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fueler 
Posts: 795
St. Louis, Mo
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| 26 Sep 2008 6:38 PM |
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Andy,
Thank you for your service to this Great Country and to the PGR.
You are a True American Hero and will not be forgotten.
May God be with this family and freinds during this time. |
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US Army 1970-1972
Senior Ride Captian
St. Louis, Mo. |
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satyr
Posts: 4494
Raleigh, NC
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| 26 Sep 2008 8:52 PM |
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I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of WI Nat'l Guardsman and PGR brother, Andrew Hitt. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Andrew, thank you for standing for our country and defending our freedoms and interests. Rest in peace soldier. I salute you.
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satyr
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"
Inspired by the poem "In Flanders Field" |
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mailman
Posts: 13960
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 26 Sep 2008 8:58 PM |
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| Sincere condolences to the family and friends of WING/PGR member Andrew Hitt. Rest In Peace Soldier. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
"mailman"
US Army 1970 - 1972 |
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 8602
Naples, FL
Ride Captain
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| 27 Sep 2008 6:28 AM |
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My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Family and Friends of Our Brother and National Guardsmen, Andrew Hitt. Thank you for your service to our country.
Stand down, Andrew, your mission is now complete...we got your 6. May you rest in Honored, Eternal Peace.
Ride safe my Brothers and Sisters, I will be with you all in Spirit as Stand in Respect for this True American Hero.
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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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milktoast
Posts: 2507
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 27 Sep 2008 9:25 AM |
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| My heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family and friends of WING/PGR brother Andrew Hitt. I thank this hero for his service and sacrifices. |
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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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Pooz
Posts: 45
Sebastian, Florida
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| 27 Sep 2008 11:53 AM |
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Thank you brother Hitt. Not only did you stand for this country, but you stood for your brothers and sisters as well. I am sure there are no 'helmet laws' in Heaven...so ride free and ride easy.
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"Riding for PFC Salvatore Armato...KIA Nov 1970"
"Riding for SSgt William T Brown...MIA Nov 1969"
"Remembering Sept. 11, 2001 Forever" |
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papajonohio
Posts: 1877
Swanton, Ohio
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| 27 Sep 2008 3:28 PM |
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My heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of Andrew Hitt.
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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Annette
Posts: 430
Davenport, Ia
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| 27 Sep 2008 4:21 PM |
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| My sincere condolences to the family and friends of WING/PRG member Andrew Hitt. Your Service to all will not be forgotten. |
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'No Greater Love is this that a man is willing to lay down his life for another.' Only two men were willing to sacrifice their lives for us-Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. Neither of which can ever fully be repaid.
Thank you for your Service and my Freedoms. Your sacrifices will never go unnoticed. I am grateful to live in a country made up of volunteers like you. Your choice to protect our Nation and put your self on the line can never be repaid.
Semper Fi (for you Dad),
Annette 'Patches" Wood
In memory of my father USMC LCPL William S. Wood
Proud daughter of a USMC Korea War Veteran
Patriot Guard Rider Member
ALLVETS Member
Hononary MarineMom Member
Honorary Navy Families Member
Proud and grateful to honor our Veterans |
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wvhusker
Posts: 5024
Ashland, KY
Sr. KY R/C
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| 29 Sep 2008 11:11 AM |
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Mr. Hitt,
Thank you for your service to the PGR and for standing for those who fell on the battlefield. We also 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
SSG, 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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jcurran516
Posts: 759
Dodgeville,Wisconsin WI State Captain
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| 29 Sep 2008 11:11 AM |
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A different mission, though none are really the same. I have had the honor of being there for a number of members and I knew them all well. When I’d first read the e-mail that told me of Andy’s accident, it was referring to a National Guard soldier but struck me as too familiar. The next sentence brought it in focus as I recalled Andy as a member I had swapped a number of e-mails with. He was quite worried about the proper mounting and display of flags on his bike and he really wanted to do it right. I’d only met him once and I was reminded this week of the paradox. We want to get to know the great people that we work with but that usually means we’ll be on a mission, something we hope we’ll never have to do again. It's a shame that the second time I saw him was like this. His Dad said he was proud of being a member and wanted us up front for Andy's last ride with us.
It was our privilege to do it for such a great guy.
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"If anybody is wondering: Where are the young idealists? Where are the people willing to devote themselves to causes larger than themselves? They are in uniform in Iraq, straddling the divide between insanity and order."
David Brooks from the Soldier's Angels Home Page
"This beautiful day is simply too good to waste." quote Greg Bowman - 9/9/07 |
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Lone_Hawk
Posts: 780
Hampstead, MD
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| 30 Sep 2008 8:53 AM |
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Posting submitted via PGR Contact Box:
The support/post for Andy Hitt posting brought tears to my eyes.
Such a great group of people from all over, will never be forgotten.
It's going to be some time before I can watch the home video I have of him at family gatherings.
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Proud Blue Star Air Force Dad!
Proud Blue Star Navy Dad!
Maryland Ride Captain
Past National Captain, Patriot Guard Riders
US Navy 1980-1986
AFEM Grenada
Life Member Veterans of Foreign Wars
2002 GL-1800 Gold Wing |
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acratliff
Posts: 2258
Charleston, SC
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| 30 Sep 2008 9:33 AM |
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| Thank you for your service and support Andrew Hitt. May you eternally rest in peace and never be forgotten. My sincerest condolences are with family and friends. |
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BudPolacek
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| 03 Oct 2008 1:13 PM |
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Hitt you were one of my best freinds, one of my soldiers and my riding partner. I will never forget all the good times and
everything you taught me. We went overseas together and maintained friendship when we got back. You are truly missed bye all. I love you. Jeremiah |
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jcurran516
Posts: 759
Dodgeville,Wisconsin WI State Captain
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| 06 Oct 2008 1:25 PM |
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from Andy's Dad
10/4/08
I am the father of SSG Andrew Hitt. What an awesome display of honor and brotherhood you expressed at my son's recent funeral. How breathtaking it was to enter the church parking lot seeing all those American flags proudly flying. It was an honor to have the Patriot Guard Riders thunder Andy to his final resting place. Many, many comments were made about the attention to detail and the shear proudness you instilled on all. What an awesome tribute!
We, his parents,brother,fiance, are very proud of the many things that he achieved throughout his lifetime. The PGR and the military were important to him and affected his life in many ways. He would have loved the fact that these were a major part of his service. It would have meant the world to Andy to know that he had made an impact on these groups as well. We would like to thank everyone that remembered him. We would also like to send a special thanks to John Curran and all those who rode on such short notice, escorting our soldier to his final resting place.
There are no words that we could say that would truely express our appreciation for everything that the Patriot Guard Riders have done. Thank You.
Parents: Ron and Barb Hitt
Brother: Michael Hitt
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"If anybody is wondering: Where are the young idealists? Where are the people willing to devote themselves to causes larger than themselves? They are in uniform in Iraq, straddling the divide between insanity and order."
David Brooks from the Soldier's Angels Home Page
"This beautiful day is simply too good to waste." quote Greg Bowman - 9/9/07 |
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