The mission for David Michael Doudican was a short notice, graveside only mission at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery, Goat had prior committments so I headed to Ft. Gibson alone. I got a call from Sparkplug, and he was waiting for me at Quick Stop, I did not think anyone was meeting me there since Goat wasn't going and I was running late. We hooked up and headed to Ft. Gibson. We met with Tater Chuck and Papa Roger at Mc Donalds and after a briefing we headed to the cemetery. Since there woure only 5 of us we staked flags from the big flagpole to the corner and prepared flags for a four man flag,ine, forming our "Big L" formation. The American Legion Honor Guard was there to give full military honors, and the service was a very long one. After the service many members of the family and many friends came over to shake our hands and say thank you for being here. That is always the best and hardest part of teh mission, Rewarding because you see the look of gratitude and feel their love for what we do. Sad because you feel the pain of their loss.
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