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harly69g 
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| 24 Jun 2008 3:15 PM |
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Updated 02 Jul 08 at 2232 EDT by Cagerbob
This is the Final Mission Itinerary for a Patriot Guard Memorial Service and Honor Escort for Army National Guardsman SGT Andrew Seabrooks who departed from this world on June 21, 2008 of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an Improvised Explosive Device and small arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. The family has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to show our respect and honor SGT Seabrooks, a patriot and great American. This mission is a go; all contacts have been made.
Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 11:00 AM.
Ride Captains:
Your Lead Ride Captain for this mission is Bob "Cokesbury" Thurman who can be reached on his cell at 757-536-0803.
Co- Ride Captain is Tim "Road Trip" Fortune. Tailgunner is to be assigned.
The family has requested that the viewing on Friday night to be private for family and friends only. The PGR has been asked to provide a flag line and honor escort on Saturday at the memorial service. Therefore, this will be a single stage mission.
Memorial Service / Funeral Procession / Final Interment
The memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church Denbigh located at 3628 Campbell Road, Newport News, VA.
The PGR contingent will stage at the Church not later than 10:00 AM for the escort ride brief and then assemble into a flag line for the family arrival at 10:30 AM.
After family arrival the PGR contingent will maintain a 2-4 person watch for the duration of the memorial service.
Upon completion of the service the PGR contingent will rig all bikes and cages for honor escort and will proceed to the cemetery as directed by the Funeral Director.
Upon arrival at the gravesite the PGR contingent will dismount and form a flag line backdrop to the Military Honor Guard in view of the family and friends.
Escort mission debrief will be held on site at the conclusion of the interment service.
Ride protocol is as follows:
1. Bikes - Large (3’x5’) U.S. Flags Rigged for Honor Ride.
Small(er) U.S. Flags Rigged for Honor Ride.
2. Auto - Same Flag/no Flag order as bikes.
- Carter Funeral Home Lead Vehicle (will set pace of procession)
- PGR Contingent of Bikes
- Large (3’x5’) U.S. Flags rigged for Honor Ride
- Small(er) U.S. Flags rigged for Honor Ride.
- No Flags for Honor Ride
- PGR Support Vehicle *
Carter Funeral Home hearse.
Seabrooks family vehicles.
Funeral procession of family and friends.
Please remember that our mission is to respect and honor this decorated Army hero, Father, Husband and Great American and his family. Stand tall and proud as we salute this hero and his family for their dedicated Military service to this great nation!!!
PGR Mission Co-Ride Captain=
PGR Senior District Ride Captain
Woody “RustPicker” Wagner
VA State Ride Captain
Tony “ElvisZappa” Turner
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Patriot Guard Riders:
This is the Interim Itinerary for The Patriot Guard Mission to Honor SGT Andrew Seabrooks, 36, USANGR, who passed from this world on Saturday, June 21, 2008, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an Improvised Explosive Device and small arms fire in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. SGT Seabrooks was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard (Geneva, NY) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Global War on Terrorism
Mission Summary:
This mission is a go; contacts have been and are being made. Final details are wrapping up and will be promulgated this week. The Seabrooks Family have graciously invited the Patriot Guard Riders to honor their soldier, and show our respect to their family. Memorial Services, Honor Escort & Interment Saturday, July 5th, 2008 in Newport News, Virginia.
Mission Ride Captain(s): Mission Ride Captain is Bob “Cokesbury” Thurman. Mission Co-Ride Captain currently planned is Tim “Road Trip” Fortune. Tail Gunner to be assigned.
Please Monitor this Mission thread and emails for further details as they are finalized.
Woody Wagner
Sr. Ride Captain of District 5/Hampton Rds - Virginia Asst. Captain
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DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 21 in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.
Killed were:
Lt. Col. James J. Walton, 41, of Rockville, Md., who was assigned to a Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
Spc. Anthony L. Mangano, 36, of Greenlawn, N.Y., who was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard, Geneva, N.Y.
Sgt. Nelson D. Rodriguez Ramirez, 22, of Revere, Mass., who was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard, Geneva, N.Y.
Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks, 36, of Queens, N.Y., who was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition), New York Army National Guard, Geneva, N.Y.
For more information on Walton, media may contact the Fort Riley public affairs office at (785) 239-3410.
For more information on Mangano, Rodriguez Ramirez and Seabrooks, media may contact the New York National Guard public affairs office at (518) 786-4581. | |
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semperpapa 
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| 24 Jun 2008 3:19 PM |
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My most sincere condolences to the family of Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks for your great loss. May the Lord grant you peace and serenity in these times of sorrow.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. It will not be forgotten!
May God bless you all.
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VPF of a U.S. Marine
"God spoke Liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to guard and defend it"
Daniel Webster
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jshinn
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| 24 Jun 2008 3:35 PM |
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My most sincere condolences to the family and friends of SGT Andrew Seabrooks. It will be my honor to stand and pay tribute to this soldier. Rest in peace, SGT Seabrooks. Your New Jersey brothers and sisters of the PGR stand ready to assist if requested.
Standing by in Bergen County
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United States Army - 67-72
NJ State Captain
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vander177
Posts: 3029
Vandergrift, PA
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| 24 Jun 2008 4:19 PM |
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My condolences and prayers to the family and friends of U.S. Army National Guard Sergeant Andrew Seabrooks. I thank you for your military service and ultimate sacrifice you made for this grateful nation in keeping peace worldwide. You may be gone, but, you will never be forgotten.
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Ralph A. DeLorme, SFC, US Army, Retired
PGR Western PA Veterans Liaison
Patriot Guard Riders (#75,342), Ride Captain, Region 10, PA
American Legion Riders, Post 820, Monroeville, PA
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smidi
Posts: 589
East Meadow, NY Region 9 Nassau
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| 24 Jun 2008 4:24 PM |
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Rest In Peace Andrew. My condolences to your family and sympathies to your friends.
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S. Mitch
“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation." -- George Washington 1789
Riding in honor of my Uncle:
Irving Schultz, Private
United States Army
Company A, 335th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division
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Pinger
Posts: 2149
Lisbon, NY
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| 24 Jun 2008 4:41 PM |
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Thank you Andrew, for your service and ultimate sacrifice for the preservation of FREEDOM .......... I SALUTE YOU
My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks ............ a HERO |
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Charlie
USAF 60 - 64
USN 65 - 82
USN Retired 82
Viet Nam 71 & 73
"We need not be afraid of the future, for the future will be in our own hands. We shall need courage, energy and determination, but above all, we shall need faith-faith in ourselves, in our communities and in our country." --- Thomas E. Dewey |
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ivetret
Posts: 1811
Shermer, IL
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| 24 Jun 2008 4:59 PM |
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My deepest sympathy to the family of Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks. I appreciate all of his contributions to our country and may there be a special place for him in heaven. All gave some and some gave all. He gave his 'all' so young. I will never forget.
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“Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?”
[Eleanor Roosevelt]
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AVGAS7172
Posts: 127
Bergenfield NJ
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| 24 Jun 2008 4:59 PM |
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My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks.
Thank you Sgt. Seabrooks for your service and ultimate sacrifice defending our
country and our freedoms.
USN
69-75
"Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time
that men have died to win them"
~Franklin D. Roosevelt~
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Jasper54
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Columbus, Ohio
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| 24 Jun 2008 5:01 PM |
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| I offer my most sincere prayers and extend my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of US Army Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks, who has made the ULTIMATE SACRAFICE while fighting for our nations freedom in the Global War on Terrorism in Afghanastan. I pray that the Lord Jesus is there with you to hold you and to give you His Peace and Comfort as you bring your loved one home to be laid to rest. |
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Pepper_guy
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Lacey, WA
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| 24 Jun 2008 6:03 PM |
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My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks, New York Army National Guard / OEF. Sgt. Seabrooks, I am forever grateful for your service to our country. Your service and sacrifices will not be forgotten. You are and will remain a "TRUE AMERICAN HERO". May you Forever Rest in Peace.
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LTCAnderson12
Posts: 252
Staten Island, NY
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| 24 Jun 2008 6:34 PM |
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To the family, loved ones and friends of Sergeant Seabrooks, please accept my heartfelt condolences. I also offer my profound gratitude, respect and admiration for the professionalism, courage, commitment and selfless service he displayed while proudly serving our Nation. I pray that each of you be given the strength to make it through this most difficult time. Our fellow and beloved 101st Cavalry Warrior will never be forgotten. Rest in peace and may God bless.
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SRC Region 8 NY (NYC)
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kcreary
Posts: 184
White Plains, NY
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| 24 Jun 2008 6:42 PM |
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Peace.
Standing by in White Plains. |
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White Plains, NY
PGRNY Region 7 |
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milktoast
Posts: 2351
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 24 Jun 2008 6:49 PM |
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| My heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family and friends of Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks. Words alone cannot express my debt and gratitude for his service and sacrifice. This hero will live on in my heart forever. |
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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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nydyna88
Posts: 16
West Hempstead, LI, NY
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| 24 Jun 2008 6:53 PM |
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I would like to offer my heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks. Thank you for defending this proud nation of ours. God bless you!
Dave Kohn
Proud Patriot Guard Rider
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Calling Fox
Posts: 845
Emerson, IA
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| 24 Jun 2008 6:57 PM |
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As I get ready to write to you, the words fall away as almost meaningless because of the pain I know you feel. I know, because I have felt that pain.
Know that you are NOT alone on this difficult path. Others are there to help you: reach out and embrace them, for they are offering not only themselves, but sharing with you that little bit of the Almighty that resides in all of us. This offering/sharing is what WILL give you the strength you will need to get thru. Trust me.
Any service related death, whether accident or illness, wounds received or KIA, warrant the Gold Star for the family. Don't let anyone tell you different.
I offer you my services, such as they are. If you want to talk, feel free to get in touch with me thru the PGR messaging. I WILL return your call/message. ANYTIME!
In the meantime know that my wife's and my prayers are with you.
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Gold Star Dad
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Western Iowa Chapter ALR
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1armymom
Posts: 477
Virginia Beach, VA User Accounts Support Team
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| 24 Jun 2008 7:27 PM |
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To the family and loved ones of Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks,
It is with great sorrow that I extend my condolences upon the loss of your Hero, who gave his all in the fight for freedom, and in the defense of his brothers and our grateful nation. May God give you strength until you meet again.
Sgt. Seabrooks,
May God protect and guide your fellow warriors as they carry on without you; and bestow unto them, courage and strength to travel this most difficult path. I pray The Lord will grant your brothers the grace and perseverance to see the mission through.
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime, with intense gratitude.
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 8285
Naples, FL
Ride Captain
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| 24 Jun 2008 8:21 PM |
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My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Family and Friends of this Fallen Hero. We thank you for your sacrifice, we are a grateful nation. May your pain be tempered in the knowledge that Andrew is a True American Hero and he will Never be Forgotten.
Ride safe my Brothers and Sisters, I will be with you all in Spirit. Stand Tall, Stand Proud…An American Hero Is Coming Home.
Stand down, SGT Andrew Seabrooks, your mission is now complete, may you rest in Honored, Eternal Peace.
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Florida Ride Captain
PGRLabLuvr@patriotguard.org
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Proud Military Blue Star Mom
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In Honor of:
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In Memory of:
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frebrd
Posts: 338
Oxford County Ride Captain, Norway Maine
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| 24 Jun 2008 8:29 PM |
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Our condolences to the family and friends of Sgt Seabrooks. Your sacrifice for our freedoms
will never be forgotten. The city of Queens, NY has lost a true American Hero.
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mailman
Posts: 12909
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 24 Jun 2008 9:12 PM |
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| Deepest condolences to the family and friends of Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks. Rest In Peace Hero. |
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ROBERTRPEARMAN
Posts: 1615
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY
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| 25 Jun 2008 1:18 AM |
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| OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF OEF VETERAN SGT. ANDREW SEABROOKS NYANG. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. REST IN PEACE ANDREW. STANDING BY IN WASHINGTON HEIGHTS. ROBERT AND JUANITA |
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Shadowflyer
Posts: 47
York Pennsylvania
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| 25 Jun 2008 6:00 AM |
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Our sincerest condolences to the familiy and friends of Sgt Andrew Seabrook. May God's Grace comfort you in this time of need. Thank you Sgt for your dedication to your Country and its people. Thank you for our freedoms. Rest in Peace Soldier.
Chris and Deb Fortney
York Pa.
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papajonohio
Posts: 1496
Swanton, Ohio
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| 25 Jun 2008 6:54 AM |
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My most heartfelt condolences go out to family and friends of Andrew Seabrooks.
May your sorrow be tempered by the fact that we hold in our highest honor a true hero who answered the call to duty, performing a selfless act to serve his country. Thank You. THANK YOU.
"...for those who man the battle line, the bugle whispers low,
and freedom has a taste and price the protected never know..."
In your difficult times be mindful that Andrew has left his mark on our world and in our hearts.
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have."
- - - - - Margaret Mead
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hdhtdvr
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| 25 Jun 2008 7:47 AM |
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| My heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Sgt. Andrew Seabrooks. May he rest in peace.
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Hydroman
Posts: 34
Sag Harbor, New York
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| 25 Jun 2008 7:49 AM |
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To the family of Sgt. Seabrooks.
I am truly sorry to hear of the tragic loss of Andrew. I lost my own son, Marine Lance Corporal Jordan C. Haerter from Sag Harbor on April 22nd in Ramadi, Iraq to a VBIED so I can fully understand the devestating nature of Andrew's death. Every time I read of another casualty it is as if my heart has been broken all over again. Nobody can really ever understand the loss of a loved one in battle unless they have experienced it for themselves. Lean on your family, community, and friends to help you through this difficult period. The hole that has been ripped in your heart will never mend but as time goes by the wonderful memories that you have of him will overshadow the wrenching pain of his loss. I only wish there was something that I could do to help you through this. I will be honored to stand on the giving end of a pgr flag line along with the other members to honor the spirit and bravery of Sgt. Seabrooks if that is what you choose.....
Christian Haerter
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Another proud father of a United States Marine....KIA in Ramadi, Iraq on 4-22-2008 at the age of 19.....
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terralav
Posts: 220
Poughkeepsie, NY
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| 25 Jun 2008 8:48 AM |
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| May God Bless you and your loved ones Sgt. Seabrooks. Rest in Peace.... |
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R/C NY Region 6
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