Just read on Costas twitter page that Pat Rogers of EAG Training had passed. Sad news...never got to one of his classes but studied his ways via videos, literature and internet. RIP

 

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Pat was one of my favorite instructors.  Not just because of the content of his courses but delivery and correction.  There is no replacing a man like Pat Rogers.  When I saw it in my FB feed this morning, I literally sat dumbstruck for a minute or two.  I was really looking forward to training under his watchful eye this September.  We have lost a true warrior and teacher.

We are diminished.

 

Pat was a good friend. Someone I spoke to regularly. He was always there, especially when things were tough. He always listened and always gave good advice.

 

I am very sad......

Never met the man. But I LOVED reading his Facebook page. He definitely had very little PC filter.

Same incident as when he shot the snake that was maybe going to bite Awerbuck?

Awe fuck. That's awful news. I consider myself lucky to have been able to train with him. My condolences to his family.

 

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Same incident as when he shot the snake that was maybe going to bite Awerbuck?

Ha! No, this was out in Alliance Ohio.

 

He was training with NODS and he wiped out when he tripped over a pile of gravel while a student in an LMS No-Light ops class.

HE, is this the same Pat that you recently recommended we train with while we still had the chance?

Yes it is.

 

I feel like an entire library just burned down to the ground and I only had time to read one book. His passing will be felt by everyone in the training community and all freedom loving Americans.

 

I hope I can be half the man he was and be for one person what he was for me - a mentor, a touchstone, a sounding board, a confidant, a beacon, a friend.

Yes it is.

 

I feel like an entire library just burned down to the ground and I only had time to read one book. His passing will be felt by everyone in the training community and the all freedom loving Americans.

 

I hope I can be half the man he was and be for one person what he was for me - a mentor, a touchstone, a sounding board, a confidant, a beacon, a friend.

Would that make you a quarter of a man? I mean, Pat was pretty short.

Would that make you a quarter of a man? I mean, Pat was pretty short.

HE is warrior sized as well.....

 

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I was looking forward to finally taking a class with Pat this year, what a travesty. Id certainly be interested to see if EAG continues. I didn't realize he was that old until you posted it the other day HE. I'd read a number of the articles he wrote, he seemed like a real character.

RIP.. Was he sick?

Not sick per se but he had the typical medical issues any 70 year old would have, including a history of heart disease.

My FB feed has so many posts from people mourning Pat's passing. Hopefully Heidi (his rottie who passed about a year ago) was waiting for him and he's got a pile of MCs to hand out.

I just got back from Pat's funeral. I was honored to be invited and to be included in mourning Pat's passing by his family, friends and pillars of the firearms and training community.

 

At first I felt out of place with the caliber of folks there - Paul Buffoni, Jeff Cahill, Jeff Gonzales, John Murphy, John Spears, John Chapman, Freddie Blish..... But that quickly subsided as everyone knew that if you were there, Pat saw something in you, and that means they did too - no questions asked.

 

Saw a few old friends made in Pat's classes. I met a few new friends as well. I met people I had never met face to face but I knew all about them - Pat was a hub and shared everyone's success and failures with the rest of his inner circle. As he drove between venues to teach he would scroll through his contact list and catch everyone up on what everyone else was up to.

 

Pat, my friend, rest easy, learning has occurred. I will miss you.

 

Until Valhalla.

Fox News did a blurb on Pat tonight on their "One More Thing" segment on "The 5":

 

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/the-five/videos

Panteao has posted a video of the memorial service:

 

Nice article by the folks at Breach, Bang, Clear on the future of EAG:

 

http://www.breachbangclear.com/what-now-legacy-future-eag-tactical/

I'm at the Pat Rogers Celebration in Alliance Ohio for the weekend.

 

Just had dinner with a bunch of legit meat eaters. Alliance Ohio will be the safest town in America for the next 48 hours.

 

Tomorrow is a fun filled day taking classes with Steve Fisher, Jeff Gonzales, Freddie Blish, Ernie Langdon, John Chapman, John Spears, and Matt Jacques. Sunday is a BBQ and Range dedication.

 

Life is Good my Brothers!

I'm so jealous.  So, so, SO jealous.  There were even guys on the way to Alliance who drove right through my town and I could've piled in but adulting/parenting prevailed...

 

:rofl:

 

There are a bunch of Iowa guys at the hotel.

 

:rofl:

 

There are a bunch of Iowa guys at the hotel.

Romper's one of 'em.  Tell him I said, "hi" if you run into him.

Just for reference, Drew is like 6' 220lbs. Steve Fisher is a very large mammal.

 

Shooting 1/4 size IPSC steel from 100 offhand from barricades during a block by Steve Fisher:

 

 

 

I also took a Carbine Combat Marksmanship class with Freddie Blish, a Room Processing and Subject Control class in the Shoothouse with Chappy, and an excellent 2 hour Pistol Class with Ernie Langdon. Ending the day with 100 yard barricade shooting with Fisher at night:

Anything less than 500 lumens was impossible. Less than 1000 lumens was hard

 

The classroom at Alliance was dedicated to Pat through the generous work and donations of Blue Force Gear:

 

 

 

It was an excellent weekend of fellowship, training, and remembrance. Glad I was there.

 

Oh, Ty, Romper said hey.

It was an excellent weekend of fellowship, training, and remembrance. Glad I was there.

 

Oh, Ty, Romper said hey.

Romper is good people. I'll see him again in October for an edged weapons class and maybe sooner as he's wanting to check out some gear I have so we might arrange a range day/demo.

Someone sent me this the other day and I wanted to share:

 

:rofl:

Lmao

Lmaooooo

Hard to believe it has been a year already.

RIP my friend.