I have been here three years and have never posted a thread (4,297 replies) so I hope I will be forgiven this vanity.
Lt.Col. Nettles (U.S. Army Reserves)is a friend of mine and ran for County Attorney in the Republican Primary (Ft. Bend County, Texas) some years ago where he was defeated by our local good old boy RINO.
I am posting this with his permission, and have only correct a little spelling and a run on sentence. The Col. bright as he is, is still an aggie and needs our help! ;-) A prayer sent his way would be nice.
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2 posted on
10/29/2004 9:42:10 AM PDT by
HoustonCurmudgeon
(I early voted 18 Oct 2004 and took a car full with me.)
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3 posted on
10/29/2004 9:44:05 AM PDT by
uncleshag
(Send the light !)
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
Please thank Lt. Col Nettles for his service and his eulogy for Mr. Seitz.
4 posted on
10/29/2004 9:47:39 AM PDT by
Blood of Tyrants
(God is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
Here's hoping we kill a thousand rabid Islamists in Mr. Seitz's name.
5 posted on
10/29/2004 9:48:23 AM PDT by
thegreatbeast
(Quid lucrum istic mihi est?)
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Prayers for Lt.Col. Nettles and the Seitz family.
6 posted on
10/29/2004 9:52:01 AM PDT by
Flyer
(Prosecute Vote Fraud! [68%])
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
Thank you for posting.
God Bless America.
7 posted on
10/29/2004 9:54:16 AM PDT by
NavySEAL F-16
(Proud to be a Reagan Republican)
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
To a great American, Ed Seitz, from just a little part of the war The MSM would have you believe this is the state of the whole war.
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God bless Lt. Col. Nettles. God bless them all. And the Seitz family as well as all the of families who have lost loved ones in the name of freedom.
This happened at the base where I was posted for my first five months here and I know exactly where that shower trailer is.
Reading this account is very close to "home" for me. I can visulaize it all too well. We all realize that this could happen to any of us, but we have to put that aside and keep on going.
9 posted on
10/29/2004 10:00:07 AM PDT by
Allegra
(You want fries with that?)
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
IMO this isn't a vanity. Thanks for posting.
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
Very moving story, LT.Col. Thanks for sharing. I pray you discover the reason God spared your life that day.
Our gratitude to both you and Ed Seitz for your service to this country.
11 posted on
10/29/2004 10:08:40 AM PDT by
Grendel9
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
Wow.
I had read all the way through, then read your comments before realizing who this was. A friend of mine worked for Bently on that campaign and I had the opportunity to meet him a couple of times. Very nice guy, damn shame he lost that race.
Anyways, definitely sending prayers for him, Mr. Seitz and his family, and all of our troops currently in harm's way over in Iraq.
Thanks for posting this.
13 posted on
10/29/2004 10:11:04 AM PDT by
LincolnLover
(Useless Vanities and Reposts--The Bane of an Admin Moderator's Existence!)
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
Our thanks to you, your friend and the fallen hero.
From a fellow 5th Generation Texan
Regards,
14 posted on
10/29/2004 10:14:52 AM PDT by
pwatson
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
LTC Nettles just responded again and said to be sure I added that these were his thoughts and opinions and he was not speaking on behalf of the Army nor Coalition forces.
17 posted on
10/29/2004 10:35:26 AM PDT by
HoustonCurmudgeon
(I early voted 18 Oct 2004 and took a car full with me.)
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
Thanks HC... appreciated with gratiude...
Worthy of a much wider audience..
18 posted on
10/29/2004 10:40:05 AM PDT by
hosepipe
(N)
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
You did a wonderful job on your first posting.
Thanks for posting this wonderful tribute to Mr. Seitz. This is why we need to support our military now more than ever. You are blessed to have such a friend, Lt. Col. Nettles, who deserves our heartfelt thanks for his service and many prayers for a safe return home.
20 posted on
10/29/2004 10:54:02 AM PDT by
kevinm13
(4 More Years!! Vote for Bush for your family's future!!!)
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23 posted on
10/29/2004 11:07:24 AM PDT by
Dog Gone
To: HoustonCurmudgeon
A very powerful story. I have a brother who is doing the same job as Seitz, so I freaked out when this story was first reported. Thank you, and feel free to post more like this.
30 posted on
10/30/2004 7:09:12 AM PDT by
airborne
(God answers all prayers. Sometimes the answer is ,"No".)
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