Posted on 09/07/2006 1:39:32 PM PDT by doug from upland
At the CONCERT FOR NEW YORK, shortly after 911, fireman Mike Moran took the stage for an announcement. He lost his older brother, Batallion Commander and FReeper John Moran -- BCM.
For the whole world to see and hear, he told Osama bin Laden to "kiss my royal Irish ass." This song was the inspiration for the song that has been played around the world.
DOWNLOAD IT HERE - THE BALLAD OF MIKE MORAN
excellent...what a great tune......
Doogle
Awesome!! Thank you for posting!
Thanks Doug. I was just thinking about this while watching the Fox streaming video today.
Thanks, Doug.
My pleasure. About a year and a half after the song, I had the pleasure of joining a group of NY FReepers for some beer drinking with Mike Moran at a pub.
Now I just must send a copy of this to Iraq with my youngest.
Please do. God bless your warrior.
Will never forget 9-11's lost Freepers BCM or BKO.
Used to be we'd discuss what it's like at flash-over, how office buildings burn, and what it's like to step over the line between the living and the dead, into a kind of an indeterminant state and reach out and save someone's life.
These things were all very important to him ~
He rests in the company of heroes.
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