Sandy9999 
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Updated 10 SEP 08 harly69g
The wake for PVT Winston will be held on Friday, Sept. 12th, 2008:
Ronald L Jones Funeral Chapel
2155 East Fair Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri
We will stand a flag line in honor of PVT Winston at the funeral chapel beginning at 4:30pm and will leave promptly at 6:00pm.
Services for PVT Winston will be Saturday, Sept. 13th, 2008:
New Northside Church
8645 Goodfellow
Saint Louis, Missouri
Services are at 11:00 a.m.
Staging for Saturday, Sept. 13th services will be at the New North Side
Family Life Center, 5939 Goodfellow Ave., St. Louis, MO at 9:00am.
Interment will follow services at Jefferson Barracks.
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Updated 9 Sept 08 1826 edt S Sturgis
PVT Winston will be arriving at Lambert Internation Airport tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 10th.
We will be staging at Air Cargo at 7:15am on Wednesday, Sept. 10th. A small group will leave Air Cargo at 7:30 to meet and escort the family to the airport so please be prompt. The remainder of the riders at Air Cargo will go KSU at 8:00am to join the escort as it arrives at the airport.
Staging for services will be posted tomorrow afternoon. __________________________________________________________________ The family of SPC Vincent Winston has asked the Patriot Guard Riders to participate in the final services for their loved one. SPC Winston was killed in action in Afghanistan and services will be in St. Louis. At this time the arrangements are pending and will be updated as available. ________________________________________________________________________________
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pvt. Vincent C. Winston Jr., 22, of St. Louis, Mo., died Sept. 4 in Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. For further information media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 291-2591.
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Pepper_guy
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Lacey, WA
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| 07 Sep 2008 9:55 PM |
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My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of SPC. Vincent Winston, U.S. Army / OEF. SPC. Winston, 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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Temple City, California 91780
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| 07 Sep 2008 9:58 PM |
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To the family and friends of Spc Vincent Winston I wish to extend my deepest and sincere condolences for the loss of your loved one. As an Army veteran I salute you Spc Winston and thank you for your service to our country. You are a true American Hero. May God grant you eternal rest and peace. Vaya con Dios my brother and rest in peace. You will not be forgotten!
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8th Infantry Division - 7th Howitzer Battalion
16th Field Artillery - Baumholder, Germany
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ladynighthawk
Posts: 1905
Hillsboro, Missouri
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| 08 Sep 2008 1:59 AM |
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| My sincerest condolences to the family and friends of SPC Vincent Winston. You are in my thoughts and prayers and know Vincent, nor his and your sacrifice will ever be forgotten. SPC Vincent, thank you for your service, you are a true American Hero. Rest now, your watch is done. We have all lost a true hero but have gained another guardian at the gates of Heaven. |
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TSgt. Robert "Bob" Sevier
US Army, Korea 1950-53
Ride safe, ride free
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Billboy
Posts: 1698
Webster, Fl.
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| 08 Sep 2008 4:21 AM |
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My Sincere Condolences go out to Family and Friends of SPC Vincent Winston, Though You will be missed you will not be Forgotten,Thank you for your Service. May you Rest In Peace and God be with you.
Bill Snelson (Billboy)
US Army, Vietnam Veteran
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DragonWagon
Posts: 417
Ride Captain St Peters Missouri
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| 08 Sep 2008 5:39 AM |
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| My sincere condolences to the family and friends of SPC Vincent Winston, a True American Hero. |
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Dragon Wagon
Retired USAF MSGT
Proud Son Of:
Col. (Dr) Robert R. Smith, USAF, Dec.
Proud Father of:
Major Robert R. Smith III, USAF
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catbrooks
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Lake Mary, FL
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| 08 Sep 2008 5:47 AM |
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My family and I send our most sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of this American Hero. May you find peace in knowing the love and memories you have will remain in your hearts forever, and comfort in knowing you are in the hearts and prayers of a grateful nation.
SPC Vincent Winston, our world is a safer place because of brave and selfless warriors like you, rest in peace... |
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"To live in the hearts of those you leave behind
is never to die"
~Robert Orr~
In loving memory of Sgt John D Rode
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ivetret
Posts: 1875
Shermer, IL
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| 08 Sep 2008 6:06 AM |
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My deepest sympathy to the family of SPC Vincent Winston. I appreciate all of his contributions to our country and may there be a special place for him in heaven. All gave some and some gave all. He gave his 'all' so young. I will never forget.
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“Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?”
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papajonohio
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Swanton, Ohio
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| 08 Sep 2008 6:26 AM |
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My heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of Spc. Vincent Winston.
Thank You to a true hero who answered the call to duty, performing the selfless act of giving of oneself 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...
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FOR THOSE WHO MAN THE BATTLE LINE,
THE BUGLE WHISPERS LOW,
AND FREEDOM HAS A TASTE AND PRICE,
THE PROTECTED NEVER KNOW...
* * * * * * THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS WRITTEN ON THE WALL * * * * * *
YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN
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~~~~ Vietnam – ’67-’68 ~~~~~
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bobsmith
Posts: 53
Foley Mo
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| 08 Sep 2008 6:43 AM |
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Our condolences to the Winston family and friends....Rest with God soldier.....
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vander177
Posts: 3281
Vandergrift, PA
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| 08 Sep 2008 6:45 AM |
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My condolences and prayers to the family and friends of U.S. Army Specialist Vincent Winston. I thank you for your military service and 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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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
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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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flysbynight
Posts: 92
Tacoma, WA
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| 08 Sep 2008 6:48 AM |
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My Sincere Condolences go out to the family and friends of SPC Vincent Winston. Though You will be missed you will not be Forgotten,Thank you for your Service. May you Rest In Peace and God be with you.
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lgc
Posts: 187
Macon, Missouri
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| 08 Sep 2008 6:54 AM |
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Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of SPC Vincent Winston. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
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HDriderDave1
Posts: 4806
N. AL Ride Capt. Madison, AL
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| 08 Sep 2008 7:04 AM |
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God Bless SPC Vincent Winston, family and friends. My sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends. Thank you for your service and sacrifice great warrior. I pray the lord takes you into his Kingdom and may you rest in peace. You will not be forgotten "A True American Hero"! I Salute You Sir! I will be standing there in Spirit with my fellow brothers.
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Lord Jesus help me as I mourn, comfort me with the knowledge of your love which is stronger than death. Enable me to trust you for the future of my love ones and myself. Help me to cast all of my care on you, knowing that the grave holds no power over those who trust in you. Amen. |
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SpyderRyder
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Orange Park, FL
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| 08 Sep 2008 7:09 AM |
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Thank you for my freedom SPC Winston. May you rest in peace.
“Some people’s lives can truly make a difference however long or short their lives on earth. They give the gifts of kindness and of caring. They sow the seeds of friendship and self-worth. Some people’s lives are beautiful examples of putting others first, and when they are gone, the lives of those they touched are so much richer, and the love they shared lives on and on.” |
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wwr2
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| 08 Sep 2008 7:39 AM |
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My sincere condolence to family and friends SPC Vincent Winston
Our prayers are with you
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cchii
Posts: 749
Cliff (Mug) Hall Exeter, MO
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| 08 Sep 2008 8:07 AM |
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Our sincere condolences to the friends and family of SPC Vincent Winston. Spc Winston our Nation remains strong and free thanks to the men and women of our Armed Services. We owe you a dept we can never repay. You are and will always remain a true American Hero. Rest in Peace Soldier.
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mailman
Posts: 14785
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 08 Sep 2008 8:11 AM |
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| Deepest condolences to the family and friends of Specialist Vincent Winston. Rest In Peace Hero. |
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eagle_man
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SCPGR Upstate Ride Captain
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| 08 Sep 2008 8:22 AM |
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| My Thought's and Prayer's are with the Family and Friends of this Great American Hero, who at Great personal risk stepped forward and Defended this Our Freedom and way of Life. May You Rest in Peace, You will not be Forgotten. |
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SCPGR Upstate Ride Captain
PGR member #96182
Honored to Stand for those who have stood.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to
our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them
to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our
children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
Ronald Reagan
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KarenSiddall
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Belleville, Illinois
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| 08 Sep 2008 8:30 AM |
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My words of condolences will never fill the void in your heart, but always remember we are here with you during your time of sorrow.
May he rest in peace. |
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Proud daughter of a Korean War Veteran
May we live our lives to make them proud.
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blueangel
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Center, Mo. NE MO. R/C *Mo. RW&B* PGR New Member Contact Person
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| 08 Sep 2008 9:12 AM |
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Our family extends our sincere condolences to the family of Spc Vincent Winston.
May the peace and understanding of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ hold you
during this difficult time.
-Hollie and Vern Bastian-Center, Mo.
Cecil and Mandy Bastian & Lil'c- Center, Mo.
Dennis and Tracy Lorenson-Kirksville, Mo.
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Leanman
Posts: 159
St. Louis, Mo.
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| 08 Sep 2008 9:56 AM |
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| So very sorry for the loss of SPC Vincent Winston. May his family and friends please know that this hasn't gone unnoticed, and that there are many, many people out here who feel and understand your pain, and who mourn this loss with you. We stand ready to support you, to help to ease your pain, or to just stand with you as you suffer this untimely loss. May God be with you and bless you with his comfort. |
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mpainter
Posts: 232
Chatsworth, GA
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| 08 Sep 2008 10:12 AM |
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My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of SPC Vincent Winston. I am eternally grateful for your military service and the ultimate sacrifice you made defending this nation. Stand down Soldier, your mission is complete. You will not be forgotten.
Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called sons of GOD. – Matthew 5:9
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Sergeant - US Army 1985-1992
D Co, 2nd Bn, 69th Armor Reg, 197th Inf. Bde.
Operation Desert Shield/Storm 1990-1991
Firefighter 1999-2002
Murray Co. Fire Dept.
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satyr
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Raleigh, NC
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| 08 Sep 2008 11:03 AM |
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I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Spc Vincent Winston. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Thank you for standing for our country and defending our freedom Vincent. Rest in peace soldier. I salute you.
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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.
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wvhusker
Posts: 5133
Ashland, KY
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| 08 Sep 2008 11:27 AM |
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SPC Winston,
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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