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Originally Posted By 1GUNRUNNER:
Originally Posted By DPeacher:
Sad news. I bet he's hanging out with ETH and the rest of the Hun Farmers who have passed along way too soon. May God comfort his family and friends. Rest in peace, Warrior. That is 3 from the farm now that I know of.  It's too damn many, but he's in some of the finest company available. Anyone that has pics from the Hun Farm with eod should post them up. |
Texas -
Bigger than France.
"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so."
--RWR, 1964
Bigger than France.
"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so."
--RWR, 1964
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Originally Posted By bmick325:
Originally Posted By limaxray:
Dammit. 
I know he's Army, but this seems appropriate: http://www.af.mil.za/news/2006/147/missing_man.jpg John would have liked this. He was a civilian employee of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) ar Robbins AFB. You cannot BELIEVE how much that confused me. First couple of years talking to him I thought he was USAF EOD. He talked wingwiper like a native. 
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"Three, two, one, keyturn."
"If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." - Thomas Paine
If you're gonna be stoopid, ya gotta be tough.
"If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." - Thomas Paine
If you're gonna be stoopid, ya gotta be tough.
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Originally Posted By 82ND-ABN:
God bless John Mattis and his loving family. May he rest in peace. Exactly . 
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My sincerest condolences to his family for their loss. |
<Snip> 1911 vs Glock. Glocks will always lose the comparison! --EdAvilaSr
We won't bring the muskets, we won't cause the pain,
But we're good for some headaches, and tough to clean stains.” --- Modern Pirates/Barley Juice
We won't bring the muskets, we won't cause the pain,
But we're good for some headaches, and tough to clean stains.” --- Modern Pirates/Barley Juice
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Deepest sympathies from Vito
"John and me had been good friends for years, exchanging cards and books and gifts. I knew he was being treated for Cancer for some time now, but he never let on how sick he really was but he knew I knew. If he'd gotten over his illness he was hoping to come over and stay with me for a while. I'll send a card to his wife and kids in the morning. Andy" |
| Damn, this is terrible news. John was a defacto mentor for me when I was coming into the EOD field. I'm really upset by this. |
My drill sergeant had done three tours as combat arms, had a scar down the length of his face, and was no-shit bi-polar. That's how they are supposed to be.
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Originally Posted By 82ND-ABN:
Originally Posted By mtforlife:
I didn't know him but he was one of us. Yes he was. He was one of us. I'd like to think we were one of him. |
"This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."
LCDR Robert W. Copeland, USNR, CO, USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413)
LCDR Robert W. Copeland, USNR, CO, USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413)
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Originally Posted By Gloftoe:
Originally Posted By 1GUNRUNNER:
Originally Posted By DPeacher:
Sad news. I bet he's hanging out with ETH and the rest of the Hun Farmers who have passed along way too soon. May God comfort his family and friends. Rest in peace, Warrior. That is 3 from the farm now that I know of. It's too damn many, but he's in some of the finest company available. Anyone that has pics from the Hun Farm with eod should post them up. From our first trip. 
Sadly it's the only two that John were in.
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Arthur Dent: ALLRIGHT, WHERE IS SHE?!?!?
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Xbox Live GT: DeltaPlaneMech
PSN ID: DeltaAir423
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L-R npd233, EricTheHun, 1GR, TRG, Delta, EOD, Boomholzer, JAFO. |
"You can watch things happen, you can make things happen, or you can wonder what the fuck just happened." ~ Phil Harris RIP
Originally Posted By ilikelegs:
Texans by nature are pussies and idiots.
Snow and ice.
Originally Posted By ilikelegs:
Texans by nature are pussies and idiots.
Snow and ice.
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I have only met a couple members of the site in person, but being here almost everyday makes us like a family. One, big, loving, dysfunctional family. I mourn for my ARFcom brother, because like all of us, he was so much more than just a screen name and an avatar. Prayers to his family in their time of loss, and may he never be in pain again. RIP Mr Mattis.
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2nd BN, D Co., Plt. 2025, 4/4/88
Charlie don't surf! And neither does Mohammed!
2nd BN, D Co., Plt. 2025, 4/4/88
Charlie don't surf! And neither does Mohammed!
