Gatorchatter 10 year Anniversary, 2024

[Durty South Swamp]

We're all meeting up at @bradgator2 house, swimming in his pool, eating his food, porking his mom, then storming his unruly neighbor's property.

 

[aka]

We're all meeting up at @bradgator2 house, swimming in his pool, eating his food, porking his mom, then storming his unruly neighbor's property.

Need a separate poll for this.

 

[URGatorBait]

We're all meeting up at @bradgator2 house, swimming in his pool, eating his food, porking his mom, then storming his unruly neighbor's property.

Who is gonna tell durty about brads mom

 

[bradgator2]

Who is gonna tell durty about brads mom

So, crazy story. My dad’s burial at the Jacksonville national cemetery was two days ago. Full military ceremony, with gun salute and live bugler. Very moving. The military definitely does that right.

Anywho, some might not know that the national cemeteries place the spouse and veteran on top of each other in the same concrete vault. We get to cemetery a little early to visit mom and they already had the grave site prepped. The hole was perfectly dug with laser precision and the top of the vault lifted off. We walk up to it…. And yup…. Mom’s casket right there. “Sorry mom, heeeee’s back”

I wouldn’t recommend the experience

And for the record, if this was an option for me, then I’d request to be upside down and backwards. Eternal 69 baby!

 

[cover2]

We're all meeting up at @bradgator2 house, swimming in his pool, eating his food, porking his mom, then storming his unruly neighbor's property.

You think he’ll have something other than takeout or those mixed nuts leftover from his neighborhood Christmas get together?

 

[MJMGator]

You think he’ll have something other than takeout or those mixed nuts leftover from his neighborhood Christmas get together?

Mixed nuts? He’d put out some 4 year old Spanish peanuts.

 

[stephenPE]

So, crazy story. My dad’s burial at the Jacksonville national cemetery was two days ago. Full military ceremony, with gun salute and live bugler. Very moving. The military definitely does that right.

Anywho, some might not know that the national cemeteries place the spouse and veteran on top of each other in the same concrete vault. We get to cemetery a little early to visit mom and they already had the grave site prepped. The hole was perfectly dug with laser precision and the top of the vault lifted off. We walk up to it…. And yup…. Mom’s casket right there. “Sorry mom, heeeee’s back”

I wouldn’t recommend the experience

And for the record, if this was an option for me, then I’d request to be upside down and backwards. Eternal 69 baby!

HOF right there, Brad. A story for the grandchildren one day, without the numerology. I have seen the military funerals and they are amazing.

 

[cover2]

Mixed nuts? He’d put out some 4 year old Spanish peanuts.

Figures he’d use the nuts of an oppressed group

 

[aka]

My bil's dad's was military, police and Masonic. Quite a send off.

 

[jdh5484]

So, crazy story. My dad’s burial at the Jacksonville national cemetery was two days ago. Full military ceremony, with gun salute and live bugler. Very moving. The military definitely does that right.

Anywho, some might not know that the national cemeteries place the spouse and veteran on top of each other in the same concrete vault. We get to cemetery a little early to visit mom and they already had the grave site prepped. The hole was perfectly dug with laser precision and the top of the vault lifted off. We walk up to it…. And yup…. Mom’s casket right there. “Sorry mom, heeeee’s back”

I wouldn’t recommend the experience

And for the record, if this was an option for me, then I’d request to be upside down and backwards. Eternal 69 baby!

Both my parents are there too. The ceremony for Dad was the same as you described, except they did a terrible job folding the flag. Dad would have chewed their a$$es out.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Full military ceremony, with gun salute and live burgler.

 

[AlexDaGator]

Both my parents are there too. The ceremony for Dad was the same as you described, except they did a terrible job folding the flag. Dad would have chewed their a$$es out.

A buddy of mine in law school was a marine and he did the honor guard and flag folding ceremony at military funerals when he was in the service. He was very precise about the flag folding and presentation. Unfortunately, it wasn't always appreciated.

One of the funerals he attended was for a Marine who was Black.

Lots of dashikis and afros at the graveside, and this would have been in the 80's. Very militant group, not big fans of Uncle Sam or the Stars and Stripes. The honor guard wasn't exactly welcomed with open arms.

The Marines folded the flag and my buddy presented it to the widow. She looked at him with an angry eye, flatly refused it, and looked away. This had never happened before. He didn't know what to do. He step to the person next to the widow, presumably a sibling of the deceased. Declined. Next in line, declined again. Now he's really starting to sweat. Next in the family row was a young man, maybe 12 or 14. My buddy offers the flag. The kid looks up at him bewildered. The kid doesn't understand what's happening, what the Marines expect, or how the family feels. My buddy leans in and whispers in the kid's ear through clenched teeth "just take the damn flag". The boy takes the flag. The widow stares daggers at the kid. The marines beat a hasty retreat.


Alex.

 

[Marine1]

HOF right there, Brad. A story for the grandchildren one day, without the numerology. I have seen the military funerals and they are amazing.

I spent 2 1/2 years as part of a Marine Corps Honor Guard. Buried many Marines. Whether carrying the casket or rendering a 21 gun salute I’ve always said it was the honor of my life.

 

[Homer J]

I spent 2 1/2 years as part of a Marine Corps Honor Guard. Buried many Marines. Whether carrying the casket or rendering a 21 gun salute I’ve always said it was the honor of my life.

That’s a tough job.

 

[jdh5484]

This may be a great concept to raise funds for a chatter thing. $15-$20 each...maybe.

 

[Homer J]

This may be a great concept to raise funds for a chatter thing. $15-$20 each...maybe.

Do they accept Ox Bucks?

 

[Durty South Swamp]

A buddy of mine in law school was a marine and he did the honor guard and flag folding ceremony at military funerals when he was in the service. He was very precise about the flag folding and presentation. Unfortunately, it wasn't always appreciated.

One of the funerals he attended was for a Marine who was Black.

Lots of dashikis and afros at the graveside, and this would have been in the 80's. Very militant group, not big fans of Uncle Sam or the Stars and Stripes. The honor guard wasn't exactly welcomed with open arms.

The Marines folded the flag and my buddy presented it to the widow. She looked at him with an angry eye, flatly refused it, and looked away. This had never happened before. He didn't know what to do. He step to the person next to the widow, presumably a sibling of the deceased. Declined. Next in line, declined again. Now he's really starting to sweat. Next in the family row was a young man, maybe 12 or 14. My buddy offers the flag. The kid looks up at him bewildered. The kid doesn't understand what's happening, what the Marines expect, or how the family feels. My buddy leans in and whispers in the kid's ear through clenched teeth "just take the damn flag". The boy takes the flag. The widow stares daggers at the kid. The marines beat a hasty retreat.


Alex.

That's jacked up and I believe I speak on behalf of all vets when I say to that family, take your anti American asses back to Nigeria.

 

[Homer J]

That's jacked up and I believe I speak on behalf of all vets when I say to that family, take your anti American asses back to Nigeria.

And I’ll throw in a few Ox Bucks for a ticket!

 

[bradgator2]

 

[aka]

Ok, now back to our regular programming.