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Outsider Asst. Admin User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 4203 Karma: 27 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 32274 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:26 am    Post subject: OUTSTANDING tribute to fallen marines · Quote Source: Email Author: Unknown Anybody that knows me knows that I really don't like forwards but this is one I'm so glad I took the time to read. So instead of forwarding to a bunch of others that would probably just delete it anyway I'm posting here for the whole world to see. If you want to pass it on just copy the entire post and paste into a new email and do what you normally do from there. Check out how one mother of a fallen Marine decided to honor her sons memory as well as that of 9 others. Much different approach than the Code Pinko weirdo who demanded an apology from the president when her son was KIA. What a difference in attitude to that "other mother" who lost her son.       CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. ( March 2, 2006) Karla Comfort received a lot of looks and even some salutes from people when she drove from Benton, Ark., to Camp Pendleton, Calif., in her newly-painted, custom Hummer H3 March 2. The vehicle is adorned with the likeness of her son, 20-year-old Lance Cpl. John M. Holmason, and nine other Marines with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 7 th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division who where all killed by the same improvised explosive device blast in Fallujah, Iraq, in December. For Karla Comfort, having the vehicle air brushed with the image of the 10 Marines was a way to pay homage to her hero and his fellow comrades who fell on Iraq's urban battlefield "I wanted to let people know (Marines) are doing their jobs honorably, and some of them die," said the 39-year-old from Portland, OR "I don't want people to forget the sacrifices that my son and the other Marines made." Leading up to her son's death, Karla Comfort had received several letters from him prior to his return. He had been deployed for five months, and Comfort "worried everyday he was gone until she got the letters and found out the date he was coming home," she said. Marines knocked on the front door of her home in Farmington , Mich., at 3 am with the dreadful news. "I let my guard down when I found out he was coming home," she said. "There are times that I still cannot believe it happened . It's very hard to deal with." Karla Comfort came up with the idea for the rolling memorial when she and her two other sons attended John's funeral in Portland, Ore. "I saw a Vietnam (War) memorial on a car, and I said to my son Josh, 'we should do something like that for John,' she recalled. "He loved Hummers." She purchased the vehicle in January and immediately took it to AirbrushGuy & Co. in Benton , Ark. , where artist Robert Powell went to work on changing the plain, black vehicle into a decorative, mobile, art piece. "I only had the vehicle for two days before we took it in," she joked. Two hundred and fifty man-hours later, Powell had completed the vehicle. The custom job would have cost $25,000 Out of respect for Karla Comfort's loss and the sacrifices the Marines made, AirbrushGuy & Co. did it for free. Comfort only had to purchase the paint, which cost $3,000. "I love it," she said. "I'm really impressed with it, and I think Joh n would be happy with the vehicle He would have a big smile on his face because he loved Hummers." Karla Comfort gave Powell basic instructions on what to include in the paint job. But in addition to the image of her son in Dress Blues and the faces of the nine other Marines, there were several surprises. "He put a lot more on than I expected," she said "I think my favorite part is the heaven scene." On the left side of the vehicle, a detail of Marines are depicted carrying their fallen comrad es through the clouds to t heir final resting place. The American flag drapes across the hood, the words, "Semper Fi" crown the front windshield and the spare tire cover carries the same Eagle Globe and Anchor design that her son had tattooed on his back. "All the support I have been getting is wonderful," she said. Karla Comfort decided to move back to her hometown of Portland, and making the cross-country trip from Arkansas was a way for her to share her son's story. It's also her way of coping with the loss. "Along the way I got nothing but positive feedback from people," she said. "What got to me was when people would salute the guys (Marines). It's hard to look at his picture. I still cry and try to get used to the idea, but it's hard to grasp the idea that he's really gone." _________________ <table border="0" bordercolor="#F6FCFD" width="1" bgcolor="#F6FCFD"> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> </td> </tr>Commanding Officer M.S.T. Alpha company <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table>
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USMCwife cwo 1 User is Offline Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 1262 Karma: 8 applaud / smite Location: Howard, Ohio 1244 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:45 am    Post subject: · Quote I've seen this around before but it still remains to me an awesome tribute to those brave Marines. The only thing I hope is that NO ONE does anything to destroy it as a means of protest against the war. _________________ Staff member Staff Officer M.S.T. Delta Company
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Outsider Asst. Admin User is Offline Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 4203 Karma: 27 applaud / smite Location: North Carolina 32274 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:14 am    Post subject: · Quote Yeah this has been floating around since 2006. I posted thisa thread I was running on Brand X forums the first time I came across it. I about jumped out of my chair when the email hit my in box again the other day I finally was able to replace the pictures since I could no longer use the old ones I once posted over there. Now I've got a fresh crop and can post it here on OUR site _________________ <table border="0" bordercolor="#F6FCFD" width="1" bgcolor="#F6FCFD"> <tr> <td>  </td> <td> </td> </tr>Commanding Officer M.S.T. Alpha company <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </table>
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