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| Videos: As It Should Be, America Welcomes Home Her Heroes |
| 2009-08-15 |
| H/T Blackfive and a commenter: From state to state, from county to county, from town to town, Americans gather on roadsides with flags, applause and hands over hearts saluting our real heroes. For your Saturday, grab some tissues, and welcome home two of our heroes. From Georgia: Killed in action the week before, the body of Staff Sergeant First John C. Beale was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City, Georgia, just south of Atlanta, on June 11, 2009. The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough. A simple notice in local papers indicated the road route to be taken and the approximate time. Town after town welcomes home Staff Sgt John Beale From Texas: I knew of this Marine's death, from another small town just down the road from me... A commenter at Blackfive reminds us: We have had nonstop drought and 102+ temps here all summer. (54 days of three digit temperatures) Those people who stood out in the blazing July sunshine for who knows how long waiting for the motorcade were suffering to be able to do that. I wince at the elderly who were standing there because they were taking a huge risk to pay tribute. Welcome home, Marine LCpl Brandon Lara |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #3 [Paul has been pooplisted.] |
| Posted by: Paul 2009-08-15 16:12 |
| #2 Works fine for me. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-08-15 11:39 |
| #1 Side note: First video isn't working. Looks like blackfive.* has domain sitters |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-08-15 10:35 |