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Subject: SGT. Fernando DeLarosa, 24, Alamo TX, 09 NOV 09

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towman95 User is Offline
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Bullhead City Az. Forum Moderator
29 Oct 2009 3:21 PM Alert 

Updated 08 Nov 09 1249 est S Sturgis

  • Funeral will be held Monday, 9 NOV 2009 at Resurrection Catholic Church, Alamo, TX at 2PM.  RGV PGR will escort SGT DeLaRosa and family from Memorial Funeral Home to church for funeral mass.

    We are staging first at the funeral home.  everyone gathers there and after the family has all gone into the funeral home, the riders quietly depart to the church for the flag line.
  • RGV PGR will escort SGT DeLaRosa and family from Resurrection Church to the RGV Veterans Cemetery in Mission, TX.

    RENO

    Lead Ride Captain

    RGV PGR

    Ride Safe and Proud

    Cell: 956.292.6990

    renorgvpgr@sgcglobal.net





    IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 848-09 
    October 29, 2009
    DoD Identifies Army Casualties

                The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of seven soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Oct. 27 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
     
                Killed were:
     
                Staff Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez, 27, of South Ozone Park, N.Y.
     
                Sgt. Fernando Delarosa, 24, of Alamo, Texas.
     
                Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, 29, of Terre Haute, Ind.
     
                Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, Mo.
     
                Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson, 24, of Broussard, La.
     
                Spc. Jared D. Stanker, 22, of Evergreen Park, Ill.
     
                Pfc. Christopher I. Walz, 25, of Vancouver, Wash.
     
                For more information media may contact the Fort Lewis public affairs office at 253- 967-0152, 253- 967-0147 or after hours at 253- 967-0015 (ask for the Public Affairs Officer on call).
     


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    FREEDOM ISNT FREE.

    THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS WRITTEN ON THE WALL!!!
    milktoast User is Offline
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    West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
    29 Oct 2009 4:07 PM Alert 
    My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to the family and friends of SGT. Fernando DeLarosa. Words alone cannot express my debt and gratitude for his service and sacrifice. This hero will live on in our hearts forever.
    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
    Daslowpoke User is Offline
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    New Port Richey, FL

    Senior
    Ride Captain
    29 Oct 2009 5:02 PM Alert 

    My thoughts, prayers, and heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of SGT. Fernando DeLarosa. I pray that God will provide them with the comfort that only He can and carry them through this tragic loss.

    SGT. DeLarosa,  a grateful America thanks you for your service and your sacrifice. You will never be forgotten. Our nation mourns the loss of a true American Hero.

    May you forever rest in peace..
    Riding in Memory of:

    John "SmokyMTNSporty" Deniakis
    "Optimistically pessimistic about life"

    Mike "Deltoid" Bland
    "It's All Good"

    Jack "jacklok" Loken
    "Take Care Ride Safe"
    Uffda User is Offline
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    Wonder Lake, IL




    29 Oct 2009 5:08 PM Alert 
    Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of SGT. Fernando DeLarosa. May God help you though this difficult time and sorrow. Know your loved one 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, Fernando.

    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
    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.
    mailman User is Offline
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    West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
    29 Oct 2009 5:15 PM Alert 
    My deepest condolences to the family and friends of SGT Fernando DeLarosa. Rest In Peace Hero.
    "Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."

    Jim
    "mailman"
    US Army 1970 - 1972
    slowwalker User is Offline
    Posts: 75
    Leasburg NC 27291
    29 Oct 2009 5:22 PM Alert 
    My prayers are with the Family and Friends of SGT Fernando DeLarosa.
    His service to our Country is the reason we are Free. May I extend my
    deepest sympathy to you at this time. He is truely and American Hero.



    Riding in Memory of WWII Veteran Warren Wade
    slowwalker User is Offline
    Posts: 75
    Leasburg NC 27291
    29 Oct 2009 5:22 PM Alert 
    My prayers are with the Family and Friends of SGT Fernando DeLarosa.
    His service to our Country is the reason we are Free. May I extend my
    deepest sympathy to you at this time. He is truely and American Hero.



    Riding in Memory of WWII Veteran Warren Wade
    slowwalker User is Offline
    Posts: 75
    Leasburg NC 27291
    29 Oct 2009 5:22 PM Alert 
    My prayers are with the Family and Friends of SGT Fernando DeLarosa.
    His service to our Country is the reason we are Free. May I extend my
    deepest sympathy to you at this time. He is truely and American Hero.



    Riding in Memory of WWII Veteran Warren Wade
    sig22 User is Offline
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    New Port Richey, Fl

    Senior Ride Captain

    FL State Captain - Retired




    29 Oct 2009 5:28 PM Alert 
    I send my sincere condolences to the family and friends of SGT Fernando Delarosa. May the Lord comfort you in the difficult days ahead.

    Godspeed Fernando.....Godspeed.....

    Those we love remain with us
    For love itself lives on….
    Cherished memories never fade
    Because one loved is gone.
    Those we love can never be
    More than a thought apart….
    For as long as there is memory,
    They live on in our hearts.
    Bobbie Bilotta
    Sig22@patriotguard.org

    RIDING IN LOVING MEMORY OF:

    PGR TN member and friend John "SmokyMtnSporty" Deniakis - 09 Jun 2008
    "Optimistically pessimistic about life"

    PGR GA Ride Captain (Ret) Mike "Deltoid" Bland - 22 Feb 2008
    "It's all good"

    PGR FL Senior Ride Captain Jack "Jacklok" Loken - 20 Oct 2007
    "Take care, ride safe"
    Always in our thoughts....Forever in our hearts....
    TMR User is Offline
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    Willow Springs IL
    29 Oct 2009 5:51 PM Alert 
    "There is no greater love", say the Lord, "than to lay down your life for a friend".
    Thank you and God Bless you, SGT DeLarosa, for being willing to do just that.... for me and mine.
    'Rest easy, son, at the top of the stairs.'
    Standing in spirit in Willow Springs IL Timmer
    bbuch User is Offline
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    Mooresville NC
    29 Oct 2009 6:05 PM Alert 
    My most sincere condolences to the family of SGT. Fernando DeLarosa. May God and the precious memories of your brave hero comfort you in the days to come? Prayers are with you from every part of the nation and your hero will not be forgotten. SGT. DeLarosarest in peace and in the knowledge that so many people do care and thank you for your service and sacrifice. May your family find comfort and peace in their hearts during these trying times and your service to this great country is truly appreciated, now rest in peace.

    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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    USS Sylvania
    USS Concord
    BBuch
    USN
    Moresville, NC
    monmixr User is Offline
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    Bartlett, Illinois
    29 Oct 2009 6:14 PM Alert 
    My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of SGT. Fernando DeLarosa. 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.
    Proud member of the often imitated never duplicated Illinois Patriot Guard Riders.

    Eric C. Kuhn
    Ride Captain
    Illinois Patriot Guard Riders




    In memory of CPT Steven M. Strickland B/3 AVN BN 15 SEP 1980
    In memory of CW3 Donald G. Cicuzza Jr.
    In memory of Carl W. Kuhn WWII Vet. 1927-2009
    Pepper_guy User is Offline
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    Lacey, WA
    29 Oct 2009 6:50 PM Alert 
    My sincere condolences and prayers to family and friends of Sgt. Fernando DeLarosa, U.S. Army / OEF. Sgt. DeLarosa, 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.
    Junius Henry
    PGR Member #10094
    kbell User is Offline
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    Jacksonville, Florida Ride Captain
    29 Oct 2009 6:52 PM Alert 
    My sincere condolences and prayers to the family and friends of SGT Fernando DeLarosa. May your faith give you strength. May your memories give you comfort. May GOD'S love give you peace.
    Karen (kerrybell) Trone
    If you are going to worry then don't pray...
    If you are going to pray then don't worry !!
    For I know the plans I have for you....
    Jeremiah 29:11

    Live simply. Love generously.
    Care deeply. Speak kindly.
    Leave the rest to God.

    Earth has no sorrows that heaven cannot heal.
    hbiker User is Offline
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    huntington beach
    29 Oct 2009 7:17 PM Alert 
    Our sincere condolences go out to the entire family of Sgt. DeLarosa. May the Lord give you peace, strength and comfort during this difficult time. It is because of warriors like yourself Sgt. DeLarosa that we live with the freedoms we have. Thank you for your service and fight for our country. May you forever rest in peace.
    1armymom User is Offline
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    Virginia Beach, VA
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    VA D5 Ride Captain UI
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    29 Oct 2009 7:23 PM Alert 

    To the family and loved ones of SGT. Fernando DeLarosa,
    It is with great sorrow that I extend my condolences upon the loss of your Hero, who gave his all in the fight for freedom, and in the defense of his brothers and sisters and our grateful nation. May God give you strength until you meet again.

    SGT. DeLarosa,
    May God protect and guide your fellow warriors as they carry on without you; and bestow unto them, courage and strength to travel this most difficult path. I pray The Lord will grant your fellow warriors the grace and perseverance to see the mission through.

    Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime, with intense gratitude.
    Honor Our Armed Services, Pay It Forward!

    Proud Mom of U.S. Army SSG Worrell, 702 BSB 4B/2ID Stryker Brigade Combat Team
    3 Time Blue Star Mom ~ OIF
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    Virginia State HOTH Coordinator, Virginia Patriot Guard, District 5 'Hampton Roads', Ride Captain UI,
    Honor and Remember, VA State Chapter, Sergeant-At-Arms

    "Who kept the faith and fought the fight;
    The glory theirs, the duty ours."    ~Wallace Bruce


    "For the whole earth is the tomb of famous men; not only are they commemorated by columns and inscriptions, but there dwells also an unwritten memorial of them,
    graven not on stone but in the hearts of men."     ~Pericles (c. 600 B.C.)
    ivetret User is Offline
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    Shermer, IL
    29 Oct 2009 7:57 PM Alert 
    I know there are no words to say at this time, except how sorry that I am. I truly feel your loss and pain. Sergeant Fernando DeLarosa shall never be forgotten.

    My deepest sympathy to the friends and family.

    I appreciate all of his contributions to our country and may there be a special place for him in heaven.
    ~+~
    Rose
    “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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    1stCavMP User is Offline
    Posts: 626
    Warren, Ohio
    29 Oct 2009 8:11 PM Alert 
    Our Heartfelt Condolences to the Family and Friends of Fernando DeLarosa. May God Comfort you in this time of need and the hard days ahead.
    Thank You Sgt. DeLarosa, for your service and sacrifice to our Country. You will NOT be forgotten.
    Rest in Peace Soldier
    545th. MP Co., 1st. Cav. Div. 1976-1978
    838th. MP Co., Ohio ANG 82-83
    Rondawg User is Offline
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    Madisonville, Republic of Texas
    30 Oct 2009 3:01 AM Alert 
    Thank you, SGT. Fernando DeLarosa for your service to this Nation. Individuals like you put your life on the line and sacrifice your lives for our freedoms. And it breaks my heart. I pray each day that the Lord our God will provide each and every one of our soldiers an Angel to watch over and protect them. It is the soldier that gives us freedom, not the politicians. Only two people ever died for our freedoms. One was Jesus Christ and the other was the American Soldier. The least I can do is pay homage and respect to this Hero and his family.
    A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America “for an amount of up to and including my life.”
    That is Honor.
    To the family of this American Hero: We as a nation grieve with you in your loss. His adherence to “Duty to God and Country” will not be forgotten. Death is a time to rejoice in the life someone had and the lives they touched on this earth. Life is but a blink of an eye. May the Great Architect take this Hero and his family into his council, protect and heal them.
    You don't have to love war, but you do have to love the Warrior!

    The sound of 200 people holding flags -- is deafening.

    Rondawg
    PGR Member #2799
    Madisonville, Republic of Texas

    Riding in Honor of:
    Wm. Travis Nelson (USN / Korean War) Brother
    Ryan L. Nelson (USN / Pentagon on 9/11/01) Son
    CW3 Brandon Leggett (7th Cav. Chopper Pilot/ Operation Iraq Freedom--- 6/17 Cav./Task Force Saber)Son-in-law
    Sgt. Perry Kuykendauhl (Ranger / Omaha Beach) Uncle
    Lt. Joel Nelson (101 Airborn / Nam) Cousin
    Sgt. Ralph Brisco (USMC / Iwo Jima) Friend

    And in HONOR and MEMORY of:
    PFC Brett Tribble (Friend), PFC Jeff Shaffer, Staff Sgt. Ed Reynolds, CPL Benji Rosales, Spc. Carl Eason, Cpt. David M. Fraser, Sgt.Gary S. Johnston (Son of a friend), SSgt. Gary C. Johnston (KIA Viet Nam: Uncle of Sgt. Gary S. Johnston), Pfc Cory Koster, Sgt. Ryan P. Green, Pfc Larry Guyton, Lnc Cpl Bobby Twitty, Sgt. Randell Olguin, CW3 Don Clark, CW2 Chris Humphreys, and ALL past and present who have served for this Country. I am Proud and Honored to do so.
    leupold74 User is Offline
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    Finger Lakes, NY
    30 Oct 2009 7:53 AM Alert 

    My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of SGT. Fernando DeLarosa. May your faith give you comfort & sustain you during this most difficult time.
    Thank you to a true hero who answered the call to duty, performing the selfless act of giving of oneself to serve their country and your willingness to defend the United States of America and her freedoms and interests. Your 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 every life you have touched.
    Brian Donnelly, '99 FLHR, NYPGR Region 2 RC, ALR, HOG, ABATE, Slainte'
    markjohnson User is Offline
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    30 Oct 2009 9:21 AM Alert 
    Dear family and friends of SGT. Fernando DeLarosa,

    Our deepest sympathies and most reverent prayers are with you at this difficult time. Take time to reflect on a memory of Fernando laughing so hard that he cried. Take time to grieve the loss of a loved one. Above all, take time to celebrate the life of an American Hero. Our hearts and prayers are with you.

    With respect and honor,

    Mark Johnson
    Mark "SkidMark" Johnson
    "You don't get to choose whether or not you stand behind your troops, for they have already chosen to stand in FRONT of you"

    PGR Rider - '03 HD Road King Police
    Desert Storm Veteran '88~'94 U.S.N.
    Attack Submarine USS Batfish - SSN-681
    Billboy User is Offline
    Posts: 5199
    Webster, Fl.
    30 Oct 2009 9:48 AM Alert 
    My Sincere Condolences go out to Family and Friends of US Army, Sgt. Fernando DeLarosa, Though you will be missed you will not be forgotten, Thank you for your Service. Rest in Peace and God be with you. “You Will Forever Be Remembered”

    Bill Snelson (Billboy)
    US Army, Vietnam Veteran
    PGR Senior Ride Captain, Mentor
    Webster, Fl.
    sailor74 User is Offline
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    OAK LAWN,IL
    30 Oct 2009 10:06 AM Alert 
    MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF SGT FERNANDO DELAROSA, YOU ARE AN AMERICAN HERO ! MAY YOU REST IN PEACE,YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN !
    IN MEMORY OF OVER 58,044 BROTHERS WHO NEVER RETURNED VIETNAM 62-75 ! PROUD BLUE STAR DAD !
    custer7thcav User is Offline
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    Hillsboro, Ohio
    30 Oct 2009 12:08 PM Alert 
    My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Sgt. Fernando DeLarosa. Thank you, sir, for your service. God bless you, and be with your family during this very difficult time. Rest in peace.
    custer7thcav
    In honor and memory of
    Sgt. Bill L. Mullins, 1/7 Cav, Vietnam '65-'66
    and
    Frank Cicirelli, USN, WWII
    82ndairborne195760 User is Offline
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    Bremen, GA
    30 Oct 2009 12:30 PM Alert 
    Thank you SGT Fernando DeLarosa for your service to our country to protect freedom for my family and others. I extend my family's prayers and condolences to the family and friends of this brave Hero. He has made the ultimate sacrifice. May you rest in peace Soldier and that we never forget your sacrifices nor those of your family.
    Robert F. Smith
    Bremen, GA

    504/325 ABG, 82nd Airborne Division

    GEORGIA PGR....PART OF IT....PROUD OF IT !!
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