PGRLabLuvr 
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Naples, FL
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Update posted 15 Dec 06 @ 0855cst
FINAL ITINERARY
Memorial Services for SSG Ciraso will be held on Monday, 18 December 2006 at the First Baptist Church in Lampasas, Texas at 1100 hours. Staging will be from 0930 to 1030 hours at the Lampasas H.E.B. Parking lot, located on Key Avenue (also Hwy 183/281).
Funeral services will be held in Killeen, Texas at the Central Texas Veteans Cemetery located on Hwy 195 at 1400 hours. Funeral staging is in Killeeen, Texas at the intersection of Elms Road and Hwy 195 from 1230-1315. PGR who arrive at the later staging (Funeral staging) will also serve as the advance party for cemetery preparation.
Ride Captains are JW "Joker" Wenger (512) 734-3576 and Ray "Preacher" Butler (501) 416-0550. Centex Ride Captain is Steve "Scout" Cole (254) 220-5233.
Stand Tall & Silent
Steve "Scout" Cole
Centex Area Ride Captain
Centex Contact Coordinator
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Please move this thread to the confirmed mission area with the following changes:
The location for the Memorial Service is Lampasas, Texas and SSG Ciraso will be interned at Central Texas Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas.
Contact with the family has been made through the CAO and an invitation for PGR presence has been extended by the family. The funeral arrangements are still tentative; a preliminary itinerary and mission statement will follow no later than tomorrow (Thursday, December 13, 2006 at 1700 hours).
God bless the family of SSG Kristopher Raymond Ciraso. Centex PGR is standing by to honor this fallen hero. Rest in peace. I'll see you in Fiddler's Green when I get there. Black Knight's!
Standing Tall & Silent,
Steve "Scout" Cole
Centex PGR Ride Captain
Centex PGR Contact Coordinator
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No. 1260-06
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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. James Kristofer R. Ciraso, 26, of Bangor, Maine, died of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 7. Ciraso was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
For further information related to this release, contact the Fort Hood Public Affairs Office at (254) 287-9993.
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Joan "PGRLabLuvr" Colosimo
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
Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
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wvhusker
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Ashland, KY
Sr. KY R/C
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| 10 Dec 2006 10:16 AM |
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SSG Ciraso,
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.
WV Husker
Tom & Kelly
Ashland, KY
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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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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 9158
Naples, FL
Senior Ride Captain
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| 10 Dec 2006 10:19 AM |
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My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Family and Friends of this Fallen Hero.
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Joan "PGRLabLuvr" Colosimo
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
Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
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sargie
Posts: 73
Northfield, Maine
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| 10 Dec 2006 10:25 AM |
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| My condolences to the family and friends of Kristofer Ciraso. Thank you for service, and your belief in fighitng for freedom and democracy. You are truly an American Hero. |
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flhtci_jim
Posts: 792
Poway, CA
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| 10 Dec 2006 1:48 PM |
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Our condolences to the family and friends of SSgt Ciraso. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice.
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Jim McKown
USAF 1975 - 1981
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SOMDHOG
Posts: 238
Southern Maryland US Army 1965-71
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| 10 Dec 2006 3:07 PM |
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My deepest condolences to the family and friends of SSgt Ciraso. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.
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dlinjerdal
Posts: 2032
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| 10 Dec 2006 3:09 PM |
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| May God hold you close and warm in your time of sorrow,our hearts cry with you,your loved one will never be forgotten,he is our hero and will be with us always,thank you for our freedom young man and rest well now you are with God. |
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wheatfield
Posts: 983
Rural Butler Co., west of New Hartford, Iowa
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| 10 Dec 2006 4:56 PM |
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| My heartfelt regret for the loss of SSG James Kristofer R. Ciraso during combat with the enemies of our country. All "Black Knights" of the 5th Cavalry Regiment, past and present...."Boot to Boot"....mourn for this young soldier. We are all in eternal debt to SSG Ciraso for his service to our beloved country. I pray that the God of Our Fathers will abide with the family of this hero, hold them with his love, and bring them solace through all the days to be. |
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"O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home!"
From Psalm 90 'O God Our Help in Ages Past' by Isaac Watts |
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SPADE
Posts: 346
RI
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| 10 Dec 2006 5:20 PM |
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If you are wounded,
I will carry you
If you are captured,
I will come for you
If you are killed,
I will always remember you.
I’ve lost a Brother. I earned my CIB as a Black Knight.
If this gets confirmed, I’ll be there.
My deepest condolences to Staff Sergeant Ciraso's family and friends.
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Riding in memory of SSG Ken Gentry (Gunner, Track Alpha Two Four) and SGT Ed Kutz (Gunner, Track Alpha Two Two), Alpha (Apache) Troop, 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry (Divisional Cavalry, 3d Armored Division), Killed in Action by friendly fire during the Battle of Phase Line Bullet, Operation Desert Storm, 26 February, 1991.
Master Sergeant James E. Smith, Commo SGT, TUSLOG DET 67,Turkey. Gunned down by a radical Islamic terrorist faction in Istanbul December 15th, 1979
John Westlake
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JohnM141
Posts: 286
Coventry, RI
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| 10 Dec 2006 5:32 PM |
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| It is with a heavy hand and heartfelt regrets that I write to express my profound sympathies and deepest condolences to your family for the tragic loss of Staff Sgt. James Kristofer Ciraso. My thoughts and prayers are with James' family during this difficult time. You have my deepest sympathy. Your grief we share and your loss is America's loss. I pray Our Lord and Savior will give you His peace.
John
Rhode Island PGR
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".. let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphan-to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."
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mailman
Posts: 18799
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 10 Dec 2006 7:24 PM |
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| Deepest condolences to the family and friends of Staff Sgt. James Kristofer R. Ciraso. Rest In Peace Soldier. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
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ac57
Posts: 1585
A.L.R. Post 111 Dallas,Georgia
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| 11 Dec 2006 4:38 AM |
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| Thank you Saff Sgt. Kristofer for your service and sacrifice defending our Freedom . My thoughts and prayers for the family and friends during this difficult time . God Bless |
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A.L.R. Post 111
Dallas , Georgia
cell # 678 - 371 - 6321
PGR Member # 15501
Do your duty in all things . You cannot do more , you should never wish to do less .
General Robert E. Lee
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capemar52
Posts: 122
Dover, NH / Cape Cod
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| 11 Dec 2006 6:15 AM |
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My deepest condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of Staff Sgt. James Kristofer R. Ciraso. Thank you for your bravery, patriotism, and sacrifice. You will not be forgotten. Mark
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mum2shadow
Posts: 270
Sumner, Maine
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| 11 Dec 2006 6:39 AM |
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To the Family of SSGT Ciraso,
My sympathies for the loss of your loved one. May God take you under his wing and comfort you durring this time of sorrow.
SSGT Ciraso,
Thank you for your service, Rest in Peace soldier.
Standing by to honor.
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OUR DEBT TO THE HEROIC MEN AND VALIANT WOMEN IN THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY CAN NEVER BE REPAID, THEY HAVE EARNED OUR UNDYING GRATITUDE. AMERICA WILL NEVER FORGET THEIR SACRIFICES.
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Blackpony
Posts: 305
Friendship,Maine
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| 11 Dec 2006 7:26 AM |
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Staff Sgt. James Kristofer R,Ciraso,
Thank you for your dedicated service to defend and protect my family,our country and your brothers in arms.Please know your sacrifice WILL NOT be fogotten.
To the Family of SSgt.Ciraso,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. May you find comfort in knowing James served well and is honored and respected
by all who cherish freedom.
Standing by to pay tribute to another of the best this country has to offer.
Ken Barrett
U.S.N.69/72
Vietnam 70/71
Ride Captain,Maine
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U.S.N.69/72
Maine Ride Captain
Maine HOTH Coordinator
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Rdbling Lady
Posts: 768
Assistant State Captain:Lincoln County Ride Captain Dresden, Maine
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| 11 Dec 2006 9:51 AM |
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Staff Sgt Ciraso, thank you for protecting our nation, my family and our freedom.
To the family and friends of Staff Sgt. Ciraso, may you find comfort in the memories you hold in your heart of James and know that your son will never be forgotten.
God Bless you our hero, ready to stand in honor.
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Christine Suydam
Spouse USCG South Portland
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Swaybar
Posts: 740
Spruce Head, ME
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| 11 Dec 2006 3:57 PM |
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My condolences to the Family and Friends of Staff Sgt. Ciraso. May Staff Sgt Ciraso Rest in Peace.
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State Captain
Maine
USN 74-80 FTM1 (ESWS) USS America CV 66
ME Army Guard, 1-152 FA M198/155mm "ON THE WAY"
ALR Charter Member Rockland Post 1
I may not always know who I am standing next to, but I certainly have no doubt who and what I Stand For! |
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ATWSW
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Portland, ME
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| 11 Dec 2006 7:52 PM |
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Dear SSG James Krisofer R.Ciraso,
You are not forgotten, and we humbly thank you for your service to our country. You became a hero in our eyes when you enlisted in the military to serve our country. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. God bless you & keep you in the everlasting comfot of his arms.
Dear Grieving Ciraso family and friends,
We can not begin to imagine the depth of your pain. Be patient, true healing takes time. May God bless you & give you strength at this difficult time. May your many memories of James Kristofer bring you comfort in the days to come.
Standing by to serve you, SSG Ciraso, as you have served us.
We humbly thank you and will keep you in our prayers,
Proud parents of a son, serving in Iraq
America, the land of the free, because of the brave.
Asa & Wendy
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America, the home of the free, because of the brave.
God Bless our troops and their loved ones. |
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lizzieb67
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Wyoming, MI
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| 12 Dec 2006 12:00 AM |
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Thank you SSG Cirasco for serving this country, you are an American Hero! My deepest condolences to the family, my thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Beth Billett
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chaney1966
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Lampasas, TX (Central Tx)
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| 12 Dec 2006 6:44 AM |
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Thank you for your Service to our nation SSG Ciraso. Your mission is completed, rest easy. You will be missed greatly. Paul and Nancy, your son will be alyways rememberd as a brave soldier, superb leader, and faithful servant of God our Father. I am standing by for your service.
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Uffda
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Wonder Lake, IL
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| 12 Dec 2006 8:43 AM |
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Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Staff Sgt. James Kristofer R. Ciraso. 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.
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chadrh
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Hampstead, NH
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| 12 Dec 2006 9:12 AM |
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| As always it saddens me to lose yet another of our best and brightest. As always, we mourn the loss. RIP SSgt Kristofer. My condolences to your loved ones. |
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In Loving Memory of Sgt. Gary M. Henry. KIA Baghdad, Iraq, August 4, 2008.
"We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish the Bill of Rights." - Felix Frankfurter
"Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country." - Sinclair Lewis |
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Paratrooper's Daughter
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| 12 Dec 2006 9:55 AM |
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With a heart heavy with grief for your loss, I offer my sympathies to the family and friends of SSG James Kristofer Ciraso. Please know how we grieve with you and pray for God to comfort you all through this difficult time. Our gratitude for James' service and sacrifice for our country and the cause of freedom.
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"The people should never fear their government. The government should fear the people."
Laurel Bray
Cage Captain, Maine
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mburton
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Orono, ME
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| 12 Dec 2006 11:46 AM |
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My thoughts and prayers are with you today and always. Thank you Sgt. James Kristofer R. Cirasco.
Mary
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| 13 Dec 2006 10:23 AM |
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