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towman95 
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| 29 Oct 2009 3:19 PM |
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Updated 05 Nov 09 0612 est S Sturgis
This is what google lists as the address for the church:
10405 49th Ave, Flushing, NY _______________________________________________________________________________ Updated 03 Nov 09 1736 est S SturgisSFC Luis M. Gonzalez is scheduled to be transported from Dover AFB to NY on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 at 0900. The PGR has been asked to provide escort. I'm staging at the Home Depot, Dover, at Leipsic Road and Rt.13 at 0745, KSU at 0800. We will proceed to the AFB for final staging at 0830. The escort will proceed from AFB to the Jersey side of the DE Memorial Bridge, where we'll hand off SFC Gonzalez to our NY brothers for the final leg of the trip. Please, let's give this hero, who gave his all, a send off he deserves. Thanks, John Davis
jtd12@verizon.net
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Updated 03 Nov 09 1705 pst towman95
Riders,
SSG Gonzalez has been promoted to Sgt 1st Class-
The details for this mission are as Follows- A multi State escort will lead Sgt 1st Class Luis Gonzalez from Dover to Corona. The escort is scheduled to leave Dover at 9am, Thursday 11/5/09. DE Riders will escort him to the Deleware Memorial Bridge, were we will have NJ riders waiting to meet him, ETA 9:45- They will continue to the Grover Cleveland Rest area on the NJ turnpike, where they will stop, and Pick up the NY rider escort- ETA 10:45. The escort will then Continue on, to the Gothels Bridges and into NY. To the funeral Home- This may be a dual escort, and are awaiting confirmation.
Funeral Home Viewing-Thrursday 11/5 Hours 2 to 5 and 7 to 10
Funeral Service will be Held Friday 11/6/09 -St Leo's Church, corner of 104th St and 49th Ave
- Corona Queens Service is scheduled for 10:45am
Interment will be at St. Michaels Cemetery in Astoria Queens.
Escort, THU 11/5/09, Stages-KSU's
Medford KSU- 7:45am- Lowes Home improvement center, Rt 112. LIE exit 64, entrance is on the North service Road, west of 112.
Hicksville KSU-8:40- Waldbaums shopping center, Rt 106/107- LIE exit 41S, N State Pkwy exit 35S.
Trooper barracks on the So State- ETA 9:15 Be ready to ride, join the group as it passes, pull out after they have passed so you do not slow to have them catch you and impede traffic, easier to catch the group then them to catch you, and cagers hate to have to slow down for you.
SI Outer Bridge Crossing- KSU-10am Just before the Outer Bridge- in the pull over lane by the tile store-
FUNERAL SERVICES FRIDAY 11/6-
Final stage KSU 9:45am-Linden Place Shopping center, Linden place exit off the Whitestone expressway. - Exit 14.
Medford KSU-8:15- EARLY DUE TO TRAFFIC.
Hicksville KSU-9:10
No other stage areas on LI.
Respectfully,
Russ Ratuszny
Senior Ride Captain
Patriot Guard Riders
NY Reg 8 & 9
Lead RC Russ Ratuszny Russratuz@yahoo.com
Ride captains from other regions Please post your KSU's and Stage area's.
NJ and Ct, we surely would love to see our sister states- as we also have another hero returning that day and our ridership may well be split.
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DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of seven soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Oct. 27 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez, 27, of South Ozone Park, N.Y.
Sgt. Fernando Delarosa, 24, of Alamo, Texas.
Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, 29, of Terre Haute, Ind.
Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Mo.
Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson, 24, of Broussard, La.
Spc. Jared D. Stanker, 22, of Evergreen Park, Ill.
Pfc. Christopher I. Walz, 25, of Vancouver, Wash.
For more information media may contact the Fort Lewis public affairs office at 253- 967-0152, 253- 967-0147 or after hours at 253- 967-0015 (ask for the Public Affairs Officer on call).
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FREEDOM ISNT FREE.
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LTCAnderson12
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Staten Island, NY
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| 29 Oct 2009 3:42 PM |
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| To the family, loved ones and friends of Staff Sergeant Gonzalez, please accept my heartfelt condolences. I also offer my profound gratitude, respect and admiration for the professionalism, courage, commitment and selfless service he displayed while proudly serving our Nation. I pray that each of you be given the strength to make it through this most difficult time. Our fellow and beloved 2nd Infantry Division Soldier will never be forgotten. Rest in peace. |
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Region 8 NY (NYC)
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milktoast
Posts: 3702
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 29 Oct 2009 4:06 PM |
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| My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to the family and friends of SSG. Luis Gonzalez. 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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Daslowpoke
Posts: 1554
New Port Richey, FL
Senior
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| 29 Oct 2009 5:00 PM |
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My thoughts, prayers, and heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of SSG. Luis M. Gonzalez. I pray that God will provide them with the comfort that only He can and carry them through this tragic loss.
SSG. Gonzalez, a grateful America thanks you for your service and your sacrifice. You will never be forgotten. Our nation mourns the loss of a true American Hero.
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Riding in Memory of:
John "SmokyMTNSporty" Deniakis
"Optimistically pessimistic about life"
Mike "Deltoid" Bland
"It's All Good"
Jack "jacklok" Loken
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Uffda
Posts: 13712
Wonder Lake, IL
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| 29 Oct 2009 5:01 PM |
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Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of SSG. Luis M. Gonzalez. May God help you though this difficult time and sorrow. Know
your loved one 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, Luis.
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.
In Memory of Jon Dreymann 08-13-09 WWR NRC Who left us way too soon. Farvel min venn. |
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slowwalker
Posts: 76
Leasburg NC 27291
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| 29 Oct 2009 5:08 PM |
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May God grant you peace at this time. My prayers are with you in the loss
of SSG Luis Gonzalez. We have lost a Hero to whom we owe our freedom. |
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mailman
Posts: 22214
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 29 Oct 2009 5:15 PM |
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| My deepest condolences to the family and friends of SSG Luis M. Gonzalez. 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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sig22
Posts: 4179
New Port Richey, Fl
Senior Ride Captain
FL State Captain - Retired
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| 29 Oct 2009 5:28 PM |
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I send my sincere condolences to the family and friends of SSG Luis M. Gonzalez. May the Lord comfort you in the difficult days ahead.
Godspeed Luis.....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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smidi
Posts: 1256
East Meadow, NY Region 8 Nassau
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| 29 Oct 2009 5:31 PM |
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| Rest In Peace Luis. 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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TMR
Posts: 2996
Willow Springs IL
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| 29 Oct 2009 5:48 PM |
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"There is no greater love", say the Lord, "than to lay down your life for a friend".
Thank you and God Bless you, SSG Gonzalez, for being willing to do just that.... for me and mine.
'Rest easy, son, at the top of the stairs.'
Standing in spirit in Willow Springs IL Timmer
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bbuch
Posts: 234
Mooresville NC
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| 29 Oct 2009 6:10 PM |
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My most sincere condolences to the family of SSG. Luis Gonzalez. May God and the precious memories of your brave hero comfort you in the days to come? Prayers are with you from every part of the nation and your hero will not be forgotten. SSG. Gonzalez rest in peace and in the knowledge that so many people do care and thank you for your service and sacrifice. May your family find comfort and peace in their hearts during these trying times and your service to this great country is truly appreciated, now rest in peace.
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]
Helicopter Combat Squadron 6
USS Sylvania
USS Concord
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monmixr
Posts: 1935
Bartlett, Illinois
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| 29 Oct 2009 6:12 PM |
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My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of SSG. Luis M. Gonzalez. 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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Pepper_guy
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Lacey, WA
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| 29 Oct 2009 6:48 PM |
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My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of SSG. Luis M. Gonzalez, U.S. Army / OEF. SSG. Gonzalez, 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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kbell
Posts: 2981
Jacksonville, Florida Ride Captain
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| 29 Oct 2009 6:50 PM |
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| My sincere condolences and prayers to the family and friends of SSG Luis M Gonzalez. May your faith give you strength. May your memories give you comfort. May GOD'S love give you peace. |
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Karen (kerrybell) Trone
If you are going to worry then don't pray...
If you are going to pray then don't worry !!
For I know the plans I have for you....
Jeremiah 29:11
Live simply. Love generously.
Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God.
Earth has no sorrows that heaven cannot heal.
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kcreary
Posts: 200
White Plains, NY
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| 29 Oct 2009 7:07 PM |
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May the family and friends of SSGT Luis M. Gonzalez find peace and consolation.
Standing by in White Plains. |
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White Plains, NY
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hbiker
Posts: 1314
huntington beach
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| 29 Oct 2009 7:19 PM |
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Our sincere condolences go out to the entire family of SSG Gonzalez. May the Lord give you peace, strength and comfort during this difficult time. It is because of warriors like yourself SSG Gonzalez that we 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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1armymom
Posts: 999
Virginia Beach, VA
VA State HOTH Coordinator
VA D5 Ride Captain UI
User Accounts Support Team
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| 29 Oct 2009 7:23 PM |
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To the family and loved ones of SSG. Luis M. Gonzalez,
It is with great sorrow that I extend my condolences upon the loss of your Hero, who gave his all in the fight for freedom, and in the defense of his brothers and sisters and our grateful nation. May God give you strength until you meet again.
SSG. Gonzalez,
May God protect and guide your fellow warriors as they carry on without you; and bestow unto them, courage and strength to travel this most difficult path. I pray The Lord will grant your fellow warriors the grace and perseverance to see the mission through.
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime, with intense gratitude.
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Honor Our Armed Services, Pay It Forward!
Proud Mom of U.S. Army SSG Worrell, 702 BSB 4B/2ID Stryker Brigade Combat Team
3 Time Blue Star Mom ~ OIF
Forum Moderator: WWW.STRYKERNEWS.COM
DAR, Blue Star Mothers Inc.,
Virginia State HOTH Coordinator, Virginia Patriot Guard, District 5 'Hampton Roads', Ride Captain UI,
Honor and Remember, VA State Chapter, Sergeant-At-Arms
"Who kept the faith and fought the fight;
The glory theirs, the duty ours."~Wallace Bruce
"For the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions, but there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them,
graven not on stone but in the hearts of men." ~Pericles (c. 600 B.C.)
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Shermer, IL
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| 29 Oct 2009 7:58 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. Staff Sergeant Luis M. Gonzalez, 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.
~+~
Rose
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[Eleanor Roosevelt]
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ziggyssbn635
Posts: 114
BLUE STAR DAD in n.e. Pa on the delaware river
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| 29 Oct 2009 8:12 PM |
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riding in memory for my dad +jack+ usn mm3 korea conflict = riding in honor for my air force son aaron just left his two year old and wife for BAGRAM afghanistan 5/09 and nephew== just got back from iraq== navy hm3 justin goble == standing in honor for lcpl jacob w. beisel( my neighbor and sons buddy)-- never got to leave anbar province iraq kia3/31/06 GOD BLESS THEM ALL! |
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1stCavMP
Posts: 639
Warren, Ohio
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| 29 Oct 2009 8:13 PM |
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Our Heartfelt Condolences to the Family and Friends of Luis M. Gonzalez. May God Comfort you in this time of need and the hard days ahead.
Thank You SSgt. Gonzalez, for your service and sacrifice to our Country. You will NOT be forgotten.
Rest in Peace Soldier |
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Rondawg
Posts: 441
Madisonville, Republic of Texas
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| 30 Oct 2009 3:00 AM |
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Thank you, SSG. Luis M. Gonzalez for your service to this Nation. Individuals like you put your life on the line and sacrifice your lives for our freedoms. And it breaks my heart. I pray each day that the Lord our God will provide each and every one of our soldiers an Angel to watch over and protect them. It is the soldier that gives us freedom, not the politicians. Only two people ever died for our freedoms. One was Jesus Christ and the other was the American Soldier. The least I can do is pay homage and respect to this Hero and his family.
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America “for an amount of up to and including my life.”
That is Honor.
To the family of this American Hero: We as a nation grieve with you in your loss. His adherence to “Duty to God and Country” will not be forgotten. Death is a time to rejoice in the life someone had and the lives they touched on this earth. Life is but a blink of an eye. May the Great Architect take this Hero and his family into his council, protect and heal them.
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You don't have to love war, but you do have to love the Warrior!
The sound of 200 people holding flags -- is deafening.
Rondawg
PGR Member #2799
Madisonville, Republic of Texas
Riding in Honor of:
Wm. Travis Nelson (USN / Korean War) Brother
Ryan L. Nelson (USN / Pentagon on 9/11/01) Son
CW3 Brandon Leggett (7th Cav. Chopper Pilot/ Operation Iraq Freedom--- 6/17 Cav./Task Force Saber)Son-in-law
Sgt. Perry Kuykendauhl (Ranger / Omaha Beach) Uncle
Lt. Joel Nelson (101 Airborn / Nam) Cousin
Sgt. Ralph Brisco (USMC / Iwo Jima) Friend
And in HONOR and MEMORY of:
PFC Brett Tribble (Friend), PFC Jeff Shaffer, Staff Sgt. Ed Reynolds, CPL Benji Rosales, Spc. Carl Eason, Cpt. David M. Fraser, Sgt.Gary S. Johnston (Son of a friend), SSgt. Gary C. Johnston (KIA Viet Nam: Uncle of Sgt. Gary S. Johnston), Pfc Cory Koster, Sgt. Ryan P. Green, Pfc Larry Guyton, Lnc Cpl Bobby Twitty, Sgt. Randell Olguin, CW3 Don Clark, CW2 Chris Humphreys, and ALL past and present who have served for this Country. I am Proud and Honored to do so. |
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leupold74
Posts: 64
Finger Lakes, NY
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| 30 Oct 2009 7:54 AM |
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My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of SSG. Luis M. Gonzalez. May your faith give you comfort & sustain you during this most difficult time.
Thank you to a true hero who answered the call to duty, performing the selfless act of giving of oneself to serve their country and your willingness to defend the United States of America and her freedoms and interests. Your 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 every life you have touched.
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markjohnson
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| 30 Oct 2009 9:25 AM |
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Dear family and friends of SSG. Luis M. Gonzalez,
Our deepest sympathies and most reverent prayers are with you at this difficult time. Take time to reflect on a memory of Luis laughing so hard that he cried. Take time to grieve the loss of a loved one. Above all, take time to celebrate the life of an American Hero. Our hearts and prayers are with you.
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"You don't get to choose whether or not you stand behind your troops, for they have already chosen to stand in FRONT of you"
PGR Rider - '03 HD Road King Police
Desert Storm Veteran '88~'94 U.S.N.
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Billboy
Posts: 5199
Webster, Fl.
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| 30 Oct 2009 9:50 AM |
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My Sincere Condolences go out to Family and Friends of US Army, SSgt. Luis M. Gonzalez, 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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sailor74
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OAK LAWN,IL
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| 30 Oct 2009 9:52 AM |
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