- Joined
- Apr 4, 2002
- Location
- Menlo Park, Ca.
- Moto(s)
- Keep me rocking life
- Name
- Budman
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- AMA Life Member #203453
My friend Roger sits in jail. The department of homeland security are stepping up their efforts in tracking down the bad guys and US Immigration and Customs are on the hunt for the bad guys... That is good, but..they got this one wrong.. and I am bummed for him and our country.
Roger is an honorable discharged Marine.. but a Marine for life.
He served his term in Vietnam fighting for our country.
When he was ready for discharge he was told his country still needed him.
He went back and fought more.. his stories are vicious and heart throbbing.. he talks of the good men that died at his side.
He lost a more than a few in those years.
When he was discharged they offered him citizenship and he loved his homeland of Scotland and said no. In the flurry of coming back to his home here in the Bay Area, he did not sign permanent resident papers. Time passed.. he paid his taxes, became licensed contractor, married (3 times), raised kids, road his Kawi 500 and his harley and lived his life as a proud man. He got in a scuffle or two along the way, but he was as American as any other that you would find.
Thursday after the new age of computers provided info on all of us.. his number popped up on the horizon of terrorists are bad and ICE .. the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement www.ice.gov/ Roger had a felony conviction back a while ago for getting in an altercation and that was enough for them to do a sweep and put my bud in jail to be deported.
He sits in County jail waiting for a passport from the Country he spent the first 3 years of his life in.. so my government can send him home… to no one he knows.. to a land he cannot really remember, but the land he felt was his birthing Nation and that was enough to remain faithful to. At 62 he would not have a shot to come back here for 10 years.
He wears a badge of honor on his arm that say US Marines.. he wears a hat that says US Marine Corp. When he sees my other Marine friend he calls him Colonel. He says that with honor.. he lives with honor.
In these times of Security and worry that we have discontents and terrorists that may be here in our land, one Marine is being taken down by the lack of common sense. My friends have funded an initial Immigration Attorney and others are rallying to come to his aid.. a fundraiser will be held for this effort soon. Likely at the pub where Roger and I became friends - at Fred's Place in Mt. View.
Roger had a saying, “Up your kilt lad!”.. he is the stock that makes the US great.
The actions of my Government in this case dishonors all Marines IMO and if I could leave out the kilt I would just say “up yours”.
This is just wrong.
Period.
He has but a few days to fight back.. but he is like a prisoner of war and only a few of his friends can try and we are.
Some of you have met Roger.. he has been to the AFM Races, to MotoGP and the last barf bash as well.
I am looking for a picture of this danger to our country.. so you can see the face of a man that is obviously a huge worry to my Government.
EDIT Fundrasing Party announced http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5352366#post5352366
Roger is an honorable discharged Marine.. but a Marine for life.
He served his term in Vietnam fighting for our country.
When he was ready for discharge he was told his country still needed him.
He went back and fought more.. his stories are vicious and heart throbbing.. he talks of the good men that died at his side.
He lost a more than a few in those years.
When he was discharged they offered him citizenship and he loved his homeland of Scotland and said no. In the flurry of coming back to his home here in the Bay Area, he did not sign permanent resident papers. Time passed.. he paid his taxes, became licensed contractor, married (3 times), raised kids, road his Kawi 500 and his harley and lived his life as a proud man. He got in a scuffle or two along the way, but he was as American as any other that you would find.
Thursday after the new age of computers provided info on all of us.. his number popped up on the horizon of terrorists are bad and ICE .. the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement www.ice.gov/ Roger had a felony conviction back a while ago for getting in an altercation and that was enough for them to do a sweep and put my bud in jail to be deported.
He sits in County jail waiting for a passport from the Country he spent the first 3 years of his life in.. so my government can send him home… to no one he knows.. to a land he cannot really remember, but the land he felt was his birthing Nation and that was enough to remain faithful to. At 62 he would not have a shot to come back here for 10 years.
He wears a badge of honor on his arm that say US Marines.. he wears a hat that says US Marine Corp. When he sees my other Marine friend he calls him Colonel. He says that with honor.. he lives with honor.
In these times of Security and worry that we have discontents and terrorists that may be here in our land, one Marine is being taken down by the lack of common sense. My friends have funded an initial Immigration Attorney and others are rallying to come to his aid.. a fundraiser will be held for this effort soon. Likely at the pub where Roger and I became friends - at Fred's Place in Mt. View.
Roger had a saying, “Up your kilt lad!”.. he is the stock that makes the US great.
The actions of my Government in this case dishonors all Marines IMO and if I could leave out the kilt I would just say “up yours”.
This is just wrong.
Period.
He has but a few days to fight back.. but he is like a prisoner of war and only a few of his friends can try and we are.
Some of you have met Roger.. he has been to the AFM Races, to MotoGP and the last barf bash as well.
I am looking for a picture of this danger to our country.. so you can see the face of a man that is obviously a huge worry to my Government.
EDIT Fundrasing Party announced http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5352366#post5352366
