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In Honor of today: A man I would of liked to have known
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:18 am
by JimiJames
Bronze star Medal,
the NATO Medal,
three Army Commendation Medals ,
three Army Good Conduct Medals,
the National Defense Service Medal,
four Iraq Campaign Medals,
three Afghan Campaign Medals,
Global War on Terror Service Medal,
three Non-commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons,
Two Overseas Service Ribbons,
Army Service Ribbon,
Special Forces Tab,
Combat Infantryman Badge,
Expert Infantryman Badge and the Parachutist Badge.
He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart,
Meritorious Service Medal and
the Silver Star Medal
attested by his valor.
I don't know what to say other than I think about him all the time...
As a former U.S. Marine - Marksmanship Training Instructor, I Salute this man for his accolades. I guess I related to Ben very well... on & off
the field. I had my guitars along, but He had his amps, and building them ! Where did he keep the parts?
But most of all I would have liked to have known him more on a personal level...
I hope his family was comforted this past year, and hope together with his brothers family
have found strength to move forward. Godspeed to them.
Semper Fi, Ben.
In Honor of today: A man I would of liked to have known
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 5:42 am
by demonufo
Wow. I never realised he'd done quite that much. Just goes to show...
Hope you found peace, Ben.
In Honor of today: A man I would of liked to have known
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:36 am
by mightymike
Is today a year since his passing? If so, he was joined by another great person. My 98 year old Grandma died this morning at 2am. I guess Jan 15 is a special day for amazing people..
In Honor of today: A man I would of liked to have known
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:25 pm
by Strat78
So much to be proud of! My thoughts are with Beau, Traci and the kids today.
In Honor of today: A man I would of liked to have known
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:02 pm
by NY Chief
+1000000000000000000 :-/
In Honor of today: A man I would of liked to have known
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 3:38 pm
by somethin'else
Prayers to the Wise family. Hope for strength during their passage through this time of year. Thank you Jimmie for sharing with us the 'short list' of what Ben was as a person.
In Honor of today: A man I would of liked to have known
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:49 am
by vanhalen5150
RIP Stuntdouble. I still have all the PM's of the 5150 MODs we talked about. I'll get to them eventually.
Re: In Honor of today: A man I would of liked to have known
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:31 pm
by Jerry G
Gone but not forgotten
Re: In Honor of today: A man I would of liked to have known
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:03 pm
by mightymike
That picture of his little boy looking at his picture has gone viral on Facebook. One of the people on my friends list shared it, buy didn't know who he was.It has over 30k likes, and many of the comments were from people thinking the little boy was just waiting for his dad to come home. What a great guy Ben was. He really was fun to talk to. He loved chasing tone. I miss him.