tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731111789859373532.post3420159571988477025..comments2023-10-22T00:56:23.124-07:00Comments on Knottie's niche: Rubberbands....Knottiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08760183599344166313noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731111789859373532.post-78537589647595814132009-07-16T05:55:31.525-07:002009-07-16T05:55:31.525-07:00Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.Kennethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542989965777777495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731111789859373532.post-68531152854674338152009-07-12T18:14:23.393-07:002009-07-12T18:14:23.393-07:00God bless you, Knottie, and thank you for your gre...God bless you, Knottie, and thank you for your great sacrifice. I cannot imagine the pain you feel on a daily basis. I wish there were something I could do to help. I have prayed for you and your family today. Keep up the good work and know that your darling boy's life was not lost in vain. He is a great and true American hero. May he rest in peace.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03944766018173436353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731111789859373532.post-79616051333293080572009-07-10T18:09:04.794-07:002009-07-10T18:09:04.794-07:00My brother (Mac) had a rubberband on his wrist whe...My brother (Mac) had a rubberband on his wrist when he came home on his R&R and I asked him what it was for and he said "What this.....it's for Pokey". Reading the story behind it is so special. What a wonderful thing to be able to cherish.Dyannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731111789859373532.post-45663487552060088372009-07-10T13:09:24.822-07:002009-07-10T13:09:24.822-07:00wow. that brought tears to my eyes. Something so...wow. that brought tears to my eyes. Something so tangible.joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456465195258073699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731111789859373532.post-19214550784092764092009-07-10T09:26:51.740-07:002009-07-10T09:26:51.740-07:00That's an awesome memory and brought tears to ...That's an awesome memory and brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much for sharing. I don't know if you can ever repay the Sgt that's doing that each Sunday. In life and death, good and bad, these guys always take care of each other, and they never, ever forget. This past year, my husband went back down to Fort Lee for some training. It was the first time he had been back there since 1998 - one of his battle buddies had attended school w/him back then and was later killed in Iraq. My husband knew going back to a place which was so loaded w/memories was going to be hard, but he said he took some time off and went to Busch Gardens and rode the same rollercoasters his buddy had loved and he did it to honor him - he said, "that's what *** would have wanted me to do". When he found old pictures from when they had done school together, he tracked down ***'s family so he could make sure they had them - your sons buddies (old and new) will never, ever forget him.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539508347946687637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731111789859373532.post-37061189119753090062009-07-10T07:49:36.437-07:002009-07-10T07:49:36.437-07:00The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blo...The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post <a href="http://www.thunderrun.us/2009/07/from-front-07102009.html" rel="nofollow">From the Front: 07/10/2009 </a> News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.David Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153191536633461987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1731111789859373532.post-87685673805306895252009-07-09T13:37:47.287-07:002009-07-09T13:37:47.287-07:00That's such a beautiful memory...and memorial....That's such a beautiful memory...and memorial. Something so simple and so unique and so...human. I'm glad you wear one in his memory and that so many others do as well.<br /><br />How do you repay this act of kindness done for Micheal each week? The answer is you don't because he feels he is attempting to acknowledge and repay Micheal for a sacrifice that can never be repaid - no matter how many times he puts a rubberband there. His knowing that it means so much to you is a gift you give to him. He so much wants to do something meaningful. How special that he has found a way and that it helps rather than hurts. There is always the fear that others will cause more pain on top of what you have...so if this brings you comfort, you have more than repaid his efforts.<br /><br />Once again, as always, a beautiful post, a beautiful memory - of a very special young man. Thanks for sharing.A Soldier's Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370218893899121159noreply@blogger.com