01-17-2009, 12:28 AM
[user=34]jackboots[/user] wrote:
The only truly 'touching' (and that's a scary word in this family) moment at the above recounted funeral, was the military part of the graveside service. They did a 'roll call' where they called out the names of the guys who were standing by, then called out my grandfather's name three times... the last time was very sad and solemn. Choked me the fuck up, followed by 21 gun salute and 'taps' on a bugle.
Not cool to expose your jugular in this group though, so I left that part out. :
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Quote:at the end the radio dispatcher calls out their number. when there is no answer, the dispatcher says # 00 "10-7" (out of service. makes me cry every time.They do something very similar at military funerals.
The only truly 'touching' (and that's a scary word in this family) moment at the above recounted funeral, was the military part of the graveside service. They did a 'roll call' where they called out the names of the guys who were standing by, then called out my grandfather's name three times... the last time was very sad and solemn. Choked me the fuck up, followed by 21 gun salute and 'taps' on a bugle.
Not cool to expose your jugular in this group though, so I left that part out. :
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