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Intense1 · 10-14-2006, 10:34 PM

Thanks to him for his sacrifice, and prayers for his family in their loss. This is what the true meaning of "hero" is. "No greater love has no man than to lay down his life for his friend", and all that.

I remember my dad telling me about one day in which he thought he was going to die in service - it was WWII, he was on a heavy cruiser in the pacific. As he was looking over the side of his ship he saw what he and many shipmates thought was a torpedo speeding through the water towards their ship. He knew that he and his nearby friends would be toast if it hit, but all he could do was try to warn the others so that they could try and make it out alive. As it turned out, the "torpedo" was a dolphin, and he was more than a bit chagrinned to have to go below and change his pants.

But this SEAL, this hero - kudos to him.

10-14-2006, 10:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
Intense1 Crazy Location: Music City burbs	Thanks to him for his sacrifice, and prayers for his family in their loss. This is what the true meaning of "hero" is. "No greater love has no man than to lay down his life for his friend", and all that. I remember my dad telling me about one day in which he thought he was going to die in service - it was WWII, he was on a heavy cruiser in the pacific. As he was looking over the side of his ship he saw what he and many shipmates thought was a torpedo speeding through the water towards their ship. He knew that he and his nearby friends would be toast if it hit, but all he could do was try to warn the others so that they could try and make it out alive. As it turned out, the "torpedo" was a dolphin, and he was more than a bit chagrinned to have to go below and change his pants. But this SEAL, this hero - kudos to him. __________________ (none yet, still thinkin')