06-08-2007, 12:43
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CSM(R) Edward Reeder Sr.
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CSM (Ret) Edward M. Reeder Sr., passed on 7 JUNE 2007. CSM (Ret) Edward M. Reeder Sr. was a decorated veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam Wars and served the United States Army for nearly 28 years.
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RIP Sergeant Major.
V/R,
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06-08-2007, 12:59
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Damn.
RIP, CSM.
Thanks for your service. Prayers out to Ed.
TR
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06-08-2007, 13:24
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RIP, CSM.
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06-08-2007, 14:38
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Rest in Peace, CSM. My thanks for your years of service to our Country.
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06-08-2007, 14:50
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RIP CSM. Prayers out for Ed and family.
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06-08-2007, 14:58
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RIP CSM
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06-08-2007, 15:18
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RIP CSM Reeder
Ladies and gents, I've tried to find why this name is familiar to me. I do know of COL Reeder, and I'm not confusing the two. I recall the name from some reading I've done, but cannot place it.
Please share with us if you can.
V/R
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06-08-2007, 15:25
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RIP CSM Reeder
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Hearing, I forget. Seeing, I remember. Writing (doing), I understand. Chinese Proverb
Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
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06-08-2007, 15:49
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R.I.P.
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06-08-2007, 17:24
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My thoughts and prayers are with the Col and his family.
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06-08-2007, 18:12
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Originally Posted by jbour13
RIP CSM Reeder
Ladies and gents, I've tried to find why this name is familiar to me. I do know of COL Reeder, and I'm not confusing the two. I recall the name from some reading I've done, but cannot place it.
Please share with us if you can.
V/R
SSG B
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COL Reeder's father, I believe!
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06-08-2007, 18:14
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RIP Sergeant Major.
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
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06-09-2007, 06:50
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RIP Sergeant Major.
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06-11-2007, 05:39
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RIP Sergeant Major
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06-11-2007, 06:14
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In pace requiescat Command Sergeant Major Reeder.
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You ask; What is our policy? I will say; “It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us: to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy.” You ask; What is our aim? I can answer with one word: Victory—victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.-Winston Churchill
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