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@BuzzPatterson @SharrellAnne2 @TulsiGabbard Best Memorial Day gift to Alan’s family!

This is, without a doubt, the greatest thing I’ve ever read on X. This veteran’s heart is full. I’m proud to call @SharrellAnne2 and @TulsiGabbard X friends. God Bless America! Never forget! 🇺🇸✝️🫡

@TulsiGabbard @MRDANNYTRAN @SharrellAnne2 Tulsi you are the best! Thank you

It was an honor to visit your husband’s grave today on your behalf, and to pay my respects. It was wonderful to see the beautiful flowers representing many others who did the same. Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and to the loved ones they left behind. Thank you for your service and sacrifice @SharrellAnne2 🙏🏽

This is probably a long shot, but if anybody happens to be in DC this weekend and plans on visiting Arlington, I would love to see a fresh photo of my husband’s grave in Section 60. SSG Alan W. Shaw Section 60, Grave 8451 B Co 1/12 Cav, 1st Cavalry Division November 10, 1975 - February 9, 2007 There’s just something about knowing people still stop by, still say his name, still remember. 🇺🇸⭐🇺🇸

@pastorlocke @ZiffyKat What a handsome young man - thank you for sharing these!

These are some of my favorite photos of my son Evan. My daughter text them to me yesterday. I didn’t know they existed. I find myself staring at them often—his smile, his eyes, the way he carried himself. Today I just wanted to share him with you again. Since we lost Evan, thousands of you have reached out. Messages, stories, prayers, tears shared from all over. Parents who’ve buried children, siblings who’ve lost brothers, friends who’ve watched someone they love disappear into the silence of grief. I’ve read every single one I could. Your stories have reminded me that we are not as alone as it sometimes feels in the darkest hours. I want to say something that I wish someone had told me more clearly before: You never get over this. Not really. You don’t wake up one day and discover the hole in your chest has magically filled. The ache doesn’t pack its bags and leave. You carry it. Some days it feels lighter. Some days it feels like it might crush you again. But by the grace of God, you get through it. One breath, one prayer, one step, one honest moment at a time. The Father who welcomed the prodigal son is the same Father who has carried me when I had nothing left to give Him. The Shepherd who leaves the 99 is still out searching for every wounded heart—including mine. And the One who brings dead things back to life… I’m still believing He’s not finished with our story, even when it hurts more than words can say. If you’re grieving right now—whether it’s fresh or it’s been years—I see you. I’m still right here in it with you. It’s okay that it still hurts. It’s okay if you’re not “better” yet. The love we have for those we’ve lost is one of the most beautiful and painful things about being human. Don’t let anyone rush your sorrow. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other, and let Jesus meet you in the middle of it. Thank you for loving us through this. Thank you for sharing your stories. They matter. Evan’s life mattered. And your loved ones’ lives still matter—deeply. We’ll keep walking each other home. With a heavy but grateful heart, Pastor Greg Locke

@SharrellAnne2 I will never forget Alan. Your story was the absolute BEST Memorial Story! Always remember you are loved, honored, and remembered! 🇺🇸💪

Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family. What happened next honestly caught me off guard. By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway. For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes. I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name. But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten. After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too. Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen. This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for. And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸

We don’t know them all but we owe them all.

I love all veterans! 🫡🙏🇺🇸❤️

One of my favorite songs

@Johnny_Joey @GigaBeers Amen Amen Amen!

You Sir, can fuck right off. Today is for heroes.

@nicksortor @SharrellAnne2 @TulsiGabbard Such a wonderful thing to see today!!

🇺🇸 Last night, Gold Star wife @SharrellAnne2 made a plea on 𝕏, asking for a photo of her late husband SSG Alan Shaw’s grave at Arlington And MAN did patriots step up! DOZENS have visited SSG Shaw’s gravesite, including DNI @TulsiGabbard, who left a gift. So freaking proud that we could make this happen! THANK YOU, PATRIOTS! 🇺🇸

It is with deep sadness that I share with you the news that Kerry Sheron, a 69-year-old Army veteran, tragically passed away Sunday night after being brutally beaten by his neighbor, all because he loved our country and President Trump. Please send all your love and prayers to Kerry’s wife and family on this difficult day. May God bless his beautiful soul. We thank him for his service to our country. 😔💔

@pumpkinschintel @BuzzPatterson Patriotic tears…always…and I am ok with that! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@BuzzPatterson Same with me. Anything military makes me cry. Everywhere I went in DC , all the memorial made me cry. I was a puddle at the tomb of the unknown solider and at the korean war memorial. My Dad was in the korean war. He was so dam proud of his service🫡🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Here’s another thing about military service…”Taps” absolutely kills me. Always has, always will. From my very first day in basic training to right now sitting on my couch. Fellow vets, how do they affect you? 🇺🇸

@spencerdog1 @BuzzPatterson And How Great Thou Art!

@BuzzPatterson Not a Vet, but my Father served in WW 2. Taps and Amazing Grace always gets to me 😭 Thank you for your service and sacrifice Buzz!

@BuzzPatterson Me too.

@SharrellAnne2 @nicksortor You already have! May God keep you & protect you!

@nicksortor Nick, I honestly don’t know how to thank you enough for this. 🥹

@nicksortor @ZiffyKat @SharrellAnne2 Thank you for doing this for her! So beautiful!

Good rainy morning from Arlington National Cemetery. Specifically, the final resting place of your hero husband Staff Sgt. Alan Shaw. His grave now has some fresh roses placed in front of it, alongside two American flags, a reminder that Americans truly appreciate his sacrifice. God bless you and your family on this Memorial Day 🙏🏻🇺🇸

@HistorianUSA1 @KattVonKitten1 Thank you!

On this Memorial Day, take a minute and watch this powerful explanation of why we fold the American flag 13 times. Each fold carries deep meaning — from the symbol of life, to eternal life, to honoring our veterans, armed forces, mothers, fathers, and ultimately our faith in God. This is the sacred tradition we see at military funerals when Old Glory is presented to the spouse or mother of a fallen hero. Today we pause to remember every American who gave their last full measure of devotion so we could live free. 🇺🇸 Never forget.

God Bless America

“ Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.”- Unknown. You will never be forgotten !