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RIP Brother STEADFAST
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garyedolan
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RIP Brother STEADFAST
It is with a heavy, saddened heart that I just learned of my great friend and War Brother, Jake (Steadfast) Rakauskas, last night reported to The Great Ranger In The Sky. Grip Hands, though it be from afar...
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Gary "28"
Co C (RGR), 75 Inf (ABN) '70-'71
USMA 69; RGR 4-70; RHOF-2011
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"Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be." Douglas MacArthur
Co C (RGR), 75 Inf (ABN) '70-'71
USMA 69; RGR 4-70; RHOF-2011
http://oftheirownaccord.com
"Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be." Douglas MacArthur
Re: RIP Brother STEADFAST
Jake was a good friend and I will miss him. He will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Please pray for his soul.
Ranger Class 13-71
Advisor, VN 66-68 69-70
42d Vn Ranger Battalion 1969-1970
Trainer, El Salvador 86-87
Advisor, Saudi Arabian National Guard 91, 93-94
75th RRA Life Member #867
Advisor, VN 66-68 69-70
42d Vn Ranger Battalion 1969-1970
Trainer, El Salvador 86-87
Advisor, Saudi Arabian National Guard 91, 93-94
75th RRA Life Member #867
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Ranger Ron
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Re: RIP Brother STEADFAST
Very sad news! We lost a good one there. That man gave more to others than anyone I know.
RIP Brother! Prayers to the family
Thank you Jim for all the work you have done the past year and a half to keep us informed on Jake's condition.
RIP Brother! Prayers to the family
Thank you Jim for all the work you have done the past year and a half to keep us informed on Jake's condition.
SUA SPONTE - "We few, we happy few, we BAND OF BROTHERS;
for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother!" - Shakespeare
RLTW! - Land of the Free BECAUSE of the Brave
RS 3-70
SSG VN 69-70
I Co., 75th. Inf.
4/9 Inf., 25th ID
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for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother!" - Shakespeare
RLTW! - Land of the Free BECAUSE of the Brave
RS 3-70
SSG VN 69-70
I Co., 75th. Inf.
4/9 Inf., 25th ID
Mentored Ranger kozzman555
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Re: RIP Brother STEADFAST
That is a punch in the gut.
See you around the campfire, give my regards to GRITS.
See you around the campfire, give my regards to GRITS.
C Co 3/75 88-90 (Just Cause)
124 MI(LRSD) 90-91 (Desert Storm)
Repeal the 16th, enforce the 10th.
ΜΩΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." Gen. James Mattis
Panem Et Circenses
My safe space
124 MI(LRSD) 90-91 (Desert Storm)
Repeal the 16th, enforce the 10th.
ΜΩΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." Gen. James Mattis
Panem Et Circenses
My safe space
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CharlieRanger1FFV
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Re: RIP Brother STEADFAST
No words, just no words . . .Jake, you are, have been, and will always be missed. Rest, Brother, Rest.
RLTW!!!
RLTW!!!
Silencium Mortium
B /1/504 82nd Abn 69 - 70
C co (Ranger) 75th (Abn) Inf, II Corps Rangers, 70 - 71 Viet Nam
12th SFG (A) 76 - 78
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B /1/504 82nd Abn 69 - 70
C co (Ranger) 75th (Abn) Inf, II Corps Rangers, 70 - 71 Viet Nam
12th SFG (A) 76 - 78
75th Ranger Regiment Association, Lifetime Member # 2776
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Re: RIP Brother STEADFAST
Damn.
He was a mainstay on this board and helped make it what it is today.
Jake certainly lived up to his name sake all the way to the end. He never gave up, never gave in, HE NEVER QUIT....PERIOD.
Proud to have known him and spent the amount of time we had together. You will be missed Brother, but, remembered always, for who you were and how you lived.
Go with God Ranger. Will tilt one back tonight, in your honor.
~S~
He was a mainstay on this board and helped make it what it is today.
Jake certainly lived up to his name sake all the way to the end. He never gave up, never gave in, HE NEVER QUIT....PERIOD.
Proud to have known him and spent the amount of time we had together. You will be missed Brother, but, remembered always, for who you were and how you lived.
Go with God Ranger. Will tilt one back tonight, in your honor.
~S~
RS 8-81
Mentor to Rock2/75
US Army Retired 1977-1999
Remember, always be yourself....unless you're Batman. In that case, be Batman.
Mentor to Rock2/75
US Army Retired 1977-1999
Remember, always be yourself....unless you're Batman. In that case, be Batman.
Re: RIP Brother STEADFAST
Blue skies and fair winds Sir.
Sent from my iPhone using rocks and sticks.
Sent from my iPhone using rocks and sticks.
A/3/505 PIR, 82nd 96-98
B/2/121 Inf, 48th BCT Iraq 05-06
B/1/118 Inf, 218th BCT Afghan 07
I'm not stupid, I'm crazy...there is a difference.
B/2/121 Inf, 48th BCT Iraq 05-06
B/1/118 Inf, 218th BCT Afghan 07
I'm not stupid, I'm crazy...there is a difference.
Re: RIP Brother STEADFAST
Jake was one of the first ArmyRanger.com Rangers I met (Ft. Lewis 2006). Jake you were a great friend and mentor to many a young Ranger who came to this site. See you again Brother ... RIP Steadfast. :(
C 2/75, 1st Plt, Wpns Sqd 76-79
RS 3-78
Mattoon's Goons
A 'Veteran' -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve --
is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to, and including his life.'
RS 3-78
Mattoon's Goons
A 'Veteran' -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve --
is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to, and including his life.'
Re: RIP Brother STEADFAST
Blues skies and rest easy Uncle Stead. See ya when we get there.
A Co & HHC 3/75 '93-'98.
RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
Re: RIP Brother STEADFAST
Hearing this sad news I was hit in the gut, Stead was a hell of a man and a giant. It was an honor to have known him through this site.
Till Valhalla.
Black 6.
Till Valhalla.
Black 6.
Re: RIP Brother STEADFAST
Rest in Peace Ranger Steadfast.
I never got to meet you in person but it was an honor to know you here.
RLTW
I never got to meet you in person but it was an honor to know you here.
RLTW
2nd squad-1st plt-C 2/75 77-78
RS 4-78
The way I became a Ranger and have earned the small amount of success I have had in life has been mostly due to one quality - determination. Lefty.
RS 4-78
The way I became a Ranger and have earned the small amount of success I have had in life has been mostly due to one quality - determination. Lefty.