last thought will be of my family and my comrades... Such good men."
--Author Unknown--
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This forum provides me the natural high of an online reunion with a cherished Brotherhood. As we grow older, I see the purpose, the healing, the great importance to be among those I consider legends, my mentors, my standards of good in men, my Brothers always! I am honored to be among the Pastor's flock...
I look forward with much eagerness to attending the RHOF Induction on 9 July, when I will truly be blessed to be in the company of our finest and am proud that at leat 15 of my Nam comrades-in-arms from my unit will attend with me.
God Bless you and yours! Know you are loved.
Gary "28"
Co C (RGR), 75 Inf (ABN) '70-'71
USMA 69; RGR 4-70; RHOF-2011
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"Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be." Douglas MacArthur
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USMA 69; RGR 4-70; RHOF-2011
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"Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be." Douglas MacArthur
Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
Well ain't you some kinda sweet ole' crusty motherfucker with a heart.To my Ranger buds....We know what tough and ugly is. In each of you who served as a Ranger....we know. We did it, we did it for each other and God is my witness, you are the finest fuckers I have ever met, will meet or have aspiration to meet. Im proud of each of you because......we KNOW.
Happy 4th of July. Take a minute and tell a soldier that he/she is appreciated.
RLTW
The Pastor
Rock Island Ranger
Great post as usual Command Sergeant Major. Setting the standard, and motivating the fuck out of people.
You are goddamned good at that Brother, and we're just as proud of you. Enjoy it.
My thanks to all who served and/or to those loved ones that hold down the fort daily back home, without knowing "what if". That's a tough, tough job ladies, prolly tougher than the actual fighting sometimes, at least we know.
Damn proud of you too.
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Rio Hato/AO Diaz CCT/Commo
"It is a heavy thing, to see a Father so strong in life, unable to rise."
"A great civilization is not conquered from without
until it has destroyed itself from within." -W. Durant
Rio Hato/AO Diaz CCT/Commo
"It is a heavy thing, to see a Father so strong in life, unable to rise."
"A great civilization is not conquered from without
until it has destroyed itself from within." -W. Durant
Re: A sermon to all from the Pastor
a post good for the New Year
RLTW
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K Co (Rgr), 75th Inf (Abn), 4 ID
69-70
I cooked with C- 4
Steadfast
4/325 82d DIV 68-69
2nd Bde HHC (LRRP), 4 ID
K Co (Rgr), 75th Inf (Abn), 4 ID
69-70
I cooked with C- 4