Conservative Republicans aim to kill the Constitution of the United States-traitors

Unless you are of Hispanic and/or Native American descent then you are most probably a descendant of immigrants.  By virtue of the fact that you were born on the soil of what became AMERICA, you are, as per the 14th amendment to the United States Constitution, AN AMERICAN.

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

In fact it was through some perversion of the interpretation of Providence and Divine that rationalized Manifest/divine destiny allowing us to steal the lands of the native Mexicans and Indians in the name of God.

As if that was not proof enough of the Christian Charity so many profess to adhere to, now a few Republicans would like to repeal or rewrite the 14th amendment.

Jon Kyl 14th Amendment Repeal Support – The republican senator from Arizona, John Kyl stated today that Congress should repeal of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. and therefore deny citizenship to children born in the United States to illegal aliens

Senator Lindsey Graham, republican from South Carolina was considering the introduction of a Constitutional amendment that would repeal a provision of the 14th amendment, which assures all children born in the United States are citizens even if their parents have arrived via illegal entry

And way past wacko is Senator Russell Pearce's (R-Mesa) contention that:

 “Somebody ought to go to jail for robbery,” said Pearce. “They've robbed African Americans of their legacy. That Fourteenth Amendment was intended to apply to them, and them only.”

Apparently these esteemed would be dick-taters need to bone up on the history of Republicans that came before them.  It was Mich. Republican Senator Jacob Howard who authored the citizenship clause of the 14th amendment in and introduced it on the senate floor in 1866.

A fellow republican, Sen. Edgar Cowan, R-Penn. opposed the amendment asking, "Is the child of the Chinese immigrant in California a citizen?' he asked. “Is the child of a Gypsy born in Pennsylvania a citizen?”

To which Sen. John Conness, R-Calif., replied that the answer should be 'yes.' “(With) respect to the children begotten of Chinese parents in California, ... it is proposed to declare that they shall be citizens .... I am in favor of doing so .... We are entirely ready to accept the provision proposed in this constitutional amendment, that the children born here of Mongolian parents shall be declared by the Constitution of the United States to be entitled to civil rights and to equal protection before the law with others."

In 1898, the Supreme Court held that a baby born to Chinese immigrants was a U.S. citizen, noting that all children born here are citizens here, “including all children here born of resident aliens.” The only excpetion to birthright citizenship thus far recognized by the court has been to children of foreign dipplomats. (citation for the above: Arizona: itching for a 14th Amendment fight).


Damn Senator Pearce, you fergot to mention them their Chinese didn't ya?  But shoot darn dude, you go on o.k. Maybe next you can take away the right of women to vote and drive too! 

But apparently our ambassadors of ignorance now about as much about history as they do the constitution.  Cause see, there is this other little part of the 14th amendment that affects them:

Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

Are not these folks under sworn oath to uphold the constitution of the United States as opposed to "abolishing" it bit by incremental bit until it is useless.  But then again, it maybe that's their plan.

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pfc Anthony Simmons honered by the fallen heros foundation

Tallahassee native PFC Anthony Simmons was KIA July 8 in Afghanistan while serving our country.
He was given a heros welcome home as was posted here: KIA Private Simmons laid to rest-Tallahassee

A number of rides have been made since then and it seems as if time has flown by so quickly that  this post is a belated recognition that Pfc Simmons and family was honored last Monday at The Vietnam Vets of America, otherwise known as the "hooch" on Lake Ella by the  Fallen Hero's Project.

Also known as the Michael Reagan Portrait Foundation. To have any idea what this one man has done for thousands of families of fallen soldier must go to the link above and read, and look, and hopefully donate to an individual who does so much, yet asks for nothing.

A number of people filled the "Hooch" to witness the  unveiling of the portrait of pfc Simmons. We dare say, there were few dry eyes in the house.

Efforts are now underway to have the portraits of other area fallen heros made.

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did we tell you the rich are getting richer and the rest of us will be there servants?

Well yeah we did, but then who the  hell are we. Just another wacko wondering why people haven't rioted in the streets yet.  Alas, to be grateful for the crumbs of masters and Goldman Sachs. 

O.K. so lets check in with with a Phillip Davis who is way wiser than us in these. At least have more bucks by understanding the real game! Read the whole article here:

First, we had Alan Greenspan on Meet the Press, regurgitating my "Tale of Two Economies," which was our theme for 2010 investing and, of course, is something I have been carping about for many years as income disparity has become critical in this country. Somehow though, it sounds more official when a crotchety octogenarian says it - so we’ll give the Chairman his due:

Our problem, basically, is that we have a very distorted economy in the sense that there has been a significant recovery in a limited area of the economy amongst high-income individuals who have just had $800 billion added to their 401(k)s and are spending it and are carrying what consumption there is. Large banks, who are doing much better, and large corporations, whom you point out and the–and everyone’s pointing out, are in excellent shape.
The rest of the economy, small business, small banks, and a very significant amount of the labor force, which is in tragic unemployment, long-term unemployment, that is pulling the economy apart. The average of those two is what we are looking at, but they are fundamentally two separate types of economy.

Another conservative darling who turned on his masters this weekend is Reagan’s OMB Director David Stockman, who eviscerated current Republican fiscal policies in a NY Times Op-Ed this weekend, summing it up neatly with the title: "How the GOP Destroyed the US Economy," which is a must-read but here’s a few juicy tidbits:

IF there were such a thing as Chapter 11 for politicians, the Republican push to extend the unaffordable Bush tax cuts would amount to a bankruptcy filing. The nation’s public debt — if honestly reckoned to include municipal bonds and the $7 trillion of new deficits baked into the cake through 2015 — will soon reach $18 trillion. That’s a Greece-scale 120 percent of gross domestic product, and fairly screams out for austerity and sacrifice. It is therefore unseemly for the Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, to insist that the nation’s wealthiest taxpayers be spared even a three-percentage-point rate increase…
…This approach has not simply made a mockery of traditional party ideals. It has also led to the serial financial bubbles and Wall Street depredations that have crippled our economy. More specifically, the new policy doctrines have caused four great deformations of the national economy, and modern Republicans have turned a blind eye to each one.

and

…The third ominous change in the American economy has been the vast, unproductive expansion of our financial sector. Here, Republicans have been oblivious to the grave danger of flooding financial markets with freely printed money and, at the same time, removing traditional restrictions on leverage and speculation. As a result, the combined assets of conventional banks and the so-called shadow banking system (including investment banks and finance companies) grew from a mere $500 billion in 1970 to $30 trillion by September 2008.
But the trillion-dollar conglomerates that inhabit this new financial world are not free enterprises. They are rather wards of the state, extracting billions from the economy with a lot of pointless speculation in stocks, bonds, commodities and derivatives. They could never have survived, much less thrived, if their deposits had not been government-guaranteed and if they hadn’t been able to obtain virtually free money from the Fed’s discount window to cover their bad bets.

and

I’m not pointing all this out to pick on the poor Republicans but this is all setting the stage for the push to QE2, even though that is not either Greenspan's or Stockman’s intention (both would prefer to see more belt-tightening). The mood of the country is clearly shifting and old-guard Republicans are circling the wagons to attempt to salvage what they can of their legacy; that leaves the Bush Republican’ts out on an increasingly unpopular limb as they call for a completely unrealistic policy of tax cuts for the rich and austerity for everyone else.

We were having a policy debate over the weekend (and lots of new trade ideas and strategy discussions in that post) as I prepare for my own upcoming trip to DC, where I can agitate closer to the source, and we got into a discussion about wealth and one of our members postulated that it doesn’t benefit society to tax the rich because: "Money is not a "physical" asset that can be hidden someplace. It is a "debit / credit" entry on a balance sheet that is in a constant state of dynamic eqililibrium." I made the following point as to why pooling weath at the top is massively damaging to society as a whole:

Art, Gold, oil and other speculative investments not only take money out of circulation but cause TRILLIONS of dollars of damage by inflating what the bottom 99% have to pay for what’s left after the hoarders get their fill. This is also true of land to some extent as it trades around from wealth to wealth and drags up the cost of land for the poor (same land for more money = NEGATIVE benefits). Cash is another place money is hoarded - when the top 0.01% skim their profits off the bottom 99.99% and pay their 17% taxes (the actual average paid by the top 0.01%) and then put the other 83% in a bank that refuses to lend money - that money is OUT OF CIRCULATION! It’s been taken from the American people after they slaved to create it and then the opportunity to re-use what they have created is taken away from them.

 Money is only an asset to the top 1%; for the rest of the country, it’s a disposable item, more like a work chit that enables them to buy consumables but nothing more. Most of the top 1% can’t see it because they live near the top and only think of money as an asset - which it is when you have more than you need. Unfortunately, 99% of the people in this country have less than they need and even 99% of the top 1% are simply delusional in their belief that they are on an even playing field with the top 0.01%, who are 100x wealthier than the average person in the top 1% (and that INCLUDES their wealth, which brings the average way up).

 What the Republicans are positioning as a tax hike but is really the end of a tax holiday that was put in place under Bush II is now looking more likely, and the rest of the World is seeing this as a very positive sign that America is finally waking up and will begin putting its economic house in order the way all responsible governments do - by raising an appropriate amount of taxes to meet their financial obligations. It’s fine if we want to add more stimulus to the economy - as long as we are willing to pay for it. What has been objectionable to the rest of the World is our current policy of spending more and earning less - something that hasn’t worked out too well on our National balance sheet for the past decade.


Yes, Democrats are the "tax and spend" party but the choice has been between the tax and spend party and the "no tax and spend anyway" party and it’s only just now that that argument is coming into its proper focus. On the whole, this is a good thing for America - a possible sign that we are growing up.

Now I know any so-called conservatives who read this are having heart palpitations.  But note I said so-called.  I say this because I'm not sure the conservationism is defined by the mantra, "Hate everybody except me" philosophy and I still suspect that there is more than one conservative  on unemployment and more than who took advantage of the "cash for clunkers" program and Floridas
"Bright Futures" program!

As to so-called "Liberals" I must ask, where in the hell are your  balls?   

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Bitching about Income Tax? 50% pay none!

From WalletPOP

Congressional leaders have been battling over the soon-to-expire Bush tax cuts for more than a year. Yet, there's still no word on whether Congress will vote to extend the cuts, allow the cuts to expire or work out some compromise package that might do a little of both.

At the center of the tax cut debate, is one key problem facing the current economy: Tax revenues are decreasing. With less income available to tax thanks to record levels of unemployed workers, there are only two ways to increase tax revenues -- increase the taxpayer base or raise taxes for the existing taxpayer base.

Raising tax rates is unpopular and unlikely to happen in an important election year and expanding the tax base would be just as unwelcome. That's because an astonishing number of taxpayers currently pay no federal income tax at all. Earlier this year, the Tax Policy Center reported that nearly half -- 45% -- of all households paid no federal income tax for the 2009 tax year.

At the time, the headlines made for great commentary, and accusations flew. While it may be politically popular to place the blame squarely on the shoulders of President Obama or former President Bush, depending on your leanings, no one politician is to blame. In fact, the number of non-payers has increased steadily since the mid-1980s. Most dramatically, from 2000 to 2008, during which the number people who did not pay federal income tax climbed a whopping 59% even though the number of filers increased by 10%. During that same time, the nation enjoyed a relatively healthy economy. So what gives?

It would be easy to just look at tax brackets in a vacuum and assume that those in the lower tax brackets are the sole beneficiaries of tax breaks that result in a zero federal income tax bill. While there is a substantial number of low-income individuals who pay no federal income tax, the actual amount of tax paid -- or not paid, as the case may be -- is often less about the amount of income and more about the amount of deductions and credits.

Here are a few tax perks that contribute substantially to the declining numbers of taxpayers in America:

1. Credits and Deductions for Homeowners. Owning a home is the American dream, right? So much so that President Reagan delivered an impassioned speech vowing to protect the rights of homeowners to deduct home mortgage interest on their taxes. The result is a tax system that continues to promote home ownership at the cost of tax revenue. In 2008, the first-time homebuyers credit allowed 1.4 million taxpayers to take credits totaling $1 billion per month. Together with the mortgage interest deduction, housing credits allow taxpayers to "save" an estimated $130 billion each year on taxes.

2. Earned Income Tax Credits. Another popular tax credit is the Earned Income Tax Credit, which is targeted at low- and middle-income taxpayers. The IRS estimates that 24 million filers (about one in six) took advantage of the EITC in 2009, claiming about $50 billion. The EITC "saved" taxpayers $42.9 billion in tax in 2008. Even more controversial, the EITC is available to those filers who may not even owe tax -- and it's refundable, meaning those who file may receive a check from the government even if they didn't pay in a dime of federal income tax.

3. Deferrals and Deductions Using Retirement Plans. A number of retirement plans allow for tax deferral of income. Depending on the types of retirement plans you use and your level of income, it's possible to shield thousands of dollars in income from taxation in any given year. In addition to tax deferred growth, you may be able to claim a deduction or exclusion from income for contributions made to a retirement plan. If you pay the tax now for your retirement plan, as with a Roth IRA, you can make tax-free withdrawals in the future. Restrictions and exceptions apply, but using retirement plans is a popular strategy among taxpayers looking to shave dollars off their tax bills in April.

4. Tax Favored Status for Non-Wage Income. While it's true that the wealthy pay a higher tax rate as income increases, the rate is dependent on the type of income. According to the IRS, less than 20% of the income reported by millionaires is attributable to salary. Most of the income at the top is characterized as capital gains, which is taxed at favorable rates. While the tax rates for ordinary income may climb to 35%, capital gains tax rates are capped at 15% for long-term capital gains. This perk isn't just for the wealthy -- those at the bottom of the tax scale benefit, too, since long-term capital gains are taxed at 0% for those ordinarily in the 10% or 15% tax brackets.

5. Employee Benefits. Under the current tax laws, employers may provide a number of benefits to employees, from transit to certain kinds of stock options to health insurance, completely tax-free. Despite a number of misleading e-mails making the rounds, your health care benefits won't be taxed any differently for the 2010 (or 2011) tax year as they were for 2009. In fact, there are no provisions in the new law to tax health care benefits for individual taxpayers. Health care insurance is just one of a number of benefits for employees that provide substantial perks while legally skirting or deferring taxation.

These are just a few of the popular credits, deductions, and deferrals that allow some taxpayers to increasingly pay less come tax time. Add to the mix deductions and credits for college education, job expenses, and child and dependent care costs, and it's easy to see how taxable income can quickly shrink toward zero. Even as existing laws allow taxpayers to reduce their overall tax bill, Congress continues to add new tax breaks, like the recent Making Work Pay Credit.

We all want to pay less in taxes -- but at what price? If the consensus is that half the country shouldn't shoulder the tax burden for all, something has to give.
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WCTV Tallahassee reports on pgr meeting with TPD chief Dennis Jones

On Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 we published the following post: 

Open letter to TPD Chief Dennis Jones-re veterans funerals, we asked for help not a Police grab for power

We addressed it to just about everyone we could think of including press.  WCTV was kind enough to respond and we immediately set about to contacting the Florida PGR State Captain to advise him WCTV would like him to contact them regarding the above post.

He did so and following is WCTV's reporting on the story for those who may not have caught it.
Emphasis ours:



Updated 1:42pm 7-29

Tallahassee Police Chief Dennis Jones is meeting with representatives with the Patriot Guard at 2pm Thursday to discuss concerns about military funeral escorts.

An email was sent out by a single member of the Patriot Guard Riders, an organization of bikers who escort soldiers, both living and those killed in action, as well as their families

In the email (which he wrote on his behalf, NOT representing the organization) he questioned some actions that were taken by local law enforcement recently when PFC Simmons and PFC King were escorted.

During one incident, the brigade of bikers say they were not allowed on the tarmac at Tallahassee's airport.

Officials say that they were given clearance to be on the air field greeting PFC Simmons' body.

The other complaint was that they were asked by Police to follow the hearse ---not lead the procession --- which the family not only asked them to do, but has been their protocol since they began escorting families more than four years ago.

PGR officials tell me there has been some difficulty getting participation by law enforcement agencies in the Capital City since inception of the biker group.

The state leader of PGR did tell me though that he was very pleased with the cooperation of at least 5 agencies at both Simmons and Kings' procession.

He says the problems that they faced, were more of a lack of communication with the law enforcement agencies than anything else.

He says he's confident that they will be able to resolve the issue.

We will continue to follow this story as more develops.

This was followed by emphasis ours:

TPD Chief Clears the Air With Patriot Guard Riders' Captain
The meeting lasted about 30 minutes but by the time is was over it was all hugs and hand shakes.

Chief Dennis Jones of the Tallahassee Police Department and the Florida Patriot Guard Riders' Captain Mike Donahoe met at TPD headquarters for a face-to-face over what they are now calling a breakdown in communication.

Chief Jones says many of the decisions they make are based on safety, which is their primary focus when organizing a procession.

"Our thing is to be able to provide returning veterans that have been killed in action the proper honors, and to my knowledge that's what we were doing. And today just reassured me of that, and we will continue to provide that service along with our Patriot Guard Riders and others that want to come out," said Chief Jones.

The controversy began on Wednesday when an email surfaced from a member of the Guard who goes by R-C.

He says TPD and other law enforcement officials disrespected members of the P-G-R during PFC Simmons' and PFC Kings' escorting services.

He says bikers were not allowed on the tarmac at Tallahassee's airport when the bodies arrived. He also says police asked bikers to follow the hearse during the procession instead of leading the procession as the family had asked.

PFC Simmons' step-father, also a P-G-R member, was present during Thursday's meeting.

"I think TPD and the rest of the law enforcement officers did a fairly good job, in fact they did a great job," said Robert Miller.

Captain Donahoe did not want to comment on camera but had this to say.

"We had some different expectations about the way things should go and it was not communicated between our group and theirs."

As for the letter, Donahoe says the facts may have been accurate, but the writer's sentiments do not reflects those of the entire organization.

Both parties insist there is a mutual respect between the two groups and have agreed to discuss all procedures prior to scheduled events so everyone is on the same page.

And followed with the following update (can be seen at the same link):

Updated 2:12pm 7-30

The following information was provided by TPD:

To: Mr. Mike Donohoe
Patriot Guard Riders State Captain July 30, 2010
First of all, I would like to express my thanks to the Patriot Guard Riders for the service they provide to veterans and their families. As a Vietnam Veteran, I appreciate the extra effort of the Patriot Guard Riders for our returning veterans. We have a lot of common beliefs and feelings about honoring the service of our men and women in the military who are fighting and have fought on the front lines for this country’s freedom.
I am also proud of the services that law enforcement provides to this community. We often stand shoulder to shoulder with each other to protect those same freedoms. We have some of the best law enforcement officers in the state who risk their lives daily to keep our community safe.

As in the military, there are certain protocols and procedures that must be followed when law enforcement officers provide escorts for funerals and dignitaries. This is one of the most dangerous duties that a law enforcement officer performs. Our police officers train with other agencies to gain experience and confidence with each other, thereby limiting the chance of accidents or injuries. Safety for all is our number one priority!

Overall, law enforcement and the Patriot Guard Riders worked together very well during the recent funeral escorts for Private Simmons and Private King. It is my hope that we will continue to work together, as evidenced during our meeting with representatives from the Patriot Guard on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Good communications between our organizations is important for the success of future events.

Thank you and the representatives of your organization for meeting with me and members of the Tallahassee Police Department. We are in this together and with a spirit of cooperation, we will be better prepared to honor our fallen heroes.

Sincerely,

Chief Dennis M. Jones

We are still in the process of searching for info we may have left out. However we are posting the comments from the last update below:

Posted by: BS Location: Tally on Aug 1, 2010 at 07:30 AM
You can rest assured that the issues are not resolved. Progress has been made but there is still alot of work to do. One side may be happy with the results but it's not over yet.

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Posted by: Frank Location: Tallahassee on Jul 30, 2010 at 10:47 PM

Typical of TPD not wanting anyone to upstage them or challenge their flashiness. TPD is pathetic and should be disbanded.

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Posted by: jj on Jul 30, 2010 at 06:02 PM

anyone know how to join the Tallahassee group..

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Posted by: Greg Location: Owensboro, KY on Jul 30, 2010 at 05:37 PM

You can join PGR at www.patriotguard.org

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Posted by: Honda rider Location: Quincy on Jul 30, 2010 at 05:02 PM

how can a person join the Patriot Riders ???

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Posted by: Jamie Dolan Location: wakulla on Jul 30, 2010 at 10:04 AM

I also agree with Malori. The Patriot Riders are amazing, I could not explain it more. It is an awesome thing to know that your family and friends are honored so deeply for the hardships that they have encountered or have taken their lives. I am also glad to hear that, the issues have been solved because all they are trying to do is pay respect and Thank the soilders from the bottom of their hearts the best way they can. They have done alot, and it touches me deep down what they have done for my family (wesley)and a brother that was lost(Seth). Thank you PGR xoxo

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Posted by: Malori Langston Location: Wakaulla County on Jul 30, 2010 at 08:27 AM

I am glad to hear you have your issues solved! The Patriot Guard Rider's have done a lot for my family! Just by being at the Tallahassee Reginal Airport on 6/28/10 when my brother Wesley Lane Langston II come home on his leave from being blown up in Afghanistan on 6/7/10. We had many friends call WCTV to let them know what was going on and NOT ONE WCTV PERSON CAME TO HONOR HIM!!! I am very honored to say that my brother is a hero and made it home safe! I pray for all the other service men and women over there to make it home safe! I wouldn't know what to do with out my little brother!I pray and honor the families who have lost their loved ones in the service!! THANKS AGAIN TO THE PATRIOT GUARS RIDERS!

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Posted by: Julie Location: Tallahassee on Jul 30, 2010 at 07:45 AM

Let us hope that it is an infrequent occurrence--local soldiers killed in combat. I would rather each soldier's funeral procession be heart-felt and sincere than some rehearsed, by-the-book, hyper-coordinated effort.

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Posted by: Former TDO User Location: Tallahassee, FL on Jul 30, 2010 at 07:36 AM

What the Patriot Guard Riders do is a huge act of patriotism, kindness, and heroism themselves. There are many times that they protect the family members from seeing horrible protestors, like Westboro Baptist Church. I commend them for what they do and I glad their organization exists. I am glad that Chief Jones met with them, I am sure TPD meant no harm. A lot of those guys should know how important PGR's are.

Feel free to comment.

If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.
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In honor of SSG Krystal Ballard

Saturday a number of riders gathered at the Tilman Funeral Home in Crawfordville, Florida to escort Air force SSG Krystal Ballard to her final Resting Place in Jefferson County.

Though not killed in action SSG Krystal Ballard passed away while serving her country.

Despite thunder, lighting and a torrential downpour Tilmans Funeral Home did an outstanding job of blocking traffic as not one rider dropped out due to the weather to honor her by escorting her to and standing a flag line at her graveside where she received full military honors.

We will keep her friends in family in prayer as they suffer their loss.

We ourselves were saddened as no local LEO arrived to assist with this escort. We were further saddened by the number of drivers who, despite the weather, made a dangerous escort worse by speeding by without regard.

We send our appreciation to the Jefferson County LEO for meeting us to insusre our safe crossing of HWY 27.

Rest in Peace SSG Ballard. Your service has not been in vain. 

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