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harly69g 
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| 16 Jul 2008 12:52 PM |
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updated 23 July 08 1430 CDT big rock
Aloha Brothers and Sisters,
1LT Jonathan P. Brostrom, 24, of 'Aiea, was one of nine soldiers whom paid the ultimate sacrifice recently in Afghanistan.
We have been asked by his family to provide services at his Memorial on Thursday, July 24th. I realize this is a SHORT NOTICE Mission (as usual), but it would mean a great deal to his family to have us there. Please try to make arrangements to attend if possible. Everyone is welcome; two wheels or four!
Services: 24 Jul 08
Holy Family Parish
820 Main Street
Honolulu, HI
(between Hickam and the airport)
Staging:
Fleet Reserve Association
Intersection of Nimitz Hwy and Valkenburgh St
Stage: 8:00am (promptly please)
We have been asked to accompany 1LT Brostrom as he is transferred into the Chapel at 8:30am, and then provide an escort to the Veteran's laceName w:st="on">MemoriallaceName> laceType w:st="on">CemeterylaceType> in Kaneohe for services at 11:00am.
Please let me know if you're able to attend. If you have any additional questions or concerns please call me.
Thank you for your continued support of our nation's patriots.
Mahalo and Aloha,
William "Wolfman" Gass
laceName w:st="on">HawaiilaceName> laceType w:st="on">StatelaceType> Captain
Patriot Guard Riders
wolfman@lava.net
808.741.5408
Vietnam Vets/Legacy Vets MC
Chapter A, Hawaii
Ride fast, ride safe!
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DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of nine soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died of wounds suffered when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.
Killed were:
1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, 24, of Hawaii.
Sgt. Israel Garcia, 24, of Long Beach, Calif.
Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers, 24, of Snellville, Ga.
Cpl. Jason M. Bogar, 25, of Seattle, Wash.
Cpl. Jason D. Hovater, 24, of Clinton, Tenn.
Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips, 27, of Jasper, Ga.
Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey, 22, of Haw River, N.C.
Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling, 20, of Florissant, Mo.
Pfc. Sergio S. Abad, 21, of Morganfield, Ky.
For more information media may contact the Southern European Task Force public affairs office at 011-39-0444-71-7011/-8020, or after hours at (328) 733-2167. | |
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In Memory: Terri L. Newman 11/64 - 7/05
In Memory: Caleb S. Newman 12/07 - 12/07
In Memory: Ed "oldiron" Barrett 10/07
harly69g@gmail.com
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President Board of Directors
Patriot Guard Riders of Kentucky, Inc.
"Kentucky Rides With Respect"
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
Vince Lombardi
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mlmsan
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Loganville, Georgia 30052
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| 16 Jul 2008 1:09 PM |
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My sincere condolences to the Family and Friends of 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, US Army, Veteran. I pray God will give you comfort in your time of sorrow. I am grateful for 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom's, service to our Great Nation and greatly appreciate Him for my freedom. 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, You are a true American Hero and will not be forgotten. Stand down Soldier, Your mission is complete. Job Well Done. May our Heavenly Father welcome You home to rest.
Know You Are Loved
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Larry "Sir Bear" Sanderson
Georgia Mentor Team
770-500-6895
U.S Navy Vietnam - 66/67
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA 42
Blue Star Dad
Patriot Guard Rider
VFW Post 5290, Conyers
GVVA Post 5,Conyers
Cell 770-500-6895
GEORGIA PGR
Part of It
Proud of It
Ridding In Memory of my Father, PO1 Weldon A. Sanderson, WWII USN, Pacific Fleet. And in Honor of my Son, SSGT Michael W. Sanderson, Gulf, 2x Iraq, U.S. Army serving this Nation Proudly in Mt. Sinai, Egypt. |
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vander177
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Vandergrift, PA
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| 16 Jul 2008 1:24 PM |
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My condolences and prayers to the family and friends of U.S. Army First Lieutenant Jonathan P. Brostrom. I thank you for your military service, leadership 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
GWRRA member - PA Chapter U
DAV Life Member
Riding in memory of Herbert Weltz - US Army - KIA 03-25-68
Riding in memory of our grandson Randy C. DeLorme - April 1986 - December 2001
ALL GAVE SOME - SOME GAVE ALL |
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papajonohio
Posts: 1166
Swanton, Ohio
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| 16 Jul 2008 1:58 PM |
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My heartfelt condolences go out to family and friends of 1st. Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom.
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...
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dlinjerdal
Posts: 1905
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| 16 Jul 2008 2:02 PM |
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| May God Bless and hold close the friends and family of 1st. Lt. Brostrom in this most difficult time we are so sorry for your loss we will never forget you Jonathan we will always have you in our hearts and forever be grateful to you for our freedom rest well our hero you are with God now. |
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mailman
Posts: 12208
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 16 Jul 2008 2:09 PM |
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| Deepest condolences to the family and friends of 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom. Rest In Peace Sir. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
"mailman"
US Army 1970 - 1972 |
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satyr
Posts: 3686
Raleigh, NC
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| 16 Jul 2008 2:22 PM |
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I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of 1st Lt Jonathan P. Brostrom. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Thank you for standing for our country and defending our freedom Jonathan. Rest in peace sir. 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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sdoise
Posts: 3537
Kinder, La.
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| 16 Jul 2008 2:25 PM |
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I convey my heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of 1st Lt. Jonathon P. Brostrom and my sincere appreciation of his military service and ultimate sacrifice to preserve our way of life. May he rest in 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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Jeff Carr
Posts: 210
Simpsonville S.C.
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| 16 Jul 2008 2:39 PM |
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| My condolences to family and friends of 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, You are in our thoughts and prayers. May god give you strength in these difficult times. Jonathan I thank you for your service you are a HERO and will be rememberd for all time God Bless. |
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Lisajan
Posts: 1260
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| 16 Jul 2008 3:04 PM |
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Lisa (Lisajan) Hinson
AKA Chop and or Sassy
There is good and bad in everything...swany
SSG Paul "swany" Swanson
Freedom Isn't Free....Just Ask Any Soldier, Any Marine, Any Airman, Any Sailor....
www.anysoldier.com
Non nobis solum nati sumus....Not for ourselves only are we born |
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1armymom
Posts: 400
Virginia Beach, VA User Accounts Support Team
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| 16 Jul 2008 3:11 PM |
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To the family and loved ones of 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom,
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.
1st Lt. Brostrom,
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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Honor Our Armed Services, Pay It Forward!
Proud Mom of U.S. Army SSG Worrell, 202 BSB 4B/2ID Stryker Brigade Combat Team
2 Time Blue Star Mom ~ OIF
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DAR, Blue Star Moms, PGR District 5 'Hampton Roads'
"Who kept the faith and fought the fight;
The glory theirs, the duty ours."
~Wallace Bruce
"For the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions, but there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them, graven not on stone but in the hearts of men." ~Pericles (c. 600 B.C.)
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Uffda
Posts: 9873
Wonder Lake, IL
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| 16 Jul 2008 3:23 PM |
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Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of
1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom. May God help you though this difficult time and sorrow. Know
your son was and is a Hero to us all. Our thoughts and prayers are with
you always. He will never be forgotten.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms, Jonathan.
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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CarolineWM
Posts: 94
Topsail Island, NC
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| 16 Jul 2008 4:40 PM |
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| My family and I offer our sincere condolences to the family and friends of 1st Lt. Jonathan Brostrom. |
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milktoast
Posts: 2208
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 16 Jul 2008 6:35 PM |
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| My heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family and friends of 1st Lt. Jonathan Brostrom. 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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JohnM141
Posts: 251
Coventry, RI
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| 16 Jul 2008 7:36 PM |
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| It is with heartfelt regrets that I write to express my profound sympathies and deepest condolences to your family for the tragic loss of 1st Lt. Jonathan Brostrom. My thoughts and prayers are with Jon's family during this difficult time. You have my deepest sympathy. Your grief we share and your loss is America's loss. I pray Our Lord and Savior will give you His peace.
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John,
Rhode Island PGR
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".. let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan-to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."
- Abraham Lincoln
Second Inaugural Address March 4, 1865 |
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JohnM141
Posts: 251
Coventry, RI
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| 16 Jul 2008 7:36 PM |
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| It is with heartfelt regrets that I write to express my profound sympathies and deepest condolences to your family for the tragic loss of 1st Lt. Jonathan Brostrom. My thoughts and prayers are with Jon's family during this difficult time. You have my deepest sympathy. Your grief we share and your loss is America's loss. I pray Our Lord and Savior will give you His peace.
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John,
Rhode Island PGR
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".. let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan-to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."
- Abraham Lincoln
Second Inaugural Address March 4, 1865 |
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oldmanneighbors
Posts: 59
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| 16 Jul 2008 7:46 PM |
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May condolences to the family and friends of Lt. Brostrum.
Makalo, Sir
E Hawai’I e ku’u one hânau ê Hawai’i
Ku’u home kulaiwi nei
‘Oli nô au i nâ pono lani ou
E Hawai’i Aloha ê
E hau ’oli e nâ ‘ôpio o Hawai'i nei ‘Ili
`Oli ê! `Oli ê!
Mai nâ aheahe makani e pâ mai nei
Mau ke Aloha nô Hawai`i
`Oli ê! `Oli ê!
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Calling Fox
Posts: 763
Emerson, IA
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| 16 Jul 2008 7:47 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, on or off duty, 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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Jim Kearney Jr
Gold Star Dad
TSGT USAF/ANG (Ret) Vietnam Era
Western Iowa Chapter ALR
"Nothing is more devisive than the hyphen."
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Pepper_guy
Posts: 5206
Lacey, WA
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| 16 Jul 2008 7:49 PM |
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My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of 1Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, U.S. Army Airborne / OEF. 1Lt. Brostrom, 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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173rdairborneMOM
Posts: 80
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| 16 Jul 2008 9:04 PM |
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My deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of 1stLt. Jonathan Brostrom.
Jonathan THANK YOU for your service. |
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690MedCo
Posts: 4050
Huntington Beach, CA
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| 16 Jul 2008 9:57 PM |
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| Thank you 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom 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. |
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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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custer7thcav
Posts: 5705
Hillsboro, Ohio
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| 16 Jul 2008 10:18 PM |
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| My deepest sympathy and sincere condolences to the family and friends of 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom. Thank you, sir, for your service and dedication. God bless you, and be with your family during this very 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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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 8034
Bonita Springs, FL
Ride Captain
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| 17 Jul 2008 5:30 AM |
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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 Jonathan 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, 1LT Jonathan P. Brostrom, your mission is now complete, may you rest in Honored, Eternal Peace.
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Joan "PGRLabLuvr" Colosimo
Florida Ride Captain
PGRLabLuvr@patriotguard.org
239.250.0015
Proud USAF Blue Star Mom
TSgt Jennifer and her husband, TSgt Mark McIntosh
Proud Grandma of AF Brat Emma Marie McIntosh
Standing the Flagline in Memory of:
Ed "oldiron6" Barrett
Jack "jacklok" Loken, Jr.
Mike "deltoid79" Bland
Tom "Flaman2u" Rowell
Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
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GARYCOLUMBIA
Posts: 840
Vancouver, WA
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| 17 Jul 2008 7:49 AM |
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| To the family and friends of 1st Lt Jonathan Brostrom, Marilyn and I wish to extend our deepest sympathies. We pray that the Lord will be with you and grant you Peace during these times.
If invited the Patriot Guard Riders will be Proud to stand and Honor this Great American Hero. |
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This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
--Elmer Davis
Gary Everett
USAF A1C
1964-1968
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RDWinters
Posts: 427
Wilson,NC
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| 17 Jul 2008 7:57 AM |
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| Our sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of 1st. Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this difficult time. May God bring you comfort and peace. Thank you 1LT Brostrom for your courage, dedication,leadership and sacrifices. Thank you for standing guard for our freedoms and those of others around the world. You will not be forgotten. God Bless you. Rest easy Brother. |
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"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13
De Oppresso Liber
R.D. and Kay Winters
U.S. Army (Ret) 1978-1998
Special Forces Assn Decade
American Legion
VFW
PGR
Blue Knights NC IX
www.myspace.com/kaynrick_hd
In Memory of:
L/Cpl Ronald Wayne Shields, P-39E/L-21, SVN, 13 Feb 68 (Uncle)
SFC Jonathan Tessar, Iraqi Freedom, 31 Oct 05 (Teammate, Friend, Brother)
James Kenneth Sinclair, Veteran, Motorcycle Accident, 16 Apr 04 (Kay's Dad)
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
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