tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059117.post115782685324171006..comments2024-01-30T02:30:05.862-06:00Comments on Refreshment in Refuge: Major Steve Long--honoring a 9/11 fallen heroRefreshment in Refugehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109290647409291383noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059117.post-91690368611996409092022-05-31T07:44:18.297-05:002022-05-31T07:44:18.297-05:00Thank you so much for posting about how Steve help...Thank you so much for posting about how Steve helped you with your career. <br />I do wish I could have met this remarkable man.<br /><br />Thank you for your service as well!<br /><br />With respect, Gina Burgess<br /><br />Refreshment in Refugehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109290647409291383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059117.post-91712930658007576272022-05-30T19:34:50.209-05:002022-05-30T19:34:50.209-05:00Steve was a fine man, and the stories I have heard...Steve was a fine man, and the stories I have heard about his actions on 9/11 did not surprise me. He managed his officers with a care and concern not often seen and never acknowledged. Steve understood the difficulty I was having at the 10 year point in my career and managed to get me into my assignment of choice thus enabling me to stay for a career. I owe my career to Steve. May he rest in peace, we have the watch. Bless his family and watch over them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059117.post-72948276131123800172011-09-10T22:24:08.339-05:002011-09-10T22:24:08.339-05:00Oh, I LOVE this idea of honoring someone from 9-11...Oh, I LOVE this idea of honoring someone from 9-11. And isn't that grand that relatives stop by and give you a little more insight to who he was? <br /><br />May he rest in peace.Duane Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06869537581331071117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059117.post-1158931224716961692006-09-22T08:20:00.000-05:002006-09-22T08:20:00.000-05:00Dear Lorie, THANK you so much for giving me a peek...Dear Lorie, <BR/>THANK you so much for giving me a peek into Steve's life. I have prayed for his family. I lost my dad and I know what losing someone feels like. Thank you for taking the time to share and for your kind words. I salute the whole family because without sacrifices like these, we would not be free.Refreshment in Refugehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109290647409291383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059117.post-1158891482168990312006-09-21T21:18:00.000-05:002006-09-21T21:18:00.000-05:00Steve was my brother-in-law. His older brother, m...Steve was my brother-in-law. His older brother, my husband Bill, and his other brother,Dave, and two sisters, Cindy and Nancy, miss him dearly. His mother,Sandra, and father,George, still are suffering grief at his passing. His wife, Tina, remarried a year ago and she gave our son, Ben, Steve's dress uniform for a keepsake. She says that this year is harder for her than she thought it would be and she wants Steve's uniform back and regrets anything of his she gave away. Of course she did not ask Ben to give anything back to her but she is having a hard time dealing with this 5th year.<BR/><BR/>I have heard a lot of stories about Steve when he was a boy. He liked to sing alot. He was into running, sports and girls in high school. <BR/><BR/>His military career lasted over 20 years. He was injured in Grananda and was awarded a purple heart. He was in the first Gulf conflict on the front lines. He was stationed in Germany for awhile. Everyone in the family was happy when he finally was stationed here in the U.S. thinking that he would now be safe. Is that not ironic? <BR/><BR/>He was buried with full honors at Arlington cemetary and awarded another purple heart. Tina has all his medals and I don't know what all they are but he has a bunch. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your tribute Gina, I am touched.<BR/><BR/>Lorie LongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059117.post-1157983617829160982006-09-11T09:06:00.000-05:002006-09-11T09:06:00.000-05:00What a wonderful tribute Gina, beautiful post.What a wonderful tribute Gina, beautiful post.EXSENOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439855607574342872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059117.post-1157942164762497382006-09-10T21:36:00.000-05:002006-09-10T21:36:00.000-05:00Teresa, I wish I could have met him, too.Teresa, I wish I could have met him, too.Refreshment in Refugehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109290647409291383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14059117.post-1157941103413109182006-09-10T21:18:00.000-05:002006-09-10T21:18:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting this tribute. Maj Long is from ...Thanks for posting this tribute. Maj Long is from the same town as I am and went to the same high school as me, although we was older and I did not know him. But, I wish I would have had the chance to meet him.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10364007098593028149noreply@blogger.com