Former Marine Stands Guard outside Of His Daughter's School After Sandy Hook massacre

As we say in this country, fair play to him.
Something about this story just makes me smile and feel a little sad at the same time.

now that is a man and a true father...god bless....thank you for saring this gorgeous




ps.. why don't you have pics as yourself as yer avatar anymore you really are a beautiful woman

Aww that's sweet of him and very honorable, too. Lucky daughter to have such a great daddy.

"This uniform represents more than who I am as a person. Me being out here may just be enough to stop somebody, some misguided, mislead person from doing something crazy. That was my goal and to ease my daughter's mind." he said.

He did it to make his daughter feel comfortable at school.

Bravo!

I just want to say this, been thinking it over.

A lot of gestures Americans make like this often come across as overly dramatic and somewhat cheesy to us godless foreigners... but that's just the American way, big, bold and brash.

Dramatic and symbolic...

That's just how you guys express yourselves.
Sometimes it's too much but seeing this story I think maybe in other countries there are too little of these big expressive gestures sometimes.

I mean, this man will likely never have to actually do anything, the school will likely never be attacked or whatever... but that's not really the point is it?

It's a symbolic gesture... and dude I tell ya, if I was there I'd stand shoulder to shoulder with him (or likely head to shoulder, he's prolly a big guy).

All I can do is express my solidarity with you yanks at this time of deep pain, I feel genuine anguish at this tragedy.

Anyway, that was a clumsy speech but I meant it... I'm going back to the UFO threads.

Yah it is great to hear that someone in the community wants to stand up and do something about all this it warms the heart! but another part of me thinks something isn't right about all this... I smell a psyop. Maybe to get people used to the idea that government/military should step in for the community when the police fail to protect the people. Odd that an armed officer wouldn't be on guard at all times instead of this unarmed concerned parent. Think about it.

A former Marine and father of two decided to help ease his daughter's fears after the tragic school shooting in Connecticut late last week by standing guard outside her west Nashville school.

Jordan Pritchard served eight years in the Marine Corps and was honorably discharged last May.

Over the weekend, Pritchard said his daughter told him she was scared to return to school following the Connecticut tragedy.  

"As a dad, I can't have that. I can't have my daughter come to school worried about somebody coming in and hurting her," Pritchard said.

He added, "To settle her peace of mind, who better than her dad to come out here and stand in front of the school?"

Pritchard told Nashville's News 2 he dusted off his Marine Corps uniform and has been standing guard in front of the school since Monday.

"This uniform represents more than who I am as a person. Me being out here may just be enough to stop somebody, some misguided, mislead person from doing something crazy. That was my goal and to ease my daughter's mind," he said.

Standing guard at the school has not only eased his daughter's mind it has also been very reassuring to other parents.

"Just to know that symbolic uniform that represents protection is here at Gower [Elementary] is just heart warming. It's peaceful, it brought a tear to my eye yesterday," parent Lucy Hipp said.

Grandmother Karyn Brown added, "It is a sense of comfort to know that people will step up and take responsibility in the community to protect our youngest."

[link to www.wkrn.com]

What school is it? Where in Ct.?

What school is it? Where in Ct.?

A former Marine and father of two decided to help ease his daughter's fears after the tragic school shooting in Connecticut late last week by standing guard outside her west Nashville school.

Jordan Pritchard served eight years in the Marine Corps and was honorably discharged last May.

Over the weekend, Pritchard said his daughter told him she was scared to return to school following the Connecticut tragedy.  

"As a dad, I can't have that. I can't have my daughter come to school worried about somebody coming in and hurting her," Pritchard said.

He added, "To settle her peace of mind, who better than her dad to come out here and stand in front of the school?"

Pritchard told Nashville's News 2 he dusted off his Marine Corps uniform and has been standing guard in front of the school since Monday.

"This uniform represents more than who I am as a person. Me being out here may just be enough to stop somebody, some misguided, mislead person from doing something crazy. That was my goal and to ease my daughter's mind," he said.

Standing guard at the school has not only eased his daughter's mind it has also been very reassuring to other parents.

"Just to know that symbolic uniform that represents protection is here at Gower [Elementary] is just heart warming. It's peaceful, it brought a tear to my eye yesterday," parent Lucy Hipp said.

Grandmother Karyn Brown added, "It is a sense of comfort to know that people will step up and take responsibility in the community to protect our youngest."

[link to www.wkrn.com]

Uhhhh....Anyone Home?

You going to keep bumping this news or Respond to the Question at hand....The Question Society is Faced with?

Can we, the Citizenry Stand Watch???

This is a nice break from doom.
You know, for the first time in recent memory, I was kind of proud to be American.