HEROES of the American Knife Movement

Each one a true hero.

"Greater
love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life-for a friend."
 
No words can convey our thanks, for their ultimate sacrifice. May GOD be with them and their families.
 
Hey AG....

Good stuff you've got there...

I have a similar tribute up on my site

http://www.mnsi.net/~nbtnoel

I think "Lets Roll" should be the code phrase to Start Pushing the launch button on those Tomahawks...

Nice tribute AG....

ttyle

Eric...
 
American Heroes!!!!

I pray that if I found myself in that same situation that I would be able to show half of the bravery that these men exhibited that day.

True heroes they are forever...

--The Raptor--
 
I know this is bound to stir things up. That is not my intent, but I think folks are responding here without thinking critically about the premise A.G. put forth.

A.G. please explain your comment: "If they were not of us, they are now and will be forever...". "Of us"? huh?

Also, what does these men's unquestioned bravery and heroism have to do with "The American Knife Movement" (whatever THAT is?!?) ?

Please bear in mind, I am in NO WAY questioning the heroism of these men and the untold lives they saved. In fact, I was one of the first to point this out on BFC in a thread entitled "Not all were sheep...". But I'm wondering if someone is trying to co-opt this act of heroism for some other agenda.

If I am seriously off-base, please enlighten me.
 
Not that I would feel competent to speak for AG, but my thoughts -- Patriots of the world of knives are ready, willing and able to act when the situation calls, those who did act, would be welcome anywhere in the world of knives. God bless them!
 
MAN, I SIT HERE WITH MY EYES ALL WELLED UP....... What words do you use? Proud to be an American, True Hereos. Great thread. GOD BLESS them, YOU all know God has got a special job for all the Heroes in this.....Thanks A.G. I needed a good cry.....Ira
 
Originally posted by RH
I know this is bound to stir things up. That is not my intent, but I think folks are responding here without thinking critically about the premise A.G. put forth.

A.G. please explain your comment: "If they were not of us, they are now and will be forever...". "Of us"? huh?

Also, what does these men's unquestioned bravery and heroism have to do with "The American Knife Movement" (whatever THAT is?!?) ?

Please bear in mind, I am in NO WAY questioning the heroism of these men and the untold lives they saved. In fact, I was one of the first to point this out on BFC in a thread entitled "Not all were sheep...". But I'm wondering if someone is trying to co-opt this act of heroism for some other agenda.

If I am seriously off-base, please enlighten me.
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Gee RH, you are so far off base I find it hard to respond. In what ungodly way am I trying to misuse the heroism of these fine young people. I said that if they were NOT part of the knife community, that we should adopt them and consider them brothers. Is that is some way bad?

What have I ever done to you or to anyone that you know that would lead you to think me such a dispicable person that I would have an "agenda" for co-opting the names of these people.

PLEASE explain agenda to me. I do not know who you are but I must have really hurt you somewhere in the past 35 years. I am sorry about that but I find the suggestion that I have tried to do something underhanded here byone the pale. If I wronged you, say so, don't use this underhanded way of getting even.

A. G.
 
They are extremely cool and absolutely the SSHIT in my book !
 
Originally posted by RH
I know this is bound to stir things up. That is not my intent, but I think folks are responding here without thinking critically about the premise A.G. put forth.
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RH-

To my mind, The term 'Us' refers to knife enthusiasts, who understand that the right to self defense is waning in our nation. Rare is the knife fanatic who hasn't encounter a knife regulation intended to restrict knife ownership in some manner. "The Amercian Knife Movement" could simply be defined as promotion of knife ownership without the shadow of criminalization. This is coupled with the right of self-defense and standing up for those principles.

AG Russel was stating that the actions of the flight 93 five, were illustrative of principles that knife enthusiaists, as a general body, hold within their own beliefs. And, since the five put into actions those beliefs, they should be held as brother knife owners. And, knife owners should aspire to their level of courage, be it a voting booth or foreign enemy.

However, There are those that would hold exception this interpretation.

Hopefully, I applied a proper amount of critical thinking in this reply.

-Seth
 
Hey A.G., I knew what you were saying. It seemed pretty obvious to me. Don't let this bother you. I think it is just a misunderstanding, not someone with an axe to grind.
 
Great Post, AG. As someone else said, I hope I could have shown half the bravery these men did laying down their lives for others. These men and all the others at WTC, firefighters,emt,police,etc. are the real American heroes. I hope America wakes up and realizes this and sees that the overpaid,spoiled, ballplayers and entertainers they've idolized are not heroes.
AG, I really think it was just a misunderstanding.
Still, RH, you do owe the man an apology IMO.

Dave
 
Thanks friends, I am sorry I lost my cool. I got overwroght at the idea that I would use those deaths for some kind of unholy purpose.

I guess the older I get the more emotional I find myself.

I have a hard time remembering all five names, I'm going to put them on a card and carry them in my pocket until they are as easy to remember as Alvin York, John Henry Pruitt, Donald G. Cook, etc.

Thank you for understanding what I was trying to say.

A. G.
 
Forget your sports, movie and media stars. These men are true heros!

Just common men, with uncommon valor. I doubt if I could ever live up to their acts of bravery. They make me proud to be an American!
 
No, AG, you have not wronged me in any way. I love your catalog, respect your dedictaion to the hobby. One of my most treasured posessions the first and so far the last time my wife has put aside her frustration with my knife hobby and bought me one - a silver and gold plated Buck gentleman's lockback engraved with the date I got my Master's degree - and bought from your catalog.

It's just that with all this talk of religious radicalism and "alliances" going on, when someone steps into the discussion with terms like "of us" and "movement", it perks up my ears. I want to make sure that liberties are not being taken to enlist me or anyone else in a "movement" that we may not want any part of.

Someone else did a good job of explaining your position in more deliberate terms, and I will give you all the benefit of the doubt about your intentions.

Lifter, thanks for your input into my course of action, but I don't feel that an apology is in order and I am not offering one. I was concerned about the use of some loaded terms in AG's post and asked his meaning. His position was clarified and I believe that we are done here. No harm , no foul.
 
Well, a happy ending to an unhappy epasode (?). I should be used to being misunderstood, Goldie never understands anything I say unless I explain it.

Now lets go back to talking about these five remarkable young men.

Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham, Tom Barrnett, Jeremy Glick, Lou Nacke. Who were these young men? Did they have familys? Is there anything we can do for those familys, besides letting them know how much we honor them for harboring these heroes?

Think of them until you can remember them as easily as you can Audy Murphy, Alvin York, Donald G Cook. Think of them when you think of the men who died on Wake Island, the Alamo. These are people who fought to the last ditch, holding the line to protect others.

A. G.
 
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