Saturday, April 16, 2011, 3:00 pm
I started writing this thread yesterday but never finished it.
Tomorrow, Saturday the 16th at 3:00pm, a Fallen Marine will be laided to rest tomorrow. His funeral service will be held at Pine Lake Baptist Church and his burial will be at Brandon Cemetary. SSgt. Jason Rogers and his family needs your help and support tomorrow. I am asking ALL crappie.com folks that will and can, please bring your American Flags and help line HWY 471 to HWY 80 and on to the cemetary. These folks need your support. I WILL BE THERE!! What about you?
I witnessed the most up-lifting event yesterday that I have ever seen. I left work and went to HWY 80 to show my support for Jason and his family. I could not hold back the tears as I looked for a good parking place. There were folks on both sides of 80 with flags flying. When the Honor Procession rounded the corner at Airport Rd. and 80, I lost it. That don't happen to me very often. The procession was led by 150 Patriot Guard Riders, followed by 50 law motorcycles and then 30 law cars. I went to the funeral home and saw the Honor Guard handle Jason's casket, again, I lost it.
One other thing, a church from Kansas is planning a protest tomorrow. We need to out number these folks by thousands.
If anybody can make it, give me a call at 601-209-4274 and I will try to meet up with you. Come on Vets.