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01deuce

Posts: 513
Milford, MA

31 Oct 2006 11:15 AM	Alert
More details will be posted to this thread. Please note the following from GySgt Walz: FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION October 31, 2006 MARINES TO HOLD MEMORIAL CEREMONY FOR 11 KILLED IN ACTION Boston, Mass. - Members of the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines will gather at the Boston Convention Center on Friday, November 3, 2006 at 2 pm to honor the ten Marines and one Navy Corpsmen who were killed in action during the recent seven month deployment to Fallujah, Iraq. This event will be hosted by the unit and attended by the families and loved ones of the fallen. Local veterans groups and supporters are encouraged to attend as well. The eleven fallen warriors are listed below: Date of Death Rank and Name Hometown 1 Oct 06 LCpl Christopher B. Cosgrove Cedar Knolls, NJ 4 Sep 06 LCpl Eric P. Valdepeñas Seekonk, Mass. 4 Sep 06 HM2 Christopher G. Walsh Overland, Kan. 4 Sep 06 Cpl Jared M. Shoemaker Tulsa, Okla. 25 Aug 06 Cpl Jordan C. Pierson Milford, Conn. 16 Aug 06 Captain John J. McKenna IV Brooklyn, NY 16 Aug 06 LCpl Michael D. Glover Garden City, NY 3 Aug 06 LCpl Kurt E. Dechen Springfield, VT 25 Jun 06 Cpl Paul "Nick" King Tyngsboro, Mass. 5 May 06 Sgt Matthew J. Fenton Little Ferry, NJ 3 May 06 Captain Brian S. Letendre Woodbridge, Vir.

Jim Boland State Captain Massachusetts IX XI NEVER FORGET "Paying respect to our country's honored dead means that much to me. Without them we would not have a country." The Lone Bugler - Richard Pinter MSGT USA, RET

oldscol

Posts: 64
RIDE CAPTAIN HOTH:TOGUS-VAMC ALR Charter Member Rockland Post #1

01 Nov 2006 2:31 PM	Alert
Is anyone from Maine going ,I am willing would be nice to have some company.Anyone from N.H. going,could hook up on 95 side for trip into Boston.I met the 1/25 when they came home to Maine last week.Looked like kids ,but everyone was a Marine...Semper Fi pushboats

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing! Vince Lombardi Proud father of Army Sgt.with 44th combat engineers, 2nd I.D. deployed in Iraq 2004,2006 Proud uncle of nephew who is anArmy M.P. deployed to the sand box.2007-2008 Doing what I do in Memory of SSgt Keith Maupin Army.CAPTURED IRAQ 2004 / Baghdad Region Status: POW/ KIA

01deuce

Posts: 513
Milford, MA

01 Nov 2006 4:11 PM	Alert
The ceremonies will take place at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210. Staging will be in the parking lot located at the Center. The parking lot entrance is located between the Center and the Westin Hotel. If you are coming east on Summer street from downtown Boston (Route 93) you will go by the Center and make an immediate right at the Westin; after entering stay on the right, go down the ramp on your right and the parking lot is on your left. The parking fee is $10.00; I could not get it waived. Due to the different directions from the north, south and west, please do a Mapquest search for directions from your location to the Center address. We are staging here due to safety; it would be impossible to move a group of bikes and cages through downtown Boston to this location. We will form up in the parking lot in the area directly behind the cashier's booth. We will either take the shuttle bus or walk to the ceremonies. It is up to the individual RCs to post meeting points for their areas but please keep the safety issue in mind as this area is extremely congested. I would advise all cages to go directly to the Center and not travel with the bikes. RIDE CAPTAIN: Justin Brashier, MA State Captain ASSISTANT RC: Attenting MA Ride Captains STAGING TIME: 1:15 - 1:30 PLEASE BRING LARGE FLAGS If you have any questions or concerns please email me jim.boland@gapac.com

Jim Boland State Captain Massachusetts IX XI NEVER FORGET "Paying respect to our country's honored dead means that much to me. Without them we would not have a country." The Lone Bugler - Richard Pinter MSGT USA, RET

SPADE

Posts: 327
RI

02 Nov 2006 1:52 PM	Alert
Almost had the time off from work, but something came up. I hate to miss this one - familliar names on that roster. God bless them and 1/25 Marines! RIDE SAFE! SPADE

Riding in memory of SSG Ken Gentry (Gunner, Track Alpha Two Four) and SGT Ed Kutz (Gunner, Track Alpha Two Two), Alpha (Apache) Troop, 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry (Divisional Cavalry, 3d Armored Division), Killed in Action by friendly fire during the Battle of Phase Line Bullet, Operation Desert Storm, 26 February, 1991. Master Sergeant James E. Smith, Commo SGT, TUSLOG DET 67,Turkey. Gunned down by a Kurdish terrorist faction in Istanbul December 1979 John Westlake SFC, U.S. Army Infantry, Ret (77-98) CVMA

Nonni

Posts: 300
Hampstead, NH

06 Nov 2006 2:40 PM	Alert
Jim, Thanks for the invite on this one. I'm so glad I didn't miss it. It was an unbelieveable honor to be a part of the 1/25's memorial for their fallen brothers. It was something to witness as the Marines said goodbye. A ritual normally held in the desert that none of us back home see. The accustics in that room as the bagpipes played and the drums roared just rumbled across the ceiling. At first the drums sounded like incoming it was so loud. Was I the only one who jumped? I don't think there was a dry eye in the building as the roll call was done. "Cpl King" "CPL KING" "Cpl Paul N. King", "Cpt McKenna" CPT MCKENNA" "Cpt John J. McKenna"......... A list of names familiar to all of us. I was humbled to be given the honor to kneel before the helmet, gun and boot display to pay my final respect. To the 1-25 Marines; your fallen brothers will not be forgotten and will remain in our hearts forever. To the wounded of 1-25 who made the journey Friday, I wish you a speedy recovery. Hugs from NH, Nonni

Arline Grant USAF Veteran (1983-1991) Riding in honor of Hampstead's Fallen Heroes: PFC Matthew Bertolino and Capt Jonathan Grassbaugh "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it"

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