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patchworksmin 
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| 29 Jun 2009 2:01 PM |
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updated on 4 JUL 09 at 18:18 hrs. edt by patchworksmin
Confirmed Mission
PFC Steven T. Drees
July 5, 7-8
Peshtigo, WI
Update on arrival schedule and mission media blackout
Return and escort to the funeral home
July 5, 2009
Time 1000 hours
Staging 0900 hours
Main Terminal
NOTE: Michigan is a Helmet mandatory state.
All riders must have helmets across the line.
Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport
2801 22nd Street
Menominee, MI 49858
Also note we have been asked to escort PFC Drees to and from the visitation, details are on the mission thread shown above.
The family has requested a media blackout for this event. Media are to be treated as Uninvited Guests in accordance with our Mission Statement. Photographic and recording equipment is not allowed on the grounds at any part of this mission. We will be shielding friends and family from any media. If approached by media, the only response is to be "No Comment". Members are also forbidden from taking pictures of the family and event unless approved by the Ride Captain Mike Weaver.
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Updated 02 Jul 09 @ 2224est by Sandy9999
Mission Update
Pre-visitation Escort - Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Before the visitation, we have been asked to provide an escort to the Peshtigo High School.
We will leave funeral home with fallen soldier @ 0800 hrs to Peshtigo High School.
This will be a PGR motorcycle escort with law enforcement.
Visitation - Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Staging - 0900 hrs at Peshtigo High School.
Flagline - 0930 hrs to 1800 hrs.
Post Visitation Escort
We will leave Peshtigo High School to Berth Rosenthal Funeral Home with the fallen soldier at approx. 1800 hrs.
This will be a PGR motorcycle escort with law enforcement.
BURIAL - Wednesday July 8, 2009
We will leave Berth Rosenthal Funeral Home with fallen soldier at 1145 hrs to Riverside Cemetery.
This will be a PGR motorcycle escort with law enforcement.
Burial begins at 12:00 noon.
Staging - At Funeral Home 1100 hrs.
Those not involved in the escort will be asked to be part of the advance party to travel to the Cemetery to do the pre-set flagline.
Michael Weaver, RC
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Updated 02 Jul 09 at 0111 EDT by Cagerbob
Confirmed Mission
PFC Steven T. Drees
July 5, 7-8
Peshtigo, WI
PFC Steven Drees died June 28 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. His family has asked us to join friends, family and community to share in the celebration and memories of his life.
Return and escort home
July 5, 2009
Time TBD
Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport
2801 22nd Street
Menominee, MI 49858
Escort to
Berth & Rosenthal Funeral Home
331 S Ellis Avenue
Peshtigo, WI 54157
Visitation and Memorial service
Tuesday July 7, 2009
Visitation
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Memorial Service
Follows immediately at 5 p.m.
Peshtigo High School
380 Green Street
Peshtigo, WI 54157
Burial
Wednesday
July 8, 2009
Time TBD
Peshtigo Riverside Cemetery
493 Right Of Way Road
Peshtigo, WI 54157
Mike Weaver is RC (mweaver@bankofkaukauna.com)
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Updated 01 Jul 09 1906 edt S Sturgis
PFC Steven Drees died June 28 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. His family has asked us to join friends, family and community to share in the celebration and memories of his life.
Return and escort home
July 5, 2009
Time TBD
Menominee-Marinette Twin County Airport
2801 22nd Street
Menominee, MI 49858
Escort to:
Berth & Rosenthal Funeral Home
331 S Ellis Avenue
Peshtigo, WI 54157
Visitation and Memorial service
Tuesday July 7, 2009
Visitation
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Memorial Service
Follows immediately at 5 p.m.
Peshtigo High School
380 Green Street
Peshtigo, WI 54157
Burial:
Wednesday
July 8, 2009
Time TBD
Peshtigo Riverside Cemetery
493 Right Of Way Road
Peshtigo, WI 54157
Mike Weaver is RC (mweaver@bankofkaukauna.com)
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No. 463-09
June 29, 2009 |
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DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Pvt. Steven T. Drees, 19, of Peshtigo, Wis., died June 28 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained June 24 in Konar Province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire and a rocket-propelled-grenade launcher. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
For more information media may contact the Fort Carson public affairs office at (719) 526-4143; after hours (719) 526-5500. |
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Jan Johnson
Proud Gold and Blue Star Mom of:
SPC. Justin W. Johnson-KIA Iraq- 04/10/04
SSG. Joshua D. Johnson- OEF veteran
706-266-1448
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sig22
Posts: 4179
New Port Richey, Fl
Senior Ride Captain
FL State Captain - Retired
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| 29 Jun 2009 2:09 PM |
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I send my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Pvt. Steven T. Drees. May the Lord comfort you in the difficult days ahead.
Godspeed Steven.....Godspeed.....
Those we love remain with us
For love itself lives on….
Cherished memories never fade
Because one loved is gone.
Those we love can never be
More than a thought apart….
For as long as there is memory,
They live on in our hearts.
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Bobbie Bilotta
Sig22@patriotguard.org
RIDING IN LOVING MEMORY OF:
PGR TN member and friend John "SmokyMtnSporty" Deniakis - 09 Jun 2008
"Optimistically pessimistic about life"
PGR GA Ride Captain (Ret) Mike "Deltoid" Bland - 22 Feb 2008
"It's all good"
PGR FL Senior Ride Captain Jack "Jacklok" Loken - 20 Oct 2007
"Take care, ride safe"
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Pepper_guy
Posts: 10133
Lacey, WA
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| 29 Jun 2009 5:22 PM |
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My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of Pvt. Steven T. Drees, U.S. Army / OEF. Pvt. Drees, 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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Kontractor
Posts: 355
Milwaukee RC
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| 29 Jun 2009 5:22 PM |
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| Thank You Sir, for defending my freedom, and for your heroism in protecting your fellow soldiers. If allowed, It will be my Honor to stand in silent tribute to your courage. Rest In Peace, Soldier. |
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Because It's The Right Thing To Do.
Nothing Worthwhile is ever Easy. And Nothing Easy is Ever Worthwhile.
"Hammer the Americans hard enough and you forge the best weapon in the world"
Captain Simeon Ecuyer...in a letter written to Colonel Bouquet during the siege of Fort Pitt, 1783
"American Soldiers in battle don't fight for what some president says on T.V., they don't fight for mom, apple pie, or the American flag... They fight for one another." Lt General Hal Moore
For all his bluster, it is the sad problem of man that he cannot choose his triumph,
He can only choose how he will stand when the call of destiny comes,
Hoping that he’ll have the courage to answer.
What Have I Done this Day to Honor the Names of My Fathers? |
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milktoast
Posts: 3702
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 29 Jun 2009 5:43 PM |
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| My heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family and friends of PVT. Steven Drees. Words alone cannot express my debt and gratitude for his service and sacrifice. This hero will live on in our hearts forever. |
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Janet Toth
Michigan Ride Captain
Florida Senior Ride Captain
Proud wife, daughter, daughter-in-law of vets from Vietnam, Korea, and WWII
Totally directionally challenged
"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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ivetret
Posts: 2449
Shermer, IL
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| 29 Jun 2009 6:22 PM |
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I know there are no words to say at this time, except how sorry that I am. I truly feel your loss and pain. Steven shall never be forgotten.
My deepest sympathy to the friends and family.
I appreciate all of his contributions to our country and may there be a special place for him in heaven.
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Rose
Story, photos, video, sympathies: Peshtigo soldier Steven Drees remembered |
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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?”
[Eleanor Roosevelt]
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mailman
Posts: 22222
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 29 Jun 2009 7:04 PM |
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| My deepest condolences to the family and friends of PVT. Steven T. Drees. Rest In Peace Hero. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
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US Army 1970 - 1972 |
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Rich Blackaby
Posts: 154
Riverside, Ca
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| 29 Jun 2009 7:45 PM |
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| To the Families, Friends and Commrades of PVT Steven T. Dress of the 4th Infantry Division. It is allways sad to hear of one so young being taken from us. It also saddens me to hear that we lost one of the 4th Infantry Division Soldiers. As a Veteran of the 4th Infantry Division and the Vice President for the 4th ID Association California Chapter, I offer my deepest Condolences and Sympathy to the Famileis, Friends and Commrades of this Fine American Hero. May God Bless each and every one of you, and God Bless America. |
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God and Country/Steadfast and Loyal
Richard "Rich" Blackaby (Sgt. "B")
Pres. Calif. Chapter of 4th Infantry Division Assn.
Past 1st Vice Commander - American Legion Post 79, Riverside, Ca (2008-09)
Honor Guard, Team 12 RNC
PGR #: 139413 "Honor Man"
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vander177
Posts: 4554
Vandergrift, PA
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| 29 Jun 2009 7:56 PM |
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Karen and I send our condolences and prayers to the family and friends of U.S. Army Private Steven T. Drees. We thank you for your military service and ultimate sacrifice you made for this grateful nation in fighting terrorism and keeping peace worldwide. We thank you for our freedom. 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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monmixr
Posts: 1935
Bartlett, Illinois
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| 29 Jun 2009 8:24 PM |
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| My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of Steven T. Drees. 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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Proud member of the often imitated never duplicated Illinois Patriot Guard Riders.
Eric C. Kuhn
Ride Captain
Illinois Patriot Guard Riders
In memory of CPT Steven M. Strickland B/3 AVN BN 15 SEP 1980
In memory of CW3 Donald G. Cicuzza Jr.
In memory of Carl W. Kuhn WWII Vet. 1927-2009 |
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Uffda
Posts: 13725
Wonder Lake, IL
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| 29 Jun 2009 8:51 PM |
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Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of PVT. Steven T. Drees. May God help you though this difficult time and sorrow. Know
your son was and is a Hero to us all. Our thoughts and prayers are with
you always. He will never be forgotten.
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.
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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.
In Memory of Jon Dreymann 08-13-09 WWR NRC Who left us way too soon. Farvel min venn. |
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winderness
Posts: 68
Slinger, WI
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| 29 Jun 2009 8:57 PM |
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To PVT. Steven T. Drees... thanks Steve, you can rest in peace... you shall not be forgotten.
To the friends and family of PVT Drees, our condolences. May the thoughts and prayers of those you know and those of us you've never met provide some comfort and support during this trying time.
Standing by in Slinger, WI
Todd and Sue
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mlmsan
Posts: 6966
Loganville, Georgia 30052
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| 29 Jun 2009 9:59 PM |
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My sincere condolences to the Family and Friends of PVT. Steven T. Drees, US Army, Veteran. I pray God will give you comfort in your time of sorrow. I am grateful for PVT. Steven T. Drees, service to our Great Nation and greatly appreciate Him for my freedom. PVT. Steven T. Drees, 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.
Peace Be to Us All
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Larry "Sir Bear" & "Queen Mary" Sanderson
sirbear@comcast.net
770-500-6895
Georgia PGR,
Part of It,
Proud of it.
Georgia Mentor Team
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
Riding In Memory of my Great Grand Father, John Perry Sanderson, Texas Calvary Regiment, Civil War. Father, PO1 Weldon A. Sanderson, WWII USN, Pacific Fleet. And in Honor of my Son, SSGT Michael W. Sanderson, Gulf, 2x Iraq, and Mt. Sinai, Egypt. U.S. Army now serving this Nation Proudly in Fort Benning, Georgia. |
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Posts: 5317
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY
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| 30 Jun 2009 2:16 AM |
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| OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF OEF VETERAN PVT. STEVEN T. DREES (USA). OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. REST IN PEACE STEVEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. 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
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sdoise
Posts: 8298
Kinder, La.
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| 30 Jun 2009 8:18 AM |
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| I convey my heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of Pvt. Steven T. Drees and my sincere appreciation of his military service to our country and ultimate sacrifice to preserve our way of life. May he rest in peace. |
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Schelly "Toro"
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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adjuster
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Indian Springs, MD (Western MD)
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| 30 Jun 2009 8:55 AM |
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hbiker
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huntington beach
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| 30 Jun 2009 9:10 AM |
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My sincere heartfelt condolences go out to all the family of Pvt. Drees. May the Lord give you peace, strength and comfort during this most difficult time. It is because of warriors like yourself Pvt. Drees that allow us to continue to live with the freedoms we have. Thank you for your service and fight for our country. May you forever rest in peace.
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Billboy
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Webster, Fl.
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| 30 Jun 2009 9:35 AM |
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My Sincere Condolences go out to Family and Friends of US Army, PVT. Steven T. Drees, Though you will be missed you will not be forgotten, Thank you for your Service. Rest in Peace and God be with you. “You Will Forever Be Remembered”
Bill Snelson (Billboy)
US Army, Vietnam Veteran
PGR Senior Ride Captain, Mentor
Webster, Fl.
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banditbob
Posts: 3882
Virginia Beach. District 5 Hampton Roads Ride Captain
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| 30 Jun 2009 11:59 AM |
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| My wife and I want to thank you PVT. Steven T. Drees for your sacrifice and dedication to this great Nation of ours. Our thoughts and prayers are with your loved one's and friends. |
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banditbob
Robert K. Reynolds
District 5 Hampton Roads
Ride Captin Virginia Beach Va.
US Army, Armor
3AD 1/32 Armor "Bandits" 1972 to 1976
(the original Bandits)
Indian Cove RV Resort, Secretary Board of Directors.
Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 20 Chaplain and Service Officer Virginia Beach.
Association United States Army (AUSA)
Honor and Remember, Military Liason Officer
1st Cav. Div. 2/5 Black Knights, Armor
Our debt to the Heroic men and Valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid . They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices
(President Harry S. Truman)
During these days of many trials and tribulations that our land of the free are facing, let us remember to hold our heads up high in remembrance for those who gave their life for our freedom and those that are still in harms way for this cause. Pray for the brokenhearted and proclaim victory for those who are held captive. Lord, You are the light of the world and we declare You to be Lord over every nation. We know your light shines in darkness and the darkness does not always comprehend, but we also know You light will always prevail. Amen.
Chaplin, Lorraine Richmond.
OLD BANDITS NEVER DIE, THEY JUST FADE AWAY
In Memory of my Dad,
Frank Reynolds Sr.
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My wife and I send our sincere heartfelt condolences to the family. We are two of the millions who sleep peacefully, in safety each night because heroes like Steve Drees are prepared to do violence on our behalf.
I can never repay your sacrifice. I vow never to forget it. Rest in peace son.....Your country is proud of you!! and is a lesser place with the loss of you.
Buzz and Kathi
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WIZARD221
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crazycooter100
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my the lord be with the family and friends of this young man
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| "I have carried you on Eagles Wings and brought you here to me." Exodus 19:4 Our Soldier heard the higher call and knew on the back of the Eagle he must board to heed our Father's call to come home. Now, he guards from on high. Don't cry family and friends....just know he watches and guards your steps until you are reunited. Our American Hero is home with God now waiting for each of us to arrive. May peace that passes Understanding give you comfort and surround you with the knowledge that your loved one will always be there with us. From the Heart, Iris |
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SpyderRyder
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Thank you for my freedom PVT Drees. 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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