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harly69g 
Posts: 8492
Mid-West Regional Capt.
KY,IN,OH,MI
Ride Capt.
Owensboro, KY
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| 23 Sep 2008 12:23 PM |
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Updated 26 SEP 08 harly69g
SSG Matthew Taylor Mission Information:
Visitation Details:
Day/Date/Time: Saturday/27 Sep 08/6:00-9:00PM
Location: New Covenant Church of God, 7363 Stall Road, N. Charleston, SC
http://tinyurl.com/42hhmb
Staging will take place at the New Covenant Church of God 5:30 – 5:45PM. Flag line will stand up at 5:45PM and will remain in place until 9:00PM.
Funeral Service Details:
Day/Date/Time: Sunday/28 Sep 08/3:00PM
Location: New Covenant Church of God, 7363 Stall Road, N. Charleston, SC
Staging will take place at the gas station (Exxon I believe) located at the corner of Northwoods Blvd and Ashley Phosphate Rd.
Staging time is 1:15-2:15, at 2:15 we will motor to the church.
Upon arrival we will conduct a short mission brief and stand up the flag line.
Once the service begins the flag line will be dismissed and we will prepare to provide escort to Carolina Memorial Park.
There will be a short military honors ceremony in the parking lot of the funeral home at Carolina Memorial next to the flag pole and then a private entombment ceremony at the grave site.
The PGR has been requested to stand a flag line at that private ceremony.
RCIC:
Ron White: 843-860-3981
Bruce Ballou: 843-327-2030
R/Bruce Ballou
Assistant State Captain
South Carolina PGR
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South Carolina has lost another Hero in the GWOT. SSG Matthew Joseph Taylor, US Army, lost his life in a firefight in Iraq on 21SEP08. This was SSG Taylor's 3rd Combat tour in Iraq.
SSG Taylor, 25 years of age, leaves behind a wife and 3 young children here in the Charleston area.
SSG Taylor had intended to join the Patriot Guard, and discussed it with his wife, because he had seen us in action. He told her that if anything ever happened to him, he wanted us there.
Service arrangements are in the process of being completed, and full Military Honors will be rendered.
The Service for SSG Taylor will be in the Charleston, SC area, and will probably occur this weekend, on or around the 28SEP08.
Please stand by and check the thread frequently to keep updated.
Staging Information TBA
Yours in Service, Ron "Tater Salad" White
South Carolina State Captain
Patriot Guard Riders
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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.
Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Taylor, 25, of Charleston, S.C., died Sept. 21 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he received small arms fire during dismounted operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), located at Fort Polk, La.
For further information media may contact the Fort Polk public affairs office at (337) 531-4630.
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In Memory: Terri L. Newman 11/64 - 07/05
In Memory: Caleb S. Newman 12/07
Senior Ride Capt for countys of: Crittenden, Caldwell, Union, Webster, Mclean, Hopkins, Muhlenburg, Henderson, Daviess, Ohio, Hancock.
KY State site: www.pgrofky.com
IN State site: www.indianapatriotguard.org
OH State site: www.ohiopgr.org
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mailman
Posts: 21756
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 23 Sep 2008 12:26 PM |
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| Deepest condolences to the family and friends of SSG Matthew J. Taylor. Rest In Peace Hero. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
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mr_stainglass
Posts: 1098
Gloucester Virginia
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| 23 Sep 2008 12:34 PM |
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| My appreciation and condolences go out to the family and friends of Matthew Taylor. Thank you Matthew for your service to our nation and for paying the ultimate price for the liberties of freedom. Rest Easy. |
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Robert Magill RMC (SW) USN retired
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Geeche
Posts: 97
SCPGR Lowcountry Mentor Team No. Chas. SC
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| 23 Sep 2008 12:58 PM |
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My deepest sympathies to the family and friends of SSG Taylor.
Standing by in North Charleston.
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Proud Mom of a US Soldier
In honor of
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ronwhite1976
Posts: 871
Summerville, SC
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| 23 Sep 2008 1:08 PM |
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Thank you SSG Taylor for all you have done.
Godspeed to my Brother Infantryman.
"FOLLOW ME!"
I AM THE INFANTRY
I am the infantry, Queen of Battle! For two centuries I have kept our nation safe, purchasing freedom with my blood. To tyrants I am the day of reckoning; to the suppressed, the hope for the future. Where the fighting is thick,
there am I . . .I am the Infantry! Follow me!
I was there from the beginning; meeting the enemy face to face, will to will. My bleeding feet stained the snow at Valley Forge; my frozen hands pulled Washington across the Delaware. At Yorktown, the sunlight glinted from the sword and I, begrimed and battered . . .saw a nation born.
Hardship . . . and glory I have known. At New Orleans, I fought beyond the hostile hour, showed the fury of my long rifle . . .and came of age. I am the Infantry!
Westward I pushed with the wagon trains . . . moved an empire across the plains . . . extended freedoms boarders and tamed the wild frontier. I am the Infantry! Follow me!
I was with Scott at Vera Cruz . . . hunted the guerilla in the mountain passes . . . and scaled the high plateau. The fighting was done when I ended my march many miles from the Old Alamo.
From Bull Run to Appomattox, I fought and bled. Both blue and gray were my colors then. Two masters I served and united them strong . . . proved that this nation could right a wrong . . . and long endure. I am the Infantry! Follow me!
I led the charge up San Juan Hill . . . scaled the walls of old Tientsin . . .and stalked the Moro in the steaming jungle still . . .always the vanguard. I am the Infantry!
At Chateau-Thierry, first over the top, then stood like a rock on the Marne. It was I who cracked the Hindenburg line . . . in the Argonne; I broke the Kaiser's spine . . .and didn't come back until it was all over, over there. I am the Infantry! Follow me!
A generation older at Bataan, I briefly bowed, but than vowed to return. Assaulted the African shore . . . learned my lessons the hard way in the desert sands . . . pressed my buttons into the beach at Anzio . . . and bounced into Rome with determination and resolve. I am the Infantry!
The English Channel, stout beach defenses and the hedgerows could not hold me . . . I broke out at St. Low, unbent the bulge . . .Vaulted the Rhine . . . and swarmed the heartland. Hitler's dream and the third Reich were dead.
In the Pacific, from island to island I hopped . . . hit the beaches and chopped through swamp and jungle . . . I set the rising sun. I am the Infantry!
In Korea, I gathered my strength around Pusan . . . swept across the frozen Han. Outflanked the Reds at Inchon . . . and marched to the Yalu. Follow me!
Around the world, I stand . . .ever forward. Over Lebanon's sands, my rifle steady aimed . . . and calm returned. At Berlin's Gate, I scorned the wall of shame. I am the Infantry!
My bayonet . . . on the wings of power . . . keeps the peace worldwide. And, despots falsely garbed in freedoms mantle, falter . . . hide. My ally in the paddies and the
forest . . . I teach, I aid, I lead. Follow me!
I AM THE INFANTRY. FOLLOW ME!
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"MISSION FIRST!"
Ron "Tater Salad" White
South Carolina State Captain
843-860-3981
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8
"History does not long entrust the care of Freedom to the weak or timid."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Step Up or Step Aside"-SFC White
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1armymom
Posts: 983
Virginia Beach, VA
VA State HOTH Coordinator
VA D5 Ride Captain UI
User Accounts Support Team
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| 23 Sep 2008 4:15 PM |
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To the family and loved ones of SSG Matthew J. Taylor,
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 our grateful nation. May God give you strength until you meet again.
SSG Taylor,
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 brothers 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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gumijagr
Posts: 2176
Covina, California
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| 23 Sep 2008 4:15 PM |
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| Thank you SSgt. Matthew J. Taylor for Defending this Great Nation in the Army, so we can enjoy the freedom we now have, you will not be forgotten. Our prayers are with the family and friends of this Great American Hero! Ride Safe PGR Brothers |
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Riding in Honor of my Brother John: 2nd Marine Division, 24th Marine Amphibious Unit out of Camp LeJune, North Carolina over a year in Beruit Lebanon during the October 23rd, 1983 attack. Also in Memory of my Father: WWll Veteran Navy Phillipines |
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witchdoctor1
Posts: 677
Lindale, GA cell 706-676-8011
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| 23 Sep 2008 4:45 PM |
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Thank you, SSG. Taylor, for your unselfish dedication to our Great Nation. You will not be forgotten. My family's deepest sympathies go out to the family of this young Hero. Rest easy, soldier..we'll take it from here.
Mike
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GA PGR..Standing For Those Who Stood For Us
Georgia Mentor Team
H--706-234-1146
C-706-676-8011
GSDF 1stBn/1st Bde/A Company
In Memory of SPC. Justin W. Johnson…..KIA..April 10, 2004 Baghdad, Iraq
1st/82nd Field Artillery, 1St Cavalry Division Ft. Hood, Tx..You will not be forgotten.
"Were my soul trembling on the wing of eternity, were this hand freezing to death, were my voice choking with the last struggle, I would still, with the last gasp of that voice, implore you to remember the truth: God has given America to be free."
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papajonohio
Posts: 3343
Northwest Ohio Ride Captain
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| 23 Sep 2008 4:47 PM |
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My heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of SSgt. Matthew Taylor.
Thank You to a true hero who answered the call to duty, performing the selfless act of giving of oneself to serve their 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...
* * * * * * * * * THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS WRITTEN ON THE WALL * * * * * * * * *
Vietnam – ’67-‘68
“Roadrunners” – Convoy Escort, at your service
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YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN
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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 * * * * * *
~~~~ Vietnam – ’67-’68 ~~~~~
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greywolfx2000
Posts: 1018
GA. Assistant State Captain,
North Region,
GA. Ride Captain
Fired on 03/22/09 by DRC, GASC, for wanting to make sure our Hero's were Honored
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| 23 Sep 2008 5:03 PM |
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Our prayers and condolences to the Family and Friends of SSG. Matthew J. Taylor, May you find comfort in the arm of our loving Lord during these difficult times. Know that a grateful Country mourns with you. To SSG. Matthew J. Taylor, Thank you Sir for your service to our Great Country and it's People, Rest Easy Sir, You Will Not Be Forgotten.
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Hero Down / Kickstands Up
Firefighters don't choose the fires;
The Armed Forces don't choose the wars.
The alarm sounds: we go.
And then came a rumbling felt - and heard - from miles away. It was the Patriot Guard, As they rumbled away, retired Marine Col. Don Beaver, one the parade's organizers, flashed a smile.
"That," he said, "is the sound of patriotism."
Johnny Bradford
Greywolf
Patriot Guard Riders
Georgia Assistant State Captain, North Region
Georgia Ride Captain
Fired on 03/22/09 by DRC and GASC, Due to wanting to make sure our Hero's were honored
Greywolfx2000@aol.com
770-276-1875
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MountainMan_ga
Posts: 29
Blairsville, GA
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| 23 Sep 2008 5:11 PM |
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My condolences to the family of SSgt Mattew Taylor during this time . SSgt Taylor has made the ultimate
sacrifice for his country and will not be forgotten. My God Bless each and every one of his family.
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H.L. Rogers
USMC 1958-1962 |
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Daslowpoke
Posts: 1494
New Port Richey, FL
Senior
Ride Captain
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| 23 Sep 2008 5:25 PM |
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My thoughts, prayers, and heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of SSG Matthew J. Taylor. I pray that God will provide them with the comfort that only He can and carry them through this tragic loss.
SSG Taylor, 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
"Take Care Ride Safe" |
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sig22
Posts: 4147
New Port Richey, Fl
Senior Ride Captain
FL State Captain - Retired
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| 23 Sep 2008 5:31 PM |
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I send my sincere condolences to the family and friends of SSG Matthew J. Taylor. May the Lord comfort you in the difficult days ahead.
Godspeed Matthew.....Godspeed..... |
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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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Hackman
Posts: 203
Rock Hill, South Carolina
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| 23 Sep 2008 5:32 PM |
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| Thank you SSg. Mathew Taylor for keeping my family safe. May the Lord keep watch over your family and friends in their time of sorrow. |
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Josephep2003
Posts: 349
SC Ride Captain
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| 23 Sep 2008 5:33 PM |
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| My sincere condolences to the family and friends of SSG Taylor. I know there are no words to relieve the sorrow of losing this hero but at least know that he is in a better place. SSG Taylor may you rest in peace knowing that you gave your live so that others can live free. Standing by in Johnston, SC. |
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CSM (Ret) Joe Padgett
122d Engr Bn
"Copperhead 7"
SC Army National Guard
SC PGR Ride Captain
American Legion Rider, Post 192, Evans, GA
(803) 480-3560
Riding in memory of my father
SSG Ernest O. Padgett
741st Tank Bn (WW2)
and my first cousin
SGT Wayne S. Proctor
US Army, KIA, Viet Nam
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 9238
Naples, FL
Senior Ride Captain
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My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Family and Friends of this Fallen Hero. We thank you for your sacrifice, we are a grateful nation. May your pain be tempered in the knowledge that Matthew is a True American Hero and he will Never be Forgotten.
Ride safe my Brothers and Sisters, I will be with you all in Spirit. Stand Tall, Stand Proud…An American Hero Is Coming Home.
Stand down, SSG Matthew J. Taylor, your mission is now complete, may you rest in Honored, Eternal Peace.
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Florida Senior Ride Captain
Proud Military Blue Star Mom
USAF - TSgt Jennifer and her husband, TSgt Mark McIntosh - Kadena
USAR - WO1 Dominic Sutherland - Ft. Rucker
Standing the Flagline...
In Honor of:
SP4 L. Gary Grassi - 4th Infantry Division - Kontum, South Vietnam - 05 FEB 1968 - 37/35
In Memory of:
Ed "oldiron6" Barrett
Jack "jacklok" Loken, Jr.
Mike "deltoid79" Bland
Tom "Flaman2u" Rowell
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justus
Posts: 838
Ride Captain........ Greer SC
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My deepest condulences to the Taylor family. It is terrible to loss someone you love but I hope and pray the good Lord will take you all in his arms and comfort you in this time of sorrow.
Matthew, words cannot express how thankfull I am for your service and protection of my free America. God Bless you. |
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RickyV
SC RC
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."....Ben Franklin
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usmalenurse
Posts: 550
Roseboro, NC
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Sincere condolences and prayers are extended to the family and friends of SSG Matthew J. Taylor, a true American hero. His service and sacrifice will not be forgotten. May he rest in eternal peace and may God provide a great comfort and solace for his loved ones during these difficult days.
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Riding in memory of my father who served in WWII
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
John 15:13
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Bompa Rog
Posts: 484
SCPGR Upstate Mentor Team
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| 23 Sep 2008 6:44 PM |
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| Thank you for your service SSG Taylor. God Bless you, your family and loved ones and friends. May God comfort them through these sad and tough times, help them with there loss. Matthew you are now resting in peace with the Lord and waiting to see your loved ones when they join you in heaven. Your mission is complete on earth. |
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WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS GOING THROUGH A TEMPORARY HUMAN EXPERIENCE
FREEDOM ISN'T FREE ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL
Roger Fields
Vietnam Era Vet
US Army 1968-1970
SGT Aaron Fields (Son) Inactive Marine
Antitarroism Brigade 4th MEB 2003-2007
In Memory of my 3 late brothers:
Lester Fields - WWII 1944-1945
Dick Fields - Korean War 1951-1952
Willard Fields - US Army 1956-1958
Last Living brother
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satyr
Posts: 7366
Raleigh, NC
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| 23 Sep 2008 6:48 PM |
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I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family and
friends of SSgt Matthew J. Taylor. My thoughts and prayers are
with you.
Matthew, thank you for standing for our country and defending
our freedoms and interests. 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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sdoise
Posts: 8050
Kinder, La.
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| 23 Sep 2008 6:49 PM |
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I convey my heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of SSG. Matthew J. Taylor and my sincere appreciation of his military service 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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cagerbob
Posts: 6369
Parma, Ohio
National Forum Administrator
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| 23 Sep 2008 7:00 PM |
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My sincerest condolences to the family of SSG Matthew J. Taylor. I pray that the Lord hold you in the palm of his hand and give you his peace.
Rest in honored peace SSG Matthew Taylor, an American hero. |
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Bob Ellis
USN 80-86
In Memory of Ed "OldIron" Barrett
"Remember that no matter how many missions you have been on, all that matters to the family is the one you are on today." ~ Roert
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NCBoulevard
Posts: 1645
EX Regional Captain Capital Region DE,MD,NC,SC,VA,WV
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REB1911
Posts: 47
Ragley, LA
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Our sincere thoughts and prayer are with the family and friends of SSG. Mathew J. Taylor. We truly appreciate the service and the ultimate sacrifice that this fine soldier gave for our freedom and safety in this great nation. SSG. Mathew J. Taylor a true American Hero.
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Riding in memory of our son
Spc. Cory W. Burgess
164th Military Police Co. U.S. Army
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OBX Bob
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Wanchese, North Carolina
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My sincerest condolences to the family and friends of SSG Taylor.Stand down soldier as your watch is over, rest in peace.We will honor you as a hero should be.Be at peace my brother for one day we shall meet.God has a special place for you at his side.Will be there in spirit with you in the honor lines with my PGR family.Your service was/is greatly appreciated.
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Bob(GhostRider) Huff
3rd recon batt. USMC
Riding for my father(U.S. Army Vet Viet Nam)
20 year volunteer firefighter/emt.
Riding for my lost brothers in 9/11
In Memory of Alysha Basmajian (lost 9/11 in Twin Towers)Sister of a friend.
Member GWRRA-NC
A veteran - whether active duty, retired, or national guard or reserve 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, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it |
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