Pray for the family of a fallen hero

[rotorgun]

I'm not sure if this is the place to post this thread, and moderator please move it if need be. Today we buried a comrade in Jackson, Tennesse. His name was William Timothy Flannigan, but we all called him Tim, or Mr. Flannigan. He was an Apache pilot extrodinaire in the finest tradition of the Cavalry. If he were an ancient Macedonian, he would undoubtedly have wanted to ride with the Companions, perhaps even with Alexander and the Agema Companions. His aircraft was responding to one of those harrasing mortar attacks when a problem developed not long after take off. We don't know all the facts, but it remains that he and his co-pilot were not able to recover it in time and it hit the ground. While the other pilot had minor injuries, Tim didn't make it.

We are deeply saddened by his loss, and don't really know how we'll get by without him. His unit will certainly be missing him greatly as he was an outstanding leader, and freind to all. He was the unit Instructer Pilot, and so trained every flyer in the Troop. He also helped train all of the enlisted men on the use of the Auxilary Power Unit (APU) and how to turn it up for maintenance. He was a consummate gentleman, fun loving guy, and an enthusiastic leader of men. He is survived by his wife and two children, to whom he was the best of Husband and Father.

I simply ask for all who would honor brave soldiers to pray to their God for his family, his unit in Afghanistan, and his freinds everywhere, of which they are countless.

Thank you very much in advance,

Rotorgun

PS: I hope that this is not the wrong place for such a post, but I needed to get some help from my freinds at the Org. I am so sad that my heart is breaking.