I know this will be a very long, painful day. I have not slept very much in anticipation of what is going to have to be faced today. As I sit here this morning, waiting on the coffee, I reflect back. I have attended and participated in many of such events. I have been a member of one of the finest Honor Guard units in the Nation. I have stood in on Door Detail. Casket Detail, Flag Detail, Flag Folder, and, in my summation, the most difficult of them all....Flag Presenter. There is nothing easy about losing a Brother or Sister. There is nothing easy about hearing all the sounds we shall hear today. The click of the boots. The echo of the commands. The haunting reverberation of the bag pipes. How sharp the 21 guns will explode through the air. And, ultimately, the chilling, heart wrenching song of TAPS. Combined, everyone knows where they are and why they are there. Yet, through all of this, I know we shall come together to, well, celebrate the awesome life of Jesse. I know we shall laugh a bit at some of the things he said and did on his far to short of time here on Earth. We will reflect and recognize a good man, a great Dad, an awesome friend and a solid Deputy. I know, that as a family, we shall see through the tears and our own fears and together, we shall make it through this difficult day. Tomorrow will come. We will wear our badge, our uniform and all its accompaniments. We will be right back upon the Line doing what we, including Jesse, have sworn and God help us, love to do. There is no other place, no other thing we would rather be or do. This, perhaps, in my mind, in my heart, is our best tribute possible to give to the Fallen. We carry on with what they fought and ultimately died for......
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 10:33:14 +0000
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