A link to say good bye to our Brother Joseph Randy Barnes Please sign

Monkeyman

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Thu Dec-07-06 11:04 PM
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A link to say good bye to our Brother Joseph Randy Barnes Please sign

Edited on Fri Dec-08-06 12:01 AM by Monkeyman

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000020183910X

For the greatest Veteran I have known

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TomInTib

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Thu Dec-07-06 11:23 PM
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1. God bless the medics.

If not for them, I would surely not be typing this right now.

Thanks for posting this, Monkeyman.

Damn, now it is us who are getting old and dying.

And it seems like only yesterday....

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renate

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Thu Dec-07-06 11:28 PM
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2. that's especially meaningful coming from someone who can say that

I've never had my life saved by a medic, so my words don't have the same oomph yours do.

But I've always thought medics had a special mission. Working in an emergency department is stressful enough, but to do that job under fire, in the line of fire with their own lives at risk, with bullets and bombs all around... I am just in awe.

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TomInTib

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Fri Dec-08-06 01:09 AM
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5. I could have never had the selfless bravery those guys had.

To respond to a bad deal and do what they had to do without fighting back, but just dealing with it.

The same guy saved me (in a bad spot) twice.

And to this day, he is my best friend.

And that was 35 years ago.

We talk or email every day.

Rock it, Jimbo...

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Monkeyman

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Thu Dec-07-06 11:38 PM
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3. Thats how Randy and I met

Firefight I got hit bad. Not to go into details but he held part of me instead till the chopper came. The nurses took care of this Vet then. If it was not for all of them. I would of met St. Peter that day.

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TomInTib

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Fri Dec-08-06 01:31 AM
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6. It's weird how things work, isn't it?

Did I ever tell you about the red-haired nurse (this is not a sex link)?

Jeezus, Buddy.
We should each go outside and howl at the Moon.
Every night.

I walk out on my veranda every morning and remind myself to not take it for granted.
Not ever.

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Monkeyman

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Fri Dec-08-06 12:41 AM
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4. Got to go thanks for all that signed Randy

Was my Friend and Brother Veteran

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Monkeyman

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Fri Dec-08-06 11:37 AM
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7. Again thank for signing

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catmandu57

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Fri Dec-08-06 11:55 AM
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8. Kansas City

I'm so close and never met the man what a lost opportunity, RIP Randy.

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JNelson6563

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Fri Dec-08-06 12:33 PM
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9. K&R! *sniff*

Rest in Peace American Hero. :cry: Thank you for saving so many lives.

Julie

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