9/11/09

2nd LT Darryn Andrews: On Patriot's Day, Bringing Home a True Patriot
Posted By Robbie Cooper On 9/11/2009 (8:40 am) In Military, Patriot Guard Riders, Texas, War on Terror
RIP: 2LT Darryn Andrews

Via a Department of Defense media release:

2LT Darryn Andrews, 34, of Cameron, Texas, died Sept. 4 in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device and a rocket-propelled grenade. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska

On the day where our Nation stops, stands still, and remembers those who were murdered by Islamic jihadist on September 11, 2001 — a small-town Texas family will stand silently on a tarmac at a small country airport landing strip in College Station, Texas and wait for their father/husband/son to come home from Afghanistan in a flag-draped coffin.

But they will not be alone.

His family has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to help honor the service and ultimate sacrifice of US Army 2nd LT Darryn Andrews, 34. The PGR riders will be at the airport today where we’ll wait, cry, and pray with the Andrews family. Standing our flag line, standing for those who stood for us

I can’t imagine anywhere else I would rather be on Patriot Day. So I’ll join my fellow PGR riders for the nearly 2-hour ride through the rain to welcome home a hero. Then we’ll get back on our motorcycles and escort the Andrews family 60 miles back to Cameron, TX. Our mission is to honor the sacrifice of a true American patriot today, on Patriot Day.

And then tomorrow morning, we’ll get back on your bikes and ride back out to Cameron to stand our flag line at his funeral.

Stand down Soldier; your mission is complete. Job well done. May your Heavenly Father welcome you home to rest. My sincere condolences to the family and friends of 2Lt. Andrews, U.S. Army Airborne / OEF. LT, I am forever grateful for your service to our country. Your service and sacrifices will not be forgotten.

Today is NOT a day of service, as some on the forgetful Left would like you to think. Today is a day to remember; it’s a day to steel our resolve to continue the long fight against radical Islam and the horrific terrorism that it breeds and promotes.

Article taken from UrbanGrounds - http://urbangrounds.com
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Thanks,
Lindsay