- Adama: [sensing despair at the funeral service after the battle at Ragnor] Are they the lucky ones? That’s what you’re thinking, isn’t it? We’re a long way from home. We’ve jumped way beyond the Red Line into uncharted space. Limited supplies. Limited fuel. No allies. And now no hope! Maybe it would have been better for us to have died quickly back on the colonies with our families instead of dying out here slowly in the emptiness of dark space. Where shall we go? What shall we do? “Life here began out there”. Those are the first words of the sacred scrolls. And they were told to us by the Lords of Kobol many countless centuries ago. And they made it perfectly clear that we are not alone in this universe. Elosha, there’s a 13th colony of humankind, is there not?
- Priest Elosha: Yes. The scrolls tell us a 13th tribe left Kobol in the Early Days. They traveled far and made their home upon a planet called Earth, which circled a distant and unknown star.
- Adama: It’s not unknown. I know where it is! Earth – the most guarded secret we have. The location was only known by the senior commanders of the fleet, and we dared not share it with the public. Not while there was a Cylon threat upon us. For now we have a refuge to go to. A refuge that the Cylons know nothing about! It won’t be an easy journey. It will be long and arduous. But I promise you one thing. On the memory of those lying here before you, we shall find it. And Earth will become our new home. So say we all!
- Galactica Crew: So say we all!
- Adama: [louder] So say we all!
- Galactica Crew: So say we all!
- Adama: [very much louder] So say we all!
- Galactica Crew: [louder] So say we all!
- Adama: [standing at attention with the crew] So say we all.
- Priest Elosha: So say we all.
We may have never met the men and women listed below in person, but we knew them well and they were considered to be our friends and family none the less. They will never be forgotten.
We miss them dearly…
June 25, 2025
We miss our friend... John Lionel Rogers, 58, of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2025. Born on August 24, 1966, in Massachusetts, John was the beloved son of Norman Lionel Rogers and Carolyn Jean (Denoncour) Rogers. John d...