Comments on: Come Home http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/05/25/come-home/ The mental ramblings of Sanya Weathers Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lore http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/05/25/come-home/#comment-1723 Lore Tue, 27 May 2008 18:58:17 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-1723 One of our guild members is currently stationed in one of those "places with a lot of sand." He can't play, but he kicks around the forums at odd hours of the day, and it's always kind of concerning when he hasn't put in a post for a day or two. We've got a thread going where people can send him (and by proxy, his unit) stuff, and we've had people send him all sorts of stuff, from PSP games to coffee. It makes me pretty proud of my guild. Still though, I have to wonder when I get an IM saying "Tell Diva thanks for the coffee, I can't get to the forums at the moment." One of our guild members is currently stationed in one of those “places with a lot of sand.” He can’t play, but he kicks around the forums at odd hours of the day, and it’s always kind of concerning when he hasn’t put in a post for a day or two. We’ve got a thread going where people can send him (and by proxy, his unit) stuff, and we’ve had people send him all sorts of stuff, from PSP games to coffee. It makes me pretty proud of my guild.

Still though, I have to wonder when I get an IM saying “Tell Diva thanks for the coffee, I can’t get to the forums at the moment.”

]]> By: 10,000 experiences in as few words as possible « Gestalt Mind http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/05/25/come-home/#comment-1722 10,000 experiences in as few words as possible « Gestalt Mind Tue, 27 May 2008 17:47:56 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-1722 [...] wanted to write something for the men and women in the armed forces, but these two posts say it better and with more eloquence than I ever [...] [...] wanted to write something for the men and women in the armed forces, but these two posts say it better and with more eloquence than I ever [...]

]]> By: Tauvix http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/05/25/come-home/#comment-1727 Tauvix Tue, 27 May 2008 00:47:32 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-1727 Very touching post Sonya. I forwarded it to some gamers I know in the armed forces. Very touching post Sonya. I forwarded it to some gamers I know in the armed forces.

]]> By: gamerDNA » Celebrating Memorial Day http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/05/25/come-home/#comment-1726 gamerDNA » Celebrating Memorial Day Tue, 27 May 2008 00:11:40 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-1726 [...] Memorial Day, I think our own Director of Community, Sanya made a great post on her personal blog. Go check it out: There are a lot of people in the military who play MMOs. Life in the service for most people [...] [...] Memorial Day, I think our own Director of Community, Sanya made a great post on her personal blog. Go check it out: There are a lot of people in the military who play MMOs. Life in the service for most people [...]

]]> By: Memorial Day http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/05/25/come-home/#comment-1725 Memorial Day Mon, 26 May 2008 14:54:45 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-1725 [...] Weathers (AKA “Tweety”) has a really touching post up for memorial day on her Eating Bees blog [...] [...] Weathers (AKA “Tweety”) has a really touching post up for memorial day on her Eating Bees blog [...]

]]> By: Arrakiv http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/05/25/come-home/#comment-1724 Arrakiv Mon, 26 May 2008 07:45:03 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-1724 I have met a lot of people in the military over my life. Heck, I am dating one of them, in fact. I have a number of friends currently serving overseas as well and I certainly always keep a little corner of my mind busy hoping that I will be able to see them again soon. I have met a lot of people in the military over my life. Heck, I am dating one of them, in fact. I have a number of friends currently serving overseas as well and I certainly always keep a little corner of my mind busy hoping that I will be able to see them again soon.

]]> By: Amethyst http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/05/25/come-home/#comment-1730 Amethyst Sun, 25 May 2008 21:03:58 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-1730 My family's heart and prayer's go out to everyone serving our country. To often the word comes and it hits hard when it does. I to play DAoC and just recently Gaheris lost a long time player. We are unsure of what happened, either way it makes you think hard about the person sitting on the other end of the computer or vent. Joseph I wish you a speedy return home safe to your family, as well as to all the other's out there serving our country day in and day out. Amy @}~;~~ My family’s heart and prayer’s go out to everyone serving our country. To often the word comes and it hits hard when it does. I to play DAoC and just recently Gaheris lost a long time player. We are unsure of what happened, either way it makes you think hard about the person sitting on the other end of the computer or vent. Joseph I wish you a speedy return home safe to your family, as well as to all the other’s out there serving our country day in and day out.

Amy @}~;~~

]]> By: Joseph http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/05/25/come-home/#comment-1729 Joseph Sun, 25 May 2008 16:56:32 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-1729 Thanks dad. Thanks dad.

]]> By: Skeetarian http://eatingbees.brokentoys.org/2008/05/25/come-home/#comment-1728 Skeetarian Sun, 25 May 2008 15:17:59 +0000 http://eatingbees.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-1728 Our eldest is there now. He has had to use his 'black marker' twice now for what we would refer to as guildmates. More from his alliance and realm. Some he knew just as a fellow soldier, a realmmate if you will...others, his guildies as I will call them here, he referred to as John or Alex (Gonzo). Reading a letter (email mostly) from your son, describing some of the most horrific ways he's seen his guildy, his alliancemate or his fellow realmmate die is a chilling experience. Hearing him tell of the bullet that glanced off his helmet. /shudder Seeing a narrative of what would be to us in an MMO a 'great fight' that lasted nearly 5 minutes, where he tells of his vehicle being ambushed, disabled and hearing over 'vent' that it was on fire...bailing out to seek shelter behind it, like you might do to hide behind a ram in DAoC, hearing an uber 8man guild (BFV) unloading every RA they had and still the enemy was firing back from above on the walls before the trebs (M1A1) got in range and levelled the place. As the 8mans and the zerg that had showed up to answer the CTA chased the remnants of the enemy that had ambushed them, they rose from the dirt to recover their vehicle and limp home to fight another day. Excuse the lame MMO references, but I meant to lend some ingame references. Most of us are relatively speaking just a bunch of PvE'rs and have NO idea what it's really like to RvR every minute of every day. There is no porting to safety, no /qtd when things aren't going your way and certainly, no rezzing. So, this weekend, I am asking that everyone think of just one of my son's friends that died, this month. I am grateful that he was there for my son so that they could share some good with all the bad. Spc. Alex Gonzalez, 21 - Mission, TX http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11909 He will be missed. He will be remembered. /salute Our eldest is there now.

He has had to use his ‘black marker’ twice now for what we would refer to as guildmates. More from his alliance and realm. Some he knew just as a fellow soldier, a realmmate if you will…others, his guildies as I will call them here, he referred to as John or Alex (Gonzo).

Reading a letter (email mostly) from your son, describing some of the most horrific ways he’s seen his guildy, his alliancemate or his fellow realmmate die is a chilling experience. Hearing him tell of the bullet that glanced off his helmet. /shudder

Seeing a narrative of what would be to us in an MMO a ‘great fight’ that lasted nearly 5 minutes, where he tells of his vehicle being ambushed, disabled and hearing over ‘vent’ that it was on fire…bailing out to seek shelter behind it, like you might do to hide behind a ram in DAoC, hearing an uber 8man guild (BFV) unloading every RA they had and still the enemy was firing back from above on the walls before the trebs (M1A1) got in range and levelled the place. As the 8mans and the zerg that had showed up to answer the CTA chased the remnants of the enemy that had ambushed them, they rose from the dirt to recover their vehicle and limp home to fight another day.

Excuse the lame MMO references, but I meant to lend some ingame references. Most of us are relatively speaking just a bunch of PvE’rs and have NO idea what it’s really like to RvR every minute of every day. There is no porting to safety, no /qtd when things aren’t going your way and certainly, no rezzing.

So, this weekend, I am asking that everyone think of just one of my son’s friends that died, this month. I am grateful that he was there for my son so that they could share some good with all the bad.

Spc. Alex Gonzalez, 21 – Mission, TX
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11909

He will be missed.

He will be remembered.

/salute

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