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Emergency in Boston - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 12-17-2011 It's fun making plans to fly to Boston at the last minute. Especially when your father calls seconds after you finish making the hotel and flight arrangements and tells you to cancel the hotel part because you now get to sleep in a cousin's daughter's bedroom. My father's brother passed away on Friday. The family is flying there to support him. Condolences - Drunk Monk - 12-19-2011 Tough timing for the holidaze, bro. My thoughts are with you. Thanks - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 12-19-2011 It's an adventure. And as we all know adventures are tough things happening to other people. Planning for the future - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 12-21-2011 The reasons to have funerals is bad. But having howitzers fired at the funeral make it less bad. Because my Uncle retired as a Major General from the National Guard, they fired a 13 gun salute on the three howitzers they brought to the funeral. They also gave him a 21 gun salute. I have never had a more frightening moment in my life. Somebody should have told the rifle squad the eitquette for the salute. Basically, you should point the rifles in the air rather than at the people standing around the casket. I almost wet myself. So your uncle went out with a bang? - Drunk Monk - 12-21-2011 Sorry. Couldn't resist. Really very sorry. I hope to have big explosions at my funeral. That's such an honor. Re: Emergency in Boston - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 12-21-2011 You don't sound sorry. But he did go out with a bang. I had the terrible to photograph-not photograph conundrum. On the whole, I opted not to photograph. But the pageantry was something that demanded pictures. feel ya, bro - Drunk Monk - 12-22-2011 I was at a memorial for GM Al Novak last month and took some covert photos. It's not really appropriate at such events. Re: Emergency in Boston - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 12-22-2011 But how often am I going to be at a ceremony where they fire off howitzers? To Share or not to Share - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 12-26-2011 Still on the fence if this is too morbid. Well, maybe not quite on the fence since I am posting. Re: Emergency in Boston - Haggis Killer - 12-26-2011 Think of it as acknowledging the tribute, because it was clearly a tribute. I'm going to guess your uncle would've loved this pic. Maybe even more if you'd caught them mid-fire. Howitzers. Awesome tribute. Re: Emergency in Boston - Dr. Ivor Yeti - 12-27-2011 +1 absolutely - Drunk Monk - 12-27-2011 A howitzer funeral should be documented. Re: Emergency in Boston - cranefly - 12-27-2011 My gravemarker will be a spittoon engraved with, "Move along; nothing here to see." Howitzers are way impressive. ++n