A friend at SOCNET (if you don't know, don't ask) posted this. If you don't watch it, you'll miss human nature in action.

This is BY FAR the most powerful video I have ever seen. The bikers. The fire departments with their arched ladders. The flags. The salutes. The billboard...

It is 0500 here in Texas, and I went to the fridge and got a cold beer, popped it, and toasted SFC Beale and all the people of Georgia that welcomed him home.

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Killed in action the week before, the body of Sergeant First Class John C. Beale was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City, Georgia, just south of Atlanta, on June 11, 2009 .

The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough, Georgia .

A simple notice in local papers indicated the route to be taken and the approximate time.
Nowadays one can be led to believe that America no longer respects honor and no longer honors sacrifice outside the military.

Be it known that there are many places in this land where people still recognize the courage and impact of total self-sacrifice. Georgia remains one of those graceful places.

The link above is a short travelogue of that day's remarkable and painful journey.
Watch this if you wish to have some of your faith in people restored.

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Most impressive!

I'm not the sentimental type. Stuff like that doesn't move me.

Something must have gotten in my eye...

An incredible display of Honor, Love and Respect for
Sergeant First Class John C. Beale
His community galvanizes my faith in my fellow Americans, makes me proud, proud of his community and the nation.
My condolences to his family
Salute

Nothing got in my eye, but a whole lot came out.

Thanks FMI. I just wish the rest of the USA felt the same way. That video needs to be shown to a captive audience in our Nation's Capitol with a quiz to follow just to see if they're paying attention. If you fail the quiz you're fired on the spot.

I am shocked that this thread has not had more views. I e-mailed the link to friends, thank you FMI, wish the whole country could watch.

I was surprised, myself. But people would rather bicker over Sarah Palin, I guess.

Regardless, the message is out there.

God Bless America!

Hand salute

I don't even know why I watch videos like this at work... I've got to quit that, makes my face all red...

A beautiful display of just how many people there still are out there that have love & respect for our soldiers, fallen, serving, or otherwise. That's one of the things I love so much about Texas. Thank You SFC Beale, for your sacrifice for my family's freedoms. You will not be forgotten.