harly69g 
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PRELIMINARY ITINERARY INFORMATION
Visitation services for Joshua will be Thursday, September 7, from 1800-2100 at Fisher's Funeral Home, 590 East Main St., Pomeroy, OH. We have NOT been asked to attend the visitation. Anyone having a desire to do so will be doing so simply to pay respects, not as the PGR.
Services are scheduled for 1100 on Friday, September 8, also at Fisher's Funeral Home with interment to follow in Beech Grove Cemetery, Pomeroy, OH. I am awaiting a return call from the funeral director as to the family's wishes on providing escort to the cemetery.
We will be staging @ 0915 at a location to be determined later today. Ride briefing and departure will be NLT 0945 so as to allow our arrival by 1000. Boccie is currently scouting the area to find a suitable location. Watch this thread for final details later this afternoon.
For those unfamiliar with the area, Pomeroy is a very small community with Main Street being located right along the Ohio River on SR 833. If possible, we would like to have an approximate number of members that plan on attending the services. Please either post here or send me an e-mail indicating your intentions to be here.
Concise directions to Pomeroy will be posted along with final staging information.
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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
Joe Cumblidge
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Upper Ohio Valley HOG Chapter
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THIS IS NOW A CONFIRMED MISSION
I just finished speaking with Joshua's wife and she has told me that she would like us to attend the services. Joshua has not yet been returned to the US and no dates are set for the services at this time. I am working to get an RC for this mission and will post more information as soon as it becomes available.
God bless the Jones family and comfort them in this time of loss and sadness. Their hero and ours has fallen in the defense of freedom, now let us honor him and support them. |
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NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense
No. 836-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 29, 2006
Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132
Public/Industry(703) 428-0711
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Joshua D. Jones, 24, of Pomeroy, Ohio, died Aug 27, in Baghdad, Iraq, of
injuries suffered when his HMMWV came in contact with enemy forces using small
arms fire during combat operations.Jones was assigned to the 3rd Battalion,
67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood,
Texas.
Media with questions about this soldier can contact the 4th Infantry Division
Public Affairs Office at (254) 291-2591.
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In Memory: Terri L. Newman 11/64 - 07/05
In Memory: Caleb S. Newman 12/07
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ndtazman
Posts: 369
Grand Forks, North Dakota.
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| 29 Aug 2006 5:09 PM |
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| God bless this Hero, Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Spc. Jones. Rest in Peace soldier. You will not be forgotten, and remembered in our hearts for your unselfishness protecting this great country. |
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StarShip
Posts: 264
Florida's SunCoast
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| 29 Aug 2006 5:11 PM |
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Our deepest sympaties to the family and loved ones of Spc. Joshua D. Jones.
Words will not comfort you at this time but know that your loved one is being prayed for.
His sacrifice, in the cause of freedom, will not go un-noticed.
May the Lord comfort you and grant you peace.
Spc. Jones, we thank you for your service.
Rest in peace, you mission has been completed.
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Just a Member
Tell Me Where To Go
Show Me Where To Stand
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jif48
Posts: 402
Marysville Ohio
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| 29 Aug 2006 5:16 PM |
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends
of Joshua. Please know he will not be forgotten.
Spc. Joshua D. Jones, your service and sacrifice will always be
remembered. As God holds you close now, rest easy.
Butch
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Respect for the military has sometimes been lost. This should not happen again....ever.
The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.
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louann
Posts: 1550
Peoria, Arizona
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| 29 Aug 2006 5:25 PM |
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To the family and friends of Spc. Joshua Jones we send our deepest condolences and prayers on behalf of the Patriot Guard Riders in Arizona. You are in our hearts at this time of deep sorrow.
Spc. Joshua Jones, your mission now complete and ours will be to honor an American Hero. Rest now young soldier, you have given your all and we thank you.
We send our hearts to ride with our brothers and sisters in Ohio.
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Louann Thomas
National Captain
We of our own selves do nothing, for even in loving it is love that loves thru us. |
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flhtci_jim
Posts: 790
Poway, CA
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| 29 Aug 2006 5:33 PM |
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Our condolences to the family and friends of Spc Jones. Your service and your sacrifice will not be forgotten.
Remembering and honoring Joshua and all of our fallen heroes in Poway, California |
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Jim McKown
USAF 1975 - 1981
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Freebirdsnsc
Posts: 1073
Freebirds, SC Hoth Coordinator, Whitmire, SC
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| 29 Aug 2006 5:48 PM |
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| My deepest heartfelt condolences to the family of Spc. Jones........you are in my prayers and thoughts....May God give you comfort as only HE can during this very difficult time.. |
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Melissa ( Missy ) Stevens
Freebirds, the redhead, defective weeble
SC HOTH COORDINATOR
WHY ARE YOU A PATRIOT GUARD RIDER?
Riding in memory of my dad Ronald C Thomas
freebirdsnsc@yahoo.com
myspace.com/freebirdsnsc
Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
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JWG
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| 29 Aug 2006 6:05 PM |
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God Bless you Spc. Joshua D. Jones.
Many young men and women do not choose to take up such an honorable duty and give your life for the freedoms of others. Many people consider Superman, Spiderman, Whatever-man.. but YOU, my brother, are a TRUE HERO to me and everyone else who appreciates the freedom men and women like you allow us to have.
My condolences to the family and friends of Spc. Joshua D. Jones. Please know in these hard times, he made the ultimate sacrifice, and that is something that is to be proud of, and to remember him with a smile and tears of rememberance of the good times and what a honorable young man he was and will always be. Please know that we are here for you, and that you are all in our thoughts and prayers.
STAY STRONG.
God Bless you.
Signed,
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Russ
Posts: 467
Morrow, OH
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| 29 Aug 2006 6:34 PM |
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Russ Sears
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rjwheaton
Posts: 288
Santa Cruz, California (Northern California)
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| 29 Aug 2006 7:46 PM |
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Thank you Spc. Jones for your service, and for your sacrifice. We pray that your family, loved ones, and friends will receive God's comfort during this difficult time.
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theengineer
Posts: 137
Carroll, Oh.
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| 29 Aug 2006 9:38 PM |
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 8703
Naples, FL
Senior Ride Captain
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| 30 Aug 2006 4:01 AM |
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| My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Family and Friends of SPC Joshua D. Jones. |
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Joan "PGRLabLuvr" Colosimo
Florida Senior Ride Captain
Proud Military Blue Star Mom
USAF - TSgt Jennifer and her husband, TSgt Mark McIntosh - Kadena
USAR - SGT Dominic Sutherland - WOCS Ft. Rucker
Standing the Flagline...
In Honor of:
SP4 L. Gary Grassi - 4th Infantry Division - Kontum, South Vietnam - 05 FEB 1968 - 37/35
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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ron1ok
Posts: 605
Triadelphia WV
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| 30 Aug 2006 4:02 AM |
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Spc. Jones,
Your ultimate sacrifice will not go unnoticed. Thank you for your service. May God bless your family with healing and comfort in this difficult time.
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WV ASC North
WV RC
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ultraclassic
Posts: 2024
Proctor, WV
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| 30 Aug 2006 5:39 AM |
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My heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Spc Jones. May God's mercy and comforting love lead through this most sorrowful time. Take comfort in the knowledge that Joshua made the supreme sacrifice, not only for his family, but for everyone living in this great country. He is now sitting with God, watching over all of you, still. Know that over 51,000 Patriot Guard Riders are at the ready, in body and spirit, to show honor and respect to Joshua.
Stand at ease Joshua. Your mission on this earth has been completed. May you rest in everlasting peace, taking comfort in the knowledge your sacrifice has not gone un-noticed. We salute you soldier! Mere words cannot express our gratitude for your service to America.
Awaiting confirmation of this mission in West Virginia. Will attend when word is received.
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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
Joe Cumblidge
West Virginia State Captain
UOV HOG Chapter
RM1 USCG 1969-78
(304) 455-4036 - Home
(304) 588-1278 - Cell
www.wvpatriotguard.org
In Memory of the crew of HU16E CGNR 2123, lost on SAR mission off Corpus Christi, TX on 21 September 1973:
LCDR Francis W. Miller (CG Aviator #1164)
LTJG Jerald M. Mack (CG Aviator #1567)
AD1 Harold D. Brown, Jr.
AM2 Benjamin R. Gaskins, Jr.
AT2 John F. Harrison
AT2 John P. Pledger
Montani semper liberi (Mountaineers are always free)
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WV Bear
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RC Central, Charleston, WV
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| 30 Aug 2006 5:57 AM |
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Condolences to the family and friends of Spec. Jones. Your sacrifice will not go unnoticed.
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mum2shadow
Posts: 259
Cage Captain- Sumner, Maine
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| 30 Aug 2006 6:21 AM |
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To the Jones Family,
On behalf of the PGR members from the State of Maine, our deepest sympathies for your loss. May God hold you under his wing and comfort you during this time.
Spc Jones,
Thank you for your sacrifice, you will not be forgotten
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OUR DEBT TO THE HEROIC MEN AND VALIANT WOMEN IN THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY CAN NEVER BE REPAID, THEY HAVE EARNED OUR UNDYING GRATITUDE. AMERICA WILL NEVER FORGET THEIR SACRIFICES.
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CAJUN
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| 30 Aug 2006 6:51 AM |
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| My condolences to the family and friends of this warrior. Thanks for your service. |
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Pittman
Posts: 27
Proctorville, OH
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| 30 Aug 2006 7:14 AM |
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My condolences to the family and friends of Spc. Joshua D. Jones. Thank you Spc. Joshua D. Jones, you have completed you mission. Rest in peace.
Awaiting conformation of mission. |
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cjw
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Moon Twp Pa.
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| 30 Aug 2006 7:26 AM |
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| My condolences to SPC Joshua Jones and his family. My god bless you all. |
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SARGE007
Posts: 181
Ohio Ride Captain Toledo, Ohio
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| 30 Aug 2006 7:31 AM |
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My condolence to Spc. Jones & family
Go Bless
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I WILL ALWAYS PLACE THE MISSION FIRST
I WILL NEVER ACCEPT DEFEAT
I WILL NEVER QUIT
I WILL NEVER LEAVE A FALLEN COMRADE
US ARMY 1989-1996 / DESERT STORM VETERAN
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PROUD VFW POST 11115 MEMBER |
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sfcski
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Uniontown, ohio
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| 30 Aug 2006 10:43 AM |
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My condolence to the family of SPC Jones. god bless
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There is no price for freedom
just brave men and women
willing to stand up for it.
Only two people are willing to give their life for you
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charioteer
Posts: 41
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| 30 Aug 2006 11:36 AM |
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To our hero Spc Joshua D. Jones, may you rest in peace for your mission is complete. To the family and friends of this hero, may God bless and comfort you during this time of sadness and sorrow. Spc Joshua D. Jones will not be forgotten. May God bless the United States of America.
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jbayha
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Athens, OH
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| 30 Aug 2006 11:46 AM |
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| May God blees Spc Joshua D. Jones' family & friends in this, their hour of loss......Joshua's mission on this earth is complete, and we will show our respect as requested......Standing by in Athens...... |
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mskatj
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| 30 Aug 2006 2:22 PM |
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HI, My name is Kathy Jones and Joshua D Jones is my nephew by marriage. My husband Rick and I, on behalf of the entire family, would like to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for your wonderful words of comfort and support. It is so very very sad. He just found out the day before that he was going to be a father again (2nd child).
Josh was a great guy and we will all miss him more that words can say. This is a wonderful board and I can't speak for anyone else that you have responded to , but you have helped us in this difficult time and I can only imagine how much you have helped others.
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Russ
Posts: 467
Morrow, OH
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| 30 Aug 2006 2:37 PM |
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Kathy,
Your thanks are appreciated but completely unnecessary, We are honored and privileged to be able to stand in support of your family and the families of our other fallen defenders. It is you and your family that deserve the thanks for the sacrifice you have made to defend our freedom and way of life.
I am currently working to contact your famlily via the Army CAO and hope we will be invited to conduct a mission of respect in Joshua's memory. Know that the PGR is with your family and sends out its collective thoughts and prayers in hope that you will find some small comfort in knowing of our gratitude and the respect we share for Joshua's service and sacrifice.
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