Bugeaters1 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 This is a nice read, I was wondering what all of the picture taking was all about that day. http://journalstar.com/news/local/from-a-grave-in-france-to-a-family-in-nebraska/article_fc69b6b0-b46b-52ec-a679-269e80704c9b.html HB and redsteve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Very interesting article. Good works by the Blackburns. Bugeaters1 and redsteve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopdeedoo Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 just a great article! amazing service the Blackburn's have done. also amazing how things sometime just seem to fall in place. huh, surgery for burns after the season? hopefully just something that needs "cleaning up". redsteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazzie22 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 A wonderful article and terrific story! redsteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Peterson Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 I think I figured out his screen name: David, Lisa, Rebecca, Rachel and Katelyn. Bugeaters1 and HB 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopdeedoo Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 I think I figured out his screen name: David, Lisa, Rebecca, Rachel and Katelyn. we've got a winner!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlrrk Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Norm!!! (dlrrk) You're correct... We've had that e-mail address since about 1996 (3 years before Katelyn). The "k", at that time, was for our dog Kiowa. We sure didn't plan Kate's name around an e-mail address; it just worked out that way. Katelyn Lorraine is named after the 10,489 soldiers in the Lorraine American Cemetery. Red Don and Bugeaters1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopdeedoo Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Norm!!! (dlrrk) You're correct... We've had that e-mail address since about 1996 (3 years before Katelyn). The "k", at that time, was for our dog Kiowa. We sure didn't plan Kate's name around an e-mail address; it just worked out that way. Katelyn Lorraine is named after the 10,489 soldiers in the Lorraine American Cemetery. dlrrk, just a question---is there a little story behind your avatar? if there is, would you mind sharing? i guess i look at it and see your pic in the LJS, i am just not sure that is you? family member? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlrrk Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 That's a picture of me when I was a captain flying an AH-1F Cobra in Korea. My front-seater took the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopdeedoo Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 great! thank you! i was just curious because, while i did think it could be you, i wondered if it might have been one of your girls who might have had an opportunity of a lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsteve Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 That's a picture of me when I was a captain flying an AH-1F Cobra in Korea. My front-seater took the picture. My oldest sister's husband flew a Sikorsky cargo hauler in Vietnam, many years ago. Pretty sure he was an Army captain too. Don't know the model, just that he flew, what I'm pretty sure was a Sikorsky helicopter. He made it back to the US...don't think he ever flew again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Don Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 What a Story! Great Work Blackburn's! I (and I'm sure many others) are happy to see you (and Rachel) in the Husker family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlrrk Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 It's great to be with you folks. We want Rachel to be ok. Bugeaters1 and redsteve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arliepro Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 It's great to be with you folks. We want Rachel to be ok. Can you tell us what type of surgery she'll need in the off season?Sent from my XT1528 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlrrk Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Regarding surgery... I'm not allowed to say. Rachel told us, in no uncertain terms, that the team doesn't want issues like that put out in the public domain. I have my own comment regarding the surgical consultation, but I'll keep that to myself (hint of anger). How this "leak" happened: I think the Journal writer just heard us talking about seeing the surgeon after the game and incorporated that info (about surgery) in the article. We had no idea it would be mentioned until reading the article. Bottom Line: She needs a procedure. She plays with pain. It shows her toughness. I'm proud of how she guts out the pain. Many kids wouldn't... Many men wouldn't. We'll see how it goes. We'll see how it all goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsteve Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Regarding surgery... I'm not allowed to say. Rachel told us, in no uncertain terms, that the team doesn't want issues like that put out in the public domain. I have my own comment regarding the surgical consultation, but I'll keep that to myself (hint of anger). How this "leak" happened: I think the Journal writer just heard us talking about seeing the surgeon after the game and incorporated that info (about surgery) in the article. We had no idea it would be mentioned until reading the article. Bottom Line: She needs a procedure. She plays with pain. It shows her toughness. I'm proud of how she guts out the pain. Many kids wouldn't... Many men wouldn't. We'll see how it goes. We'll see how it all goes. For whatever it's worth.... If she needs a knee scoped and the joint "cleaned"....then two of my son's had the same "scope" work done, and it was painless, and recovery was real fast. (about a month, with some therapy after) I was surprised how well it went...both times. So, if it's the same kind of surgery, she should do fine. My oldest son's surgery was several years ago, and he (and my other son) says they can't even tell now....it was done. (no lasting affects...knee is fine) Those kinds of surgeries have been done so long now, and with new technologies...they can do wonders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopdeedoo Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 Regarding surgery... I'm not allowed to say. Rachel told us, in no uncertain terms, that the team doesn't want issues like that put out in the public domain. I have my own comment regarding the surgical consultation, but I'll keep that to myself (hint of anger). How this "leak" happened: I think the Journal writer just heard us talking about seeing the surgeon after the game and incorporated that info (about surgery) in the article. We had no idea it would be mentioned until reading the article. Bottom Line: She needs a procedure. She plays with pain. It shows her toughness. I'm proud of how she guts out the pain. Many kids wouldn't... Many men wouldn't. We'll see how it goes. We'll see how it all goes. For whatever it's worth.... If she needs a knee scoped and the joint "cleaned"....then two of my son's had the same "scope" work done, and it was painless, and recovery was real fast. (about a month, with some therapy after) I was surprised how well it went...both times. So, if it's the same kind of surgery, she should do fine. My oldest son's surgery was several years ago, and he (and my other son) says they can't even tell now....it was done. (no lasting affects...knee is fine) Those kinds of surgeries have been done so long now, and with new technologies...they can do wonders. yes. i think we all hope that is all there is to her injury. i also think i can say that husker fans just want a healthy Rachel-----for Rachel's sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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