R.I.p. Frankie

Can you stop it, BCB? This is a thread about someone's bother dying.Show some respect.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Jun 18 2007, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah, just like my Uncle did in Vietnam. :no1:</div>Going into service is honorable in any right. There's no reason for you to lament his passing in the way that you are doing.

 

Im sorry man, I hope your moms is okay. Hopefully he will be respected well in his services.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Army 1st Lt. Frank B. Walkup IV, 23, of Woodbury, Tenn., died June 16 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his position during dismounted operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.</div>Link<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>HONOLULU (AP) - The Pentagon says a Middle Tennessee soldier died in Iraq over the weekend when a bomb exploded near him.First Lieutenant Frank Walkup the Fourth of Woodbury died Saturday of injuries he suffered during the attack in Rashaad.The 23-year-old Walkup joined the Army in June 2005.Walkup's father Frank Walkup III, also of Woodbury, told The Associated Press today that his son grew up in a military family and that joining the Army was "kind of a natural progression." Walkup said he served in the Army and his father fought in Vietnam for the Navy.Walkup said his son was born in Memphis, graduated from Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro and then went on to graduate from University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where he met his wife Sabita.The father said his son's 24th birthday would have been today. His family released 24 balloons filled with helium and birthday cards into the air to remember him.</div>Link

 

Wow sorry about that man. I would say that I know how it feels but I honestly have no idea what it's like. I hope you and your mom get through this ok.

 

Sorry about your Half Bro RTF. Thoguh I do agree with CB4AllStar that BCB do that in another topic.

 

R.I.P. to a real, American hero

 

Sorry to hear this. That's really nice about the balloons and the cards

 

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Hopefully you and your family will one day take pride in the fact that he lived and died in a much more honorable way than most others do.

 

I just remembered my ncle is going to Afgan in September

 

Im really sorry to hear about this, its never good when anything like this happens man. Hows your mom been lately? Has she sat down and talked to you about it or anything?

 

Yeah, we've talked about it a lot.His funeral is actually going to be on July 4th.

 

sorry to hear that.its sad people have to die for no reason such as this.pointless f*cking war.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MaRdYC26 @ Jun 23 2007, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>sorry to hear that.its sad people have to die for no reason such as this.pointless f*cking war.</div>Word.There is no reason we should still be over there.

 

rip