10-29-2008, 15:11
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Free Pineland
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Welcome aboard, Sean.
Condolences on your loss, and the loss to all of us as well.
TR
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
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10-29-2008, 16:15
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#122
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Quiet Professional (RIP)
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Carriere,Ms.
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The Memoriam on Colonel Jack Moroney is an outstanding post showing the side of the man whom we highly respected,his past ,his present and now he's with his Chief Commander....... 
GB TFS
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
Zonie Diver
SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
Jack Moroney
SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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10-29-2008, 17:26
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#123
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Auxiliary
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Tennessee
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RIP Sir - you will be missed
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10-29-2008, 18:25
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#124
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: West of Bragg...a few months out of the year
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RIP Sir
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10-29-2008, 18:33
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Asset
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: New Oxford, Pa
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Rest In Peace Sir.
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10-29-2008, 18:56
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Asset
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: South Carolina
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Rest in Peace Sir
Your words have inspired me in so many ways. I will miss your pearls of wisdom.
God Bless
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10-29-2008, 19:56
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Bladesmith to the Quiet Professionals
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Oregon, Land of the Silver Grey Sunsets
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Originally Posted by Sean Parcells
In the days to come in Arlington National Cemetary I will be amoungst the finest Humanity has to offer.I will be there becuase as luck would have it Colonel Jack Moroney was my Uncle,most others will be there because of they're works in this life and for the love of a man who was the truest measure of what it is to be a "Warrior Poet". To all of you that earned his respect and friendship you are the finest this world has to offer and I will be humble in your presence. I know whatever ground he holds today he has them surrounded from the inside and is preparing our defenses for when we join him. God Bless You All. Sean
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Welcome aboard Sean.
Your uncle had quite an impact around here.
The correct words are not coming so please know you are among friends and every post I've read is written with full sincerity.
Jack,
You are missed but will never be forgotten.
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10-29-2008, 20:04
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Gun Pilot
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Iowa and New Mexico
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Harsey
Welcome aboard Sean.
Your uncle had quite an impact around here.
The correct words are not coming so please know you are among friends and every post I've read is written with full sincerity.
Jack,
You are missed but will never be forgotten.
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AMEN!
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10-29-2008, 21:00
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Area Commander
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cochise Co., AZ
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Rest in Peace, COL Moroney. Though I never met him, I feel like I've lost a friend.
My condolences to his wife and family.
Edit to add: One of COL Jack's last post was to help me identify a hawk. He loved his critters. I reckon they loved him too.
Patrick Mc.
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10-29-2008, 21:31
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: DFW area
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Blue skies Colonel.
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"I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information, and to my rule of conversing with all descriptions of men on those topics that form their own peculiar professions and pursuits." John Locke
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10-29-2008, 21:34
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: DFW Texas Area
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Thoughts and Prayers out to the Family...........which includes ALL OF US!!
Sir, having only met you here, spoken with you on several occasions and with our fellow Brothers at arms with whom you served, I can say that you are a stalwart of our Brotherhood!! You epitomized the SF and to an even greater degree the SF Officer, the "Alpha". You will be missed, but also remembered, and your wisdom will live on through many of us in the way that we conduct our lives.
Godspeed Brother, God bless you and your's, and I will be looking for you and the others at the RP, just off of that final DZ!!
Martin
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10-29-2008, 22:01
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Guerrilla
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Australia
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RIP.
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10-30-2008, 05:13
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Northern Virginia
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Bulldog
I first met Bulldog in ’83, and was fortunate to have 2 assignments under his command. I spoke with him 2 weeks ago to ask for his personal Bio and photos in order to submit him for the Distinguished Member of the Regiment (DMOR). Reluctant at first, he said he only wanted to do right by those he served with. Being remarkably humble, he gave the credit for being the person he was to the Special Forces soldiers he served with. I’ll continue to have his named placed as DMOR only now it will be awarded posthumously. Last week we joked that he thought he’d be entering the Hall of Fame for the over 65 bench Press. He could still throw down plates with the best as depicted in his photos.
He always led from the front as an example of how to command. He set high standards for those who wished to remain under his command but never standards he didn’t hold himself to as well. He could send and receive Morse code at 10+/10+; he could calculate explosive charges, start an IV in a stressful environment, lead a rucksack march and buy the first round of beer at the end. He could move, shoot and communicate with his teams and that’s usually where you’d find him, alongside his teams. When we went home he’d go back to the office to do his paperwork.
I believe most of us here will keep his memory alive and realize we are and were better soldiers for the wisdom he shared. Thank you for remembering a fallen warrior.
De Oppresso Liber
Bob
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10-30-2008, 07:58
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Quiet Professional
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Originally Posted by CSB
We will miss his postings: sometimes sharp, sometimes funny, sometimes educational, but always worth the read.
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His words of wisdom will truly be missed.
Rest in Peace Sir.
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10-30-2008, 08:19
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Area Commander
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Southern California
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Colonel Moroney's legacy
Sir,
If I may add to your eloquent comments about Colonel Moroney, I would like to say that those of us who have never been in armed service have also benefited from the colonel's wisdom.
I'm unqualified to say what makes a man a noble warrior. (I'd guess he would look pretty much like the colonel.) I can say confidently that Jack Moroney was the epitome of a citizen--a person whom all Americans could unashamedly admire.
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Originally Posted by GANGSTER
I believe most of us here will keep his memory alive and realize we are and were better soldiers for the wisdom he shared. Thank you for remembering a fallen warrior.
De Oppresso Liber
Bob
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