Joshua Cup IV Tribute to Capt. Aaron Blanchard

[JM]

I'm in, I'll be hunting Idaho deer. I need your address Bone

[boneaddict]

Times like this I am very proud to be part of such a great community.   I am sitting here on my coffee break trying to catalogue all of the generosity and the tears are just welling up.  Its a good thing I have an office.   Yesterday it was tears of grief and today its something different.  Proud to know so many good people.

[billythekidrock]

Times like this I am very proud to be part of such a great community.   I am sitting here on my coffee break trying to catalogue all of the generosity and the tears are just welling up.  Its a good thing I have an office.   Yesterday it was tears of grief and today its something different.  Proud to know so many good people.

I was just telling my wife the same thing. I have welled up with tears of sadness for this loss and of happiness to see the support from our hunting community.

As my wife was writing the check, the announcement of his homecoming was on the news.

[remington300mag]

Bone, I would be honored to donate as well. Will not be hunting out of state just donating. Though it will be never be enough I have something else I would like to donate to maybe help out as well, please PM me you address so I know where you send..... Thank you much! Thank you Bone for taking this on! Most importantly, Thank you Capt. Aaron Blanchard.....you gave everything so that we could enjoy so much. Forever in my prayers!

[Sagehawker]

We have no community without courageous men like Aaron standing in the gap.  A privilege to stand with his family in this way.  Prayers

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[B.G.hunter]

I don't know if I am hunting out of state or not but would like to donate please send me your address. 

[boneaddict]

We have no community without courageous men like Aaron standing in the gap.  A privilege to stand with his family in this way.  Prayers

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A-MEN!

[KNOPHISH]

Please send me the address to donate. May be hunting Montana for sheep or antelope but if not drawn I'm still giving to the cause.

[Elkslayer]

Don't know if I will be hunting out of state or not yet this year. Either way I will be donating! Send me an address please?

[Machias]

Times like this I am very proud to be part of such a great community.   I am sitting here on my coffee break trying to catalogue all of the generosity and the tears are just welling up.  Its a good thing I have an office.   Yesterday it was tears of grief and today its something different.  Proud to know so many good people.

I was just telling my wife the same thing. I have welled up with tears of sadness for this loss and of happiness to see the support from our hunting community.

As my wife was writing the check, the announcement of his homecoming was on the news.

Which news agency?  I'm trying to see if the Patriot Guard Riders will be meeting his return at Dover AFB.  If so, I am going to go and stand in the flag line or provide an escort.

[jrebel]

Times like this I am very proud to be part of such a great community.   I am sitting here on my coffee break trying to catalogue all of the generosity and the tears are just welling up.  Its a good thing I have an office.   Yesterday it was tears of grief and today its something different.  Proud to know so many good people.

 
I really don't have words for how I feel.  By happen chance I had one interaction with Aaron via pm.  He sent an extremely long PM to me by accident (4/10/13).  I replied with humor and advised he sent his pm to the wrong member.  He replied and then said,

"Oops your right.  Thanks for letting me know.  Could you send that message back to me so I can send it to the right guy.  That took forever typing that out on my phone   

Aaron."

I highlighted the best part. 

When I heard the news, it was like I lost a good friend.  I am not sure why I feel that way other than the fact that an amazing man gave all for a great Country. 

I too have wiped tears from my face.  I have read every post on this topic (having to take many breaks) and am amazed by the generosity and heart felt comments.  This is truly a hunting community / forum.  We all share the same strong fundamental beliefs and values as it pertains to god, family and country. 

God Bless Aaron and his Family.

Johnny

[Russ McDonald]

I am in.  Bone please send me the adress to send the check.  I would also like to ask if I could post this to my FB page.  I have lots of family and friends that hunt and lots that are veterans or active.  Nothing can replace a husband, son, brother and friend but I would like to help their family in some small way.  As I am writing this the song I Drive your truck is playing.

[brianmtsinc]

Bone,
Thanks for setting this up.  This site is great because of people like you and our country is great because of people like Aaron!

I am not sure on the out of state hunt yet (considering a land owner tag in NM) but I want to donate, so if you could please PM me your address I will send a check.

God bless,
Brian

[HighCountryHunter88]

Bone, im in........ MT elk/deer       ill send a check to you pm me your address please or ill send you a pm later on

[robodad]

I am honored that your using this contest to help out a truly deserving member and his family, I didn't know Aaron personally but followed his passion through his posts on here and I can tell you that I strive every day to become half the guy he was !!

Count me in but I'm not sure if I'll be hunting out of state this year, jury is still out on that, stay tuned !!