Sniper Central Blog

SC was down for about an hour this morning (2/28/08). There was a memory problem which caused a server crash. There may be a few more shorter downtimes while the memory is tested and replaced. I apologize for any problems this may cause.

MEL

This past Saturday, 9 Feb 2008, I attended the funeral services of an old friend who passed away of natural causes last week. It was a nice ceremony at the church and then we headed out to the cemetery for the grave side services. Gordon server in the military, both National Guard and Active duty, back in the 1950’s & 1960’s and he was entitled to and received a military funeral. The local Missoula chapter of the VFW & Veterans group (I’m not sure of the exact title of the veterans group) performed the ceremony. It was a damp day with snow on the ground and I must commend these old veterans. They did an outstanding job with the ceremony. It was well rehearsed, well spoken, and very professional. I know that may not be the case everywhere, but this local chapter needs to be commended for a job well done with dignity and pride. Yes, there were slight mis-cues and mistakes, and perhaps everything was not perfect, but it was very inspiring none the less and to top it off, Taps was played beautifully without waver. Again, I just wanted to let everyone know these men are doing a great service and if you are in a position to participate and help out, please do so, as it is becoming increasingly difficult to find veterans to perform these services.