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Old Silver Honda Rider 
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Beavercreek, Ohio
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:10 AM |
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I can only ehco the other thought already here, but add a vision in my head of a very cold and wet day a couple years ago, Breaking bread with Mats extended family of the PGR. Hoping and praying for his return, but not in this manner. His ID tag will remain on my vest forever.
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Robert "Bob" Lindsey
USAF JAN 1955 TO JULY 1983
VIET NAM 67 TO 68
I can not do great things, but I can do small things with great love." Mother Thresa I would add great Respect |
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iScoot2
Posts: 1941
handlebar to handlebar with my ole man
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:15 AM |
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Rest In Peace SSG Keith Matthew Maupin.
My most sincere condolences and prayers for all of your family and friends.
Respects,
Scoot
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Patriotism is more than a sentiment; it is a conviction based upon a comprehension of the duties of a citizen and a determination loyally to perform such duties.
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bballjones1973
Posts: 35
Bellbrook, Ohio
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:18 AM |
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| America is free from terrorism because of your selfless service and sacrifice. May God richly bless and comfort your family through this time of closure. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Bill and Debby Martin, Bellbrook, Ohio |
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dlcsr
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:19 AM |
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May our God and Father carry the Maupin family through this difficult time.
We did not want Matt home like this but may the family rest assured that Matt is loved and honored by millions.
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Team Daddy
Posts: 115
PGR Ride Captain, Fayetteville, NC
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:19 AM |
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Matt, Welcome Home !!!! you've been missed by friends, family and a great portion of the United States of America. Thank you for your service to our Great Nation.
Rest In Peace Brother Warrior !
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We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.
-George Orwell
Stras
B 2/75 RGR '89-'90
10th SFG(A) '93-'07
USASOC '07-present
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samlove
Posts: 29
Celina, OH
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:21 AM |
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| My deepest sympathies go out to Keith, Carolyn and all family members. Matt is a true hero and his sacrifice will be in the hearts and minds of everyone that knew him personnally and in spirit forever. I met Keith and Carolyn at a POW/MIA ride in Mendon, OH and they are inspiration and a blessing to all. I have listened to "Matt's Song" many, many times just waiting for the good news that he was on his way home. Well now we can finally say Matt is coming home. God bless the Maupin family. You are in our prayers. Standing by in Celina, OH. |
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Sam "Diver" Love
USAF Retired 1980-2002
Desert Shield/ Storm Vet
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sdoise
Posts: 2976
Kinder, La.
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:28 AM |
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| I convey my heartfelt condolences to the family of SSG Keith Matthew Maupin and my sincere appreciation of his service 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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Duane Wirick
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:31 AM |
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| Ours prayers to the Maupin family, thier son is a true hero, God bless, Semper Fi |
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treygoose
Posts: 313
Hurricane, WV
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:32 AM |
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Matt we were all hoping for your safe return! May you rest in peace..........and will never be forgotten! My sincere condolences to family and friends!
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jbayha
Posts: 17
Athens, OH
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:35 AM |
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As a parent, I can't imagine the agony of the past years of not knowing the fate of one of your sons. We had all hoped and prayed that the outcome would not be what it is, but at least, now Matt will be returned to his country, family and God.
Thank you, Matt, for your service and your ultimate sacrifice that you have made for your Country.
I will try my best to participate in this mission of respect for Matt and your family and friends.
Jerry Bayha, Athens, OH
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BearRocks!
Posts: 13
Illinois
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:39 AM |
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Please accept the deepest sympathy of The Lester family as you lay to rest a true american hero. Matt-no words that I can type here will ever let you know the deep gratitude that we have for your service to this country and for giving your life to protect our freedoms. God speed to your new home in heaven !
Bearrocks !
Daugther of Dave Crow U.S. Army 1966-1967
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AF Mom in NC
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Lexington, NC
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:41 AM |
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SSG Keith Matthew Maupin earned my respect and gratitude when he volunteered to serve our country. His efforts to make the world a safer place will be remembered with honor and appreciation by this American family.
My sincere condolences to Keith, Carolyn, Micah, the family and friends of Matt. You all have been in my prayers for nearly four years, and will continue to be in my prayers as you bring Matt home. I am so sorry that it is not the happier kind of homecoming that we were all praying for. I will be there in spirit to honor Matt.
Barbara in Lexington, NC
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Living in the Land of the Free
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pegleg49
Posts: 49
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:48 AM |
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My condolences to Keith, Carolyn, Micah and the entire Maupin family
The sacrafice you all have made has brought "our" community and our nation togeather.
Has brought attention to a much needed arena.
And has brought pride to america, but sorrow to our hearts.
Thank you Matt
Thank you Keith and Carolyn.
It is with GREAT honor, that I know you as fiends and family.
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Harveysburg, ohio
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SOLOLUCKY
Posts: 29
ross ohio
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:51 AM |
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May God Bless & hold Matt, his famliy & all the soldiers that serve here and abroad.
I am truly saddened by this development.
I have Matt's picture at my desk with a few PGR items and think of him daily.
Know the love & respect of a nation goes out to you and yours.
Eric C.
Ross, Ohio
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sporty62
Posts: 68
Huber Heights, Ohio
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:55 AM |
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To Keith, Carolyn, Micah and all other family members and friends: Words can not express the sadness in my heart. We have all been praying with you for Matt's safe return. Please accept my sincere condolences. Matt is a true american hero in every sense of the word. He and others like him are the reason we are able to enjoy the freedom that we do. I had the pleasure of meeting Keith and Carolyn a couple of times. One was in Wash. DC during Rolling Thunder XX. And I had the honor of standing for SGT Jack Maupin, with other PGR brothers and sisters, in Hamliton last August. It will now be my honor to stand and honor Matt.
Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding"
Bob Bass - Vietnam Era Vet
U.S.A.F. (64-68)
636th Security Police - K-9 core
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U.S.A.F. Vietnam Era Veteran (64-68)
636th Security Police (PACAF)
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Riding in memory of John Luginbuhl - Dec 30, 2007. US Coast Guard WWII Veteran -Philippines. |
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JimmyT
Posts: 37
Mandan, North Dakota
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:55 AM |
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| My sincere condolences to the family, friends and fellow soldiers of SSG Keith Matthew Maupin. I have followed this journey for some time and have prayed for his return to his family. Forever in my heart he will remain, rest brother others now have the watch. |
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Riding In Honor of my Brother-In-Law, Sergeant Carl S. Berger Jr, 5th Infantry Division, KIA 04/30/70 Quang Tri Vietnam , Sp5 Thomas A. Dolan, 101st Airborne Division, MIA 08/10/71 Quang Tri Vietnam and LTJG Donald F. Wolfe, CVA34, KIA 10/08/67, Da Nang Vietnam
Only the Best or Nothing
Duty, Honor, Country
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phaedrus1977
Posts: 44
Kickapoo, IL
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:56 AM |
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Our sincerest condolences go out to Matt's family. I know that being listed as MIA must have been very difficult and stressful for his loved ones, and finally finding out his fate must come as a mixed comfort and sorrow. Those of us here in the Peoria area, home of the 724th, have also been keeping vigil for him. I hope we can have the honor of showing our respects when his remains finally come home, and that the family doesn't have to wait too much longer to lay him to rest.
We can only say thank you for the ultimate sacrifice, and stand ready to honor him when he comes home.
Standing by in Central Illinois.
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Greg Cote
Son of an Airman, Father of a Soldier
Melinda Cote
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cricketskids
Posts: 1281
Suwanee, GA
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| 31 Mar 2008 8:58 AM |
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I am sitting here dumbfounded, not having any words to say. I have been wearing Matt's bracelet almost a year now, having read the story along time ago. I wanted to get his bracelet at the wall, which I did.
I am so very sorry for your loss, Keith, Carolyn, and Micah. Words cannot express or take your pain away. Your strength has been amazing, the website, the photos that you sent around.
May God grant you an amazing amount of peace, to get through this next stage of getting him home.
Remember he is in Heaven, in peace.
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Cricket
Georgia Ride Captain
678-908-9932
Member since 11/06
GA PGR...PART OF IT....PROUD OF IT!! |
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vukf
Posts: 367
Acting Sr Ride Capt Illinois BSS
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| 31 Mar 2008 9:02 AM |
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| No words can ease your pain. Allow your family and friends be a source of strength for you and know that many care and suffer with you. |
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We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother; (William Shakespeare Henry V);
And to paraphrase......he who stands with me this day shall be my brother
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jlore5375
Posts: 163
Jasper, IN
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| 31 Mar 2008 9:14 AM |
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| May God bless SSgt Matt Maupin and his Family and may He ease the Maupin Family's terrible loss and help give them closure. We all stand and salute this American hero for his service, dedication and sacrifice. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Maupin Family as they grieve the loss of their loved one. SSgt Maupin's sacrifice will be forever burned into the hearts and minds of a grateful nation. May he rest in peace.....Semper Fi>>>>>>GI Joe |
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"Live like you should...Love like you shouldn't...Ride like you life depends on it!"
"One Nation Under God"
"In God We Trust"
Get the picture?
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bratkiv
Posts: 53
Rolling Meadows, IL
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| 31 Mar 2008 9:14 AM |
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SSG Keith Matthew Maupin, thank you sir for your service. We did not forget you when you were missing, we will honor you when you are brought home and we will NEVER forget you.
To the Maupin family, I cannot find the proper words to express my sorrow. Please know that the citizens of the United States did not forget your son and we shall never forget his sacrifice. |
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j_allen
Posts: 92
Toledo,oh
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| 31 Mar 2008 9:23 AM |
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My heartfelt condolences to the family and friends SSG Keith Matthew Maupin,
My prayer are with the family in this time of sorrow.
Remember these words : I will be strong and courageous
I will not be terrified or discouraged :
for the lord my god is with me wherever I go
Joshua 1:9
G.A. Dauer USN 65--69
Pow-Mia Riders VMC
Toledo,Ohio
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mpleasant
Posts: 483
Lake County, IL
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| 31 Mar 2008 9:28 AM |
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| SSG. Maupin's family; friends; and community all have my deepest sympathy and will be in my thoughts and prayers. For his dedicated service to the United States of America, and for his sacrifice, SSG. Maupin has my enduring gratitude...I will not forget. |
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leacrabb
Posts: 503
24\7 NO BORDERS Just Remember why we started this
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| 31 Mar 2008 9:31 AM |
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America has once again paid the price of freedom with the blood of our young. I have kept this name close to my heart hoping the day of homecoming would be a happy one. Keith is with the Maker, he is beside hero's of all time at the right hand of the Father. May Gods Grace give his family peace and understanding beyond that of mere men. May Micah find Peace and come home safe. My prayers are with the family and friends of this BRAVE hero.
A NATIONAL DEBT THAT CAN NEVER BE REPAID
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Riding in Honor of:SSG. Billy L. Crabb(my dad), Larry Allen Crabb USN RET. (my namesake),John Pryor USN, Alr; Lewis Webb ALR/PGR; Lowell Lemon ALR/PGR (my friends) ; Metodio Bandonill Staff Sgt.(my son-in-law), Gabriel and LT. DeMoors; Derek J. Plowman Pfc, Kelon Dewain Jones Spc, Michail Browning USAF, Justin Laird Sgt, Adam Murray Lance Cpl, Joshua Cates CPL, Steve Silas PGR, Zachary Alday SA USN, Bobby R. West SPC, Brian C. Hopper USMC, Herschel Peach MSGT, William Hayden"Pappy" Jones Ret., Cal Manning, Charles Earl Wilson CPL Ret., Jeffery Howard Pattberg Ssgt, Donald Champlin Lance Cpl, John. E Hale LCpl, Fred Ransbottom Maj., Kenneth Roberts Ret., Scott L Smith, Gerald McMillan SSGt., Kyle Nolen HS,Aron Preston Spc, Santana Himenez Sgt., David Cook Sgt., William T. Warren FSGT., John G. Brown Sgt !st Class, Michael V. Taylor Maj., Craig Lavalley Sgt., Alan Shaw Sgt., Travis Buford Pfc., Justin Estes SSgt., Freeman Gardner Jr. Ssgt, Lt. Paul Baker TCFD, Donovan D. Witham, PFC US ARMY, Michael Yarbrough, SGT. USMC, The Johnson Family, Benton Ar.(my Heros)
And the many other men and women that have and do serve that I may, as a free man, serve to Honor them.
If You do Not stand behind our troops, PLEASE feel free to Stand in Front of them. Semper Fi |
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jreilly
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Cincinnati,Ohio
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| 31 Mar 2008 9:31 AM |
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Carolyn, Keith, Micah.
Your sadness will never go away. The huge hole you feel in your heart will eventually fill up with love from your family and friends but the scare just never goes away.
The friends you have made and the troops and veterans you have supported will remember Matt for the hero he is and will always be.
Matt may no longer be with us in life but he remains with us in our Prayers and in our hearts forever.
He will be remembered LONG after we all go to see him in heaven.
Keith, please express my gratitude to the military for listening to your suggestions that they never give up and find him.
Love and Support
James ‘Spy’ Reilly
President Rolling Thunder Ch9 Oh
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