Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Buried a friend today who was killed last Thursday in a bicycle accident. Run over from behind while riding the shoulder of the road by a driver playing with his cell phone. He was an avid bicycle rider and we've ridden thousands of miles together over the last 15 years. Mark was also a Lieutenant in the Navy Reserve and served three tours in the Middle East. He's now buried in the Fort Riley Kansas Veteran's Cemetery. Taps is one of those tunes that grabs you by the heart when it's blown, but especially so when it's for someone you know. Please join me in a toast to a good friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elk Creek LeMieux Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 How right you are. Last Saturday, I attened a funeral and burial of a friend from my church. He was a WWII vet and the Navy was present at the funeral. When they played taps, it reached out and touched me, and a few others, I am sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Pepper Kid, SASS #60463 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I'll join ya for the toast. RIP Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 My deepest condolences. I hope the pain of your loss is eased by your memories of your friend. Salut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Mushman Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Fair winds and following seas, Shipmate. RIP Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Godspeed, Sorry for your loss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim No Horse Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 God bless you and yours...and all those you friend touched...we mourn your loss...Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klondike SASS Life #29713 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Taps always gets to me especially if it is at a service. Last night I watched "ACT of VALOR" filmed with active duty SEAL TEAM. Acting was fair, team work awesome, some scenes made you hurt inside. Voices were at time hard to understand. But when it was over and they played TAPS and ran the list of Spec Ops lost since 9/11 and showed photos of all branches it hurt in away it has never hurt before. I admit I had to leave the room a couple of times. Without these young people there is no telling what language we may speak or what religion we would worship. Thank You, Thank all of you that have served in any branch and in any capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Jack Hammer Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Day is done, gone the sun, From the lake, from the hills, from the sky; All is well, safely rest, God is nigh. Fading light, dims the sight, And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright. From afar, drawing nigh, falls the night. Thanks and praise, for our days, 'Neath the sun, 'neath the stars, neath the sky; As we go, this we know, God is nigh. Sun has set, shadows come, Time has fled, Scouts must go to their beds Always true to the promise that they made. While the light fades from sight, And the stars gleaming rays softly send, To thy hands we our souls, Lord, commend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bama Red Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Bravo Zulu, Mark. Stand down, sailor. Rest easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 When we had the service for my uncle, Master Chief Boatswains Mate John D. Perry, my cousin Gordon learned to lay the bosun's whistle and the 2nd class at the service said "Master Chief John D. Perry has gone ashore." Not a dry eye was to be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliope Cupcake #13981 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 God bless him...and you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Very sorry for your loss. Prayers up for you and all that knew your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rusty Bore SASS#22739 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Laid my neighbor to rest two weeks ago. Taps truly reaches into your soul. I raise a glass to your friend and you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 My condolences,Deadwood. Whenever I sound TAPS,it's a feeling that reaches deep inside. As a member of Bugles Across America,it's my duty to render TAPS at no charge to families of service members and Veteran's who deserve to a have a LIVE bugler sound it. The recorded/electronic bugles just don't have the panache that a live rendering has,plus they seem to fail at the most inopportune times.I've done two funeral's for friends,including one of our SASS members(my shooting partner). I also have been rendering it for our local American Legion post for their Memorial Day rites at two of the small cemetaries here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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