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Uffda 
Posts: 10371
Wonder Lake, IL
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| 09 Jul 2008 7:51 AM |
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Soldier Missing In Action From 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 Cpl. Steven Lucas, U.S. Army, of Johnson City, N.Y. He will be buried July 11 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.
Representatives from the Army met with Lucas' next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the Secretary of the Army.
In late November 1950, Lucas was assigned to the Heavy Mortar Company, 31st Infantry Regiment making up part of the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT), then engaging enemy forces east of the Chosin Reservoir near Kaljon-ri, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea. On Nov. 29, remnants of the RCT began a fighting withdrawal to more defensible positions near Hagaru-ri, south of the reservoir. Lucas never made it to the lines at Hagaru-ri and was last seen on Nov. 30.
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. North Korean documents turned over with one of several boxes in 1993 indicated that the remains from that box were exhumed near Kaljon-ri. This location correlates with Lucas' last known location.
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 and dental comparisons in the identification of Lucas' 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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Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: 1. Jesus Christ. 2. The American G.I. One died for your soul, the other for your Freedom. |
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papajonohio
Posts: 1468
Swanton, Ohio
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| 09 Jul 2008 8:14 AM |
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My heartfelt condolences go out to family and friends of Cpl. Steven Lucas.
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 Steven 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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Uffda
Posts: 10371
Wonder Lake, IL
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| 09 Jul 2008 8:24 AM |
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After all these years you're back home Cpl. Steven Lucas, Army, Korean War /MIA.
You were
never forgotten by your loved ones or a grateful nation. Welcome home.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms, Steven.
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.
http://lnwbooks.com/data/mp3/15.mp3 |
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Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you: 1. Jesus Christ. 2. The American G.I. One died for your soul, the other for your Freedom. |
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satyr
Posts: 4020
Raleigh, NC
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| 09 Jul 2008 10:26 AM |
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I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Korea MIA, Cpl Steven Lucas, U.S. Army. My thoughts and prayers are with you during your moments of closure.
Thank you for standing for our country and defending our freedom Steven. Welcome home. Rest in peace soldier. I salute you.
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satyr
Steve Roma
USAF 1976 - 1980, TAC
Dry Hill AFS, Watertown, NY
Finland AFS, Finland, MN
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.
- Moina Micheals - 1918
"We Shall Keep the Faith"
Inspired by the poem "In Flanders Field" |
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mailman
Posts: 12859
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 09 Jul 2008 10:55 AM |
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| Sincere condolences to the family and friends of Steven Lucas. Welcome Home Cpl. Steven Lucas. Your service and sacrifice will not be forgotten. Rest In Peace. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
"mailman"
US Army 1970 - 1972 |
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sdoise
Posts: 3789
Kinder, La.
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| 09 Jul 2008 12:57 PM |
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I convey my heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of Cpl. Steven Lucas and my sincere appreciation of his military service and ultimate sacrifice to preserve our way of life. Welcome home Cpl. Lucas 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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Miss_Behaving
Posts: 971
Hillsboro, MO
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| 09 Jul 2008 2:09 PM |
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CPL. Steven Lucas thank you for being a true American Hero, defending our country & freedom, may you rest in peace. Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of CPL. Lucas.
Diane & Bob Flowers |
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aoop
Posts: 2506
Vidor, Orange County, TX
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| 09 Jul 2008 5:01 PM |
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| Thank You Soldier and Welcome Home. |
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James M. Richards
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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milktoast
Posts: 2346
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 09 Jul 2008 6:23 PM |
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| My heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family of Cpl. Steven Lucas. I thank this hero for his service and sacrifice. Welcome home Cpl. Lucas. 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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mlmsan
Posts: 2704
Loganville, Georgia 30052
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| 09 Jul 2008 7:27 PM |
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My sincere condolences to the Family and Friends of Cpl. Steven Lucas, US Army, Korea/MIA Veteran. I pray God will give you comfort in your time of sorrow. I am grateful for Cpl. Steven Lucas, service to our Great Nation and greatly appreciate Him for my freedom. Cpl. Steven Lucas, You are a true American Hero and will not be forgotten. Stand down Soldier, Your mission is complete. Job Well Done. May our Heavenly Father welcome You home to rest.
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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smidi
Posts: 581
East Meadow, NY Region 9 Nassau
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| 09 Jul 2008 9:11 PM |
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Rest In Peace Steven. My condolences to your family and sympathies to your friends.
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S. Mitch
“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation." -- George Washington 1789
Riding in honor of my Uncle:
Irving Schultz, Private
United States Army
Company A, 335th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division
Killed In Action: 24 November 1944 21 Years Old
Gereonsweiler, Germany |
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custer7thcav
Posts: 5974
Hillsboro, Ohio
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| 10 Jul 2008 2:21 AM |
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| My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Cpl. Steven Lucas. Thank you, sir, for your service, dedication, and sacrifice. God bless you, and be with your family during this very difficult time. You are home now; rest in peace. |
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custer7thcav
In honor and memory of
Sgt. Bill L. Mullins, 1/7 Cav, Vietnam '65-'66
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Frank Cicirelli, USN, WWII |
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 8253
Naples, FL
Ride Captain
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| 10 Jul 2008 4:38 AM |
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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 Steven 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, CPL Steven Lucas, 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
Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
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sgtposten
Posts: 8
Vestal, NY
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| 10 Jul 2008 8:52 AM |
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| Welcome Home. Your mission is now complete. Rest in Peace my brother |
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ROBERTRPEARMAN
Posts: 1599
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY
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| 11 Jul 2008 1:56 AM |
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| OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF KOREA/MIA CPL. STEVEN LUCAS USA. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. WELCOME HOME STEVEN AND REST IN PEACE. ROBERT AND JUANITA |
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YOU ARE NEVER REALLY GONE UNTIL YOU ARE FORGOTTEN
ROBERT R PEARMAN
US AIR FORCE 1961 - 1965
AMERICAN LEGION
VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA
PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS |
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Jasper54
Posts: 6283
Columbus, Ohio
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| 11 Jul 2008 3:08 AM |
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I offer my most sincere prayers and extend my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of US Army Korean War MIA, Cpl. Steven Lucas, who made the ULTIMATE SACRAFICE while serving his nation. 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 buried in American soil. |
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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.
Visit me at: www.MySpace.com/ChaplainRoger
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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690MedCo
Posts: 4051
Huntington Beach, CA
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| 12 Jul 2008 10:53 AM |
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| Thank you Cpl. Steven Lucas 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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wvhusker
Posts: 4740
Ashland, KY
Sr. KY R/C
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| 14 Jul 2008 10:03 AM |
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CPL Lucas,
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 proudly honor you with 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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Jeff Carr
Posts: 229
Simpsonville S.C.
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| 14 Jul 2008 2:56 PM |
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| Welcome home I thank you for your service you may now rest in peace. |
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Unforgiven
Posts: 146
Egg Harbor City, N.J.
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| 14 Jul 2008 10:06 PM |
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Welcome home Cpl. Lucas, a grateful nation thanks you for your service & sacrifice. You were missing, but you were not forgotten and we welcome you home. May your family & friends finally have closure & seek comfort in your faith. Rest in the open arms of Our Lord.
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vander177
Posts: 3027
Vandergrift, PA
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| 15 Jul 2008 5:31 AM |
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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. Army Korea MIA Corporal Steven Lucas. I thank you for your military service, sacrifices and the ultimate sacrifice you made for this grateful nation in keeping peace worldwide. You may be gone, but, you will never be forgotten.
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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
ALL GAVE SOME - SOME GAVE ALL |
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VTXRIDER55
Posts: 1299
Warner Robins, GA
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| 15 Jul 2008 5:44 AM |
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| Our heart felt condolences to the Lucas family and friends in the loss of Steven. Thank you for his service to this great country. Our prayers go out to God for you in this time of loss. Steven served to give us the freedom we now enjoy so much and for that he is one of the GREAT AMERICAN HEROS of the land. God bless your family and friends. Wish I could have shaken his hand and told him thank you myself. |
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JR & Patti Bedford
Psalms 37:5
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KS HSC
Posts: 89
Minden, Nebraska
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| 16 Jul 2008 6:49 PM |
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| Welcome home Cpl. Lucas. Now you and your family can rest in peace. We are so thankful for your return. God Bless his family. Kay and Dave in Nebraska |
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Daughter of WWII Navy veteran
Wife of Viet Nam Air Force veteran
Aunt of Iraq Navy veteran |
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Ron Brown
Posts: 9
Raleigh, NC
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| 16 Jul 2008 11:48 PM |
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Welcome home Cpl. Lucas. To his family and friends, I share in the sorrow of your loss - and hope you feel, as I do, the peace that new answers bring to the loved ones of one of our many MIA's. May God bless you and keep you safe.
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RDWinters
Posts: 584
Wilson,NC
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| 17 Jul 2008 8:15 AM |
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| Our sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of Cpl. Steven Lucas. 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 Cpl. Lucas for your courage, dedication and sacrifices. Thank you for standing guard for our freedoms and those of others around the world. You will not be forgotten. 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.
Pres. Theodore Roosevelt
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