Schmidtrock 
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Huntsville, AL
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| 17 Apr 2006 11:59 AM |
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325-06
April 17, 2006 |
DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl.
Derrick J.
Cothran, 21, of Avondale, La.
Cpl.
Pablo V.
Mayorga, 33, of Margate, Fla.
Lance Cpl.
Justin D.
Sims, 22, of Covington, Ky.
Pfc.
Ryan G.
Winslow, 19, of Jefferson, Ala.
All four Marines died April 15 when their HMMWV struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Cothran, Mayorga, and Winslow were all assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Sims was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Media with questions about these Marines can call the 2nd Marine Division Public Affairs Office at (910) 451-9033. |
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Schmidtrock
American Legion Rider Post #8
Riding with Respect
"Look back, but don't stare."
Riding IN HONOR OF Mike "Deltoid" Bland..."It's all good"
<--------------------------> RIP Deltoid I miss you
John "SmokyMtnSporty" Deniakis..."Optimistically pessimistic about life"
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Swump
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Cincinnati
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krogers38
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| 17 Apr 2006 3:35 PM |
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God bless. Ready.
Semper Fi. |
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scoop
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Fort Wright, KY
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| 17 Apr 2006 3:44 PM |
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| God bless the Sims family. Standing by in Northern Ky. |
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pmbell64
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Hamilton, Ohio
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| 17 Apr 2006 4:16 PM |
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| Standing by in Hamilton, OH. God Bless the Sims family |
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watrousmark
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antioch tn
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| 17 Apr 2006 4:23 PM |
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| praying and sharing grief for Cpl Sims. Standing by in Tn. |
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04 Buell XB12R, 07 FLHXI, A-10 crew chief, Middle Tennessee Area Ride Captain, and still riding with respect. Cell number 615-828-7463 |
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Dalcho64
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Monroe, Ohio
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| 17 Apr 2006 4:30 PM |
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My prayers are with the Sims family.
Standing by in Monroe, OH |
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harly69g
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Ride Captain
Owensboro, KY
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| 17 Apr 2006 5:27 PM |
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| Standing by in Owensboro. My condolences to the family and friends. Will update as i get info. Thanks to everyone. |
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In Memory: Terri L. Newman 11/64 - 07/05
In Memory: Caleb S. Newman 12/07
"Kentucky Rides With Respect & Honor" |
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Bluelab
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Miami Valley Ohio
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| 17 Apr 2006 5:43 PM |
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| Standing by from Dayton, OH area. Semper Fi Marine, Rest Easy, we have your back now and we won't let you or your family down. Heavenly Father, welcome this Marine to Your House, where he will evermore know the Peace he fought to provide for others. |
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ETC(SW) USN RET
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medic423
Posts: 36
Mayfield KY
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| 17 Apr 2006 7:12 PM |
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God be with the Sims family. Our prayers go out to the family
Standing by in Western KY.
RIDING FOR A REASON |
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LooseLucy
Posts: 200
Atlanta, GA
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| 17 Apr 2006 8:18 PM |
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To the family of Lance Cpl. Justin D. Sims, a True American Hero:
May God bring you comfort and peace in this time of sadness.
My prayers are with you.
Sue
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In life we know this: They stood so brave and tall in honor of their country they gave
Their life ~ Their all.
Proud Wife of a Marine! |
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monty
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Batavia, Ohio
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| 17 Apr 2006 8:21 PM |
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| I will most likely miss this mission due to prior committments ranging from 22 April thru 8 May. My condolences and prayers go out to the Sim's family and friends. Another hero sits by God's side. |
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Hamilton AFB, Novato CA 4/71 - 8/72
RAF Upper Heyford England 8/72 - 8/74 |
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Profman
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| 17 Apr 2006 8:34 PM |
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| Standing by in northern Kentucky. Thoughts and sympathies warmly extended to the family of this fine Marine. |
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ItsButaDream55
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Anderson, Indiana
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| 18 Apr 2006 6:28 AM |
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| My God bless and comfort the family of this brave and dedicated marine, and may he be at peace with the heavenly father. Thank you Lance Cpl. Justin Sims for your brave service and sacrifice to your country, you will not be forgotton. |
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SO NIGH IS GRANDEUR TO OUR DUST
SO NEAR IS GOD TO MAN
WHEN DUTY WHISPERS LOW,
THOU MUST!
THE YOUTH REPLIES, I CAN!
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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PeskyJester
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Imperial, Missouri
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| 18 Apr 2006 6:34 AM |
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God Bless LCpl Sims and his family.
Standing by in Southern Indiana.
Semper Fi, Jester |
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Semper Fi
Adrian "Jester" Breeden
Imperial, Missouri
"Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for his brother."
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USMC Tanker: "That dusty, crusty, grease-covered, dirty, sweaty, bright eyed, fuzzy faced, haircut-needing, beer-drinking, underrated, over-worked, underpaid, oversexed, little shit who can take a Tank and do more battlefield damage in ten minutes than a grunt squad can do all day." |
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feelingbad
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| 18 Apr 2006 7:34 AM |
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God bless the Sims Family Standing by in Northern Ky.
It's hard when a Comrade passes, |
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VA RIDER
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Greenwood, IND
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| 18 Apr 2006 9:42 AM |
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Standing by in Greenwood, Indiana. Will attend if work schedule permits.
May God bless Lance CPL Sims and his family. |
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Jim Bastin "VA RIDER"
INDIANA HOTH Coordinator
Cold War Army Veteran |
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Against The Wind
Posts: 130
Batesville, IN
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| 18 Apr 2006 10:48 AM |
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| Standing by and ready in SE Indiana if work permits it. God Bless our Soldiers and their Families! |
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There are good ships, and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea. But the best ships are friendships, and may they always be. |
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wmwally
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| 18 Apr 2006 5:24 PM |
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Thank you for your sacrifice for our freedom LCpl Sims. Heart felt sympathies to the family.
Ready to ride for heros. |
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Russ
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Morrow, OH
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| 18 Apr 2006 10:11 PM |
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I received a call from the CAO this afternoon. He told me the family was aware of us and wanted to make sure we were coming. Needless to say, this will become a confirmed mission.
All events will be in Taylor Mill, KY. Visitation wil be Friday evening and funeral services will be Saturday morning. I only post this for your planning purposes. The KY State Captain was on mission today, but he and Big Daddy have the contacts and information I received and I know they are working hard to get the mission put together and posted.
May the Lord welcome LCpl Justin Sims into his loving arms and keep and comfort the Sims family in these dark hours of loss and sadness.
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Against The Wind
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Batesville, IN
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| 19 Apr 2006 4:19 AM |
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Thank you Russ. Please get this posted, I will be able to attend weather providing. I will arrive Saturday.
May God Bless the families of our fallen soldiers and welcome our fallen hero's home with comforting arms. |
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There are good ships, and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea. But the best ships are friendships, and may they always be. |
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BIG DADDY
Posts: 169
KY Ride Captain
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| 19 Apr 2006 4:53 AM |
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THIS IS NOW A CONFIRMED MISSION
The funeral services are scheduled for Saturday 22 April at noon.
The services will be held in TAYLOR MILL, KY. Taylor Mill is South of the Covington area just off 1-275 EAST.
Detailed itinerary to follow.
IMPORTANT
Because of a bunch of problems we will need a Ride Captain for this mission.
We also need someone in this area to do some on site recon work. We mainly need some good detailed directions and distances and to find a good staging area.
If you can help please contact Big Daddy at CKYDAN22@AOL.COM or 1-606-679-1079.
This should be the largest Mission we've done in Kentucky.
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Against The Wind
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Batesville, IN
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| 19 Apr 2006 5:24 AM |
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If I can help please let me know. I will ride down and scout for a staging area possibilities. The local police here were very instrumental in working with the PGR for CPL Antoine J. McKinzie, 25, of Indianapolis, Ind. on 11 Apr 06. So the local police can probably help us as well. This is only my second mission or I'd be more than happy to lead this mission. Whomever is the Ride Catain contact me by e mail and I'll help in anyway I can.
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There are good ships, and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea. But the best ships are friendships, and may they always be. |
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jra215691
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| 19 Apr 2006 5:54 AM |
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Hey big daddy, I read your post about Lance Cpl. Justin D. Sims
I'm not sure how much help I can be because of work. But I will be there on Saturday. I do know the area fairly well. As far as a staging area depending on the funeral home location, there is a Remke's market right off the I-275 exit. It would hold at least 50 to 100 bikes. Down the hill a couple of miles from the exit there is also a Kroger shopping center that will hold at least a few hundred bikes. Do you have a address and name for the funeral home?
I will try and help all I can, just don't know how much yet. |
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Against The Wind
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Batesville, IN
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| 19 Apr 2006 8:02 AM |
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| jra215691 - Is there anyway possible to contact these possible staging area's to get their approval. I just think it best we inform them of the mission and what our intents are as they may not know. I know this is just my second mission but just throwing my 2 cents out there. |
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There are good ships, and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea. But the best ships are friendships, and may they always be. |
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