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Susan Sturgis 
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Bear, DE
In Memory of Ed "Old Iron" Barrett
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| 29 Nov 2007 3:21 PM |
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Updated 03 Dec 07 at 1507 cst by Sandra
Honor Mission-Marine Cpl Allen C. Roberts-Arcola, IL-05,06,07 Dec, '07
The family of Marine Cpl Allen C. Roberts has requested the presence of The Patriot Guard Riders in Arcola, Illinois for his
services. He was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Allen C. Roberts, 21, of Arcola, Ill., died Nov. 28 from a vehicle accident near Al Asad, Iraq.
He was assigned to The Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.
Link http://www.legacy.com/news-gazette/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=98877489
Airport Escort TBA
Arrival: Champaign
Date and time: Wednesday - 9:05 AM at Willard Airport in Savoy
Staging Wal Mart in Savoy - 8:00 am at Walmart parking lot, just North of the Airport
December 6, 3 - 8 PM
Visitation
Location: Arcola High School 351 West Washington Arcola
Date and time: Thursday, December 6, 3 - 8
Requirements:
Funeral Home Director and contact info: below
Staging At the HS 2:00 PM
Be prepared for cool to cold weather. we will probably do on/ off shifts so if you can not come for the staging get there when you can.
December 7, 11:00 am
Funeral
Location: Arcola High School
Officiant: Brandon Hatfield
Date and time: Friday, December 7, 11 am
Staging At the HS 10:00 AM
Be prepared for cool to cold weather
Funeral home in charge:
Edwards Funeral Home
221 E Main Street, Arcola
Jeff and Lisa Edwards—(217) 268-3885
Ride Captain Ken Brumley 309-825-4810
Jerry Vail jvail47@hotmail.com Chaplin 217 264 0630
Support Bill & Karamel Belleau Mattoon kjk61@aol.com 217-234-6564
Glenn & Carla Poorman Mattoon smoke151@gmail.com 217-933-0248
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DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Allen C. Roberts, 21, of Arcola, Ill., died Nov. 28 from a vehicle accident near Al Asad, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Attack Squadron 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.
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BootLady
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TOU Enforcement Agent
"In God We Still Trust" Diamond Rio - Diamond Rio's Greatest Hits II
"You may die with nothing, but if you have brought a rainbow into somebody else's life, your mission is complete." |
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dlinjerdal
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| 29 Nov 2007 4:12 PM |
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| May God Bless and hold close the friends and family of Cpl. Roberts in this most difficult time we are so sorry for your loss we will never forget you Allen we will always have you in our hearts and will forever be grateful to you for our freedom rest well our hero you are with God now. |
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mailman
Posts: 22224
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 29 Nov 2007 4:46 PM |
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| Thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of Cpl. Allen C. Roberts. Rest In Peace Marine. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
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ac57
Posts: 1617
A.L.R. Post 111 Dallas,Georgia
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| 29 Nov 2007 4:50 PM |
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| My thoughts and prayers for the family and friends of Cpl. Allen C. Roberts during this very difficult time . We are forever grateful for this Hero’s courage , service , and sacrifice for our Nation . We will never forget. 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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Harry Hartman
Posts: 1095
Rochester, NY
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| 29 Nov 2007 5:16 PM |
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| My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Cpl. Allen C. Roberts. The service and sacrifices of this True American Hero, will never be forgotten. May God help his family find peace at this most difficult time. |
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hybridharry
PGR NY HOTH Director
PGR NY VRP Coordinator
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milktoast
Posts: 3705
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 29 Nov 2007 5:42 PM |
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| My heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family and friends of Cpl. Allen Roberts. Words alone cannot express my debt and gratitude for his service and sacrifice. This hero will live on in my heart forever. |
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Janet Toth
Michigan Ride Captain
Florida Senior Ride Captain
Proud wife, daughter, daughter-in-law of vets from Vietnam, Korea, and WWII
Totally directionally challenged
"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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drpepper
Posts: 3089
Texas Gulf Coast
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| 29 Nov 2007 5:50 PM |
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Thank you Allen for your honorable service and ultimate sacrifice in defense of our homeland....
To the family and friends of this hero I offer my sincere heartfelt condolences ... may GOD be with you and comfort you during this difficult time.... |
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It is the Military who salutes YOUR flag, who serves beneath YOUR flag, whose coffin is draped by YOUR flag, and who by their service allows the protester to burn YOUR flag.
Riding in memory of my home town friends who didn't return from Vietnam:
Pete Clark, Dennis Fisher (next door neighbor), & Tommy "Saba" Clark
377 Combat Support Group, 21st MedEvac, Vietnam 1969-1971
Riding a HD Fatboy....
Support your local
Viet Nam Vets MC / Legacy Vets MC
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vf52rcl
Posts: 770
Black Diamond WA. USA
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| 29 Nov 2007 6:08 PM |
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May you rest in peace. My sincere condolences to the family and friends. Thank you for your service and sacrifice Great Warrior. "A True American Hero". You will not be forgotten! I will be standing there in spirit with my fellow brothers. I pray the lord takes you into his Kingdom, Rest in Peace.
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To Live is to Love
To Love is to Live
Ride In Memony of my son Roger 1980-2004 |
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HDriderDave1
Posts: 7117
N. AL Ride Capt. Madison, AL
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| 29 Nov 2007 6:28 PM |
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God Bless Cpl. Allen C. Roberts, family and friends. My sincere condolences to the family and friends. Thank you for your service and sacrifice Great Warrior. I pray the lord takes you into his Kingdom. May you rest in peace "A True American Hero". You will not be forgotten! I will be standing there in spirit with my fellow brothers.
Dave
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Lord Jesus help me as I mourn, comfort me with the knowledge of your love which is stronger than death. Enable me to trust you for the future of my love ones and myself. Help me to cast all of my care on you, knowing that the grave holds no power over those who trust in you. Amen. |
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mpleasant
Posts: 645
Lake County, IL
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| 29 Nov 2007 6:32 PM |
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The family and friends of Cpl. Roberts have my deepest sympathy and will be in my thoughts and prayers. Cpl. Roberts has my deepest appreciation for his service to our country, and for his sacrifice.
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Teddi bear
Posts: 1545
Elroy, Wisconsin
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| 29 Nov 2007 6:49 PM |
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| Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Cpl. Allen C. Roberts. Thank you so much Allen, for serving our country. May the Lord Jesus Christ comfort your family and friends. |
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Riding with Respect!
Revival of patriotism is what the patriot guards are bringing back to America! |
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ivetret
Posts: 2449
Shermer, IL
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| 29 Nov 2007 6:53 PM |
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To
the family of Cpl. Allen C. Roberts
There
are no words we can say to ease the pain of your loss. We want you to know that
we care very much about what you are going through. Allen was, obviously, a courageous man
who put others ahead of himself. We are sure that you are very proud of him.
This
grateful Nation owes him more than we can ever repay. May we ever live our
lives in a way that will honor his great sacrifice. We know he is now in Heaven covering our backs as
he did here on Earth.
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Rose
Losing A Local Marine
Reported
by: Sarah Jindra / WCIA 3 NEWS
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“Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?”
[Eleanor Roosevelt]
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 9248
Naples, FL
Senior Ride Captain
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| 29 Nov 2007 9:48 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 Allen 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, Cpl Allen C. Roberts, your mission is now complete, may you rest in Honored, Eternal 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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690MedCo
Posts: 4677
Huntington Beach, CA
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| 29 Nov 2007 10:11 PM |
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Thank you Cpl. Allen C. Roberts for your dedicated service and sacrifice to defend this great country of ours!! Our thoughts & prayers are with you, your family and friends of this fallen hero to ease them through these difficult times. You will never be forgotten! Rest in peace young soldier.
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SP4 U.S. Army 1976-1979
Medical Specialist
690th Medical Co (amb)
34th Medical Btn
Ft Benning, GA
U.S. Army Reserve (IRR)1979-1982
Patriot Guard Rider
Leave No Veteran Behind!
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9
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Pepper_guy
Posts: 10138
Lacey, WA
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| 29 Nov 2007 11:11 PM |
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My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of Cpl. Allen C. Roberts, USMC / OIF. Cpl. Roberts, 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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ron1ok
Posts: 715
Triadelphia WV
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| 30 Nov 2007 4:25 AM |
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| Cpl. Roberts, Thank you, Marine, for your service to this country and to the Corps. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten. To the family of Cpl. Roberts, may God bless you with peace and comfort during this hard time. Allen is a true American hero. SEMPER FI !! Ride safe, Ron J. |
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WV ASC North
WV RC District 6
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wvhusker
Posts: 5828
Ashland, KY
Sr. KY R/C
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| 30 Nov 2007 6:24 AM |
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CPL Roberts,
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
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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vander177
Posts: 4554
Vandergrift, PA
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| 30 Nov 2007 6:34 AM |
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My condolences and prayers to the family and friends of U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Allen C. Roberts. I thank you for your military service and ultimate sacrifice you made for this grateful nation in keeping peace worldiwde. You may be gone, but, you will never be forgotten.
The price of freedom is written on the WALL!
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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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sdoise
Posts: 8298
Kinder, La.
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| 30 Nov 2007 7:58 AM |
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| I offer my heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Cpl. Allen C. Roberts and my sincere appreciation of his 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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acratliff
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Charleston, SC
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| 30 Nov 2007 8:22 AM |
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| Thank you for your service and sacrifice, Cpl. Allen C. Roberts. May you eternally rest in peace and never be forgotten. My sincerest condolences are with family and friends. |
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Uffda
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Wonder Lake, IL
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| 30 Nov 2007 8:25 AM |
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Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Cpl. Allen C. Roberts. 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.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms, Allen.
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.
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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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| 30 Nov 2007 8:53 AM |
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Cpl. Allen C. Roberts known to his high school friends in Arcola as "P-Dub" and his friends in the military as "Turbo" he is the love of my life, my soulmate.. All he wanted was to be a respected Marine.. there were som that didn't.. I know I was the one he confided in.. He went an extra mile he tried to be the person that everyone liked.. everyone did with the exception of a small handful.. I loved him with everything I had..
I wanted to share that on the early morning of the 27th.. he called me frfom just getting in from a patrol.. he wanted to call his mom.. but was tired.. he said he wanted to see if she could get his church to gather toys for the Iraqi kids.. he felt so bad that they didn't have anything to play with..
this is a post that I have posted from his myspace.. which is www.myspace.com/acr2oo4
Please let them know Allen passed away.. I, nor his mom doesn't have his friends phone numbers or way to contact some of the friends he had in the military.. I've tried my best and I think I forgot to message a couple of people on myspace.. I posted pictures for anyone who would like to copy.. I did find an article that had a picture of one from Iraq that I posted earlier.. it was just a tad shocking that it got to a newpaper website that quick.. but he would want to be remembered by all.. it was one of our most recent talks.. we talked everyday..
I will not be online from 8-1:45 or 4:15 to 5:00 and 6:15 to 10:45.. I can't miss anymore work.. this is gonna be a hard day tomorrow..
I will give his mothers address for anyone who would like to send her well wishes and condolences..
Jaye Roberts
136 W Kemp St
Arcola, Il 61910-3544
if you don't live in Illinois here is the site to watch the news broadcast story..
www.wandtv.com
it brought me to tears.. but if you knew him.. you already knew that he was such a caring and giving person.. he was extremely Loving too.. |
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greense96
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Stew "THE HAT" Illinois Ride Captain
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| 30 Nov 2007 9:10 AM |
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To the family and friends of Cpl Allen C. Roberts you all are in my thoughts and prayers. Allen your mission here is completed and GOD now has a new mission for you. Rest in peace brother for we will now take over the watch. It will be with great honor that I can come and show you the true HONOR and RESPECT you have earned. Standing by in Gillespie
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Jasper54
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Columbus, Ohio
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| 30 Nov 2007 9:35 AM |
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| I wish to offer my sincere prayers and extend my heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of US Marine Corps Cpl. Allen C. Roberts. His service and Ultimate Sacrafice made in the defense of our nation must not be forgotten. I pray that the Lord Jesus is there with you to hold you and to comfort you during this difficult time. |
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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.
Visit me at: www.MySpace.com/ChaplainRoger
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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semperpapa
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| 30 Nov 2007 2:19 PM |
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My most sincere condolences to the family of Cpl. Allen C. Roberts for your great loss. May the Lord grant you peace and serenity in these times of sorrow.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. It will not be forgotten!
May God bless you all.
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Frank "Semperpapa"
"Beamer Rider"
VPF of a U.S. Marine
"God spoke Liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to guard and defend it"
Daniel Webster
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