harly69g 
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| 18 Oct 2006 10:19 AM |
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| I received your info from a fellow veteran family at my husbands wake the other day. My husband passed away on 10/7/6. They told me of the wonderful services that you provide. I am waiting for my Veterans ashes to be returned to the funeral home at which time they will contact the National Cemetery in Bourne, MA to make the arrangements. I would be so proud and grateful if the riders could attend and I know my Vet would be honored. He was a disabled Veteran. Sincerely, Maureen Kosa the proud wife of an American Veteran.
Rich ( Richcop ) will be handling all of the details, if you can attend please e-mail him at richcop@aol.com
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Justin
Justin Brashier
General Mills Inc.
Haverhill, DC
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wvhusker
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Ashland, KY
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| 18 Oct 2006 10:38 AM |
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Mr. Kosa,
Thank you for your willingness to defend the United States of America and her freedoms and interests. Your untimely death brings much sorrow and sadness to the hearts and lives of your family, friends, military brothers and sisters, each and every member of the Patriot Guard Riders, and all who truly appreciate their freedom. We are proud of your service and dedication in that which you believed in and fought for. Your mission is complete. You are truly an American hero and the world in which we live is a safer place because of your commitment to freedom. We will now proudly stand for you with honor, dignity, and respect. We pray that you will now rest peacefully in the arms of God. May He provide peace, comfort, and understanding to each life you touched.
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Tom & Kelly
Ashland, KY
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borntoride
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Oak Lawn
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| 18 Oct 2006 11:12 AM |
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| God Bless you Chuch Kosa, thank you for fighting for our freedom in America, we would be lost with out you, God Bless you and your Family and Friends, Rest in Peace. |
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eagleman
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| 18 Oct 2006 11:47 AM |
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Charles Kosa was with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 501st infantry, 101st Airborne Division (AIRMOBILE)
> served in Vietnam 1969/70 he was a member of the Delta Raiders of Vietnam Assoc. He was a wonderful husband and father and the best Grandpa ever. He was also one of the best motorcycle mechanics in the area. He was born 12/24/48 and passed 10/7/6.
These are the words of Mrs. Kosa.
My husband was a shut in, he rarely left the house, he had very bad P.T.S.D., his home was his bunker, therefore he didn't have many friends, that's why I was so happy to hear of your organization and I know you will try your best to have PGR there if you can. I appreciate your efforts. Thanks! again, Maureen
As she has said let's do our best.
Thanks
Justin
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Richcop
Posts: 464
New England Regional Captain
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| 18 Oct 2006 12:59 PM |
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Thank you Charles (Chuck) Kosa, for your service to this country.
Just to be clear this is an internment of ashes for the family and friends, The Funeral Services were already completed at a prior date.
Date is 10/20/06 and time:11:00 AM. I have spoke to the Funeral Home and we will not know which enclosure we will be at for the Service until we/they arrive. As it gets closer I will try and have a designee as you arrive at the Cemetery to direct you which location PGR is to go to. Please be there at 10:30 AM so that we can be ahead of the family. Please bring your flags.
As I have any new information it will be posted here. Again please email me if you are attending so that I can make the proper arrangments. Thank you. Rich Richcop@aol.com |
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nighthawk750
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| 18 Oct 2006 12:59 PM |
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| Is 10/20 the date and are just waiting on time? |
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Thomas Kearney
Raymond N.H.
Proud son of a member of
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smokeybones
Posts: 261
Lake Ariel,Pa
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| 18 Oct 2006 1:17 PM |
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| Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Charles Kosa |
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01deuce
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Milford, MA
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| 18 Oct 2006 3:10 PM |
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| I thank Chuck Kosa for his service. My condolences to his wife and family. |
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sheatim
Posts: 213
Middlesex/ Essex County RC Stoneham, MA
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| 18 Oct 2006 3:50 PM |
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| Rest in peace Chuck Kosa. I will not be able to make this one but send my condolences to his family and friends. God bless you and thank you for your service. |
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This great Country was not founded on what the citizens cannot do, but what we can do.
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capemar52
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Dover, NH / Cape Cod
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| 18 Oct 2006 5:25 PM |
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Rest In Peace Chuck,your in good hands now. My Condolences to the friends and family of Chuck Kosa.
IRISH
Dover NH/CapeCod
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shovelhead85
Posts: 216
corry,pa
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| 18 Oct 2006 6:47 PM |
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My Deepest condolences to the family and friends of Charles Kosa, Welcome Home Vietnam Vet, You Will Not Be Forgotten. Unable to make this mission and i am sorry.
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JackTWardJr
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Pembroke NH
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| 18 Oct 2006 7:14 PM |
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Although I can't make it, I will keep you in prayer Chuck, You have returned home may the Fanfare you receive there be more than that you received here.
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Rev. Jack T. Ward, Jr
The Bugler
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SPADE
Posts: 309
RI
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| 18 Oct 2006 7:39 PM |
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Rest in Peace Warrior. The fight is over.
I will not be able to make this mission, but will take a moment out of my day Friday to remember you.
My condolences to your caring family.
SPADE
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Master Sergeant James E. Smith, Commo SGT, TUSLOG DET 67,Turkey. Gunned down by a Kurdish terrorist faction in Istanbul December 1979
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seawater508
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Bourne, Mass.
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| 18 Oct 2006 8:13 PM |
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This is my first reply, and I hope I do it right.
I will be very proud to Honor this fellow Vietnam Veteran and escourt him to his resting place.
Charlie
seawater
Bourne, Massachusetts
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v8eyedoc
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| 19 Oct 2006 5:49 AM |
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To the family of a true American hero. Charles (Chuck) Kosa, my heartfelt sympathies and condolances go out to you.. Chuck is no longer a shut-in....and has nothing to fear now.as he is at peace with himself and God......and..dancing with the angels.
R.I.P.
Ken Kublin (v8eyedoc) Plainville,MA.
I will be there to honor you......... and thanks, Chuck..... |
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adccop
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Tonopah, Arizona
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| 19 Oct 2006 6:21 AM |
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To the family and friends of Charles Kosa I offer my condolences and deepest sympathy for your loss.
To Chuck,
Welcome Home Brother! You can stand down your mission here is complete. Those comrades in arms that have preceded you are preparaing for your final welcome home. Thanks for your service and ride with the wind. Pegs down for an American Hero. |
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adccop
Viet Nam 67-69
Riding in Memory of My Hero Natalie
"It's Never Too Late To Say Welcome Home"
One more in the mission to ensure that our Warriors know they are supported and Never Again treated with disdain.
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Granny Red
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Paradise, TX
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| 19 Oct 2006 7:32 AM |
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| Our most sincere condolences to the family of Chuck Kosa. He had friends he didn't know...all combat vets share a deep friendship...whether they have met or not. |
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Granny Red
Wife of USAF Vietnam Vet 68-69,
Volunteer Fire Fighter,
and PGR Chip (Dragonmaster) Foster
In loving memory of our son, Kirk Foster 1966-2003
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bosky
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st. joseph, MO
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| 19 Oct 2006 1:07 PM |
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| my deepest condolences to the family of Charles Kosa. May the Good Lord grant you peace at this difficult time. |
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Krista in MA
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MA
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| 19 Oct 2006 2:44 PM |
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| I am sorry that I can not be there to pay my respects. To the family and friends of Mr. Kosa, please know that you have my sincere condolences, and you will be in my thoughts tomorrow. Charles Kosa, a husband, father, grandpa, friend, and United States Veteran. You have my thanks and respect. Welcome Home! |
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"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." ~Martin Luther King. Jr.
"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn
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Richcop
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New England Regional Captain
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| 19 Oct 2006 3:15 PM |
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Mission Details: Friday 10/20/06 at Bourne National Cemetery entrance. I will get the information as I arrive to which Shelter we are going to form up at. Be at the main road entering the cemetery at 10:30 AM (off to the right before the stop sign). The services are at 11:00 AM.
Connery Avenue
Bourne, MA 02532
Phone: 508 563 7113
Fax: 508 564 9946
Cemetery is equal distance from Logan Airport, Boston, Mass., and T. F. Green Airport, Providence R.I. From Logan Airport, take the Sumner Tunnel to Interstate 93 south. Follow I-93 south to Interstate 24 south. Follow I-24 south and exit on Interstate 495 south, which continues, into Route 25 east. Go over the Bourne Bridge - at base of bridge there is a rotary - go ½ way around rotary onto Route 28 south toward Falmouth. Continue on Route 28 south approximately four miles to a second rotary. Go ¾ way around the rotary you will see the sign leading to Massachusetts Military Reservation. Exit the rotary at this point. Entrance to cemetery is approximately ½ mile from the rotary. From T. F. Green airport take I-95 North to Providence and then exit on I-195 east. Follow I-195 east and exit on 25 east (follow signs to Cape Cod). Go over the Bourne Bridge then follow directions above.
Just to be clear this is an internment of ashes for the family and friends, The Funeral Services were already completed at a prior date.
Date is 10/20/06 and time:11:00 AM. I have spoke to the Funeral Home and we will not know which enclosure we will be at for the Service until we/they arrive. As it gets closer I will try and have a designee as you arrive at the Cemetery to direct you which location PGR is to go to. Please be there at 10:30 AM so that we can be ahead of the family. Please bring your flags.
As I have any new information it will be posted here. Again please email me if you are attending so that I can make the proper arrangments. Thank you. Rich Richcop@aol.com |
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pops057
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| 19 Oct 2006 5:01 PM |
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My sincere condolences to brother Kosa's family and friends. Wish I could be there, but I will have a moment of silence tomorrow in his memory.
Welcome home fellow vet, "go rest high on that mountain."
Gerald "Pops" Reneau
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czeslawb
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| 19 Oct 2006 5:15 PM |
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| You did hang tight,now rest easy brother.-Hunter zero one |
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JUNGLEJIM70
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| 19 Oct 2006 5:56 PM |
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My sincere condolences go out to the family of this warrior. I didn't know Charles but we were in Vietnam at the same time. As a fellow Vietnam vet and a proud member of the 101st. I salute this Hero for all he did for this country and for all the torment he went through when he returned home. I can relate to all his pain. Even though the war is over the memories of it follow us to the grave. Maureen, I pray that the Lord will comfort you during this time and I know Charles is looking down on us now with no more pain. Even though I cannot attend this brothers funeral you all will be in my prayers.
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dlmiv
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| 19 Oct 2006 7:30 PM |
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My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Chuck Kosa. May God bless him, his family, and all our soldiers.
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Onefinerott
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Elgin, Oklahoma
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| 19 Oct 2006 7:59 PM |
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| My deepest condolences to the family of Mr. Kosa. May you Rest In Peace. Thank you for taking care of this great nation while serving her. |
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