From Active Illnois we send ower deep felt regards and prayers for the loss of your father and you and your loved ones.
And many thanks for your fathers service to his country!
solomonpal
My condolences Pat and my appreciation for his service and contribution otherwise to this country.The men of that generation are fading from the scene now. They gave this country invaluable character in the ensuing years.We will miss them but they won’t be forgotten.Our prayers are with you.
enigmarme
I send my heartfelt condolences for the loss of your father to you and your family, Pat. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your loved ones. I’d like to also associate myself with the sentiments of RexRedbone (above) for your father’s service to our country. Peace be with you.
Bouke Meyer
May he rest in peace.
http://www.saberpoint.blogspot.com Stogie
Very sorry to hear it.
Eddie from Cali
My condolences, take care Pat.
copperpeony
Those Now Gone
Fallen Servicemen,
for country fought;
liberty, freedom,
the primary reason.
They gave themselves,
that we be free
Fathers, mothers,
sisters, and brothers;
our dearly departed,
life for country given.
Families broken,
for liberty.
Veterans who served,
and lived to tell;
the horrors, and risks,
now sleep in peace.
Served their country,
for our security.
Unknown Soldier, MIA,
remembrance our way,
to honor you as well,
victims of a warriors hell.
Served, now lost that,
our lives be free.
Sleep now Sleep tight
rest now, duty done,
price paid in life or death.
The vigilance now be ours.
(Roger W. Hancock)
Mark
no words can say ‘thank you’ enough
no works can say ‘I’m sorry’ enough
God bless you and yours sir.
:beer:
fingerpointer
Rest in peace.
Sgsaur
My condolences, Pat. I lost my Father last year on his birthday, so I can relate. Hang in there, Brother.
ccorskipc
Sorry Pat: I also lost my WWII Vet Father a while back. I cannot tell you how much I miss him. May there be a special place of peace for them all…
Rick C
Pat, sorry for your loss.
Robin
God’s peace that surpasses all understanding be with you and your family, Pat. So sorry for your loss.
fas1776
Sorry Pat,I also lost my Father October 30,2007,He was a Korean War Veteran,My Prayers go out to you and your Father,God Bless.
DesignR
May God Bless you and your family at this time of deep mourning. Your father and your family is in our familes prayers tonight.
Day is done,
Gone the sun,
From the lakes
From the hills
From the sky,
All is well,
Safely, rest,
God is near.
Fading light,
Dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky
Gleaming bright,
From afar,
Drawing, near,
Falls the night.
Thanks and praise,
For our days,
Neath the sun
Neath the stars
Neath the sky,
As we go,
This, we, know,
God is near.
Gaige Mosher
I lost my mother when I was a kid. Painful cannot begin to describe it. You had him for many years, be grateful for that, through your grief.
Grieve your heart out, but do not grieve as one who has no hope. You will see him again. We know how this story ends.
Ji
Your Dad brought you up right.
Lone Wolf
I mourn the passing of that generation. Honor their legacy by fighting for freedom in our own time.
Minuteman01
My condolences, Pat.
kitkat
I lost my father, aWWII Vet, last year and miss him so much. I know the sense of loss you feel, but we have joy in knowing we will be together again.
rightangle
Thank God for your Dad and all he contributed in life.
Mikey GaGa
My heartfelt condolences for your loss Pat.
http://www.tipjarmusic.com James Hooker, Nipple Whisper
My condolences Pat. My father, a WWII navy vet, is still with me, though it´s my turn now to shout at him or he wouldn´t hear a word I say. I rue the day when I´ll loose him and he runs off to ¨hang out with the boys¨ :beer: to yours. :beer: to mine. :beer: to them all.
dwall
My condolences, may he rest peace.
http://www.newsandprayer.com Wanda Fay
May your father rest in peace with the angels and Jesus! He’ll be there with my WWII USMC. Thanking God for your father and his service to our great country. And he did a great job raising up a great patriot. God send you His peace and comfort to you and your family. HUGS Pat! God bless! Wanda Fay
http://www.accdf.com aboutTObegin
Sincerest condolences Pat.
-aTb
rowdyone
Pat,
My condolences at your loss. Also my heartfelt thanks for the sacrifice your father made to his country for us. My prayers are with you and yours.
Jeanet
This man, part of a disappearing generation, saved the lives of my parents, offered them a future and therefore, I was born.
Fully aware of this for many years but even clearer since the past 8 years, I salute him.
Loosing a parent makes you aware of the fact that “home” is gone deffinitly and…..you’re not/never a child anymore/again.
I’m sorry for your loss Pat. But, let’s celebrate what his life brought being a WWII-warrior………FREEDOM. Let’s not forget.
Richard Quinn
Lost my Army veteran (Korea) father this weekend also, Pat. May they both rest in peace
J.S. TX
Richard and Pat. I lost my father-in-law who was also a WWII vet, on Saturday morning. May God hold you in his arms.
nospyme
Sorry for your loss Pat. I would love it if he could get into Arlington National Cemetery. He is without a doubt worthy of burial there, unlike f’in Teddy Kennedy…
You ought to tell his story, with his take on obambi and friends. Besides being a slice of history, it might help you in your grieving. (just a thought).
All the best.
Tom Wales, WI
RIP. I lost my father last year. Still tough to dreal with at times. We areall behind you.
Tom in CO
Rest in Peace, good sir. Thank you for your service.
Wigpeeler
My condolences Pat.
TennesseeVolunteer
Pat, take heart that your Father left you with all of the tools necessary to achieve your goals in life. As Kipling said in his immortal poem “If”…..’Hold On’!
steve m (yet Another Infidel!)
All gave some, some gave all
God bless your Dad, he has handed you a legacy, an example, and direction. By the grace of Almighty God my Dad is still with me. From one miltary brat to another :beer:
JJIrons
Pat, very sorry for your loss. Dads are awesome and when they pass on, no matter how young or old, it hurts. Many thanks to your father for his service to our country and for fighting for our freedom. He raised a good son. Keep on keeping on, Pat.
Reloader449
Our condolences, Pat. God bless you and your family.
ghostie alix
may you find comfort and strength.
may he rest in peace.
Lock and Load
Pat, so sorry to hear of your loss… my prayers go with you and yours.
That generation of heroes has mostly passed on, and we are slowly losing our link to those special people, along with their values and determination that are hard to find today.
I saw a WW II Lancaster bomber flying this weekend, and wondered about the kind of individual who would have flown them into the hell that was the air war over Europe. The old Lanc is still “bound to earth”, but her old pilots and other service members, to quote Reagan, “have slipped the surly bonds of earth” and are in a better place, where war is no more, hatred has passed away, and they can rest in peace.
Tom
My thoughts and prayers are with you, Pat. There are no words we can write to take away the pain and hurt of such a loss, but know we do care.
vincenzo4
Dearest Brother Pat: My heartfelt love and regards to you brother. I am no strnager to this pain or its loss and pervading yet acclimating to the emptiness that never goeas away.
When I was a little boy, as we ate breakfast my Mother’s only brother disappeared from out apartment on a very wintry sqall snowy Sunday morning. He went down to the front porch of our two-family house to retrieve the newpaper, cld in only jeans, a t-shirt. he never came back from that check and his footprints disappeared as they were followed and the blizzrd worsened. What we now know is PTSD…he snapped, something in that paper or a flashback we will never know.
My uncle was in the Bataan Death March, Korean War, some of early Viet Nam. A private investigator found his remains in an unmarked grave in New York City where he apparently lived homeless for several years.
This is the cost of patriotic fervor, the willingness to give of self for the greater good and multiple secure tomorrows.
In 32 years service and still counting, I have served in a combat zone after voluntarily deploying and I ma proud of that, deliberately walking toward fear and certain death. My comrades came home in boxes, and I have been to a few other funerals at Arlington. The pain never leaves. The ability to manipukate it like a rock in the shoe works the more you move that rock.
Lives, Fortunes and Sacred Honor. Sacred, Honor.
In blessed humble service
Vince
Chopper
May God comfort you during your time of loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
GRIZZ
From everyone ACTIVE here in Colorado,our deepest prayers Pat.We are all thankful for your pops,he gave your voice to our cause.
Pacocop
Sorry for your loss. I’m giving my 88 year old, WWII vet father a call today, I want to say things now before he leaves.
Thanks for reminding me,
Paco
vincenzo4
What a good son. Make sure he knows you love him, and make sure he knows that what he did back then matters and he made a huge difference.
RJI
WHY a German WWII cemetery?
b.s.
Because it is his Father, not yours,
walk away, leave him alone…
RJI
NO my question is legitimate. Why use a photo of a German cemetary?
ToeTagger
My sincere condolences, Pat. To have raised a son such as yourself, he must have been one hell of a MAN. My prayers are with you both.
SteveRadley
Pat,
Please accept my deepest and most sincere condolences on your loss. I am truly saddened that we have all lost another great hero and patriot from, truly, the greatest generation.
Mark in WA
Pat,
You have my heart-felt condolences. I will drink a toast to his memory and say a prayer for you and your family. God Bless you.
tlk
Dear Pat,
The sting that accompanies your loss is painful. Over time the memories of your father will bring you peace. Life is precious and so very sweet.
Your father raised one righteous dude – don’t let that change.
Pat,
Very sorry for the loss of your father. He was part of a fading generation last to know first-hand what it means to sacrifice for Liberty and Freedom, to fight for survival and existence of the United States of America. There is no greater honor to their legacies than for us all to carry-on their torch of Freedom, their arms of Strength, their fight for Peace, their love of Country, most of all their faith in God and good will triumph over evil. Their burden is our responsibility, their sacrifice is our legacy. It is our duty, our honor to carry-on in their names.
God bless you Pat, may you find peace and strength in memories and character of your father.
Steve Rogers
Pat,
Please accept my deepest condolences in this difficult time.
Jarhead68
Deepest condolences, Pat, on your loss. Your dad’s service will never be forgotten by true patriots. I lost my dad in ’98. He flew The Hump during WWII. He would be rolling over in his grave, if he could see who’s running the government today.
RIP all the WWII vets and Americans who supported that glorious effort to defeat fascist socialism. We have to defeat it yet again, right here on our shores. Semper Fidelis to our Constitution.
vimto
Pat,
from the UK, respect to your father and to you.
Kindest regards
Sponge
Sorry for your loss, bro. I salute your father for his service and can’t show enough appreciation for what he did for this country.
:beer:
vonKamrath
I am very sorry to hear of your loss, Pat.
My family and I salute his service to our country. May he help watch over all of us in this most trying of times.
Sandy
Sincere condolences to you Pat and all those who were close with your dad.
I am thankful for all who have served our country, especially men like your dad. He will be with you in spirit until you see each other again.
One thing I know for sure, your dad is very proud of you and all that you are doing.
ticticboom (Will Kill For The Constitution)
God of our fathers, known of old–
Lord of our far-flung battle line
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine–
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget – lest we forget!
The tumult and the shouting dies;
The captains and the kings depart:
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget – lest we forget!
Far-called, our navies melt away;
On dune and headland sinks the fire:
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Judge of the Nations, spare us yet,
Lest we forget – lest we forget!
If, drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe–
Such boasting as the Gentiles use
Or lesser breeds without the law–
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget – lest we forget!
For heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard–
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding, calls not Thee to guard–
For frantic boast and foolish word,
Thy mercy on Thy people, Lord!
vincenzo4
Precious, thank you so much
YERMOM
My condolences Pat. My Vietnam Era father died three years ago. And there isnt a day that goes by that I dont think of him and what he would say or do about something.
I salute his service to our country.
and I am sure that he is proud of the tradition that you are carrying on.
Bill
Our thoughts are with you tonight Pat. Carry on the fight with a new purpose and resolve. I have no doubt your father was and is proud of your work.
cold soldier
Condolences Pat. I lost my Dad , a Korean war vet, when I was at the tender age of 21. I know your loss and know no words will help, but try to take some kind of confort in the fact that you got to spend precious time with him. I know you probably held your father in the same reference as I did mine.
killczar
my condolences pat. i thank you both for your service to this great land.
SassySuz
I send my heartfelt condolences for the loss of your father to you and your family, Pat.
Dirtmanf800
My condolences, to you and your family Pat. I know that it’s a very tough experience.
Dad passed over in 97, he also was a WWII veteran. Not a day goes by without the memory of him, his generation and the sacrifices they all made for us.
I truly appreciate your father for the service he gave. He will always be with you in spirit.
Philly
Thoughts and prayers with you and your family Pat, may he RIP and many thanks for his service!
AMartinez
Thank you for you and your Father’s sacrifice for our great country. Men and women like him have allowed us to retain our freedoms AND this tradition continues ’til this day. I’m sorry for your great loss. May he rest in peace.
The Martinez Family
Hunter
Pat my best to you family in this time of loss. I am going to guess your transformation to a conservtive view gave your father a sense of peace and pride. I have always appreciated your transformation and now it is clear. No matter how far we stray we all come back home to our true core values that our parents instill in us.
NMPatriot
Pat, On behalf of ACTIVE New Mexico,
you have my most sincere condolences and our prayers.
My father, a WWII Veteran passed away several years ago, I still think of him daily. These were tough men, forged from tough times, I thank them all for their contributions to this country.
May you see God’s light on the path ahead
When the road you walk is dark.
May you always hear,
Even in your hour of sorrow,
The gentle singing of the lark.
When times are hard may hardness
Never turn your heart to stone,
May you always remember
when the shadows fall—
You do not walk alone.
Prayers and thoughts are going out to you, sir. I’m so, so sorry.
POD1
Safe journey Mr. Dollard.
Thank you for your honorable service to this nation.
Pat,
New York ACTIVE griefs with you.
Gary in Midwest
Sorry to hear of your father’s passing. The “Greatest Generation” roster is dwindling. It’s up to us to make them proud.
Matt in GA
Pat,
I am sorry for your loss. My thanks to your father for his service to America. He must rest proud that you carry on the fight. :beer:
Right Wing Witch
Standing down and now at rest. Thanks be to him that we have the freedoms that we do. Peace to you and your family in your time of mourning. Be well.
Snogger
My deepest condolences.
twp
So sorry to hear about your loss Pat. Seeing who you are Pat.. your father must have been a great man.
Casey
Pat you have always been an inspiration to me and my father. You made me realize what it truly is to be a patriot and a republican. I am truly sorry for your loss.
http://none dudette
Pat I can only imagine what it feels like. I still have my WWII Marine dad tho he is not always so well. We will always see them like the heroes they were and teh strong defenders they were when we were little and they protected us, as they did our nation. I put you and your dad on our prayer list today, there will be lots of powerful healing coming your way and speeding your Dad to heaven. God bless you, Dudette
Brannon_14
Really sorry about your loss. I thank your father for his service and give prayers for your family.
lloydsgames
Heartfelt condolences to you and your family. May God bless your father. I am forever grateful for his service to our country.
http://topgun topgun
Pat,
Tough time I know.
God give you Strength.
john a
USMCTANKS
He’s with family and friends. It’s a great day in heaven as another hero comes home to the Lord. I’ll bet my gruff old Marine dad and him are together with the millions of other Vet’s and they are looking down at us and bragging about “who raised the best kids”!
Well your father has bragging rights……! Keep up the good fight brother…Let not their sacrifices have been in vain.
With ya till a bullet says I’m not!!
RJI
WHY IS A GERMAN PHOTO USED TO PORTRAY A US WWII VETERANS DEATH?
ticticboom (Will Kill For The Constitution)
Probably has something to do with the fact Pat has vision problems from IED blast trauma. Although being distraught and posting the first pic he came across is a possibility.
In the mean time, take a deep breath and turn off Caps Lock.
NMPatriot
I’m assuming that picture is representative of his mood and tremendous loss, and not meant to be disrespectful.
Chill
http://www.tipjarmusic.com James Hooker, Nipple Whisper
I´ve got no problem with the picture. Back in the day, I toured a lot in Germany playing clubs on American bases. I went on a walk one cold snowy morning and turned into a city gate that I thought was a park, and I was greeted with virtually the same exact sight as the picture Pat posted. It was haunting I gotta admit. I stood there quite a while reflecting that every one of those sumbitches had a mother and she had a boy in the ground. Then I wondered how many of those Germans laying there actually believed in what they fought and died for and how many laying there only picked up the Mauser because,if they didn´t, their ass and their families ass was grass if they didn´t. Sometimes this funny old world ain´t so funny.
.
Pat, it´s now the 11th as I write this. I hope you´re doing well.
hank
My deepest sympathy. My your Dad rest in peace and live forever in your loving memories.
MustangSandy
My deepest condolences to you Pat – I am so sorry to hear of your loss.
unkaglen
The Greatest Generation is slipping away so fast.As a child of two WWII vets I can’t help but know of the great sacrifices they made not only to their country but the WORLD as a whole.I thank them for that with all my heart.
Sleep easy Pat,knowing your father is now in the great company of so many of his brothers and sisters in arms who have gone on before him.These were truly the best America had to offer.
God speed,American Soldier.May your journey to heaven be swift and filled with joy… :beer: