For my wife

[Draegerman]

I needed you more than I wanted you

And I wanted you for all time.

Please wait for me. :cry:



nxm6avJHTWc

[Hostile]

You have my condolences on your loss, and you are in my prayers.

[Yeagermeister]

Sorry for your loss :(

[casmith07]

Sorry for your loss, Draegerman.

Let us know if there's anything we can do for you.

[Bigdog]

I am sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to you in your time of sorrow.

[silverbear]

Be strong, Draeger... my deepest condolences...

[Payton34Smith22]

Very sorry for your loss. God bless.

[Idgit]

Wow, Draegerman. Deepest condolences.

[CowboyMcCoy]

You're in my thoughts man. Hang in there. It's not easy.

[vta]

Wow. So sorry for your loss. God bless and strengthen you and your family.

[ZeroClub]

I am sorry to learn of your loss. We will be thinking of you.

[Sam I Am]

Again. Sorry for your loss. Our thoughts are with you and the rest of your family.

[Joe Rod]

I don't think words could offer any comfort at a time like this, but you and your family will be in my prayers.

[AmarilloCowboyFan]

I can't imagine what you are going through. Sorry for your loss.

[Faerluna]

There are no appropriate words. Very sorry for your loss.

[Dallas]

I am so sorry Drae. As folks said already...there are no words.


Praying for you and your family brother. We're here for you bro.

[dreghorn2]

Very very sorry to hear of your loss.

[Duane]

Condolences to you and the family.

[ethiostar]

I'm so very sorry to hear about your loss, condolences to you and your family.

[notherbob]

So very sorry, Draegerman.

No words can make you feel better and you can never forget her but I just hope you can recover and become the new you that you will be. Part of the old you has gone on with her and you must carry on with the new you. It's who you are now and what you make of it.

Good luck to you.

[Cajuncowboy]

Cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am to hear of your loss. Stay strong and you are in my prayers.

[1fisher]

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. God be with you. Hang in there.

[lane]

There are no appropriate words. Very sorry for your loss.

this..

[davidyee]

...sorry for your loss.

Condolences and prayers to you and your family.

[RoyTheHammer]

You and your family will be in my prayers man. Remember the good times. A part of her will live on through your memories and in your heart until you are reunited.

[SDogo]

Like so many before me said, I have no words to heal these wounds. Those who spoke have you in their prayers and thoughts and I'm honored to join the list.

[Seven]

Like so many before me said, I have no words to heal these wounds. Those who spoke have you in their prayers and thoughts and I'm honored to join the list.

This.


And I pray you may find some strength.


Very, very sorry.

[Hostile]

I hope Drae will not be upset with me for sharing this. I believe the only reason I know it is that he already did share it. When he was in the military he was in on the invasion of Granada. It was there that he literally rescued the woman who would become his wife.

He will tell you that she rescued him just as much if not more. Those details I will not share.

I do not know the details of her passing, nor do I need to. I simply know that a friend is hurting and you people are the best for caring in his time of need.

[lane]

I hope Drae will not be upset with me for sharing this. I believe the only reason I know it is that he already did share it. When he was in the military he was in on the invasion of Granada. It was there that he literally rescued the woman who would become his wife.

He will tell you that she rescued him just as much if not more. Those details I will not share.

I do not know the details of her passing, nor do I need to. I simply know that a friend is hurting and you people are the best for caring in his time of need.

thanks for sharing that hos.


my heart breaks for you drae.

[silver]

my sincere condolences.

[wilatino_98]

sorry for your loss :( god be with you

[Heisenberg]

I'm so sorry, man. :(

[TheCowboy]

Sorry for your loss. You are in my prayers.

[pjtoadie]

My heart is breaking for you, prayers are with you and your family!

[DragonCowboy]

:( I wish you the best sir.

[danielofthesaints]

I'm sure you loved her every single second you were together. She'll be waiting in heaven for you when its your time. My prayers go out to you.

[windward]

My condolences, Drae.

[silverbear]

I'm sure you loved her every single second you were together. She'll be waiting in heaven for you when its your time. My prayers go out to you.

I truly believe that the circle will be unbroken, by and by... yeah, it's a corny sentiment, but it's what I believe...

I sure hope that's the way it is, for my sake, and for Draegerman's...

[Draegerman]

I just wanted to thank all of you for the kind words...they comfort (believe me). I had to go away for a few days to the hospital because I had literally lost my mind. I was raging against the world and I took it out on some of you and for that...I'm truly sorry. But I'm feeling better now as I'm slowly moving forward with my life.

I wanted to share one thing with you about my wife and why I posted that particular video. When I first met her after the invasion, I noticed this statuesque, sophisticated beautiful woman who was way out of my league.

She was also 15 years my senior.

I was a lowly private in the 82nd Airborne and was ordered to chop down some of the jungle behing our bunker for better fields of vision. Her house was on the other side and when she saw me whacking away with a cutlass, she came over to show me how to do it correctly. She was a master with the blade...and I fell in love with her instantly.

So we had a bit of a fling for a while until my command found out about it and then they ordered me to stay away from her (her ex-husband was part of the ministry that ran the host nation goverment), so they didn't want an international incident.

So I would sneak out to see her.

And then I got caught.

And then I was relocated to the other side of the island to be removed as far away from her as possible.

My buddies knew how much my heart was broken to be forced away from her and they tried to console me...but I was inconsolable. I missed that woman something terrible.

Then we had to go on a mission and I got hurt. It was my eyes that got some shrapnel in them and they had to get me out of there asap. It wasn't life threatening but they did have to wrap both of my eyes in bandages so I couldn't see. My buddy was ordered to drive me to Point Saline airfield so I could be medevac'ed back to the states.

I knew that I would never see her again.

Then he made a quick stop along the route and said he wanted to get something to drink and asked me if I'd be okay. I told him it was cool and that I'd be alright.

I must have waited out there for what seemed like 30 minutes. I was blind, alone and feeling sorry for myself because I lost the woman I love.

Then, in the darkness, I felt her hand brush across mine.

And my life changed forever.

I hugged and kissed her and asked her to wait for me. I told her that I would find her again.


That was over 28 years ago and two beautiful grown sons later...

[vta]

That's a very humbling story, thank you for sharing it.

:)

[justbob]

Sorry I missed this early ---God Bless and be with You

[ABQCOWBOY]

I add my condolences. I am very sorry for your loss. I say this to you, all of your wifes friends and your collective Family.

[Cajuncowboy]

Just keep hanging in there and taking it one day at a time. And thanks for sharing that story.

[Zaxor]

I also missed this thread...I wish you less hurt as soon as possible for it will never truly go away ...the hurt I mean but in time it will lessen.

[SC Cowboyfan]

Sorry for not seeing this earlier but you and your family will be in my prayers....

[bigE79]

So sorry for your loss...bless you and your family

[Chocolate Lab]

Sorry I missed this early ---God Bless and be with You

Amen. So sorry, Drae. :(

[Hostile]

Drae, glad you are doing better. We know you are going to hurt for a while. Just know many of us here care.

[tyke1doe]

Sorry for your loss. :(

[lane]

beautiful story...thanks for sharing.

hang in there bro..

[The30YardSlant]

"They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies."

Thoughts and prayers man.

[silverbear]

Drae, glad you are doing better. We know you are going to hurt for a while. Just know many of us here care.

It warms my heart the way that posters from all spectrums, even some antagonists, have come together to try to offer Draeger support... I hope he has found some small measure of comfort from our words, inadequate though they may be in this situation...

You're part of our family, Draegerman, and we care... we also feel your anguish, though of course not on the same level you do... may God move to ease your breaking heart...

[silverbear]

I just wanted to thank all of you for the kind words...they comfort (believe me). I had to go away for a few days to the hospital because I had literally lost my mind. I was raging against the world and I took it out on some of you and for that...I'm truly sorry. But I'm feeling better now as I'm slowly moving forward with my life.

I wanted to share one thing with you about my wife and why I posted that particular video. When I first met her after the invasion, I noticed this statuesque, sophisticated beautiful woman who was way out of my league.

She was also 15 years my senior.

I was a lowly private in the 82nd Airborne and was ordered to chop down some of the jungle behing our bunker for better fields of vision. Her house was on the other side and when she saw me whacking away with a cutlass, she came over to show me how to do it correctly. She was a master with the blade...and I fell in love with her instantly.

So we had a bit of a fling for a while until my command found out about it and then they ordered me to stay away from her (her ex-husband was part of the ministry that ran the host nation goverment), so they didn't want an international incident.

So I would sneak out to see her.

And then I got caught.

And then I was relocated to the other side of the island to be removed as far away from her as possible.

My buddies knew how much my heart was broken to be forced away from her and they tried to console me...but I was inconsolable. I missed that woman something terrible.

Then we had to go on a mission and I got hurt. It was my eyes that got some shrapnel in them and they had to get me out of there asap. It wasn't life threatening but they did have to wrap both of my eyes in bandages so I couldn't see. My buddy was ordered to drive me to Point Saline airfield so I could be medevac'ed back to the states.

I knew that I would never see her again.

Then he made a quick stop along the route and said he wanted to get something to drink and asked me if I'd be okay. I told him it was cool and that I'd be alright.

I must have waited out there for what seemed like 30 minutes. I was blind, alone and feeling sorry for myself because I lost the woman I love.

Then, in the darkness, I felt her hand brush across mine.

And my life changed forever.

I hugged and kissed her and asked her to wait for me. I told her that I would find her again.


That was over 28 years ago and two beautiful grown sons later...

Damn it, why am I sitting here with tears in my eyes?? Oh, I know, that's a truly beautiful love story...

[silverbear]

"They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies."

I've never heard that quote before, but it's perfect for this situation... very well said...

[Seven]

Drae, glad you are doing better. We know you are going to hurt for a while. Just know many of us here care.


This..........