tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5230150973372096997..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Two YearsOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79651703096928474412016-12-20T17:27:03.235-08:002016-12-20T17:27:03.235-08:00Same here Lou. He's the one who introduced me ...Same here Lou. He's the one who introduced me to your blog.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52342412621620498142016-12-20T15:18:49.764-08:002016-12-20T15:18:49.764-08:00I look back and wonder at my relationship with Buc...I look back and wonder at my relationship with Buck. How did we get to be such good friends over the internet? Probably it's because he was such a great guy to read my posts and comment so faithfully. I miss him more than I can say.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58696168250405500722016-12-20T06:52:31.421-08:002016-12-20T06:52:31.421-08:00I actually remember that exchange about the USNS R...I actually remember that exchange about the USNS Rose.<br /><br />I consider it a friendship though never having met in person.<br /><br />Yup, miss him a lot.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84286190009305939702016-12-20T06:08:03.317-08:002016-12-20T06:08:03.317-08:00I "met" Buck through a shared experience...I "met" Buck through a shared experience, crossing the Atlantic on a USNS troop ship. I had commented on another blog (probably Lex's) about my Thanksgiving trip on the USNS Rose and Buck replied that he too had crossed on the Rose as a teenager with his family. That exchange began a friendship (if you can call it that without ever meeting in the flesh) that continued until his passing. His wit and humor brightened many days for me. I miss him.Flugelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00158548139451148587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25216446214865537072016-12-19T17:12:15.549-08:002016-12-19T17:12:15.549-08:00Yes, indeed.
Sigh...Yes, indeed.<br /><br />Sigh...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33341340306008607682016-12-19T16:30:49.847-08:002016-12-19T16:30:49.847-08:00The Parting Glass by The High Kings. Played every...<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMkQExuzL_0" rel="nofollow"><i>The Parting Glass</i> by The High Kings</a>. Played every March as well.<br /><br />Bruce JonesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24751324758545644912016-12-19T15:02:09.189-08:002016-12-19T15:02:09.189-08:00Well said Skip.Well said Skip.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82269398074405899382016-12-19T10:32:23.647-08:002016-12-19T10:32:23.647-08:00I did't have time to post a comment yesterday....I did't have time to post a comment yesterday.<br />When Buck and I became blog buddies, hardly a day went by that we didn't at least acknowledge each other.<br />We're of an age.<br />Also we were familiar with many of the places we talked about, having spent some time, if not exactly residing the.<br />We never met face to face, but were a couple of ol' dogs who sniffed the same hydrant.<br />He ranks very near the top of the list of people I consider true friends and will always miss.<br />He tasted beers and smoked cigars for me after I stopped.<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-15599795785742174122016-12-19T09:38:41.085-08:002016-12-19T09:38:41.085-08:00Never got to meet him in the flesh. He came "...Never got to meet him in the flesh. He came "out East" once but the timing wasn't right for me to get down to Virginia where he was visiting his sons. I learned (again) that sometimes there is no "next time."<br /><br />He was a good man.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24721358315460860542016-12-19T08:46:42.631-08:002016-12-19T08:46:42.631-08:00I would like to have met him, but that picture say...I would like to have met him, but that picture says a lot. Dog lover, Texan, beer drinker, free-spirit with the convertible, eyes showing his age, and his wisdom. We probably cross-commented here, or at Hizzoner's, but nothing more. Good and sad memories for you. Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40031259889783784992016-12-19T04:37:03.240-08:002016-12-19T04:37:03.240-08:00While writing this post my monitor seemed awfully ...While writing this post my monitor seemed awfully blurry...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9037362568312971742016-12-19T04:36:36.120-08:002016-12-19T04:36:36.120-08:00I remember him saying that. I too think of him nea...I remember him saying that. I too think of him nearly every day.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48187247832130502362016-12-18T23:37:25.904-08:002016-12-18T23:37:25.904-08:00Machine is acting up for some reason....Machine is acting up for some reason....virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49252927977070917532016-12-18T23:35:01.556-08:002016-12-18T23:35:01.556-08:00Buck once said that he and I were "brothers f...Buck once said that he and I were "brothers from a different Mother" insofar as our musical tastes were concerned, lol. What a wonderful, wonderful guy...lie Le, I thn of him almost every day...virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23882004293578669012016-12-18T18:11:54.358-08:002016-12-18T18:11:54.358-08:00Ah damn, just too young.
I do believe we'll a...Ah damn, just too young.<br /><br />I do believe we'll all rendezvous in the sweet bye and bye. There will be lots of stories, lots of catching up.<br /><br />1LT Powell's passing is truly a national loss.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7844297030628110352016-12-18T18:06:35.249-08:002016-12-18T18:06:35.249-08:00Those of us privileged to serve will have the hono...Those of us privileged to serve will have the honor to meet on Fiddler's Green someday. Go to the obituary of 1LT Josh Powell at the blog "This Ain't Hell" to see a national loss. respectfully, AlemasterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87054273906255070722016-12-18T11:45:11.347-08:002016-12-18T11:45:11.347-08:00Same here Kris. I picked up a lot of "Buck-is...Same here Kris. I picked up a lot of "Buck-isms" over the years. Still use 'em from time to time.<br />OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91721048505430720122016-12-18T11:30:49.644-08:002016-12-18T11:30:49.644-08:00Deeply missed here as well. He was such an intere...Deeply missed here as well. He was such an interesting, funny and very sweet man. I miss his voice, his thoughts. Always shared in that wry way he had. His sayings pop into my head every so often and I like to think of it as Buck toasting me - "to my great good health". Kris, in New Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185696221729269932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16487843171847142092016-12-18T11:24:21.197-08:002016-12-18T11:24:21.197-08:00Thanks John.Thanks John.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84245307694781932602016-12-18T11:23:03.098-08:002016-12-18T11:23:03.098-08:00Sorry for your loss.Sorry for your loss.John P. Eperjesinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35092238481912721042016-12-18T11:01:01.543-08:002016-12-18T11:01:01.543-08:00:(:(OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3567527195026827302016-12-18T11:00:50.840-08:002016-12-18T11:00:50.840-08:00Roger that.Roger that.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45124437170184132732016-12-18T10:52:21.306-08:002016-12-18T10:52:21.306-08:00I miss him terribly....................
Teary eyed...I miss him terribly....................<br />Teary eyed as I type this...............Glenn Mark Casselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305109383344139028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80283054809253112162016-12-18T10:49:25.257-08:002016-12-18T10:49:25.257-08:00Soon Enough. No need to hurry it. He (They) will...Soon Enough. No need to hurry it. He (They) will be waiting.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com