Airmen walk for their fallen leader
Tequila Volare sends us a link to Fox Atlanta which reports how 14 Airmen walked from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware to Arlington National Cemetery in tribute to their fallen commander, David Gray, who was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan last year. His troops were still deployed and didn’t get to make the funeral, so they made up for it when they finally returned;
“They just said it was their way of saying a final goodbye to my brother,” said Ronnie Gray, David’s brother.
The airmen marched from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
“For those guys to take time out of their lives to honor my brother in that way, it showed me a lot,” said Ronnie Gray. “It showed me that my brother was a tremendous leader, and those guys loved my brother a lot.”
Category: Real Soldiers
Damn.
OK … stepping away … yes … those are tears of sorrow and pride … I need a coffee!
Semper Fidelis.
@ right there alongside you. As I just had notification of 3 more KIA’s show up on my facebook……..
Way to go, boys.
Sometimes there are just no words.
Nice.
OK….I’m fessing up…..*tears up*…here you go MCPO NYC USN…
(hands the box of kleenex)
That is Honor among Brothers In Arms. So proud of them.
Now that there is the United States Air Force in which I proudly served. Thank you to all who participated in this proper honor of one of our own. Ya done good, guys.
Rest in peace, Major. May God continue to comfort your surviving friends and family.
Based on the actions of your troops, obviously you were a leader as well as an officer.
This brought tears to my eyes.
I wish I could say every commanding officer I served with could inspire me to do something like this in honor of them. Sadly, I cannot. The Maj was clearly an amazing officer and man as is evident from this story. It’s a shame we can’t bottle whatever “it” was that he had and issue it to every newly commissioned officer.
Here’s a toast…
God bless…
Toast- Raise the Glass, Drink Deeply and Remember the Fallen. All 142mi of it.
The FFL has their infamous 100mile March: But Damn mad respect.
“Here’s a toast to the host
Of those who love the vastness of the sky,
To a friend we send a message of his brother men who fly.
We drink to those who gave their all of old…”
Touch the hand of God, Sir. Hooah
Awesomely impressed by these airmen, and especially their fallen leader who inspired them to do this.
I had a few in the Army who were of such caliber. But damned few.
(Joke aside – the Air Force? March? Who knew?)
Nicely done, men. Hand Salute.
Can’t add more. You guys (and PH2) have said it all.