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harly69g 
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KY State Captain
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| 03 Jul 2008 12:16 PM |
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Updated 17 July 08 1644 Cdt Big rock
Updated 15 July 08 1158 Cdt by Sandra
0900 Ingles Grocery Store Parking Lot in Easley. Ingles is located just south of the intersection of Hwy 123 and Powdersville Road.
From I-85 take Exit 40, then north on Hwy 153 approximately 3 miles to Old Easley Bridge Road/Powdersville Road, Turn left and follow Powdersville Road almost to Hwy 123
0930 Ride Briefing
0945 Depart for Cemetery
Denny Caldwell
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Captain William K. Mauldin, USAF, died 56 years ago in a foreign land, for us. His family never knew for sure what became of their loved one. It had to be a terrible thing, to wonder all of those years. Now, they have closure, and we all will be able to bestow the Honor due a Hometown Hero as he finally comes home for good.
Captain William Kennedy Mauldin, of Pickens, S.C., died February 21, 1952 in North Korea at the age of 27. Following graduation from Pickens High School, Class of 1940, he enrolled in The Citadel, Class of 1944, until he and his class were activated into military service. He trained as a fighter pilot and became a Captain in the United States Air Force. During World War II, he flew numerous missions in the European Theatre.
During the Korean Conflict, Captain Mauldin was a member of 45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron stationed at Kimpo Air Force Base, South Korea. On February 21, 1952, Captain Mauldin was piloting an RF-51 Mustang, which departed from Kimpo Air Force Base on an aerial reconnaissance mission in search of enemy targets. His plane was shot down near Sinan-ri, Hoeyang County, North Korea. An aerial Search and Rescue Operation ensued and continued through the following day, but no evidence was found that Captain Mauldin was able to escape from the aircraft prior to its impact.
Captain Mauldin's remains were positively identified on February 11, 2008, by Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, Hickham AFB, Hawaii and Mitochondrial DNA testing completed by Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Rockville, Maryland.
Captain Mauldin's awards and decorations included the Purple Heart, Air Medal with One Oak Leaf Cluster, World War II Victory Medal and Korean Service Medal.
Graveside funeral services, with full military honors, will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, July 18, 2008, in the Veterans Garden of Honor at Robinson Memorial Gardens, Easley, SC.
CPT Mauldin, thank you for your service to this Nation, and the Ultimate Sacrifice you made for us. You will not be forgotten.
This will be a graveside service only, with full Military Honors:
Staging info:
Location:
Robinson Memorial Gardens
1425 Powdersville Road, Easley, South Carolina 29642
Time: 0930 (9:30am)
RCIC Denny Caldwell 864.885.9061
Yours in Service,
Ron "Tater Salad" White
South Carolina State Captain
Patriot Guard Riders
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Pilot Missing In Action From The Korean War Is Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
He is Capt. William K. Mauldin, U.S. Air Force, of Pickens, S.C. He will be buried on July 18 in Easley, S.C.
On Feb. 21, 1952, Mauldin departed Kimpo Air Base, South Korea, on an aerial reconnaissance mission of enemy targets in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (D.P.R.K.). While over Odong-ni, Mauldin's RF-51 Mustang was hit by enemy fire and crashed near Sinan-ri, Hoeyang County, D.P.R.K. An aerial search of the crash site was conducted that day and the next, but found no evidence that Mauldin escaped the aircraft before it crashed.
Between 1991-94, North Korea turned over to the U.S. 208 boxes of remains believed to contain the remains of 200-400 U.S. servicemen. One set of remains turned over in 1993 included fragments of aircrew life-support equipment, and were reported to be those of an American pilot recovered near Sinan-ri.
Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA in the identification of Mauldin's remains.
For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169. | |
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ronwhite1976
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Summerville, SC
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| 03 Jul 2008 12:50 PM |
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Welcome Home, Captain. Thank you for your sacrifice and your selfless service. You paid the ultimate price for your Country, and you will not be forgotten.
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"MISSION FIRST!"
Ron "Tater Salad" White
South Carolina State Captain
843-860-3981
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8
"Step Up or Step Aside"-SFC White
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vander177
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Vandergrift, PA
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| 03 Jul 2008 1:36 PM |
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WELCOME HOME. I have been waiting for your return and I am very happy to hear that you are now back on AMERICAN soil. My condolences and prayers to the family and friends of U.S. Air Force Korea MIA Captain William K. Mauldin. I thank you for your military service, leadership, sacrifices and ultimate sacrifice you made for this grateful nation in keeping peace worldwide. You may have been gone, but, you was never nor will you never be forgotten.
The price of freedom is written on the WALL.
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Ralph A. DeLorme, SFC, US Army, Retired
PGR Western PA Veterans Liaison
Patriot Guard Riders (#75,342), Ride Captain, Region 10, PA
American Legion Riders, Post 820, Monroeville, PA
GWRRA member - PA Chapter U
DAV Life Member
Riding in memory of Herbert Weltz - US Army - KIA 03-25-68
Riding in memory of our grandson Randy C. DeLorme - April 1986 - December 2001
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TexaninGA
Posts: 33
Dacula, GA
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| 03 Jul 2008 1:47 PM |
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Welcome home hero. Our thoughts and prayers go out to your family and friends who mourn your loss and celebrate your return. Captain William K. Mauldin, rest easy..
Chet and Jennifer Hale
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"Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives." - John Adams
-Amor Patriae
Georgia PGR - Part of it - Proud of it! |
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sdoise
Posts: 3789
Kinder, La.
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| 03 Jul 2008 2:12 PM |
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| I convey my heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of Capt. William K. Mauldin and my sincere appreciation of his military service and ultimate sacrifice to preserve our way of life. Welcome home Sir and may you now rest in eternal 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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ronwhite1976
Posts: 506
Summerville, SC
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| 03 Jul 2008 2:33 PM |
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I found some background on Capt. Mauldin's a aircraft.
The North American F-51 Mustang was a single-seat, single-engine long-range fighter-bomber used by the US, Australian, South African, and ROK Air Forces during the Korean War
The F-51D had a 1,695-hp engine giving it a maximum speed of 437 mph.
It was armed with six 0.50-inch machine-guns and could carry either 2,000 lbs. of ordnance or six 5-inch rockets. Over 15,000 were built by the US, and Australia built a couple hundred under license.
After World War Two the US Air Force changed all “P” (pursuit) designations to “F” (fighter) designations so the Mustang was re-designated the F-51. With the rapid development of jet aircraft the USAF retired most of its F-51s from active service, assigning some to the National Guard and putting the rest in storage.
When the Korean War started there were no F-51s serving with operational units in the Far East. The few F-51s that remained in service were used for towing targets. With the rapid advance of the North Korean Army the Fifth Air Force quickly realized that it needed a long-range fighter-bomber able to operate from Korean airfields so it began
On 29 June 1951 the Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 77 Squadron, equipped with 26 F-51s, which was based in Japan for occupation duty, was assigned to the US Fifth Air Force. On 30 June 1951 ten worn-out Mustangs, which had been towing targets, were given to the ROK Air Force; they were used for both training and combat. The USAF also removed thirty F-51s from storage in Japan and re-furbished them for combat operations, using them to form the 51st Fighter Squadron (Provisional). The aircraft carrier USS Boxer made a high-speed, eight-day Pacific crossing and arrived at Tokyo on 23 July 1950 carrying 145 F-51s and 70 pilots. A total of six US fighter squadrons were re-equipped with Mustangs by the end of July.
The South African Air Force’s No 2 Squadron, equipped with F-51Ds, arrived at Pusan on 16 November 1950, bringing the Fifth Air Force’s Mustang strength to eight squadrons – six USAF, one RAAF, and one SAAF – and one flight (ROKAF), all of them based in Korea. The F-51 was the only USAF fighter to operate from North Korean airfields during the Korean War.
The appearance of Soviet MiG-15s in combat in early November greatly reduced the Mustangs’ usefulness, and they were gradually replaced by F-80s, F-84s, F-86s, and Meteors. The last US F-51s were withdrawn from combat operations on 23 January 1953. Mustangs continued to serve with the ROK Air Force to the ceasefire and for years afterwards. By the time the ceasefire was signed the ROK Air Force had grown to an entire wing, operating three squadrons of Mustangs.
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"MISSION FIRST!"
Ron "Tater Salad" White
South Carolina State Captain
843-860-3981
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8
"Step Up or Step Aside"-SFC White
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wvhusker
Posts: 4740
Ashland, KY
Sr. KY R/C
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| 03 Jul 2008 2:54 PM |
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CPT Mauldin,
First of all, welcome home. 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.
WVHusker
Tom & Kelly
Ashland, KY
Sr. NE KY R/C
US Army, 1988 - 1998
Operations Desert Shield/Storm
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"Heaven Was Needing A Hero" (Jo Dee Messina)
My personal thanks to HUDPatriotGuard for posting this on YouTube. May this touch your heart as it did mine. ~WVHusker
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LesUSA7178
Posts: 960
Sciota, Pa.
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| 03 Jul 2008 4:19 PM |
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Welcome home Sir. Thank you for your service.
Our condolences to family and friends.
Les and Aleida
Sgts. - US Army - 1971/72-78
HHC-11 Sig/32dAADCOM-FRG
Kaiserslautern/Darmstadt
C Co.-142 Sig/2d Armored Div.
Ft. Hood, TX
PGR 2006 - ?
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 8256
Naples, FL
Ride Captain
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| 03 Jul 2008 4:33 PM |
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My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Family and Friends of this Fallen Hero. We thank you for your sacrifice, we are a grateful nation. May your pain be tempered in the knowledge that William, is a True American Hero and he will Never be Forgotten.
Ride safe my Brothers and Sisters, I will be with you all in Spirit. Stand Tall, Stand Proud…An American Hero Is Coming Home.
Stand down, Capt William K. Mauldin, your mission is now complete, may you rest in Honored, Eternal Peace.
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Joan "PGRLabLuvr" Colosimo
Florida Ride Captain
PGRLabLuvr@patriotguard.org
239.250.0015
Proud Military Blue Star Mom
USAF - TSgt Jennifer and her husband, TSgt Mark McIntosh
USAR - PV2 Dominic Sutherland
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
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mailman
Posts: 12867
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 03 Jul 2008 5:00 PM |
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| Welcome Home Captain Wiliam K. Mauldin. Your service and sacrifice will not be forgotten. Rest In Peace Sir. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
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mlmsan
Posts: 2718
Loganville, Georgia 30052
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| 03 Jul 2008 6:30 PM |
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My sincere condolences to the Family and Friends of Capt. William K. Mauldin, Air Force, Korea/MIA Veteran. I pray God will give you comfort in your time of sorrow. I am grateful for Capt. William K. Mauldin's, service to our Great Nation and greatly appreciate Him for my freedom. Capt. William K. Mauldin, You are a true American Hero and will not be forgotten. May our Heavenly Father welcome You home and you soar through the Heavenly skies with the wings of an Eagle.
Know You Are Loved
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Larry "Sir Bear" & "Queen Mary" Sanderson
Georgia Mentor Team
770-500-6895
U.S Navy Vietnam - 66/67
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA 42
Blue Star Dad
Patriot Guard Rider
VFW Post 5290, Conyers
GVVA Post 5,Conyers
GEORGIA PGR
Part of It
Proud of It
Ridding In Memory of my Father, PO1 Weldon A. Sanderson, WWII USN, Pacific Fleet. And in Honor of my Son, SSGT Michael W. Sanderson, Gulf, 2x Iraq, U.S. Army serving this Nation Proudly in Mt. Sinai, Egypt. |
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Jasper54
Posts: 6309
Columbus, Ohio
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| 03 Jul 2008 9:12 PM |
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I offer my most sincere prayers and extend my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of US Air Force Capt. William K. Mauldin, who made the ULTIMATE SACRAFICE while fighting to dedend our nations freedom from Communist Aggression in the Korean War. I pray that the Lord Jesus is there with you to hold you and to give you His Peace and Comfort as you are finally able to bring your loved one home to be laid to rest. |
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For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth , nor any other created thing , shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39.
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GySgt. Roger Casto, U.S.M.C. Ret. 1972-1992
Iran/Iraq War Veteran 1988 (Op Earnest Will)
Veteran of Foriegn Wars, Life Member
Double Blue Star Dad
El Shaddai Ministries Chaplain
Riding in honor of:
Sgt. Millard Archy, USA, WWI, France; Sgt. John Meyer, USA WWI, France; Sgt. Alva Pete Osborn, USA, WWII, KIA - France; Seaman Bob Schneider, USN, WWII, Purple Heart; Battle of Leyte Gulf; T/Sgt. Russell Casto, USAF Congo Revolution, Viet Nam; Sgt. Ron Casto, USMC C.A.P. Viet Nam; Sgt. Sean Casto, TennANG. Iraq War; Spc. Angela West, USA; SrA Micah Burgess, USAF, Afghanistan.
In Honor and Memory of Ten HMLA-267, MAG-39 Marines who Answered the call and made the ULTIMATE SACRAFICE while ensuring the safety and security of our nation:
Lt. Col. Knott, Capt. Dillon, Capt. Dolvin, Capt. Hurley, Capt. Cronin, Sgt. Kilkus, Sgt. Keller, Cpl. Romei, LCpl. Adams, Cpl. Monahan,
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Pepper_guy
Posts: 5512
Lacey, WA
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| 03 Jul 2008 9:32 PM |
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My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of Capt. William K. Mauldin, U.S. Air Force / Korean War / MIA. Capt. Mauldin, Welcome Home! I am forever grateful for your service to our country. Your service and sacrifices will not be forgotten. You are and will remain a "TRUE AMERICAN HERO". May you Forever Rest in Peace.
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RDWinters
Posts: 584
Wilson,NC
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| 03 Jul 2008 9:51 PM |
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| Our sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of Cpt. William K. Mauldin. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this difficult time. Though it has been a long time coming, may God bring you comfort and peace. Thank you Cpt. Mauldin for your courage, dedication, leadership and sacrifices. Thank you for standing guard for our freedoms and those of others around the world. God Bless You. Rest easy Brother, and Welcome Home. |
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"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13
De Oppresso Liber
R.D. and Kay Winters
U.S. Army (Ret) 1978-1998
Special Forces Assn Decade
American Legion
VFW
PGR
Blue Knights NC IX
www.myspace.com/kaynrick_hd
In Memory of:
L/Cpl Ronald Wayne Shields, P-39E/L-21, SVN, 13 Feb 68 (Uncle)
SFC Jonathan Tessar, Iraqi Freedom, 31 Oct 05 (Teammate, Friend, Brother)
James Kenneth Sinclair, Veteran, Motorcycle Accident, 16 Apr 04 (Kay's Dad)
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
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"Wookie"
Posts: 1120
Olympia, WA
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| 03 Jul 2008 10:18 PM |
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Our Sincere Condolences to the Family and Friends of Capt. William K. Mauldin!
Our heartfelt Prayers for Comfort and Strength during this time
of Remembrance for your Loved One !
We “Thank You” for a Hero who has served us so faithfully!
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custer7thcav
Posts: 5975
Hillsboro, Ohio
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| 03 Jul 2008 10:49 PM |
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| Thank you, Capt. William K. Mauldin, for your service, dedication, and sacrifice. My sincere condolences to your family and friends. God bless you. You are home now; rest in peace. |
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In honor and memory of
Sgt. Bill L. Mullins, 1/7 Cav, Vietnam '65-'66
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690MedCo
Posts: 4051
Huntington Beach, CA
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| Thank you for your dedicated service and sacrifice to defend this great country of ours!! Our thoughts & prayers are with you, your family and friends of this fallen hero to ease them through these difficult times. You will never be forgotten! Rest in peace. |
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Glen Owsley
SP4 U.S. Army 1976-1979
Medical Specialist
690th Medical Co (amb)
34th Medical Btn
Ft Benning, GA
U.S. Army Reserve (IRR)1979-1982
Patriot Guard Rider
Leave No Veteran Behind!
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9
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dlinjerdal
Posts: 1925
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| 04 Jul 2008 6:29 AM |
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| Welcome home Capt. Mauldin we will never forget,rest well you are back home where you belong. |
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sgme9tilley
Posts: 136
311 Windy Rush Rd, Kannapolis, NC 28081 704 938 7922
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| 04 Jul 2008 7:50 AM |
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My sincere condolences to family and friends of CPT William K. Mauldin, during this difficult time. I thank you for your serviice and the ultimate sacrifice you made for our country. May GOD bless you and your famiily for this sacrifice. Welcome Home.
Standing by in Kannapolis, NC
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SGM E9 David Tilley
US Army (Ret)
Vietnam Vet 65-66 & 68-69
Rolling Thunder NC-2
Patriot Guard Rider
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Uffda
Posts: 10372
Wonder Lake, IL
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| 04 Jul 2008 8:17 AM |
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After all these years you're back home Capt. William K. Mauldin.
You were
never forgotten by your loved ones or a grateful nation. Welcome home.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms, William.
Going home, going home,
I'm just going home.
Quiet-like, slip away-
I'll be going home.
It's not far, just close by;
Jesus is the Door;
Work all done, laid aside,
Fear and grief no more.
Friends are there, waiting now.
He is waiting, too.
See His smile! See His hand!
He will lead me through.
Morning
Star lights the way;
Restless dream all done;
Shadows gone, break of day,
Life has just begun.
Every tear wiped away,
Pain and sickness gone;
Wide awake there with Him!
Peace goes on and on!
Going home, going home,
I'll be going home.
See the Light! See the Sun!
I'm just going home.
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milktoast
Posts: 2348
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 04 Jul 2008 8:37 AM |
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| My heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family of Capt. William Mauldin. I thank this hero for his service and sacrifice. Welcome home, Capt. Mauldin. Rest in peace. |
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Janet
Michigan Regional Ride Captain/Region 6
Florida Ride Captain/Florida National Cemetery Ride Captain
Proud wife, daughter, daughter-in-law of vets from Vietnam, Korea, and WWII
"To share often and much...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Josephep2003
Posts: 125
Johnston, SC
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122d Engr Bn
"Copperhead 7"
SC Army National Guard
Riding in memory of my father
SSG Ernest O Padgett
741st Tank Bn (WW2)
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papajonohio
Posts: 1468
Swanton, Ohio
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My heartfelt condolences go out to family and friends of Capt. William K. Mauldin.
May your sorrow be tempered by the fact that we hold in our highest honor a true hero who answered the call to duty, performing a selfless act to serve his country. Thank You. THANK YOU.
"...for those who man the battle line, the bugle whispers low,
and freedom has a taste and price the protected never know..."
In your difficult times be mindful that William has left his mark on our world and in our hearts.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
-- Margaret Mead
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aoop
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Vidor, Orange County, TX
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Vidor,TX
US Navy 1969-1972 Damage Control
jmrichards@aoop.net http://www.myspace.com/stoneagegeek
Travel in Memory of: Pvt Clinton Victor Richards, (Uncle) WWI, USA, KIA, GySgt Joseph B. Richards ,USMC, (Father) WWII, Deceased, SSgt Leroy Richards, USMC, (Uncle) WWII, Deceased, Pvt Dewitt E. Rabalais, USMC, Father in Law, Deceased, Col Gilbert Meibaum, USMC, VN, AO, SN Larry Slaymaker, USN, VN, KIA and each and every Brother and Sister who has worn the uniform and lifted their right hand to make the Promise to willingly die if need be to defend the freedoms of our Citizens and the innocents abroad.
A Mother asked President Bush, "Why did my Child have to die in Iraq?" Another Mother asked President Kennedy,"Why did my Child have to die in Vietnam?" Another Mother asked President Truman, "Why did my Child have to die in Korea?" Another Mother asked President F.D. Roosevelt,"Why did my Child have to die at Iwo Jima ?" Another Mother asked President W. Wilson, "Why did my Child have to die on the battlefield of France ?" Yet another Mother asked President Lincoln,"Why did my Child have to die at Gettysburg ?" And yet another Mother asked President G.Washington, "Why did my Child have to die near Valley Forge?" Long, long ago a Mother (Mary) asked, "Heavenly Father, why did my Child have to die on a cross outside Jerusalim?" All the answers are so near the same. One died to save our Souls and the others died to protect our Freedoms. |
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Greenwood, South Carolina
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A long time from home but you were not forgotten nor will you ever be. thanks for your service and to the sacerfices your family endured for our country.
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