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patchworksmin 
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Updated 05 Nov 09 1759 est S Sturgis
The family of U.S. Army PFC Lukas C. Hopper, 20, of Merced, Calif, has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to attend the arrival and services for our Fallen Hero. PFC Lukas C. Hopper died Oct. 30, southeast of Karadah, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
THIS IS A TWO PART MISSION
PART 1 ARRIVAL / NOVEMBER 6th / FRIDAY
STAGING 10:30 AM (1030) Riders will stage at the Mini Mart at 1210 R St, Merced, CA. Mission briefing will be at 10:45 AM (1045).
Staging Location URL:
RC Jim Tibbals (aka KIMO)
KSU (Kick Stands Up) 11:00 AM (1100). We will proceed to Merced Municipal Airport (Civilian) to form a flag line to honor and respect the family as they arrive, aircraft arrival is scheduled for 12:00 Noon. PGR will also have a final flag line for the arrival of PFC Hopper.
Airport Map Location: 89 Macready Dr, Merced, CA
ESCORT FROM AIRPORT TO FUNERAL HOME
PGR will provide an escort for our Fallen Hero and family to Stratford Evans Funeral Home at 1490 B Street, Merced, CA. There will be local police assistance. PGR will form a flag line at the funeral home.
Funeral Home Map Location: 1490 B St, Merced, CA
PART 2 FUNERAL SERVICES and ESCORT TO FINAL RESTING PLACE, NOVEMBER 7th, SATURDAY
STAGING 8:30 am (0830) at the Chevron Station located at 3584 G St, Merced. Mission briefing will be at 8:45 AM (0845). This is early but the plan is to move to the church in time to form a flag line to honor family and guests as they arrive for service scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM for family prayer) and 10:30 AM for services.
Map Location: Chevron Station, 3584 G St, Merced, CA
RC - Panak
KSU 9:00 AM (0900). PGR will proceed to the church located at 1080 E. Yosemite Ave, Merced to set up a flag for arriving family and guests.
LDS Church, 1080 E. Yosemite Ave, Merced, CA
Church services are schedule to complete at 11:45 AM (1145). There is a reception scheduled from 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM (1300).
Final escort to place of interment.
Final escort to place of interment.
Departure time from the church is 1:00 PM (1300). PGR will prepare for departure at 12:45 PM (1245). Mission Ride Captain will provide details at this time.
Location of cemetery: Catheys Valley Cemetery, 5185 Hornitos Road, Catheys Valley, CA. This is a 26 mile escort.
Catheys Valley Cemetery
Bob Dalton
PGR/CA Asst. State Captain
North Central Valley Region
wiserguy@comcast.net
You do not have to be a Veteran or a motorcycle rider to attend this mission. Everyone is welcome. We encourage those who do not ride to attend in your car. If this will be your first mission go to the staging area and you will be briefed there. Dress for motorcycle riding or dress casually if you are driving a cage (car). ______________________________________________________________________________
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No. 859-09
November 02, 2009 |
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DOD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc. Lukas C. Hopper, 20, of Merced, Calif., died Oct. 30, southeast of Karadah, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
The circumstances surrounding the accident are under investigation.
For more information the media may contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at (910) 432-0661. |
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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
Georgia Ride Captain
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Pepper_guy
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Lacey, WA
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| 02 Nov 2009 1:30 PM |
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My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of PFC. Lukas C. Hopper, U.S. Army Airborne / OIF. PFC. Hopper, 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: 2965
Jacksonville, Florida Ride Captain
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| 02 Nov 2009 1:33 PM |
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| My sincere condolences and prayers to the family and friends of PFC Lukas C Hopper. 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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hbiker
Posts: 1310
huntington beach
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| 02 Nov 2009 1:35 PM |
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Our sincere condolences go out to the entire family of Pfc. Hopper. May the Lord give you peace, strength and comfort during this difficult time. It is because of warriors like yourself Pfc. Hopper that we live with the freedoms we have and enjoy. Thank you for your service and fight for our country. May you forever rest in peace.
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monmixr
Posts: 1914
Bartlett, Illinois
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| 02 Nov 2009 1:42 PM |
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| My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of PFC. Lukas C. Hopper. 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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Billboy
Posts: 5199
Webster, Fl.
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| 02 Nov 2009 1:53 PM |
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My Sincere Condolences go out to Family and Friends of US Army, PFC Lukas C. Hopper, 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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ivetret
Posts: 2447
Shermer, IL
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| 02 Nov 2009 2:03 PM |
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I wish to offer my sincere condolences. There are no words we can say to ease the pain of your loss. I want you to know that I care very much about what you are going through. PFC. Lukas C. Hopper was, obviously courageous and put others ahead of himself. Military families are sure that you are very proud of him.
This grateful Nation owes him more than we can ever repay. May we ever live our lives in a way that will honor his great sacrifice.
May his memory be a blessing, and may God comfort those who mourn.
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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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markjohnson
Posts: 49
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| 02 Nov 2009 2:26 PM |
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Dear family and friends of PFC. Lukas C. Hopper,
Our deepest sympathies and most reverent prayers are with you at this difficult time. Take time to reflect on a memory of Lukas 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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Mark "SkidMark" Johnson
"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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sig22
Posts: 4175
New Port Richey, Fl
Senior Ride Captain
FL State Captain - Retired
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| 02 Nov 2009 2:30 PM |
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I send my sincere condolences to the family and friends of PFC Lukas C. Hopper. May the Lord comfort you in the difficult days ahead.
Godspeed Lukas.....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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Grandude
Posts: 747
Oak Island, NC
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| 02 Nov 2009 2:55 PM |
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PFC Lukas C. Hopper
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 Oak Island, NC
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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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mlmsan
Posts: 6963
Loganville, Georgia 30052
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| 02 Nov 2009 3:56 PM |
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My sincere condolences to the Family and Friends of PFC. Lukas C. Hopper, US Army, Veteran. I pray God will give you comfort in your time of sorrow. I am grateful for PFC. Lukas C. Hopper's, service to our Great Nation and greatly appreciate Him for my freedom. PFC. Lukas C. Hopper, 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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"The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you".
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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milktoast
Posts: 3696
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 02 Nov 2009 4:49 PM |
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| My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to the family and friends of PFC. Lukas Hopper. 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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mailman
Posts: 22181
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 02 Nov 2009 5:38 PM |
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| My deepest condolences to the family and friends of PFC Lukas C. Hopper. Rest In Peace Soldier. |
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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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1stCavMP
Posts: 635
Warren, Ohio
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| 02 Nov 2009 7:39 PM |
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Our Heartfelt Condolences to the Family and Friends of Lukas C. Hopper. May God Comfort you in this time of need and the hard days ahead.
Thank You PFC Hopper, for your service and sacrifice to our Country. You will NOT be forgotten.
Rest in Peace Soldier |
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Toecutter
Posts: 96
Central CA So. Asst. State Capt
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| 02 Nov 2009 8:08 PM |
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| Humble condolences and utmost respect offered to the family and loved ones of PFC. Lukas C. Hopper. It would be an honor to escort this Hero to His place of final rest. Prayers for gentle healing to all those wounded by this loss. Standing by in Clovis. |
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Clovis, CA
Patriot Guard Riders
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wiserguy
Posts: 47
Central CA
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| 02 Nov 2009 8:28 PM |
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| Rest in Peace Brother, "You will not be forgotten!" |
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"Semper Fi"
Bob Dalton
Asst. State Capt.
CA / N. Central Region
Manteca, CA
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mustang
Posts: 423
Laton, CA
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| 02 Nov 2009 10:52 PM |
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You are a hero for the cause of Freedom, Pfc. Hopper.
You will be remembered and never forgotten as an American hero.
May the family experience God's grace in the coming days.
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U.S. Army
15th MP Brig
95th Btn
64th Det
FRG '73-76
Patriot Guard Riders #119
American Legion Riders Post 23 Chaplain
Pony Express Messenger
*I will stumble, I may fall but I will not be moved!
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aoop
Posts: 3304
Vidor, Orange County, TX
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| 03 Nov 2009 5:33 AM |
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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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vander177
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Vandergrift, PA
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| 03 Nov 2009 5:54 AM |
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Karen and I send our condolences and prayers to the family and friends of U.S. Army Private First Class Lukas C. Hopper. We thank you for your military service, sacrifices and the 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
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carlwithleads
Posts: 732
Sacramento,Calif
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| 03 Nov 2009 7:14 AM |
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TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF AN AMERICAN HERO..I SEND MY CONDOLENCES FOR YOUR LOSS.THANK YOU PFC LUKAS FOR YOU SERVICE.REST IN PEACE.
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1st Infantry Division.
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sdoise
Posts: 8298
Kinder, La.
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| 03 Nov 2009 9:48 AM |
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| I am sincerely grateful for the military service of PFC Lukas C. Hopper to protect our freedom and preserve our way of life. I convey my heartfelt condolences to the family and friends. 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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TMR
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Willow Springs IL
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| 03 Nov 2009 9:49 AM |
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"There is no greater love", says the Lord, "than to lay down your life for a friend".
Thank you and God Bless you, Pfc Hopper, 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 TMR
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Stitches
Posts: 86
Cedar Ridge, CA
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| 03 Nov 2009 10:26 AM |
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We send thoughts and prayers of support, memories and comfort to the family and loved ones of Pfc. Lukas Hopper. To Pfc. Lukas Hopper we send our Thanks and Respect; to step up courageously to where you were needed, to complete one Mission and now on to this Final Mission, filled with Grace and Everlasting Life. You will not be forgotten.
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Blue Star Mom
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Uffda
Posts: 13696
Wonder Lake, IL
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| 03 Nov 2009 11:42 AM |
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Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of
PFC. Lukas C. Hopper. 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, Lukas.
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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custer7thcav
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Hillsboro, Ohio
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| 03 Nov 2009 12:27 PM |
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| My sincere condolences to the family and friens of Pfc. Lukas C. Hopper. Thank you, sir, for your service and dedication. God bless you, and be with your family during this very difficult time. 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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