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Good and loyal friend died today
Topic Started: Aug 22 2011, 06:58 PM (951 Views)
Old Man


45 years ago I met Jess when we were both on an "in country" tour of Viet Nam--long time to have a loyal friend.

Two days ago he slipped in the bathtub and broke his back. This morning he died. Stunning. The two of us avoided that black hole of death together 44 years ago and many times since, guess he will prepare a place for me now.

Surprising how delicate the old body gets when the years are nearing 4 score.

Enjoy your life now......its shorter than you think
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Edited by Old Man, Aug 22 2011, 07:04 PM.
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Hugothegrunt
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Sorry for your loss. Thank you for serving.
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I am sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. A few years ago, I was working a job and working ll to 7 graveyard and the only one working that shift (not a good idea for a mechanic to work by himself). Before I headed to work that night, I heard about one of my friends passing. When I got to work and started working, I had such a lonely feeling come over me when I was thinking about this passing friend. We become so used to living and everything going as usual but the reality is things happen and people die and the rug gets pulled out sometimes and sometimes its hard. Its a great thing though to have good memories.
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todaugen


God bless the two of you.

The closest I got to Viet Nam was working with a guy who fought there. He was a squad leader and was ambushed in the middle of the night. While hunkered behind a berm he was hit, or the berm was hit, by an rpg. He said he woke up laying on his side and the sun was just coming up; he said it was the most peaceful and beautiful thing he'd ever seen and he thought surely he must be dead for God to be so close. He told me that if he wouldn't have fallen over on the side that he did he would've bled to death, and that he still dreamed about that feeling and the colors he saw in that sunrise.

Three guys made it out alive and they stayed in touch and got together once a year. One day while we were working (trim carpenters) he said that his buddy's wife had called and said he'd died. Bill, my friend, immediately started choking up, so we let him be. We could see by the look in his eyes that he wasn't in the room with us, but somewhere with his friend staring at that sunset.

Old Man, I have no proof, or scientific literature to point at or anything, but I think that maybe there might be something like a stairway to heaven, and it takes a little time to walk it, and while those we lost are walking that stairway they are remembering us. That's why they feel so close.

My dad was a gold miner and a tunnel collapsed on him in 96. The same thing happened to me then. My dad felt like he was right there with me, grieving with me, trying to learn to let go and get on up that stairway.

Again, God bless.
Edited by todaugen, Aug 22 2011, 08:41 PM.
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I heard a analogy one time about death. It spoke of death being like a great and mighty cruise ship. You are standing on the beach and waving to your friend who has begun his cruise and as the ship starts from the shore, you are waving good bye to him and he is waving back to you. As the ship gets further and further away it becomes smaller and smaller until it fades away. It has gone beyond the waving friend on the shore, but on the other side where the ship is heading there are other friends. They are standing there and waiting and slowly a ship appears in the distance and it becomes larger and larger as it approaches the shore. More friends are waving to the one that took the journey, until the ship docks and off comes the people who have made the journey to another place.
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That saddens my heart. My condolences.
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Old Man,

My good friend, Joe, (72) passed away early last Sunday morning. I knew him for 15 years. I'm reading this topic, and seeing a lot of experience from others dealing with the death of friends and relatives. From my recent experience, it has brought to mind a more well defined picture of the relationship we had over the years. Not only has his life come to mind, but the lives of others who have passed on as a result of having such a recent passing. Stay strong, and God bless you.

Glenn
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Old Man


We all grieve in different ways. At least with Jess I dont have to. having known him for 45 years I know that he would say--"Its been a hellova good ride"...............
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Coche Blanco
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:) Sounds like my kind of dude.
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God bless you until you meet again with your friend.
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Sorry about his passing. You were really blessed to have had a good friend for that long.
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I just found this thread Oldman. A LOUD AND THUNDEROUS AIRBONRE to both of you. And thank you for what you have done for me. Remember brother. "An old soldier never dies, he just becomes an FNG somewhere else. Thank you once again. With Respect in Service. Murf
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