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harly69g 
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KY State Captain
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| 20 Jun 2008 12:56 PM |
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Navy Pilot Missing In Action From the Vietnam War is Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
He is Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz, U.S. Navy, of Miami Shores, Fla. His funeral arrangements are being set by his family.
On Aug. 4, 1967, Bisz took off in an A-4E Skyhawk from the USS Oriskany to bomb an enemy petroleum depot near Haiphong, Vietnam. As he neared the target, his aircraft was struck by an enemy surface-to-air missile and crashed near the town of Hai Duong in Hai Hung Province. No parachute was observed and no emergency beeper signal was received.
In 1988, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) repatriated to the United States human remains from Hai Hung Province, which they attributed to Bisz on the basis of their historical records of the shootdown as well as documentation of his burial.
Between 1988 and 2004, joint U.S./S.R.V. teams, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), conducted several investigations of the incident and surveyed the crash site. A team found aircraft wreckage at the site which was consistent with an A-4E Skyhawk. Teams also interviewed witnesses who recalled the crash and burial of the pilot in a nearby cemetery. Additionally, one witness indicated that he oversaw the exhumation of the American's remains from the cemetery, and their turnover to district officials.
Between 1993 and 2004, 25 samples from the remains turned over in 1988 were submitted to several laboratories for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis, but yielded inconclusive results. In 2007, the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used refined DNA collection techniques and succeeded in obtaining verifiable mtDNA.
Using forensic identification tools, circumstantial evidence, mtDNA analysis and dental comparisons, scientists from JPAC identified the remains as those of Bisz.
For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 509-1905 or (703) 699-1420. | |
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Florida Shamrock
Posts: 278
West Central Florida
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| 20 Jun 2008 2:16 PM |
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My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Ralph Bisz. Welcome Home Sir. Stand down your tour is done.
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And the rain fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.
Irish Blessing
Vietnam 67-68
Riding for POW/MIA’s
“You Are Not Forgotten”
2008 Ride to the Wall
“When one American is not worth the effort to be found, we as Americans have lost.”
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mlmsan
Posts: 2266
Loganville, Georgia 30052
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| 20 Jun 2008 7:51 PM |
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My sincere condolences to the Family and Friends of Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz, US Navy Veteran. I pray God will give you comfort in your time of sorrow. I am grateful for Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz's, service to our Great Nation and greatly appreciate Him for my freedom. Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz, You are a true American Hero and will not be forgotten. May your sails always be full and the wind eternally to your back. May our Heavenly Father welcome You home to rest.
Know You Are Loved
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Larry "Sir Bear" Sanderson
Georgia Mentor Team
770-500-6895
U.S Navy Vietnam - 66/67
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA 42
Blue Star Dad
Patriot Guard Rider
VFW Post 5290, Conyers
GVVA Post 5,Conyers
Cell 770-500-6895
GEORGIA PGR
Part of It
Proud of It
Ridding In Memory of my Father, PO1 Weldon A. Sanderson, WWII USN, Pacific Fleet. And in Honor of my Son, SSGT Michael W. Sanderson, Gulf, 2x Iraq, U.S. Army serving this Nation Proudly in Mt. Sinai, Egypt. |
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aoop
Posts: 2441
Vidor, Orange County, TX
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| 20 Jun 2008 8:18 PM |
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James M. Richards
Vidor,TX
US Navy 1969-1972 Damage Control
jmrichards@aoop.net http://www.myspace.com/stoneagegeek
Travel in Memory of: Pvt Clinton Victor Richards, (Uncle) WWI, USA, KIA, GySgt Joseph B. Richards ,USMC, (Father) WWII, Deceased, SSgt Leroy Richards, USMC, (Uncle) WWII, Deceased, Pvt Dewitt E. Rabalais, USMC, Father in Law, Deceased, Col Gilbert Meibaum, USMC, VN, AO, SN Larry Slaymaker, USN, VN, KIA and each and every Brother and Sister who has worn the uniform and lifted their right hand to make the Promise to willingly die if need be to defend the freedoms of our Citizens and the innocents abroad.
A Mother asked President Bush, "Why did my Child have to die in Iraq?" Another Mother asked President Kennedy,"Why did my Child have to die in Vietnam?" Another Mother asked President Truman, "Why did my Child have to die in Korea?" Another Mother asked President F.D. Roosevelt,"Why did my Child have to die at Iwo Jima ?" Another Mother asked President W. Wilson, "Why did my Child have to die on the battlefield of France ?" Yet another Mother asked President Lincoln,"Why did my Child have to die at Gettysburg ?" And yet another Mother asked President G.Washington, "Why did my Child have to die near Valley Forge?" Long, long ago a Mother (Mary) asked, "Heavenly Father, why did my Child have to die on a cross outside Jerusalim?" All the answers are so near the same. One died to save our Souls and the others died to protect our Freedoms. |
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sdoise
Posts: 3455
Kinder, La.
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| 20 Jun 2008 8:18 PM |
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| I convey heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of Lt Cmdr Ralph C. Bisz and my sincere appreciation of his service and ultimate sacrifice to preserve our way of life. Welcome home Sir and may you now rest in eternal peace. |
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Schelly
Ride Captain for Lake Charles, La. and surrounding area
American Legion Post 318, Elton, La.
DEFINITION OF A VETERAN
A Veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life."
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mailman
Posts: 12057
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 20 Jun 2008 9:20 PM |
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| Welcome Home Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz. Your service and sacrifice will not be forgotten. Rest In Peace Sir. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
"mailman"
US Army 1970 - 1972 |
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690MedCo
Posts: 4047
Huntington Beach, CA
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| 20 Jun 2008 10:01 PM |
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| Thank you Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz for your dedicated service and sacrifice to defend this great country of ours!! Our thoughts & prayers are with you, your family and friends of this fallen hero to ease them through these difficult times. You will never be forgotten! Rest in peace. |
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Glen Owsley
SP4 U.S. Army 1976-1979
Medical Specialist
690th Medical Co (amb)
34th Medical Btn
Ft Benning, GA
U.S. Army Reserve (IRR)1979-1982
Patriot Guard Rider
Leave No Veteran Behind!
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9
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Jasper54
Posts: 5833
Columbus, Ohio
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| 20 Jun 2008 10:34 PM |
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| I offer my most sincere prayers and extend my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of US Navy Viet Nam Veteran/MIA, who made the ULTIMATE SACRAFICE while fighting to defend our nations freedom. I pray that the Lord Jesus is there with you to hold you and to give you His Peace and Comfort as you bring your loved one home to be laid to rest. |
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GySgt. Roger Casto, U.S.M.C. Ret. 1972-1992
Iran/Iraq War Veteran 1988 (Op Earnest Will)
Veteran of Foriegn Wars, Life Member
Double Blue Star Dad
El Shaddai Ministries Chaplain
God hath not promised us skies always blue,
flower-strewn pathways, all our lives through;
God hath not promised us sun without rain,
joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
But God hath promised strength for the day,
rest for the labor, light for the way,
grace for the trials, help from above,
unfailing sympathy, undying love ...
Visit Me At: WWW.MySpace.com/ChaplainRoger
Riding in honor of:
Sgt. Millard Archy, US Army, WWI, Purple Heart - Exposed to mustard gas in France.
Sgt. Alva Pete Osborn, US Army, WWII, KIA - France.
Seaman Bob Schneider, US Navy, WWII, Purple Heart; Battle of Leyte Gulf
T/Sgt. Russell Casto, USAF Congo Revolution, Viet Nam.
Sgt. Ron Casto, USMC C.A.P. Viet Nam 1966.
My son, SPC Sean Casto, TennANG. Iraqi Veteran
My daughter, Spc. Angela West, US Army
SrA Micah Burgess, US Air Force, Afghanistan Veteran
In Honor and Memory of Ten HMLA-267, MAG-39 Marines who Answered the call and made the ULTIMATE SACRAFICE while ensuring the safety and security of our nation:
Lt. Col. Knott
Capt. Dillon
Capt. Dolvin
Capt. Hurley
Capt. Cronin
Sgt. Kilkus
Sgt. Keller
Cpl. Romei
Cpl. Monahan
LCpl. Adams
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adccop
Posts: 2739
Tonopah, Arizona
Arizona
Asst State Captain
Northern Region
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| 21 Jun 2008 12:59 AM |
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To the family of Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz I offer my condolences and deepest sympathy for your loss. May you now find Peace that your loved one is being returned to the Home soil that he gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect.
To Ralph, Welcome Home Brother and Thank You for your ultimate sacrifice for our Freedoms and your Service to our Country. Stand Down your mission on this earth is now complete. Those that have preceded you are now preparing your place of Honor among Them. Ride with the wind and the Angels and may you forever Rest in Peace on the soil you died to protect. Pegs Down for a Brother Veteran.
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GOBB
adccop
Viet Nam 67-69
Riding in Memory of My Hero Natalie
"It's Never Too Late To Say Welcome Home"
One more in the mission to ensure that our Warriors know they are supported and Never Again treated with disdain.
Have Flag Will Travel! |
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sneakysnake
Posts: 4097
Panama City, Fl.
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| 21 Jun 2008 4:10 AM |
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| May this bring closure to the Bisz family. You all will be in our thoughts and prayers. Welcome Home Sir. May you rest in eternal peace. |
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James Davis
Dixie Region Captain
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN
Proud Patriot Guard Rider
It Ain't Easy Bein' Me!
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milktoast
Posts: 2186
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 21 Jun 2008 6:11 AM |
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| My heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family of Lt. Cmdr. Ralph Bisz. I thank this hero for his service and sacrifice. Welcome home Lt. Cmdr. Bisz. Rest in peace. |
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Janet
Michigan Regional Ride Captain/Region 6
Florida Ride Captain/Florida National Cemetery Ride Captain
Proud wife, daughter, daughter-in-law of vets from Vietnam, Korea, and WWII
"To share often and much...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Pepper_guy
Posts: 5134
Lacey, WA
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| 21 Jun 2008 9:50 AM |
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My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of Lt.Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz, U.S. Navy / Viet Nam / MIA. Lt.Cmdr. Bisz, Welcome Home! I am forever grateful for your service to our country. Your service and sacrifices will not be forgotten. You are and will remain a "TRUE AMERICAN HERO". May you Forever Rest in Peace.
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custer7thcav
Posts: 5611
Hillsboro, Ohio
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| 21 Jun 2008 2:28 PM |
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| My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz. Thank you, sir, for your service and dedication. God bless you, and be with your family during this very difficult time. Rest in peace. |
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custer7thcav
In honor and memory of
Sgt. Bill L. Mullins, 1/7 Cav, Vietnam '65-'66
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LesUSA7178
Posts: 898
Sciota, Pa.
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| 21 Jun 2008 4:37 PM |
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Welcome Home Sir!
Thank you for your service.
Our condolences to your family and friends.
Les and Aleida
Sgts. - US Army - 1971/72-78
HHC-11 Sig/32dAADCOM-FRG
Kaiserslautern/Darmstadt
C Co.-142 Sig/2d Armored Div.
Ft. Hood, TX
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papajonohio
Posts: 1102
Swanton, Ohio
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| 21 Jun 2008 6:49 PM |
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I wish to express my most heartfelt condolences to family and friends of Ralph Bisz.
May your sorrow be tempered by the fact that we hold in our highest honor a true hero who answered the call to duty, performing a selfless act to serve his country. Thank You. THANK YOU.
* * * * * * * * * THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS WRITTEN ON THE WALL * * * * * * * * *
"...for those who man the battle line, the bugle whispers low,
and freedom has a taste and price the protected never know..."
In your difficult times be mindful that Ralph has left his mark on our world and in our hearts.
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have."
- - - - - Margaret Mead
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RenegadeBkr
Posts: 95
Waldorf, Maryland
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| 22 Jun 2008 6:03 AM |
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| I want to express my sincere condolences to Lt. Cmdr. Bisz's family and friends. I have been wearing his bracelet for over 20 years. I now can leave it at the vietnam memorial wall the next time i visit it. Godspeed my friend you are a true american hero. Glad you are home where you belong. Rest in Peace Cmdr. Bisz. |
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Dusty "Renegade" Cassidy
" If I leave here tomorrow, Would you still remember me "
"You will never be forgotten " |
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 7976
Bonita Springs, FL
Ride Captain
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| 22 Jun 2008 6:45 AM |
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My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Family and Friends of this Fallen Hero. We thank you for your sacrifice, we are a grateful nation. May your pain be tempered in the knowledge that Ralph is a True American Hero and he will Never be Forgotten.
Stand Tall, Stand Proud…An American Hero Is Coming Home.
Stand down, LCDR Ralph C. Bisz, your mission is now complete, may you rest in Honored, Eternal Peace.
Standing by in Bonita Springs... |
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Joan "PGRLabLuvr" Colosimo
Florida Ride Captain
PGRLabLuvr@patriotguard.org
239.250.0015
Proud USAF Blue Star Mom
TSgt Jennifer and her husband, TSgt Mark McIntosh
Proud Grandma of AF Brat Emma Marie McIntosh
Standing the Flagline in Memory of:
Ed "oldiron6" Barrett
Jack "jacklok" Loken, Jr.
Mike "deltoid79" Bland
Tom "Flaman2u" Rowell
Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
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cat1948
Posts: 413
Alpharetta GA
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| 22 Jun 2008 7:05 AM |
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My sincerest condolences . My prayers are with you and your family. Stand down Brother - mission done. Thank you for the service.
Sgt. JB - "Cat"
Vietnam - 1968-1970
82nd Airborne
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vander177
Posts: 2906
Vandergrift, PA
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| 22 Jun 2008 7:08 AM |
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WELCOME HOME. I have been waiting for your return and I am very happy to hear that you are now back on AMERICAN soil. My condolences and prayers to the family and friends of U.S. Navy VietNam MIA Lieutenant Commander Ralph C. Bisz. I thank you for your military service, leadership, safrifices and your ultimate sacrifice you made for this grateful nation in keeping peace worldwide. You may have been gone, but, you was never nor will you ever be forgotten.
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Ralph A. DeLorme, SFC, US Army, Retired
PGR Western PA Veterans Liaison
Patriot Guard Riders (#75,342), Ride Captain, Region 10, PA
American Legion Riders, Post 820, Monroeville, PA
GWRRA member - PA Chapter U
DAV Life Member
Riding in memory of Herbert Weltz - US Army - KIA 03-25-68
Riding in memory of our grandson Randy C. DeLorme - April 1986 - December 2001
ALL GAVE SOME - SOME GAVE ALL |
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wvhusker
Posts: 4542
Ashland, KY
NE KY R/C
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| 22 Jun 2008 7:17 AM |
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LTCDR Bisz,
First of all, welcome home. Thank you for your willingness to defend the United States of America and her freedoms and interests. Your untimely death brings much sorrow and sadness to the hearts and lives of your family, friends, military brothers and sisters, each and every member of the Patriot Guard Riders, and all who truly appreciate their freedom. We are proud of your service and dedication in that which you believed in and fought for. Your mission is complete. You are truly an American hero and the world in which we live is a safer place because of your commitment to freedom. We will now proudly stand for you with honor, dignity, and respect. We pray that you will now rest peacefully in the arms of God. May He provide peace, comfort, and understanding to each life you touched.
WVHusker
Tom & Kelly
Ashland, KY
Sr. NE KY R/C
US Army, 1988 - 1998
Operations Desert Shield/Storm
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"Heaven Was Needing A Hero" (Jo Dee Messina)
My personal thanks to HUDPatriotGuard for posting this on YouTube. May this touch your heart as it did mine. ~WVHusker
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Zabri74
Posts: 113
Miami, FL
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| 23 Jun 2008 5:35 AM |
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Condolences to the family and friends of Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz. He will never be forgotten..
Standing by in Miami, Florida |
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Uffda
Posts: 9756
Wonder Lake, IL
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| 23 Jun 2008 6:53 AM |
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After all these years your back home Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz.
You were
never forgotten by your loved ones or a grateful nation. Welcome home.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms, Ralph.
Going home, going home,
I'm just going home.
Quiet-like, slip away-
I'll be going home.
It's not far, just close by;
Jesus is the Door;
Work all done, laid aside,
Fear and grief no more.
Friends are there, waiting now.
He is waiting, too.
See His smile! See His hand!
He will lead me through.
Morning
Star lights the way;
Restless dream all done;
Shadows gone, break of day,
Life has just begun.
Every tear wiped away,
Pain and sickness gone;
Wide awake there with Him!
Peace goes on and on!
Going home, going home,
I'll be going home.
See the Light! See the Sun!
I'm just going home.
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satyr
Posts: 3616
Raleigh, NC
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| 23 Jun 2008 11:14 AM |
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I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Lt Cmdr Ralph C. Bisz. My thoughts and prayers are with you during your moments of closure.
Thank you for standing for our country and defending our freedom Ralph. Welcome home. Rest in peace sir. I salute you.
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Steve
USAF 1976 - 1980, TAC
Dry Hill AFS, Watertown, NY
Finland AFS, Finland, MN
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heros never dies.
Moina Micheals - 1918
"We Shall Keep the Faith"
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Tomkowj
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| 23 Jun 2008 1:02 PM |
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| My Heart felt condolences to the Bisz family from one of his Squadron mates in VA-163 the Saints. We appreciated Ralph's courage,commitment and bravery in serving our country. He was in the same Squardon and John McCain and in good company while flying wiuth the best. May the Good Lord give you Peace and bless Ralph as he can now finish his sortie at home. |
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briscoeg
Posts: 557
San Antonio, Texas
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| 23 Jun 2008 5:13 PM |
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Welcome home, Sir.
"High Flight"
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious, burning blue,
I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
No 412 squadron, RCAF
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Riding in memory of (Dad) Lt. Col. Richard E. Briscoe, Command Pilot, USAF, WWII, Berlin Airlift, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War, 31 May 1922 - 14 Mar 1991, (Best friend) 2nd Lt. Vincent L. Michael, USAF, Pilot, C-21 Learjet & one helluva tenor sax player, 05 Dec 1963 - 14 Jan 1987, and (Great Uncle) Grover Dehay (Purple Heart, survivor of mustard gas on the Western Front) WWI. |
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