Grieve Vs. Celebrate HN Retmier, what would he want?

I have been thinking about this article since I found out we lost this fine young HN in Afghanistan.

Sitting at a Keyboard in the dark night trying to figure out what to write.  I have done this to many times in the past.  I always try to honor each and every member by writing something different rather then the old

“DOD NOTIFIES Blah Blah Blah”.

Before you say, “Hey he’s being disrespectful of our Doc’s who have left this earth doing our Nations bidding”, I say….

FFFFFFPPPPHHHHTTTTTTTTT!!!!!! NANNER NANNER NANNER…

I know Doc’s.  I was one for 24 years.  I know Doc’s in the NAVY, ARMY, AIR FORCE, COAST GUARD, and the NATIONAL GUARD.

We put up with a “LOT” of crap from piss poor leadership and from great leadership who has to put up with piss poor leadership.  WE have been stuck in the mud and sand for weeks on end.  We have delivered Babies and buried Babies.  We have Saved lifes of our Comrades and we have buried some as well.

Some would say Doc’s have a Morbid sense of Humor.  I don’t think so, I think we Doc’s know how to do “1” thing more then any other Rate, or MOS in the Military..

We know how to

“CELEBRATE LIFE”.

Yes I could sit here and cry over the loss of HN Retmier, but I am sure of one thing, If he could, he would come and “KICK ME IN THE ASS” and say

“CHIEF GET OVER YOURSELF”.

“See that picture of me helping this child, I made a difference.  Not many folks in the US or the world can say they traveled across the world at 19 years of age and made a difference like I did.”

“I was a Sailor, a damn good one too! I know my Chief at FMTB Grieves for me, but damn it Chief Pick yourself up as you have to teach other young hardchargers to do this job.  You did a great job Chief, I listened to what you taught me.  To be Compassionate but be a warrior.  I followed all the rules.  I lived life to it’s fullest. ”

“CELEBRATE ME!”

Celebrate my accomplishments and the accomplishments of all the other Doc’s who stand at Heaven’s gate with me tending to The Flock up here.

“We Celebrate you, Please re-pay the payment, Celebrate our life not our loss.”

To this I hoist a salute up to the falling sun and Salute my brother, my brother Doc Retmier who did the Nations bidding. I Salute his family, his friends, and his shipmates and Marines, Soldiers and other brave Afghani Soldiers who are standing up to this oppressive enemy.

I Celebrate you all.

D/C