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harly69g 
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KY State Captain
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| 04 Sep 2008 1:37 PM |
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Three Missing WWII Sailors Are Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of three U.S. servicemen, missing from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
They are Ensign Irvin A.R. Thompson, of Hudson County, N.J.; Ensign Eldon P. Wyman, of Portland, Ore.; and Fireman 2nd Class Lawrence A. Boxrucker, of Dorchester, Wis.; all U.S. Navy. Boxrucker will be buried on Sept. 6 in Dorchester, and the funerals for Thompson and Wyman are being set by their families.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, the battleship USS Oklahoma suffered multiple torpedo hits and capsized. As a result, 429 sailors and Marines died. Following the attack, 36 of these servicemen were identified and the remaining 393 were buried as unknowns in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii.
In 2003, an independent researcher contacted the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) with information he believed indicated that one of the USS Oklahoma casualties who was buried as an unknown could be positively identified. After reviewing the case, JPAC exhumed the casket, and discovered that it contained what is believed to be the remains of at least 28 other men in addition to the three identified.
Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA and dental comparisons in the identification of remains for Thompson, Wyman and Boxrucker. Additional remains that could not be attributed to these servicemen will undergo further analysis.
For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169. | |
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In Memory: Terri L. Newman 11/64 - 7/05
In Memory: Caleb S. Newman 12/07 - 12/07
In Memory: Ed "oldiron" Barrett 10/07
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satyr
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Raleigh, NC
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| 04 Sep 2008 2:01 PM |
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I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family Ensign Eldon P. Wyman (WWII U.S. Navy MIA) during your moments of closure. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Thank you for standing for our country and defending our freedom Eldon. As one of America's greatest generation you will always be remembered. Rest in peace sir. 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.
- Moina Micheals - 1918
"We Shall Keep the Faith"
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milktoast
Posts: 2507
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 04 Sep 2008 2:49 PM |
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| My heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family of ENS. Eldon Wyman. I thank this hero of the Greatest Generation for his service and sacrifice. May he rest in peace. |
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Janet
Michigan Regional Ride Captain/Region 6
Florida Ride Captain/Florida National Cemetery Ride Captain
Proud wife, daughter, daughter-in-law of vets from Vietnam, Korea, and WWII
"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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custer7thcav
Posts: 6503
Hillsboro, Ohio
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| 04 Sep 2008 2:52 PM |
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| My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Ens. Eldon P. Wyman. Thank you, sir, for your service and dedication, and for the sacrifice that you made for us. God bless you. You are home now; 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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Frank Cicirelli, USN, WWII |
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SpyderRyder
Posts: 871
Orange Park, FL
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| 04 Sep 2008 3:31 PM |
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Thank you for my freedom ENS Wyman. 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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Mike (SpyderRyder) Gregory
It's all about freedom! |
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mlmsan
Posts: 3198
Loganville, Georgia 30052
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| 04 Sep 2008 5:08 PM |
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My sincere condolences to the Family and Friends of ENS. Eldon P. Wyman, US Navy, WWII/MIA Veteran. I pray God will give you comfort in your time of sorrow. I am grateful for ENS. Eldon P. Wyman's, service to our Great Nation and greatly appreciate Him for my freedom. ENS. Eldon P. Wyman, You are a true American Hero and will not be forgotten. May your sails always be full and the wind eternally to your back. May our Heavenly Father welcome You home to rest.
Know You Are Loved
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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
Georgia Mentor Team
770-500-6895
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
GEORGIA PGR
Part of It
Proud of It
Riding In Memory of my Father, PO1 Weldon A. Sanderson, WWII USN, Pacific Fleet. And in Honor of my Son, SSGT Michael W. Sanderson, Gulf, 2x Iraq, U.S. Army now serving this Nation Proudly in Mt. Sinai, Egypt. |
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mailman
Posts: 13960
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 04 Sep 2008 6:10 PM |
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| Thank you for your servie to our Nation Ensign Eldon P. Wyman. Your service and sacrifice will not be forgotten. Rest In Peace Hero. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
"mailman"
US Army 1970 - 1972 |
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dlinjerdal
Posts: 1932
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| 04 Sep 2008 6:34 PM |
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| May God Bless and hold close the friends and family of ENS. Wyman rest well our hero you are back home where you belong,Thank You for my family's freedom. |
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Jerry & Linda |
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Jasper54
Posts: 6910
Columbus, Ohio
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| 04 Sep 2008 7:45 PM |
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| My wife Susan and I offer our most sincere prayers and extend my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of US Navy ENS. Eldon P. Wyman, WWII MIA. We pray that the Lord Jesus is there with you to hold you and to give you His Peace and Comfort as you bring your loved one home to be laid to rest. |
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For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth , nor any other created thing , shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39.
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GySgt. Roger Casto, U.S.M.C. Ret. 1972-1992
Iran/Iraq War Veteran 1988 (Op Earnest Will)
Veteran of Foriegn Wars, Life Member
Double Blue Star Dad
Riding in honor of:
Sgt. Millard Archy, USA, WWI, France; Sgt. John Meyer, USA WWI, France; Sgt. Alva Pete Osborn, USA, WWII, KIA - France; Seaman Bob Schneider, USN, WWII, Purple Heart; Battle of Leyte Gulf; T/Sgt. Russell Casto, USAF Congo Revolution, Viet Nam; Sgt. Ron Casto, USMC C.A.P. Viet Nam; Sgt. Sean Casto, TennANG. Iraq War;
In Honor and Memory of Ten HMLA-267, MAG-39 Marines who Answered the call and made the ULTIMATE SACRAFICE while ensuring the safety and security of our nation:
Lt. Col. Knott, Capt. Dillon, Capt. Dolvin, Capt. Hurley, Capt. Cronin, Sgt. Kilkus, Sgt. Keller, Cpl. Romei, LCpl. Adams, Cpl. Monahan,
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Pepper_guy
Posts: 5938
Lacey, WA
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| 04 Sep 2008 8:47 PM |
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My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of ENS. Eldon P. Wyman, U.S. Navy / USS Oklahoma / WWII / MIA. Mr. Wyman, Welcome Home! 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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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 8602
Naples, FL
Ride Captain
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| 04 Sep 2008 9:30 PM |
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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 Eldon 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, ENS Eldon P. Wyman, your mission is now complete, may you rest in Honored, Eternal Peace.
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Joan "PGRLabLuvr" Colosimo
Florida Ride Captain
Proud Military Blue Star Mom
USAF - TSgt Jennifer and her husband, TSgt Mark McIntosh - Kadena
USAR - PV2 Dominic Sutherland (MOS 09W) - Ft. Jackson
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
Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
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Florida Shamrock
Posts: 492
West Central Florida
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| 05 Sep 2008 5:51 AM |
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My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Eldon Wyman. Welcome home and rest in peace. Stand down your tour is done.
Vietnam 68-69
Retired Deputy Sheriff
Riding for POW/MIA’s
“You Are Not Forgotten”
2008 Ride to the Wall
“When one American is not worth the effort to be found, we as Americans have lost.” |
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Billboy
Posts: 1352
Webster, Fl.
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| 05 Sep 2008 5:55 AM |
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My Sincere Condolences go out to Family and Friends of ENS. Eldon P. Wyman, US Navy, WWII/MIA, Though You will be missed you will not be Forgotten,Thank you for your Service. May you Rest In Peace and God be with you.
Bill Snelson (Billboy)
US Army, Vietnam Veteran
PGR Ride Captain, Mentor
Webster, FL .
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sdoise
Posts: 4230
Kinder, La.
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| 05 Sep 2008 11:04 AM |
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I convey heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of ENS Eldon P. Wyman and my sincere appreciation of his military service for our country and ultimate sacrifice to preserve our way of life. Welcome Home. May you now rest in eternal peace.
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Schelly
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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vander177
Posts: 3196
Vandergrift, PA
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| 05 Sep 2008 11:52 AM |
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WELCOME HOME! I have been waiting ofr your return and am very happy to hear that you are home on AMERICAN SOIL! My condolences and prayers to the family and friends of U.S. Navy WWII/MIA ENS Eldon P. Wyman. I thank you for your military service, sacrifices and ultimate sacrifice you made for this grateful nation in keeping peace worldwide. You may be gone, but, you will never be forgotten.
The price of freedom is written on the WALL!
Old soldier never die, they just fade away! (General Douglas MacArthur - 1951).
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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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Uffda
Posts: 10801
Wonder Lake, IL
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| 06 Sep 2008 6:40 AM |
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After all these years you're back home ENS. Eldon P. Wyman, Navy, WWII/MIA.
You were
never forgotten by your loved ones or a grateful nation. Welcome home.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms, Eldon.
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
Standing in Spirit...
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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. |
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ROBERTRPEARMAN
Posts: 1895
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY
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| 07 Sep 2008 1:58 AM |
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| OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF WWII/MIA (USS OKLAHOMA PEARL HARBOR) ENS. ELDON P. WYMAN USN. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. WELCOME HOME ELDON AND REST IN PEACE. 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
PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS |
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Sledder999
Posts: 457
Gresham, Or
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| 07 Sep 2008 8:50 AM |
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Welcome Home ENS. Eldon P. Wyman, Navy, WWII/MIA. Thank you for your greatest sacrifice Eldon and may God keep you in His loving arms. May the hearts of your family and friends finally be at peace. |
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May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And the rain fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the hollow of his hand. |
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jigdog
Posts: 267
Vancouver,Wa.
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| 07 Sep 2008 5:23 PM |
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| ENS wyman thank you for your service to this great nation during the big war. My Dad was at pearl at the same time that Ens Wyman
was and thats great to know my Dad was in such great company of heroes , a big welcome home to ENS Wyman.
My sinscere condolences to the wyman family for your loss and long wait for closure, this is the final underway for Eldon thank you sailor. |
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STANDING IN HONOR of AMM1-RG CRAWFORD USN 41-47
USS ENTERPRISE CV-6 HE IS MY HERO.
LARRY CRAWFORD USN WWII
SSGT SETH MOBERLY USMC E.O.D. IRAQ ret.
BTCPO Chuck Pool USN RET 1936-2008
SNIPE USN 70-74 ,
YTB'S ,YTM'S, LCU's,
Septars, BTTB's, Roosevelt Roads, PR.
NRA Life Member
Hunter-ed Inst
Patriot Guard Ride Captain, Oregon, Washington |
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papajonohio
Posts: 1877
Swanton, Ohio
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| 08 Sep 2008 6:39 AM |
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My heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends Ens. Eldon Wyman.
Thank You to a true hero who answered the call to duty, performing the selfless act of giving of oneself to serve his 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...
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wvhusker
Posts: 5024
Ashland, KY
Sr. KY R/C
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| 08 Sep 2008 1:01 PM |
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ENS Wyman,
First of all, welcome home. 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.
WVHusker
Tom & Kelly
Ashland, KY
Sr. NE KY R/C
US Army, 1988 - 1998
Operations Desert Shield/Storm
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"Heaven Was Needing A Hero" (Jo Dee Messina)
My personal thanks to HUDPatriotGuard for posting this on YouTube. May this touch your heart as it did mine. ~WVHusker
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Miss_Behaving
Posts: 1107
Hillsboro, MO
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| 09 Sep 2008 10:16 AM |
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Our deepest sympathy, to the family and friends of ENS. Eldon P. Wyman. We are saddened with the loss of another great hero. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Rest in Peace Sailor. Your Mission is complete.
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Bikinbabe
Posts: 585
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| 09 Sep 2008 9:49 PM |
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Our condolences to the family and loved ones of ENS. Wyman. At long last you can lay Mr. Wyman to rest with the honors he so richly deserves. May his return home bring you some measure of comfort and closure.
Thank you for your service Eldon. Thank you for standing up to defend America, our freedoms, and our way of life. We owe you a debt of gratitude.
Welcome Home~~~ |
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dlinjerdal
Posts: 1932
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| 10 Sep 2008 11:51 AM |
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| Mayb God Bless and hold close the friends and family of ENS. Wyman,rest well Eldon you are with God now.Thank you |
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GARYCOLUMBIA
Posts: 868
Vancouver, WA
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| 11 Sep 2008 7:32 AM |
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| To the family and friends of Eldon P Wyman, Marilyn and I wish to extend our deepest sympathies. We pray that the Lord will be with you during these times. Thank you Eldon for serving this Great Nation. You are a true American Hero. |
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This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
--Elmer Davis
Gary Everett
USAF A1C
1964-1968
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