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KD5QOQ 
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Spring Texas
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| 09 Mar 2007 5:35 AM |
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tchrist
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Friendswood, Tx
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| 09 Mar 2007 5:36 AM |
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Rainbo46
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Beaumont, Texas
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| 09 Mar 2007 5:40 AM |
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Thank you, Cory, for your service and your sacrifice. Our world is a better place for you having been here.
My deepest condolences to your family. A parent should never have to bury a child.
Even though we are saddened by your loss, we are also proud of your service to this great nation and we salute you, all that have gone before you, and all who will follow.
Thank you so much!
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Standing by in Beaumont
Gene Guidry
rainbo46
SE Texas PGR #63388
SSgt. USAF '66-'70
Viet Nam '67-'68
"Hate the war, don't hate the warrior"
Riding in memory of SSgt. Edward Reynolds, Sgt. Daniel Winegeart, Spc. Dustin Donica, Pfc. Ryan Berg, LCpl. Anthony Aguirre, Pfc. Cory Kosters, Sgt Ryan Green, Pfc. Chase Edwards,Sgt. Robert M. McDowell, Pfc. Rodney M. McCandless, LEO Lisa Bielieu Beaumont PD, Spc. Eddie Tamez, Spc. Dan Nguyen, Spc.Michael J.Jaurigue, Nicholas E. Westerfield, Pfc. Brandon K. Bobb, Meyers "Moon" Mullins USCG and too many others
Riding in honor of Pfc. Michael Doke, LCpl. Blake Patterson, Spc. Dale McLemore, Maj. Andrew Stone, and many, many more. |
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Oldtrainerguy
Posts: 16
Spring TX
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| 09 Mar 2007 6:02 AM |
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Deepest Sympathies to the Kosters family. May God grant them peace and comfort at this most difficult time.
Thank you PFC Kosters for your service to my family and our country.
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AppraiserSully
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| 09 Mar 2007 6:21 AM |
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The Land of the Free, Because of the Brave like Cory Kosters.
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mwells829
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| 09 Mar 2007 6:21 AM |
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| There is no greater love a soldier can offer his fellow man than to lay down his life fighting for his brothers' freedom. Cory is an American and Texas HERO. His mission is complete. Well done Pfc. Kosters. May your soul rest in God's company for eternity. Comfort, peace and rest to his family. |
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magsemail
Posts: 1468
Southgate, Michigan
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| 09 Mar 2007 6:31 AM |
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| My sincere condolences to you in your loss of Cory. I am humbled and will be forever grateful for the sacrifices made by Cory and many others fighting for my freedom. God Bless America!! |
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Special Missions R/C - Region #2, MI
Riding in honor of my late father Thomas Kucharek-Army (101st Airborne)
Guardian Angels For Soldier's Pet
www.guardianangelsforsoldierspet.org
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways
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flhtci_jim
Posts: 796
Poway, CA
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| 09 Mar 2007 6:42 AM |
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| Condolences from our family to the family and friends of Pfc Kosters. We will not forget Cory's service and sacrifice. |
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Jim McKown
USAF 1975 - 1981
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wvhusker
Posts: 5755
Ashland, KY
Sr. KY R/C
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| 09 Mar 2007 6:43 AM |
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PFC Kosters,
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.
WV Husker
Tom & Kelly
Ashland, KY
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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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texasglide
Posts: 23
Houston, Tx.
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| 09 Mar 2007 6:49 AM |
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| My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Pfc. Kosters. Once again a brave young American has made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the freedom of our country. I will be honored to stand for this hero. Standing by in Houston. Roger Lawson US Army, Army Security Agency, Spc 4, 73-76 Riding in honor of my nephew, Cpl Jay Lawson, USMC, Afgahnistan 06 Riding in memory of Lt. Cunningham, Spc. Dustin Donica, Veteran James Atchison, LCpl. Anthony Aguirre |
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mailman
Posts: 21740
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 09 Mar 2007 6:50 AM |
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| Thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of PFC Cory C. Kosters. Rest In Peace Soldier. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
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bleiskau
Posts: 11
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| 09 Mar 2007 7:27 AM |
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Pfc. Kosters, your mission here is now complete. Stand tall and proud in your eternal place and have peace. We are proud of all that you have accomplished and thank you and your family for the ultimate sacrifice.
Standing by in Spring,
<>< Grumpaw <><
FOTW Riders
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JohnnyD
Posts: 654
PGR Handyman Cypress, TX
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| 09 Mar 2007 7:36 AM |
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There is a story on Cory in todays Chronicle,
Slain teen joined Army in search of adventure
THE WOODLANDS — A 19-year-old soldier, who enjoyed the adventure of Army life, died this week when an explosive device went off near his unit during combat operations in Iraq, his family said Thursday.
Pfc. Cory C. Kosters died Monday in Samarra, Iraq, along with five other soldiers in his unit, U.S.military officials said. The soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, N.C.
Kosters enlisted in August 2005, three months after he graduated from The Woodlands High School.
His parents, Marlon and Senta Kosters, said their son joined the Army because he was an adventurer who loved the outdoors.
''He felt like that's what he should be doing," Senta Kosters said while looking at a collage of pictures of her son climbing trees and playing with a bow and arrows he made from tree limbs.
His brother, Kevin, 17, recalled how every e-mail, letter and phone call from Cory was full of stories about his life in the war. He was so excited about his duties that he volunteered for every assignment, he said. After a while, his ranking officers had to refuse his offers because of his inexperience, Senta Kosters said.
''He knew he would make a good soldier, and I knew he was an excellent soldier," she said, noting that he was dubbed the ''Ice man" by his fellow soldiers because he kept his cool, and he wasn't afraid during missions.
Cory Kosters would have been home now on leave, but he let another soldier take his time so that the man could be home for the birth of his first child, his mother said.
She said it was one of several signs that her son's death was meant to be.
''He wouldn't want that baby growing up never knowing his dad," she said.
Marlon Kosters said he didn't want his son to go into the Army, but he didn't want to make decisions for him.
He recalled taking his son to his first day of kindergarten and how excited Cory was about it.
Cory Kosters was home-schooled for 10 years before going to public school his junior year. He was a Cub Scout and a Boy Scout and a member of xxxx Church in The Woodlands.
The last time the family heard from Cory was Sunday by e-mail, Senta Kosters said.
It was his longest e-mail.
He said his unit was going on more missions because things were getting more hostile in Iraq. More improvised explosive devices were also blowing up, he said in the e-mail.
A composed Senta Kosters said she knows without a doubt her son is in heaven with God, and that is what gives her comfort.
The Kosters have received an outpouring of support from the community and their neighbors.
On Tuesday morning, the day after they learned of their son's death, they went outside and discovered mini American flags at the end of every neighbor's driveway.
''We're proud and grateful for their love and support," Marlon Kosters said.
The family has set up a college scholarship in Cory Kosters' name. Donations can be made at any Woodforest National Bank.
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JohnnyD - Texas DSC (ret), PGR # 127, SE Texas Calendar of Events
Support Our Wounded Troops! Thank You to all who have served and are currently serving. Riding in memory of Spc Villianueva, Sgt Michael Taylor, CWO Kenyon, CWO Garcia, SSgt Jerry Durbin, Pfc Tina Prest, Pfc Amy Duerksen, GSgt Fry, TSgt Walter Moss, Pfc Edwards, SPC Latimer, Cpt Funkhouser, Sgt Ramirez, PGR RC George Griffith, SSgt Kenneth I Pugh, SSgt Jenkins, LCpl Ryan A Miller, SSgt Reynolds, Cpl Benjamin Salgado Rosales, Pfc Hewitt, Cpl Luke Holler, Sgt. Mitchel Mutz, Cpt David M Fraser, LCpl Luke C. Yepsen, LCpl Stephen L. Morris, Pfc. Nathaniel Given, Spc. Dustin R Donica, SPC. Collin Schockmel, Pfc. Tanton, LCpl Anthony Aguirre, Pfc. Cory C Kosters, Sgt. Ryan Green, Spc Rodney J McCandless, Spc Eddie Tamez, SSgt Chris Kiernan, Pfc. Larry I Guyton, Spc Dan H. Nguyen, Spc. Michael J Jaurigue, 1st LT. West, Sgt. Danny Soto, LCpl. Matthew Gonzales, LCpl. Bobby Twitty, CPL Zachary Endsley, Spc. Eric Salinas, Sgt. Kitowski, Spc. William L. Edwards, PFC. Austin, LCpl. Matthew Medlicott, Spc. Rodney Johnson, Sgt Omar Mora, Cpl Donald Valentine, PVT Robert Holcomb, LCpl Burris, Cpl Smitherman, SPC Benjamin J. Garrison, Sgt. Blalock, 1st Lt Jeremy Ray, Spc. Orlando Perez, Sgt Gregory Unruh, CPL. Steven Candelo, CPL Molina, SSgt Jeffery L Hartley, SSgt Heredia, Sgt Ward, Spc Roughto |
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BLPT1985
Posts: 5
SouthEast TX.
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| 09 Mar 2007 7:45 AM |
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May God Bless the Kosters family and friends. Pfc. Cory C. Kosters, I thank you for dying for our country. Every soldier that dies has a special place in my heart, not one is the same, there are never too many to remember, and I thank you for your unconditional love for your Country.
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Grandude
Posts: 714
Oak Island, NC
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| 09 Mar 2007 7:55 AM |
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PFC Cory C. Kosters
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. Standing by in Spring, TX
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Grandude
DPC USN RET 1962-1981
Riding to honor and remember SGT Jon M Anderson, SPC Dustin R Donica, Cpl Ryan Miler, PFC Nathaniel Givens, PFC Cory Kosters, SGT Ryan Green, PFC Alan Austin, LCPL Mathew Mendlicott, Sgt Lance O. Eakes, WWII VET Tom Berry, NAVY VET Timothy Myers, SGTMAJ Terrance J Collins, SSG Ronald Phillips, David M Field USMC Vietnam Vet, SSGT Benjamin Brown III, SGT David W Wallace, Jack Douglas Poole USMC, SGT Andrew Cross, SFC Edward Kramer and all other fallen heros |
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Wombat
Posts: 60
Republic Of Texas
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| 09 Mar 2007 8:28 AM |
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| Condolences for your loss. Be comforted that Pfc. Kosters was fighting the good fight. Without such bravery we could not live as we do. We veterans have experienced first hand what civilians will never know. All give some, some give all. Pfc. Kosters gave his all. For that I offer a humble Thank You. Standing by... |
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kpmcneal
Posts: 62
Katy, TX
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| 09 Mar 2007 8:46 AM |
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The heart of a grateful nation goes out the family and friends of Cory. We will remain forever in your debt for your sacrifices to maintain our freedom. May God give you peace and healing in the days to come. Standing by in Katy
KP(diesel)
Proudly riding in Honor of Sgt George Ulloa, Jr; SSgt Kenneth Jenkins; Paul Fiala; LCpl Ryan Miller; HPD Rodney Johnson; Cpl Benjamin Rosales; PFC TJ Hewitt; Spc. Carl A. Eason; LCpl Luke Holler; PO2 Chuck Welch; Cpt David Fraser; Spc Cody Ford; Spc Nathaniel Givens: Spc. Dustin Donica; Spc. Ryan Berg; Ernest Mendoza; Spc. Colin Schocknel; Spc. Michael Doke; Candace "Queenie" Nichols
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puddles1962
Posts: 109
Huffman, Texas
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| 09 Mar 2007 9:30 AM |
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Pfc. Cory Kosters your journey is complete on this earth. My family wants to thank you and your family for your courage, strength, service, and sacrifice for our Nation.
Soldiers like you made this country what it is today.
You are a hero to all of us
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Riding with Honor and Pride for:
Specialist Micheal Doke - 1st Calvary Division
Jan 09 - Tour #2 - Iraq FOB Warrior
Freedom... isn't Free....
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Lou Freitas
Posts: 241
Montgomery, Texas
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| 09 Mar 2007 9:35 AM |
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| Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Pfc. Cory Kosters. May God help you through this difficult time and sorrow. Know your son was and is a Hero to us all. Our thoughts and prayers are with you always. |
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"Bagger Lou"
Lou Freitas
Texas State Captain
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Lodale
Posts: 7
Humble
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| 09 Mar 2007 10:12 AM |
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| God Bless you and your family. Standing by in Humble |
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Pit Bull
Posts: 58
Allen, TX
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| 09 Mar 2007 10:18 AM |
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| I praise God for Pfc. Cory C. Kosters. I thank the Lord for him and men and women like him who are willing to serve, suffer, and die for our nation and for our freedoms. He is a true American hero. I respect and honor him and look forward to meeting him and shaking his hand in heaven. Well done soldier. For his family and friends, I pray that God will grant you strength, comfort, and peace. |
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (Mat 5:4 NIV) |
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JohnnyD
Posts: 654
PGR Handyman Cypress, TX
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| 09 Mar 2007 10:19 AM |
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We have permission to attend the services for Pfc. Cory C. Kosters. The Kosters family has welcomed us with open arms to honor their son Cory.
We have no ETA on when Cory will be home but we will provide an escort home. Services are being planned at this time and information will be release as they become available.
Please stand ready to honor this fallen hero from our family of Blue Star Moms.
JohnnyD
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JohnnyD - Texas DSC (ret), PGR # 127, SE Texas Calendar of Events
Support Our Wounded Troops! Thank You to all who have served and are currently serving. Riding in memory of Spc Villianueva, Sgt Michael Taylor, CWO Kenyon, CWO Garcia, SSgt Jerry Durbin, Pfc Tina Prest, Pfc Amy Duerksen, GSgt Fry, TSgt Walter Moss, Pfc Edwards, SPC Latimer, Cpt Funkhouser, Sgt Ramirez, PGR RC George Griffith, SSgt Kenneth I Pugh, SSgt Jenkins, LCpl Ryan A Miller, SSgt Reynolds, Cpl Benjamin Salgado Rosales, Pfc Hewitt, Cpl Luke Holler, Sgt. Mitchel Mutz, Cpt David M Fraser, LCpl Luke C. Yepsen, LCpl Stephen L. Morris, Pfc. Nathaniel Given, Spc. Dustin R Donica, SPC. Collin Schockmel, Pfc. Tanton, LCpl Anthony Aguirre, Pfc. Cory C Kosters, Sgt. Ryan Green, Spc Rodney J McCandless, Spc Eddie Tamez, SSgt Chris Kiernan, Pfc. Larry I Guyton, Spc Dan H. Nguyen, Spc. Michael J Jaurigue, 1st LT. West, Sgt. Danny Soto, LCpl. Matthew Gonzales, LCpl. Bobby Twitty, CPL Zachary Endsley, Spc. Eric Salinas, Sgt. Kitowski, Spc. William L. Edwards, PFC. Austin, LCpl. Matthew Medlicott, Spc. Rodney Johnson, Sgt Omar Mora, Cpl Donald Valentine, PVT Robert Holcomb, LCpl Burris, Cpl Smitherman, SPC Benjamin J. Garrison, Sgt. Blalock, 1st Lt Jeremy Ray, Spc. Orlando Perez, Sgt Gregory Unruh, CPL. Steven Candelo, CPL Molina, SSgt Jeffery L Hartley, SSgt Heredia, Sgt Ward, Spc Roughto |
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Charger
Posts: 3923
Golden, Colorado
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| 09 Mar 2007 10:25 AM |
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Brad 'CHARGER' Lewellen
Retired Colorado State Captain
Proud PGR Blue Hat
"History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid"
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oldmanracing31
Posts: 16
Freeport Texas
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| 09 Mar 2007 10:30 AM |
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Thank you pfc kosters for your supreme sacrifice to the service to our country & for the protection of our American life style
we will be eternally grateful to you and your family .
The least we can do is show you the dignity and honor shown to all of our American heroes
your family and comrades in arms are emblazoned in our hearts for the sacrifaces that you are making .
Larry
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BelgianArmy
Posts: 858
Brussels, Belgium
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| 09 Mar 2007 10:42 AM |
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My sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Pfc. Cory C. Kosters.
Thank you for your service soldier!!!
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Chris from Belgium
Proud PGR Member #3787
International RWB book list coordinator
For the RWB forum, click here: Red, White, and Blue Book
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