A Cummins Funeral

[pwerwagn]

My grandfather passed away on January 15. He stated in his will that he wanted to be hauled from the mortuary to the cemetary in his Cummins with American flags and a Marine corp flag, with his sons and grandsons trucks behind him.

he was in his 96 cummins, followed by my uncle in his 04. 5 3500 cummins, followed by me in my 98 2500 cummins, then my dad in his 98, then my uncle in his (outcast) 02 GMC, then my other grandpa in his 02 3500 cummins, then my uncle in his 02 3500 cummins and then a bout 45 other misc trucks following. The front 11 trucks flew american flags for him.

there are some pictures of my truck with some of the flags in my gallerey.

 

[bkroupa]

Sorry for your loss, what a guy!

 

[mberry]

Sorry to hear that. Another Marine gone to regroup. Semper Fi.

 

[0013]

very sorry for your loss. may God comfort you and yours.



"Marines die, that what we do. But you are part of the Marine Corps, so even though you die--the Corps lives on forever. So you, live on forever. " Semper Fi

 

[DieselTweaker]

Sorry to hear about your loss.

 

[DBogo]

sorry for your loss

 

[KOdegaard]

Boy you must have been proud to have traveled in that convoy, I sure

would have been had my grandads lived long enough for me to do that.

Sorry for your loss.

Kirk

 

[drives mopars]

that s the way i want to go

that s the way i will want to go



bill

 

[rbattelle]

My condolences to you on your loss.



On a lighter note, this sounds like a perfect post for the "You know you're a dieselhead when... " thread!



-Ryan

 

[mbadger]

Sorry for your loss. Once a Marine always a Marine. Semper Fi



Mike

 

[BKenny]

Sorry to hear about the loss,Im sure he apreciated the convoy and got a kick out of it . That must have been a site to see and hear.

 

[WyattEarp]

sorry to hear about your loss Pwerwgn, I lost my mother a year ago this past dec. 2 so im with you there man, it takes time as i have found out and there is no such thing as preparing yourself for when a close loved one goes... . Were all family here and if you need to talk just let us know...

 

[nfox]

Cummins Funeral

Sorry for your loss powerwagon, i know the feeling my dad had a triple bypass around a year ago and a month after his surgery my mom passed away it's very hard to let go of a loved one. I would of liked to see the line up of trucks coming down the road, had to be an awesome sight.

 

[WRStrong]

Paying one's respects

Pwerwagn,



That is a touching story. Anyone who doesn't understand why that was a cool thing to do, doesn't understand what it means to be american.



Later



WRS

 

[GFrance]

My condolences to you & your family.

What a great tribute to a man who obviously was proud to be an American, proud of his heritage, & loved & cherrished his family along with his choice in trucks.



R. I. P. Marine

 

[WDaniels]

pwerwagn,

I am truly sorry to hear about your loss. Your Grandfather would be of the age where he served in WWII, which pretty much automatically makes him a hero in my eyes. Once again, sorry for your loss.

WD

 

[RDupree]

heros

WD, he was a hero,but,all marines are heros to me!

 

[Jar Head]

Semper Fi.

 

[pwerwagn]

Were all family here and if you need to talk just let us know...

Thanks guys. This is what makes this place so great. Im not talking about just the Website, but the country as a whole. this place is wonderful.

I feel that absolutley anyone who has served this country, whether it be a Marine, Navy, Army etc, is a hero. period.

I'm sure he was very proud looking down. And I bet my grandma was looking down wondering what the heck we were doing, and asking my grandpa "why does Jeff's truck smoke so much?"!!!!!!



thanks again guys.



--Jeff

 

[pwerwagn]

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