It’s 1:30am and we just got home about an hour ago from our usual Wednesday night ride. Just had a sandwich and figured I need to get a blog done for today.
As the title says, I will be keeping this short and sweet, as I am getting up early in the morning to go on a Patriot Guard mission. We will be riding to stand in a flag line and be there for the family. As you will read in the Wiki link I added, the Patriot Guard was originally formed to ward off protestors at Military funerals. The Westboro Baptist Church members would protest the funerals with outrageous statements that men and women are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan because we tolerate homosexuality. And that is just the tip of the iceberg.
It is very sad that we have to have these funerals, but I am glad that I can pay my respects to this young man that gave his life fighting for our freedom.
So, in the morning I will hop on the bike and head up to Queensbury, and along with probably 100 or more motorcycles, we will escort this soldier to his final resting place at the Saratoga National Cemetery. When we get there, the bikers will hop off their bikes and line the road into the cemetery as the funeral procession rolls in. If you can make it to pay your respects, please do. Let’s show this family how much we appreciate what this soldier did for our country. Hope to see you there.
*Image courtesy of http://www.amlgnp104tn.org/files/PatriotGuard_Riders.jpg
R.I.P. Spc. Benjamin D Osborn, 27
US Army 101st Airborne – Queensbury, NY
Spc. Benjamin D. Osborn, 27, of Queensbury, N.Y., died June 15 in
Shigalwashheltan district, Konar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when
insurgents attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade
fires. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st
Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell,
Ky
Give those WBC bastards hell, Michael! Shut them down!
We just laid a son of our community to rest. He too lost his life in Afghanistan. He was a medic on a helio flight, sent in to rescue some injured men. The helio was shot down, and this boy died. I was shocked when the news reported a statement that Westboro Church was going to be at his funeral.
Patriot Guard was there, Westboro was not.
That was so sad, Chessie. May he rest in peace. Glad the crazies didn’t show up.
May he rest in peace…
Thank you Diana. Glad you stopped by.