wyldhog 
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Joshua just returned from Iraq with the group of 110th Engineers that we escorted from Ft. Leonard Wood last month. He died from injuries suffered in a car accident. I've been in contact with his Battalion Commander and should hear from the family today. Here is the newspaper article:
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RD
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Cape Girardeau, MO
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| 18 Dec 2006 9:47 AM |
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URGENT Short Notice - Spc. 4th Class Josh McHugh, 22, died Saturday from injuries he received in a motor vehicle accident. He had just returned home from Iraq last month with the 110th Engineers. We escorted Josh and his buddies home from Ft. Leonard Wood. His funeral will be in Jackson MO at the Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home on Main Street in Jackson Wednesday at 10:00 AM. Spc. McHugh will be cremated. There will be no funeral procession. They will conduct funeral services with full military honors at Cracraft-Miller. They will have pall bearers bring the flag draped casket out of the Funeral Home, pull and present the flag, then load the casket into the hearse. That will end the funeral. We will provide a flag line only. The funeral director will give us space in front of the funeral home to park our motorcycles and we will conduct a flag line at the entrance.
We will stage at the Cape Girardeau VFW at 8:00 AM and drive together to the Funeral Home at 8:30 AM. The forcast is for inclement weather so we will adjust accordingly depending on the number of bikes present.
There will be a visitation Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 8:00 PM. We are welcome to hold a flag line at that time as well. Let me know through this post or email if you can be at the visitation and we will plan accordingly.
Here is a map to Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson:
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And here are the directions from the VFW to the Funeral Home:
Start:
1049 N Kingshighway St
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701-3502, US
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Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home: 573-243-2541
708 W Main St, Jackson, MO 63755, US
I threw this together rather quickly. Please contact me with questions. I'll be sending out emails later today.
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Dandy1
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| 18 Dec 2006 1:36 PM |
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| God bless the families of Spc. 4th class Josh Mchugh. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace. My condolences to you and yours. Just know he is with the Lord so stay close to the Lord!
Proud Gold Star mom Of LCpl. Leon B. Deraps KIA 5-6-06 |
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Uffda
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Wonder Lake, IL
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| 18 Dec 2006 3:27 PM |
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Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Spc. 4th Class Josh McHugh. 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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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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mailman
Posts: 24548
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 18 Dec 2006 5:09 PM |
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| Thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of Specialist Josh McHugh. Rest In Peace Soldier. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
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Randy48
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| 18 Dec 2006 6:43 PM |
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| Rest in Peace Josh, our condolences to family and friends. They're calling for rain on Wednesday, but as long as it's not coming down at 4AM I'll hit the rode and be there. |
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fyrdude
Posts: 191
Lee's Summit, MO
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| 18 Dec 2006 9:24 PM |
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| My condolences to the McHugh family. This young soldier served us well and the majority of us never had a chance to thank him. May God bless those who grieve his loss and give them peace. |
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Our great modern Republic. May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose. ~Ulysses S. Grant |
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f.rhinehart
Posts: 124
Phillipsburg, Missouri
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| 18 Dec 2006 9:38 PM |
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Rest in peace, soldier and God bless. You will be welcomed with the other heros of America in that great pantheon in Heaven. Your nation is eternally grateful for your service to freedom. To the family of Spc. 4th Class McHugh: may you find peace and honor in the sacrifice this hero made for this great nation and the liberties we so easily take for granted.
Frank Rhinehart, USAF veteran, Vietnam, Laos and Foreign Service Officer (ret.)
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wwr2
Posts: 109
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| 18 Dec 2006 11:55 PM |
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My thoughts and prayer to the family and friends ofSpecialist Josh McHugh
Rest in Peace and God Bless you
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 9270
Naples, FL
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| 19 Dec 2006 3:54 AM |
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My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Family and Friends SPC McHugh.
May you rest in peace.
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Joan "PGRLabLuvr" Colosimo
Florida Senior Ride Captain
Proud Military Blue Star Mom
USAF - TSgt Jennifer and her husband, TSgt Mark "Mac" McIntosh - Dyess
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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RD
Posts: 177
Cape Girardeau, MO
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| 19 Dec 2006 5:52 AM |
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Posted By Randy48 on 18 Dec 2006 6:43 PM
Rest in Peace Josh, our condolences to family and friends. They're calling for rain on Wednesday, but as long as it's not coming down at 4AM I'll hit the rode and be there.
Be careful Randy. You might want to consider driving your cage. I'm afraid you're going to encounter a winter mix, at least on the way back. You handed these boys off to us and helped us bring them home. Stay safe so we can keep on doing it.
Randy Dunn
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MissezTicklz
Posts: 123
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
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| 19 Dec 2006 5:55 AM |
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| My sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Spc McHugh. I'm sorry work will keep me from being there physically to honor this fallen Hero. Please know that you are in my prayers every day. God Bless and keep you. |
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RandyPGR
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Hazelwood, MO
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| 19 Dec 2006 7:47 AM |
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My deepest sympathy to the family of Spc. Josh McHugh. My heart is with you. I offer my sincere appreciation for his service to us and our country. I am sorry I will not be able to be there in person due pending arrangements in my family as well. I will be with you in spirit.
Thank you, Sir. You have fulfilled your mission.
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Hazelwood, MO
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PDDGM
Posts: 1658
Member #3599
US Navy 68-72
Assistant State Capt.
Sen Mo Ride Capt
Area Development
Dixon, MO
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| 19 Dec 2006 9:01 AM |
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Regretfully, I can't make this mission, work reschedules and other committments. I rode with this young man when he came home to Ft Wood. God Bless him and his family, condolences to his family and friends. We have you in our prayers.
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Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's
point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your
own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving
other people." Arlo Guthrie, American Artist
Riding in Support of IT1 Joseph T. Smith and the crew of the USS Chosin CG 65
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wyldhog
Posts: 2282
Northeast, La.
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| 19 Dec 2006 11:10 AM |
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To the family of Spc. McHugh...
What words could possibly help during a time like this…
When we know not what we should pray for as we ought, the Spirit maketh intercessions for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Romans 8:26
So let not your heart be troubled, for your loved one has gone to the place which Jesus has prepared.
Stand down soldier, your mission here is complete.
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When a mans heart is full of deceit it burns up, dies and a dark shadow falls over his soul. From the ashes of a once great man has risen a curse, a wrong that must be righted. We look to the skies for a vindicator, someone to strike fear into the black hearts of the same men who created him. The battle between good and evil has begun. Against an army of shadows comes the Dark Warrior, the purveyor of good, with a voice of silence and a mission of justice. - Steve "Sting" Borden |
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mwatkins
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Northwest Arkansas
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| 19 Dec 2006 11:54 AM |
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| My deepest sympathy to the family of Spc. McHugh. May he rest in peace. |
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fueler
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St. Louis, Mo
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| 19 Dec 2006 2:50 PM |
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Spc. McHugh,
Thank you for your service to this country. You will always be a American Hero.
To the family, my God help in this time of pain |
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Snowhite
Posts: 1514
Elsberry, Mo.
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| 19 Dec 2006 3:48 PM |
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| My sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Spc McHugh. May you Rest in Peace Josh. I am Sorry I Won't be able to make this one, but I will be thinking of you all.. |
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Terry Martin
We Will Always Remember
Vietnam Vet 67-68 85th Evac Hospital
PGR Asst. Ride Capt.
CVMA MO. Chapter 4-4
American Legion Riders Chapter 313 MO.
American Legion Riders-MO. Asst. State Director
VFW Post 9064- Commander
MO. VFW 9th District Sr. Vice Commander & POW/MIA Chairman
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wvhusker
Posts: 6059
Ashland, KY
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| 20 Dec 2006 7:44 AM |
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SPC McHugh,
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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apriliagirl
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| 20 Dec 2006 8:51 AM |
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| May you find peace and comfort in your treasured memories. Another angel has been added to God's army. |
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bosky
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st. joseph, MO
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| 20 Dec 2006 10:17 AM |
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| my deepest condolences to the family of Josh McHugh. May the Good Lord grant you peace at this difficult time. |
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RD
Posts: 177
Cape Girardeau, MO
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| 20 Dec 2006 12:34 PM |
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Completed Mission - Job well done. A heart felt thank you for the hardy souls that joined us today in the rain and cold. Of course, we know that is nothing compared with what Spc. McHugh risked for us. I'll never get use to having family, friends and military come up to us and thank us for being there for the fallen. It seems such a small token of our appreciation for what they do for us. They are telling us that it matters - and for that we can all be proud.
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rogriley
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Jackson, MO
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| 21 Dec 2006 10:53 AM |
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| We and our motorcycle chapter were so happy to ride escort when the 110th returned to Cape Girardeau. It was our first Welcome Home mission - and after a number of not so happy missions, we needed to see the joy on everyone's faces that day!
Thursday, we had the sad privilege of riding and standing in honor of Josh McHugh, who only a month earlier had returned with the 110th and was part of the joyful reunion we participated in. Our hearts ache with you in the loss of your fine son, family member and friend to many. His mission here is complete - God bless you all for allowing us to share the time with you. We thank you for his proud service and his return to you victorious and we grieve with you in your loss.
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