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Another thread in the warp of the fabric of the Greatest Generation parts...

By The Armorer on October 5, 2007 | | Comments (17)

Half-staff at Castle Argghhh!!!

The flags will go to half-staff at the Castle later next week, for there has been a death in the family of Castle Argghhh! Not my direct family, nor SWWBO's, but my boon companion Mike Lehnherr, a dedicated reader, occasional content provider, grammar consultant and commenter, his father passed yesterday.

I don't know a lot about Mike's Dad and Mom - but I know Mike, and I know that even though his Dad was not his biological father... there is no doubt as to whom his Dad was.

And by knowing Mike, I know his Mom and Dad did at least one thing right in their lives.

So bow your head for the passage of yet another of the "Greatest Generation" and give thanks for what they passed on - in spirit, and in flesh.

Make a hole down there, inbound to the Stammtisch at Fiddler's Green!

Sergeant (made it three times, he did!) Elden D. Lehnherr, U.S. Army, arriving.

Now is the time at Castle Argghhh! when we dance: In Memoriam.

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By AFSister on October 5, 2007 8:44 AM
Prayers incoming. Rest in peace, Sgt.
 
By MajMike on October 5, 2007 8:50 AM
a toast to him, and his family!
   
By Margaret McLaurin on October 5, 2007 10:18 AM
Mike, I'm so sorry to hear about your father. Please let us know if there is anything we can do. Most sincerely, Margaret McLaurin
 
By Tim Daniel on October 5, 2007 10:32 AM
Mike, I'm sorry to learn of the death of your father. I hope that you and the members of your family that gather to honor his life and love are able to come together in a meaningful sense and strengthen the family and all that means, in his memory. We will be thinking of you - safe travels. Warmest Regards, Tim
 
By Matt DeMaria on October 5, 2007 10:41 AM
Mike, My deepest sympathy on the loss of your Dad. Another "old soldier" passes in review to the parade ground "on high". You and your family will be in our prayers. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help you or your family. Matt & Judy DeMaria
 
By Jack Hammell on October 5, 2007 10:42 AM
Mike, No need for SGT Lehnherr to set up an NDP anymore. He made it to the cantonment area and can get fresh uniforms and a shower any time he wants. Sergeant may be the absolute best rank in the Army (still with troops, lots of authority and respect, not as much administrative hooey, and still young and fit enough to do the fun stuff). Your dad was a wise man to go for it three times! Hope that he enjoys his new assignment, the camaraderie with his new unit, and the cushy duty of just getting the area ready for you and the rest of your family. Here's to a soldier who won't fade away. Jack
 
By Barb on October 5, 2007 11:06 AM
My condolences to Mike and all of the Lehnherr family. Rest in Peace, Sgt. Lehnherr.
 
By Eric Franzen on October 5, 2007 2:34 PM
I'm very sorry to hear about the loss of your father Mike. We all know we'll have to say goodbye some day, but we're never prepared. His spirit will be there with you as the bugler blows Taps.
 
By Mike Lehnherr on October 5, 2007 6:17 PM
Okay - now my eyeballs are REALLY sweating. I never could figure out how a lump, the size of a watermelon, can fit in our throats. Thanks so much to everyone - raise one with me to a comrade, fallen. Kyrie Eleison. ML
 
By Chris & June Foley on October 5, 2007 7:32 PM
We salute an old soldier who answered "boots and saddles" for the last time, and we honor him with a famous samurai death poem: Foe unvanquished I won't perish in the field I'll be born again to take up the halberd seven more times.
 
By Cassandra on October 6, 2007 5:40 AM
May light perpetual shine upon him, Mike. I'm so sorry.
 
By April Rollison on October 6, 2007 7:48 AM
Mike, Our prayers are with you and your family during this time. We are very sorry for the loss of your father. Please let us know if there is anything at all that we can do. Your friends, Doug & April Rollison
 
By BillT on October 6, 2007 11:14 AM
Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere eis. Omnibus in Christo quiescentibus locum refrigerii, lucis et pacis...
 
By Justthisguy on October 6, 2007 8:17 PM
What Bill said. Light and Peace...
 
By Mel Cape on October 8, 2007 6:26 AM
Mike, our deepest sympathies to you and yours. You know you are in our prayers here at home, let us know if there is anything we can do. Mel & Donna
 
By Lona on October 11, 2007 3:44 PM
Mike and Family, As I watch this happen to our Booz family of friends, I cannot imagine this loss, nor how one deals with it, save for the support of others. As I read the messages left you here, I know it must help you because it even touches me to be a part of this group who grieve with you for a man whom they do not even know except as a fellow vet. My thoughts are with you as well and I too will honor your father's passing. Take care.