Chief Goodman

Assistant Chief of Operations for @CleburnePD, Texas, FBI NA 274. Husband, dad, son, baseball & @Rangers fan. Opinions are mine. RT's aren't endorsements.

[SharrellAnne @SharrellAnne2]

Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family.

What happened next honestly caught me off guard.

By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway.

For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes.

I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name.

But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten.

After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too.

Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen.

This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for.

And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸

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@ChiefShughes Congratulations Chief! I hope retirement is everything you hoped for!!

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@NavalInstitute I enjoyed Sixth Fleet around that time.

https://t.co/gLX4orFB52

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@thenewarea51 I just heard Westjet 1862 a little over an hour from Honolulu on 11282. I tuned to 5505 and am hearing Shannon VOLMET.

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@BuzzPatterson I know a guy that just retired as an assistant chief at Reno PD. I bet he could give some insight.

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@lneice Distances in the west can be crazy. We took our kids to Indiana & Ohio to see family when they were growing up. They were amazed that in a little over 2 hours we drove in parts of Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and saw Lake Erie.

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@Sal_LaBarbera @LAPDHQ I am probably a bad example because my boots are rarely polished......as soon as they are it seems that I get into something and mess them all up. I appreciate that working folks are going to look like they have been working.

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Grandson #2 arrived today. I love these boys so much! #blessed

[Jason Harney @JasonHarney72]

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[Voices of WW2 @VoicesofWW2]

Armorers preparing the Doolittle Raid bombers aboard USS Hornet, 18 Apr 1942

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@Karrasamelia5 @Was_Sgt__S @FABSITEUK @DerbysRPUBikers @Northants_RPT @HaralsonSheriff @presh53_ruth @DontKeepPace @cop_ish @Ynotskoorb @LMikeyJ @aSpecialCop @ASPJoeIles @traceyk9 @kenworthy39 @sunrinder13 @ACC_IanDS @gordonmccreadie @ReasonableCop @WYP_SRichardson @J_Banks48 Thank you. Have a great weekend!

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@SR_Planespotter Thanks! That was pretty cool to see then.

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Can any of my #avgeek friends identify this aircraft? ADS-B Exchange says it is a 2012 747-8 with a serial # 25-5550. It flew over the house a little while ago.

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@SR_Planespotter Thank you. I guess the better question is, is that one of the gifted 747's that will eventually be used as AF1?

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After Edinburgh we visited Stonehaven & used it as a base to see Scotland. We took the train from Edinburgh to London & stopped in York. I don't know UK geography that well, but I am learning! Scotland in summer is like my part of Texas in Winter, but wetter.

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@presh53_ruth @Karrasamelia5 @FABSITEUK @DerbysRPUBikers @DerbysPolice @exGlosPolBiker @traceyk9 @Chappers2013 @ResponseMonkey @gordonmccreadie @ReasonableCop @aSpecialCop @ASPJoeIles @SC0978 @SBCSDdgarcia @J_Banks48 @ChiefKenMcCoy @LMikeyJ @PCoccifer @PCEddieWalker @OfcrZip Sunshine is not a problem most of the time here.

We were in your part of the world a couple of years ago. We flew into Manchester and took the train to Edinburgh.

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@presh53_ruth @Karrasamelia5 @FABSITEUK @DerbysRPUBikers @DerbysPolice @exGlosPolBiker @traceyk9 @Chappers2013 @ResponseMonkey @gordonmccreadie @ReasonableCop @aSpecialCop @ASPJoeIles @SC0978 @SBCSDdgarcia @J_Banks48 @ChiefKenMcCoy @LMikeyJ @PCoccifer @PCEddieWalker @OfcrZip I think this may be a little warmer than usual here. April in Texas is usually nice with some decent temperatures before it starts to get really warm.

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@Brick_Cop @ukhomeoffice Brother, thanks for meeting me in while I was in London a couple of years ago. I invited the visit and trade. I hope your future endeavors are great!

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@ChiefShughes I hope Adolis Garcia has a great season. Good luck to the Phillies, after Sunday!

Pat's, Geno's or someplace else?

One last thing, the cheez whiz nachos at your stadium are a travesty!