71Commander
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Bikes are not running. We turn our backs on the protesters. Some sing America the Beautiful. The protesters are hidden by a wall of bikers holding 3X5 flags.
Radicals To Protest Sailors Funeral In Maryland
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By the time I got there, the idiots were already gone. Apparently they saw how many people were there to confront them, and thought better of it.
Well done to everyone who went.
A very somber occasion, indeed.
Well done to everyone who went.
A very somber occasion, indeed.
Autolycus
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Just like your typical Christian. Protesting a soldiers funeral.
mike101
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You guys actually managed to scare these lunatics away? BRAVO! The original post said something about this being the Patriot Guard's last itinerary. I hope this doesn't mean they are disbanding.
You guys actually managed to scare these lunatics away? BRAVO! The original post said something about this being the Patriot Guard's last itinerary. I hope this doesn't mean they are disbanding.
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Quote from Biker:
"I find the sound of 2" straights to be exceedingly soothing"
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Soothing at 70.
A lullabye at idle.
"I find the sound of 2" straights to be exceedingly soothing"
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Soothing at 70.
A lullabye at idle.
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I certainly can take no credit, the Patriot Riders (who, BTW, aren't just Harley guys, saw some sport bike riders too, made me wish I'd brought my R6) did the heavy lifting. Mad props and kudos to those guys for understanding that the answer to hateful speech from the reprobates isn't less speech but more, and more, and MORE effective speech centered around respect, love, gratitude, and compassion--it's the perfect answer when you're staring that sort of evil in the face.
Like most truly evil people, those people are cowards and lack any courage of their convictions. What the Patriot Riders are doing is working, and they should be supported at every turn.
I just went to help if I could, encourage them, and stand to be counted with good over evil (something about all that is needed for evil to triumph is good men to do nothing). I'd been saying that I'd do just that if those heinous people showed up near me, and I'd have been a hypocrite if I didn't.
Exercising your freedoms is a good, no, a great feeling. It's the same sense of pride I have when I carry my CCW.
Like most truly evil people, those people are cowards and lack any courage of their convictions. What the Patriot Riders are doing is working, and they should be supported at every turn.
I just went to help if I could, encourage them, and stand to be counted with good over evil (something about all that is needed for evil to triumph is good men to do nothing). I'd been saying that I'd do just that if those heinous people showed up near me, and I'd have been a hypocrite if I didn't.
Exercising your freedoms is a good, no, a great feeling. It's the same sense of pride I have when I carry my CCW.
71Commander
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It's Patriot Guard Riders. Patriot Riders are a motorcycle club with no affiliation the the guard (PGR).
Lambo
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Update:
The wife & I attended the Services yesterday. Some 2 thousand other Patriots did as well. We were told that 3 of these scumbags made it inside the Church but I don't have any further details to Report. 5 others were stopped before they could cross the Bridge which is one route to take to reach the location where the Services took place. After hearing about the 3 that infiltrated within the Church Crowd Patriots surrounded the perimiter & stood arm to arm so as not even a mouse could get through! The Inturnment Services went on with out incident!
My Pics from yesterday,
Maryland News > Harford county
Final salute for sailor
Man raised in Harford died trying to defuse a bomb in Iraq
By Mary Gail Hare
Sun Reporter
Originally published October 1, 2006
From his early youth, Petty Officer David Sean Roddy could take things apart and fix them, even things like his father's boat that didn't need fixing.
That memory related by the Rev. Charles Wible drew soft laughter from hundreds gathered yesterday for the sailor's funeral Mass at his home parish in Abingdon. The man who could fix almost anything died Sept. 16 in Iraq's Al Anbar province, while trying to dismantle a bomb. He was 32.
"It is not age that gives us honor but the quality of our lives," Father Wible, pastor of St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, said. "David's job was to risk his own life, so that others might be kept safe."
The Bel Air High School and Harford Community College graduate enlisted in the Navy seven years ago. He worked with computers, did some diving and about two years ago began training for demolition work. Petty Officer Roddy was most recently assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit in Norfolk, Va., where he resided with his wife, Cristale, and three children. He was deployed to Iraq in June.
Capt. Frank Morneau, commander of the disposal unit in which Petty Officer Roddy served, eulogized him as a warrior and shipmate.
"David's work helped save the lives of 20,000 soldiers, sailors and Marines based in Al Anbar province," Captain Morneau said. "I represent David's other family and there are many more of us not inside the walls of this church. God bless him and his shipmates who are currently in harm's way."
Petty Officer Roddy was awarded the Purple Heart, which was presented to his family yesterday.
Hours before the service, hundreds of motorcyclists, many of them veterans and members of the Patriot Guard, lined Abingdon Road and the driveways to the church, to shield the family from protesters who had threatened a demonstration.
Protesters from Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., never made an appearance. They demonstrated at a soldier's funeral yesterday in London, Ky., where they were met by flag-waving counter-demonstrators.
In Abingdon, supporters of the family stood silently in soft rain for several hours. Many waved flags and carried signs with messages of support.
"Everybody is here today to honor this young man," said Russ Vincent, a Vietnam veteran from Severn. "This country was built on the backs of veterans like him."
Carrying a flag and wilting flowers, Vito DiNatale, 10, stood in the background with his father, also a Vietnam veteran.
"I support our troops," said Vito, a Baltimore resident. "I am going to be a Marine when I grow up."
The church pews were filled with more than 500 mourners, including family, friends and members of the military dressed in the uniforms of every service, but mostly in Navy whites. Dozens of Boy Scouts attended in tribute to the sailor who earned the rank of Eagle Scout by building birdhouses for a nature preserve near his home.
With swords held high, the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization, ushered Petty Officer Roddy's family into the church. A Navy officer escorted Cristale Roddy, who clutched the hand of her 10-year-old daughter, Jessica. The girl wore a navy-blue dress with white trim and a sailor's collar. Bob and Carol Roddy, the sailor's parents, walked behind their daughter-in-law, accompanied by their 7-year-old twin grandsons, Matthew and Michael.
During the service, the children and their grandparents brought offerings of bread and wine to the altar. Cristale Roddy left a single red rose before a photograph of her husband. His godparents placed a cross on his remains.
Before leaving the church, Bob Roddy spoke of the family's gratitude, particularly to the Navy, whose members stood as the congregation applauded for several minutes.
"David was proud of the Navy," said Mr. Roddy. "Godspeed to you. If you have to serve over there, may God watch over you and bring you back safely."
My Note: PO Roddy was a Eagle Scout
PO Roddy's Widow Cristale Roddy and her daughter, Jessica, are escorted from St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church in Abingdon after the funeral
The wife & I attended the Services yesterday. Some 2 thousand other Patriots did as well. We were told that 3 of these scumbags made it inside the Church but I don't have any further details to Report. 5 others were stopped before they could cross the Bridge which is one route to take to reach the location where the Services took place. After hearing about the 3 that infiltrated within the Church Crowd Patriots surrounded the perimiter & stood arm to arm so as not even a mouse could get through! The Inturnment Services went on with out incident!
My Pics from yesterday,
Maryland News > Harford county
Final salute for sailor
Man raised in Harford died trying to defuse a bomb in Iraq
By Mary Gail Hare
Sun Reporter
Originally published October 1, 2006
From his early youth, Petty Officer David Sean Roddy could take things apart and fix them, even things like his father's boat that didn't need fixing.
That memory related by the Rev. Charles Wible drew soft laughter from hundreds gathered yesterday for the sailor's funeral Mass at his home parish in Abingdon. The man who could fix almost anything died Sept. 16 in Iraq's Al Anbar province, while trying to dismantle a bomb. He was 32.
"It is not age that gives us honor but the quality of our lives," Father Wible, pastor of St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, said. "David's job was to risk his own life, so that others might be kept safe."
The Bel Air High School and Harford Community College graduate enlisted in the Navy seven years ago. He worked with computers, did some diving and about two years ago began training for demolition work. Petty Officer Roddy was most recently assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit in Norfolk, Va., where he resided with his wife, Cristale, and three children. He was deployed to Iraq in June.
Capt. Frank Morneau, commander of the disposal unit in which Petty Officer Roddy served, eulogized him as a warrior and shipmate.
"David's work helped save the lives of 20,000 soldiers, sailors and Marines based in Al Anbar province," Captain Morneau said. "I represent David's other family and there are many more of us not inside the walls of this church. God bless him and his shipmates who are currently in harm's way."
Petty Officer Roddy was awarded the Purple Heart, which was presented to his family yesterday.
Hours before the service, hundreds of motorcyclists, many of them veterans and members of the Patriot Guard, lined Abingdon Road and the driveways to the church, to shield the family from protesters who had threatened a demonstration.
Protesters from Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., never made an appearance. They demonstrated at a soldier's funeral yesterday in London, Ky., where they were met by flag-waving counter-demonstrators.
In Abingdon, supporters of the family stood silently in soft rain for several hours. Many waved flags and carried signs with messages of support.
"Everybody is here today to honor this young man," said Russ Vincent, a Vietnam veteran from Severn. "This country was built on the backs of veterans like him."
Carrying a flag and wilting flowers, Vito DiNatale, 10, stood in the background with his father, also a Vietnam veteran.
"I support our troops," said Vito, a Baltimore resident. "I am going to be a Marine when I grow up."
The church pews were filled with more than 500 mourners, including family, friends and members of the military dressed in the uniforms of every service, but mostly in Navy whites. Dozens of Boy Scouts attended in tribute to the sailor who earned the rank of Eagle Scout by building birdhouses for a nature preserve near his home.
With swords held high, the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization, ushered Petty Officer Roddy's family into the church. A Navy officer escorted Cristale Roddy, who clutched the hand of her 10-year-old daughter, Jessica. The girl wore a navy-blue dress with white trim and a sailor's collar. Bob and Carol Roddy, the sailor's parents, walked behind their daughter-in-law, accompanied by their 7-year-old twin grandsons, Matthew and Michael.
During the service, the children and their grandparents brought offerings of bread and wine to the altar. Cristale Roddy left a single red rose before a photograph of her husband. His godparents placed a cross on his remains.
Before leaving the church, Bob Roddy spoke of the family's gratitude, particularly to the Navy, whose members stood as the congregation applauded for several minutes.
"David was proud of the Navy," said Mr. Roddy. "Godspeed to you. If you have to serve over there, may God watch over you and bring you back safely."
My Note: PO Roddy was a Eagle Scout
PO Roddy's Widow Cristale Roddy and her daughter, Jessica, are escorted from St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church in Abingdon after the funeral
Art Eatman
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Sad times for the country. It's a crying shame that such a thing as a Patriot Guard would ever be needed.
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