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Susan Sturgis 
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Bear, DE
In Memory of Ed "Old Iron" Barrett
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| 10 Mar 2008 3:35 PM |
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updated 6 May 08 1740 PST by wags
Confirmed Mission
Aviation Cadet Ernest Glenn Munn
Bridgeport, OH
WWII Army /Air Force
Honor Escort
Wilson Funeral Home
14 May 2008: Leave time 1000hrs-(10:00AM) Staging at 0930hrs- ( 9:30AM)
Make sure you have a full tank of gas. We will be escorting from the funeral home to
Pittsburg Airport back to the Funeral Home
Visitation:
Wilson Funeral Home
920 National Road
Bridgeport, OH 43912
15 May 2008@1400hrs-(2:00PM)-1600hrs-(4:00PM)-1800hrs-(6:00PM)-
2000hrs-(8:00PM)
16 May 2008@ 1400hrs-(2:00PM)-1600hrs-(4:00PM)-1800hrs-(6:00PM)-
2000hrs-(8:00PM)
Staging:
Wilson Funeral Home
15/16 May 2008 @ 1300hrs each day
Visitation/Services:
St Frances Cabrini Catholic Church
72581 Colerain
Colerain, OH 43916
17 May 2008 @ 1200hrs-(12:00PM) Visitation
17 May 2008 @ 1300hrs-(1:00PM) Services Start
Staging:
St Frances Cabrini Catholic Church
17 May 2008 @ 1100hrs- (11:00AM)
Interment:
Holly Memorial Gardens
Following Services
Aviator Munn was on a training mission on 18 November 1942, he was 23 years old when his aircraft, a Beech 18 AT-7 Navigator #41-21079 disappeared in the Mendel Glacier in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Ed Romero is the assigned Ride Captain. Please follow his instructions. Make sure you bring your 3 x 5 American flags.
Bob Woods
Ohio State Captain
Patriot Guard Riders
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No. 0188-08
March 10, 2008 |
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Airman Lost in 1942 Crash is Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. Army Air Forces airman, missing since 1942, have been identified and will soon be returned to his family for burial.
He is Aviation Cadet Ernest G. Munn, U.S. Army Air Forces, of St. Clairsville, Ohio. He will be buried in May in Colerain, Ohio.
Representatives from the Army met with Munn's next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the Secretary of the Army.
Munn was one of four men aboard a routine navigation training flight that departed Mather Field, Calif., on Nov. 18, 1942. Their AT-7 Navigator aircraft carried about five hours of fuel, and when the plane did not return to base, a search was initiated. It was suspended about a month later with no results.
In 1947, several hikers on Darwin Glacier in the Sierra Nevada mountain range discovered the wreckage of the AT-7 aircraft. Fragmentary, skeletal remains found at the site were buried as a group in the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, Calif.
Then in October 2005, other hikers in the Sierra Nevadas discovered frozen human remains, circumstantial evidence and personal effects of an aircrew member. Park rangers from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and a forensic anthropologist from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) recovered the remains. They were sent to the JPAC laboratory in Hawaii and identified as Cadet Leo M. Mustonen, one of the four men aboard the AT-7 aircraft.
In 2007, two other hikers found human remains near the 2005 discovery site. Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA in the identification of a second individual from the 1942 crew, Cadet Ernest G. Munn.
For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169. |
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wheatfield
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Rural Butler Co., west of New Hartford, Iowa
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| 10 Mar 2008 3:51 PM |
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| Lest we forget...the debt of those who have lived lives of security and freedom...to those who payed the ultimate price during a time of great nation peril. God Bless the memory of Aviation Cadet Munn and his crewmates. May God bring peace to the families that missed these men through so many years. |
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From Psalm 90 'O God Our Help in Ages Past' by Isaac Watts |
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mailman
Posts: 11331
West Branch, MI - Michigan Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Ride Captain
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| 10 Mar 2008 4:21 PM |
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| Thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of WWII USAAF Aviation Cadet Ernest G. Munn.. May you now Rest In Peace Sir. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
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Jasper54
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Columbus, Ohio
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| 10 Mar 2008 4:28 PM |
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| My prayers and sympathies go out to the family of US Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Ernest G. Munn as you are finally able to bring your loved one home again. |
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Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrews 13:2 KJV
GySgt. Roger Casto, US Marine Corps, Retired 1972-1992;
Iran/Iraq War Veteran 1988
Veteran of Foriegn Wars, Life Member
Double Blue Star Dad
United Christian Faith Ministries Chaplain
Christian Motorcycle Association, Life Member
Riding in honor of:
Sgt. Millard Archy, US Army, WWI, Purple Heart - Exposed to mustard gas.
Sgt. Alva Pete Osborn, US Army, WWII, KIA - France.
Seaman Bob Schneider, US Navy, WWII, Purple Heart.
T/Sgt. Russell Casto, USAF Congo Revolution, Viet Nam.
Sgt. Ron Casto, USMC C.A.P. Viet Nam 1966.
My son, SPC Sean Casto, TennANG. Iraqi Veteran
My daughter, Spc. Angela West, US Army
SrA Micah Burgess, US Air Force, Afghanistan Veteran
In Honor and Memory of Ten HMLA-267, MAG-39 Marines who Answered the call and made the ULTIMATE SACRAFICE while ensuring the safety and security of our nation:
Lt. Col. Knott
Capt. Dillon
Capt. Dolvin
Capt. Hurley
Capt. Cronin
Sgt. Kilkus
Sgt. Keller
Cpl. Romei
Cpl. Monahan
LCpl. Adams
And ALL of our Military Men and Women from ALL Wars who have answered that call and have paid the ULTIMATE PRICE in the battle to defend our nation. |
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RAW
Posts: 266
West Chester,OH. Ohio State Captain
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| 10 Mar 2008 5:21 PM |
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I am in the process of contacting the family. Please keep posted to this mission thread for up-dates.
Bob Woods
Ohio State Captain
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dlinjerdal
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| 10 Mar 2008 5:36 PM |
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| May God Bless and hold close the friends and family of Aviation Cadet Munn in this most difficult time we are so sorry for your loss we will never forget you Ernest we will always have you in our hearts and will forever be grateful to you for our freedom rest well |
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dlinjerdal
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| 10 Mar 2008 5:37 PM |
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| May God Bless and hold close the friends and family of Aviation Cadet Munn in this most difficult time we are so sorry for your loss we will never forget you Ernest we will always have you in our hearts and will forever be grateful to you for our freedom rest well our hero you are with God now. |
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dlinjerdal
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| May God Bless and hold close the friends and family of Aviation Cadet Munn in this most difficult time we are so sorry for your loss we will never forget you Ernest we will always have you in our hearts and will forever be grateful to you for our freedom rest well our hero you are with God now. |
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custer7thcav
Posts: 5177
Moraine, Ohio
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| 10 Mar 2008 6:10 PM |
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| My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Aviation Cadet Ernest G. Munn. Thank you, sir, for your service, dedication, and the sacrifice you made for us. God bless you, and be with your family during this difficult time. Rest in peace. |
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custer7thcav
In honor and memory of
Sgt. Bill L. Mullins, 1/7 Cav, Vietnam '65-'66
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Frank Cicirelli, USN, WWII |
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Slowhand
Posts: 3730
Northeastern, Maryland Senior Chaplain & Ride Captain
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| 10 Mar 2008 6:23 PM |
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| I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the family and friends of this American Hero who stood tall for his homeland in this very sad time in your lives, but remember that you knew a hero first hand while the rest of us just get to hear about their heroic deeds. My prayers are that our GOD may bring peace and comfort to all of you during this tragic time. Please know that not just me , but a country full of people like me owe you a debt that can never be repaid. But please know that your loved one is now serving in the Army of our LORD in heaven, and the LORD said if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and recieve you unto myself that where I am there you may be also. Know that it says in the Bible in 2nd Corinthians 5:8 , we are confident I say , willing rather to be absent from the body and present with the LORD. No one can ever say that your loved one isn't a HERO, they were willing to serve that the rest of us may enjoy the freedom we do today, and the sacrifice you and your family have endured so our nation can remain the home of the free because of the brave. We are all brothers and sisters in arms and we don't forget one of our own, rest in peace my comrade, your mission is complete and now it's time for you to rest. May GOD Bless each and everyone of you. |
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milktoast
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West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 10 Mar 2008 7:58 PM |
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| My heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family of Aviation Cadet Ernest Munn. I thank this hero for his service and sacrifice. Welcome home, Cadet Munn. Rest in peace. |
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Janet
Michigan Regional Ride Captain/Region 6
Florida Ride Captain/Florida National Cemetery Ride Captain
Proud wife, daughter, daughter-in-law of vets from Vietnam, Korea, and WWII
"To share often and much...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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f.rhinehart
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Phillipsburg, Missouri
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| 10 Mar 2008 8:12 PM |
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To the family and friends of Aviation Cadet Ernest G. Munn, my sincere condolences and profound respect for his service to our nation. As a former USAF Aviation Cadet Navigator, Class of 59-17N, myself, I honor his memory and am grateful he will finally receive the public recognition he merits.
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690MedCo
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Huntington Beach, CA
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| 10 Mar 2008 8:33 PM |
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Thank you Aviation Cadet Ernest G. Munn for your dedicated service and sacrifice to defend this great country of ours!! Our thoughts & prayers are with you, your family and friends of this fallen hero to ease them through these difficult times. You will never be forgotten! Rest in peace young soldier.
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Glen Owsley
SP4 U.S. Army 1976-1979
Medical Specialist
690th Medical Co (amb)
34th Medical Btn
Ft Benning, GA
U.S. Army Reserve (IRR)1979-1982
Patriot Guard Rider
Leave No Veteran Behind!
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9
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Pepper_guy
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Lacey, WA
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| 10 Mar 2008 11:33 PM |
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My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of Aviation Cadet Ernest G. Munn, U.S. Army Air Forces. Cadet Munn, Welcome Home! I am forever grateful for your service to our country. Your service and sacrifices will not be forgotten. You are a "TRUE AMERICAN HERO". May you Forever Rest in Peace.
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briscoeg
Posts: 526
San Antonio, Texas
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"High Flight"
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious, burning blue,
I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
No 412 squadron, RCAF
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Riding in memory of (Dad) Lt. Col. Richard E. Briscoe, Command Pilot, USAF, WWII, Berlin Airlift, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War, 31 May 1922 - 14 Mar 1991, (Best friend) 2nd Lt. Vincent L. Michael, USAF, Pilot, C-21 Learjet & one helluva tenor sax player, 05 Dec 1963 - 14 Jan 1987, and (Great Uncle) Grover Dehay (Purple Heart, survivor of mustard gas on the Western Front) WWI. |
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HDriderDave1
Posts: 3609
N. AL Ride Capt. Madison, AL
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God Bless Ernest G. Munn, family and friends. My sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends. Thank you for your service and sacrifice great warrior. I pray the lord takes you into his Kingdom and may you rest in peace. You will not be forgotten "A True American Hero"! I Salute You Sir! I will be standing there in Spirit with my fellow brothers.
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Lord Jesus help me as I mourn, comfort me with the knowledge of your love which is stronger than death. Enable me to trust you for the future of my love ones and myself. Help me to cast all of my care on you, knowing that the grave holds no power over those who trust in you. Amen. |
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ron1ok
Posts: 546
Triadelphia WV
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| 11 Mar 2008 4:18 AM |
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Thank you, sir, for your distinguished service to our country. May the Good Lord embrace your loving family with His comforting arms. Standing by in the panhandle. Ride safe, Ron J. |
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aoop
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Vidor, Orange County, TX
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| 11 Mar 2008 10:14 AM |
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James M. Richards
Vidor,TX
US Navy 1969-1972 Damage Control
jmrichards@aoop.net http://www.myspace.com/stoneagegeek
Travel in Memory of: Pvt Clinton Victor Richards, (Uncle) WWI, USA, KIA, GySgt Joseph B. Richards ,USMC, (Father) WWII, Deceased, SSgt Leroy Richards, USMC, (Uncle) WWII, Deceased, Pvt Dewitt E. Rabalais, USMC, Father in Law, Deceased, Col Gilbert Meibaum, USMC, VN, AO, SN Larry Slaymaker, USN, VN, KIA and each and every Brother and Sister who has worn the uniform and lifted their right hand to make the Promise to willingly die if need be to defend the freedoms of our Citizens and the innocents abroad.
A Mother asked President Bush, "Why did my Child have to die in Iraq?" Another Mother asked President Kennedy,"Why did my Child have to die in Vietnam?" Another Mother asked President Truman, "Why did my Child have to die in Korea?" Another Mother asked President F.D. Roosevelt,"Why did my Child have to die at Iwo Jima ?" Another Mother asked President W. Wilson, "Why did my Child have to die on the battlefield of France ?" Yet another Mother asked President Lincoln,"Why did my Child have to die at Gettysburg ?" And yet another Mother asked President G.Washington, "Why did my Child have to die near Valley Forge?" Long, long ago a Mother (Mary) asked, "Heavenly Father, why did my Child have to die on a cross outside Jerusalim?" All the answers are so near the same. One died to save our Souls and the others died to protect our Freedoms. |
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satyr
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Raleigh, NC
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| 11 Mar 2008 11:50 AM |
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I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family Army Air Forces Aviation Cadet Ernest G. Munn during your moments of closure. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Thank you for standing for our country and defending our freedom Ernest. Rest in peace. I salute you.
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Steve
USAF 1976 - 1980, TAC
Dry Hill AFS, Watertown, NY
Finland AFS, Finland, MN
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heros never dies.
Moina Micheals - 1918
"We Shall Keep the Faith"
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j_allen
Posts: 92
Toledo,oh
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| 11 Mar 2008 1:11 PM |
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Welcome Home, Thank you for your service to your country, now it time to rest.
G.A. Dauer
Pow-Mia Riders VMC
Toledo,Ohio
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Uffda
Posts: 9147
Wonder Lake, IL
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| 11 Mar 2008 2:31 PM |
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After all these years your back home Aviation Cadet Ernest G. Munn, Army Air Forces.
You were
never forgotten by your loved ones or a grateful nation. Welcome home.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms, Ernest.
Going home, going home,
I'm just going home.
Quiet-like, slip away-
I'll be going home.
It's not far, just close by;
Jesus is the Door;
Work all done, laid aside,
Fear and grief no more.
Friends are there, waiting now.
He is waiting, too.
See His smile! See His hand!
He will lead me through.
Morning
Star lights the way;
Restless dream all done;
Shadows gone, break of day,
Life has just begun.
Every tear wiped away,
Pain and sickness gone;
Wide awake there with Him!
Peace goes on and on!
Going home, going home,
I'll be going home.
See the Light! See the Sun!
I'm just going home.
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Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: 1. Jesus Christ. 2. The American G.I. One died for your soul, the other for your Freedom. |
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drpepper
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Texas Gulf Coast
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| 11 Mar 2008 4:11 PM |
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Welcome home Ernest Munn ......
Words are never enough when a hero is laid to rest, please know you are in our prayers and we share your pain ....
Thank you brother .....
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It is the Military who salutes YOUR flag, who serves beneath YOUR flag, whose coffin is draped by YOUR flag, and who by their service allows the protester to burn YOUR flag.
Riding in memory of my home town friends who didn't return from Vietnam:
Pete Clark, Dennis Fisher (next door neighbor), & Tommy "Saba" Clark
377 Combat Support Group, 21st MedEvac, Vietnam 1969-1971
Riding a HD Fatboy....
Support your local
Viet Nam Vets MC / Legacy Vets MC
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New Mexico
Posts: 1350
Temple City, California 91780
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To the family and friends of Aviation Cadet Ernest G. Munn I wish to extend my deepest and sincere condolences for the loss of your loved one. As an Army veteran I salute you Cadet Munn and thank you for your service to our country. You paid the ultimate price. Welcome home to the land that you gave your life for so we can enjoy the freedom that we at times take for granted. May God grant you eternal rest and peace and may your family finally put a close to your ordeal. Vaya con Dios my brother and rest in peace. You will not be forgotten!
Hero Down - Kickstands Up
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8th Infantry Division - 7th Howitzer Battalion
16th Field Artillery - Baumholder, Germany
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sdoise
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Kinder, La.
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| 11 Mar 2008 8:02 PM |
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| I convey my heartfelt condolences to the family of Aviation Cadet Ernest G. Munn and my sincere appreciation of his service and ultimate sacrifice to preserve our way of life. Welcome home Cadet Munn and may you now rest in eternal peace. |
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Schelly
Ride Captain for Lake Charles, La. and surrounding area
American Legion Post 318, Elton, La.
DEFINITION OF A VETERAN
A Veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life."
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ROBERTRPEARMAN
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WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY
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| 12 Mar 2008 2:36 AM |
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| OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF WWII/MIA AVIATION CADET ERNEST G. MUNN USAAC. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. WELCOME HOME ERNEST AND REST IN PEACE. ROBERT AND JUANITA |
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ROBERT R PEARMAN
US AIR FORCE 1961 - 1965
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