Glen Doherty’s Big F’ng Party Memorial Weekend
on October 13, 2012
Last night started with a killer block party in N. County San Diego, we shut the whole street down as friends, family and neighbors celebrated Glen’s life. Hundreds gathered in honor of Glen, the Winchester, Salt Lake, N. County, and Mil/SEAL crew all under one roof to celebrate.
It was a great party with kids crashed out from fun laying all over the lawn and long time friends reconnecting over good food and drink.
The next day we planned a paddle out in Glen’s honor. My friend loved to surf, so we did what surfers do when they lose one of their own, we organized a morning paddle off Swami’s.
What’s a memorial paddle?
Participants in the memorial service paddle out to a suitable location with flower leis around their necks or with loose flowers (sometimes held between their teeth)., The participants then get into a circular formation, hold hands, and have a moment of silence. Sometimes they will raise their clasped hands skyward before tossing their flowers or leis into the center of the ring. Afterward, they paddle back toward the beach to begin their surf session.
We circled up off the coast of Encinitas, CA on a beautiful morning and bid a temporary farewell to our best friend. Our friends Marty and Sean did a great job pulling this off and for speaking for all of us as we said some final words and spread some of Glen’s ashes in the Pacific.
Afterwards I slipped a bold beer out from under my wetsuit, took a pull and passed it around among friends and went and caught two great waves. Once reaching the beach a pod of dolphins were circling where we laid ashes, and our leis and it was then that I knew that his spirit and energy were one with the ocean.
Tonight we have some black ops planned (more on that later in an update) and are headed to Del Mar for a private event also known as the BFP (e.g. a Big Fucking Party).
More to follow…
Brandon
I think I’ve read every [public] word about Glen that’s online, and I’ve spoken with Team guys who knew him, Winchester neighbors, and with his best buddy.
I never got to meet him, but because I spread his story so much this past month, people ask me about him.
I answer simply
“He was a hero in the truest sense of the word, a great American, and good man who left his friends and family more alive for knowing him”.
Then I send them to http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/a-letter-to-my-friend-glen-doherty/
I think I’ve read every [public] word about Glen that’s online, and I’ve spoken with Team guys who knew him, Winchester neighbors, and with his best buddy.
I never got to meet him, but because I spread his story so much this past month, people ask me about him.
I answer simply
“He was a hero in the truest sense of the word, a great American, and good man who left his friends and family more alive for knowing him”.
Then I send them to http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/a-letter-to-my-friend-glen-doherty/
A fitting send off for a Great Warrior and Hero,Slainte’
A fitting send off for a Great Warrior and Hero,Slainte’
That’s an amazing guy who can bring together such a diverse group of friends. Love the line that if you asked who was his best friend, everyone would raise their hand.
That’s an amazing guy who can bring together such a diverse group of friends. Love the line that if you asked who was his best friend, everyone would raise their hand.
Great stuff
Great stuff
What a tribute to your friend. You lost your best friend and this nation lost a great warrior and a trully good person. GOD rest his soul.
What a tribute to your friend. You lost your best friend and this nation lost a great warrior and a trully good person. GOD rest his soul.
From what I’ve read about Glen Doherty, I think he would be pleased. Thanks for posting this.
From what I’ve read about Glen Doherty, I think he would be pleased. Thanks for posting this.
Excellent read, I just passed this onto a colleague who was doing a little research on that. And he actually bought me lunch because I found it for him smile So let me rephrase that: Thanks for lunch!
Excellent read, I just passed this onto a colleague who was doing a little research on that. And he actually bought me lunch because I found it for him smile So let me rephrase that: Thanks for lunch!
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Brandon, just listened to your book The Red Circle on a long road trip. Glen was a great friend from before his life as a Seal when we were living the dream skiing at Snowbird. I remember many adventures with that huge smile of his. The last was a kayak trip in Idaho almost a decade ago where I was in WAY over my head, but I kept thinking, “I have a Navy Seal Medic with me, what could go wrong!” Your book was incredible, learning about your life and Glens in a world so close by yet so far away from anything I could ever imagine. I never talked to Glen about that life, he was cool that way, when he was out skiing, he was just Glen, or Glendalla as we called him.
There is a secret run at Snowbird our crew always called Glen’s shot, it was and still is the last to get tracked up. I always have a grin on my face when I hit Glen’s.
Brandon, just listened to your book The Red Circle on a long road trip. Glen was a great friend from before his life as a Seal when we were living the dream skiing at Snowbird. I remember many adventures with that huge smile of his. The last was a kayak trip in Idaho almost a decade ago where I was in WAY over my head, but I kept thinking, “I have a Navy Seal Medic with me, what could go wrong!” Your book was incredible, learning about your life and Glens in a world so close by yet so far away from anything I could ever imagine. I never talked to Glen about that life, he was cool that way, when he was out skiing, he was just Glen, or Glendalla as we called him.
There is a secret run at Snowbird our crew always called Glen’s shot, it was and still is the last to get tracked up. I always have a grin on my face when I hit Glen’s.
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