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harly69g 
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KY State Captain
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| 19 Aug 2008 12:37 PM |
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Updated 26 August 08 1417 Cdt by Sandra
In addition to the Sturgis Michigan service
(Wesleyan Church, 907 N Nottawa St, Sturgis, MI 49091)
there will be a LaGrange Indiana military rites
service at Lakeland High School,( -899] E 075 N Lagrange, IN 46761) on
Saturday, Aug 30th. This will be a 2-part mission.
Stage 1: Escort
Mission
Indiana Patriot Guard Riders will stage at The
LaGrange American Legion (100 Industrial Parkway) from 11:30 to 12. There will be a briefing at 12:15 with kick stands up at
12:30. We will ride to Michigan,(helmets are
required) to arrive PRIOR to the beginning of the service
at 1pm, to escort SSgt Rodgers from Sturgis to
LaGrange. Please do not arrive during the service.
We will fall in with the Michigan PGR and
escort to LaGrange (13 miles). When our procession arrives at the high
school in LaGrange, we have a designated parking area in a well manicured
grassy area near the football field. Kick stand pads will be
available.
Stage 2: Flag Line
The second stage of this mission will have a
briefing at 2:15 at the high school at Russ' black Harley trailer. Please
arrive by 2pm.
Due to limited parking at the high school, please
park on the side streets. We will have flags up at 2:30pm, along with
an organized group of community members.
We will restand flags prior to the end of the
service as SSgt Rodgers is escorted by LEO's back to Michigan.
After the military rites service we may escort back
to Bronson Michigan. Details are yet to be finalized and will be announced
Saturday.
Indiana ride captains will be Russ & Lisa
Bauer, ph 219 670 6361 & 260 578 0672
Community flagline organizer is Cindy
Miller.
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Updated 21 Aug 08 1826 edt S Sturgis
Visitation for Staff Sergeant Rodgers is set for Thursday August 28th from 6pm-8pm and Friday August 29th from 2pm-4pm and 6pm-8pm at Hackman Funeral Home Rosenberg Chapel, 807 E. Chicago Road, in Sturgis.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, August 30th at 1 pm at Sturgis Wesleyan Church.
Staging for all visitation will be 1 hour before each segment with flags up 1/2 hour before visitation times
Staging location at the Chapel or across the street, Chapel is just east of downtown Sturgis on US 12 on the south side
Staging for Saturday will be 11:30 to 12:00 , with flags up at 12:15
Stage at the north side of Church parking lot
Church location
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?name=Wesle ... 8662:0::/e
Wesleyan Church
907 N Nottawa St
Sturgis, MI 49091
KROOZER
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Updated 20 Aug 08 0923 edt S Sturgis
Visitation for Staff Sergeant Rodgers is set for Thursday August 28th from 6pm-8pm and Friday August 29th from 2pm-4pm and 6pm-8pm at Hackman Funeral Home in Sturgis.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, August 30th at 1 pm at Sturgis Wesleyan Church.
Staging times and locations will be posted soon
KROOZER
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Updated 19 Aug 08 2003 edt S Sturgis
Our presence has been requested at Staff Sgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers services.
Tentative date 8/30/08.
Details to follow.
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DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers, 29, of Sturgis, Mich., died Aug. 16 in Korengal, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
For further information on this soldier, contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 291-2591. | |
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In Memory: Ed "oldiron" Barrett 10/07
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vander177
Posts: 3171
Vandergrift, PA
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| 19 Aug 2008 1:06 PM |
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My condolences and prayers to the family and friends of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Kristopher D. Rodgers. I thank you for your military service, leadership and ultimate sacrifice you made for this grateful nation in keeping peace worldwide. You may be gone, but, you will never be forgotten.
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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
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Miss_Behaving
Posts: 1060
Hillsboro, MO
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| 19 Aug 2008 1:37 PM |
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Our deepest sympathy, to the family and friends of SSgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers. We are saddened with the loss of another great hero. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Rest in Peace Solider. Your Mission is complete.
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sdoise
Posts: 4154
Kinder, La.
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| 19 Aug 2008 1:43 PM |
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I convey my heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of SSgt. Kristopher D. Rogers and my sincere appreciation of his military service and ultimate sacrifice to preserve our way of life. May he rest in peace.
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Schelly
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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1armymom
Posts: 553
Virginia Beach, VA User Accounts Support Team
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| 19 Aug 2008 2:13 PM |
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To the family and loved ones of SSgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers,
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 our grateful nation. May God give you strength until you meet again.
SSgt. Rodgers,
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 brothers the grace and perseverance to see the mission through.
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime, with intense gratitude.
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Honor Our Armed Services, Pay It Forward!
Proud Mom of U.S. Army SSG Worrell, 202 BSB 4B/2ID Stryker Brigade Combat Team
2 Time Blue Star Mom ~ OIF
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DAR, Blue Star Mothers, Inc., PGR District 5 'Hampton Roads'
"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.)
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 8534
Naples, FL
Ride Captain
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| 19 Aug 2008 3:42 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 Kristopher 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, SSG Kristopher D. Rodgers, your mission is now complete, may you rest in Honored, Eternal Peace.
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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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Rush2112
Posts: 14
Sturgis, MI
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| 19 Aug 2008 3:48 PM |
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To the family and friends of SSG Kristopher D. Rodgers -
We are deeply saddened by your loss. We are grateful for his service to our country and you are in our thoughts and prayers. We are standing by in Sturgis, MI. |
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milktoast
Posts: 2472
West Branch, MI Zephyrhills, FL
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| 19 Aug 2008 4:29 PM |
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| My heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family and friends of SSgt. Kristopher Rodgers. Words alone cannot express my debt and gratitude for his service and sacrifice. This hero will live on in our hearts forever. |
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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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mailman
Posts: 13727
West Branch, MI - Michigan Regional Ride Captain Zephyrhills, FL - Florida Senior Ride Captain
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| 19 Aug 2008 5:36 PM |
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| Deepest condolences to the family and friends of SSgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers. Rest In Peace Hero. |
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"Eyes on the olive branch, but arrows at the ready."
Jim
"mailman"
US Army 1970 - 1972 |
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mpainter
Posts: 231
Chatsworth, GA
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| 19 Aug 2008 6:19 PM |
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My deepest heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of SSG Kristopher D. Rodgers. I am eternally grateful for your military service and the ultimate sacrifice you made defending this nation. Stand down Solidier, your mission is complete. May you rest in peace.
Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the sons of God - Matthew 5:9 |
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Mark Painter
Sergeant - US Army 1985-1992
D Co, 2nd Bn, 69th Armor Reg, 197th Inf. Bde.
Operation Desert Shield/Storm 1990-1991
Firefighter 1999-2002
Murray Co. Fire Dept.
RIDING IN MEMORY OF....ALL of those who serve, and those who serve no more |
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partnr
Posts: 459
Rochester Hills, MI
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| 19 Aug 2008 7:44 PM |
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To the family, friends, and fellow service members of SSgt.
Kristopher D. Rodgers, we extend our most sincere condolences. Please know that we are thinking of you, and will
stand by you.
~Partnr
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HHC, 63rd Signal Bn
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SFC Rod
Posts: 320
Weston, Mich
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| 19 Aug 2008 7:56 PM |
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| My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Staff Sergeant Kristopher D. Rodgers, Kris, You Will Never Be Forgotten.. Christmas in Arlington...
Rest easy, sleep well my brother, Kristopher.
Know the line has held, your job is done.
Rest easy, sleep well.
Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held.
Peace, peace, and farewell....
SFC Rod Standing in Honor and Respect...
www.andrewnelsonmemorial.com
www.jonmartinfoundation.org
www.ourfallensoldier.com
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mlmsan
Posts: 3081
Loganville, Georgia 30052
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| 19 Aug 2008 8:34 PM |
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My sincere condolences to the Family and Friends of SSgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers, US Army, Veteran. I pray God will give you comfort in your time of sorrow. I am grateful for SSgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers, service to our Great Nation and greatly appreciate Him for my freedom. SSgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers, You are a true American Hero and will not be forgotten. Stand down Soldier, Your mission is complete. Job Well Done. May our Heavenly Father welcome You home to rest.
Know You Are Loved
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"The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you".
Larry "Sir Bear" & "Queen Mary" Sanderson
sirbear@comcast.net
Georgia Mentor Team
770-500-6895
U.S Navy Vietnam - 66/67
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA 42
Blue Star Dad
Patriot Guard Rider
VFW Post 5290, Conyers
GVVA Post 5,Conyers
GEORGIA PGR
Part of It
Proud of It
Riding In Memory of my Father, PO1 Weldon A. Sanderson, WWII USN, Pacific Fleet. And in Honor of my Son, SSGT Michael W. Sanderson, Gulf, 2x Iraq, U.S. Army now serving this Nation Proudly in Mt. Sinai, Egypt. |
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dirtbike
Posts: 1451
elkhart - michiana
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| 19 Aug 2008 9:03 PM |
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Rest easy now Kristopher.....
In the loving arms of God..... |
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But.... These ARE my church clothes??? The only suit I own, is a rainsuit!!!
Riding in memory ... PFC Mike Synod 2n bn 5th Marines Panel 39w 005 |
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eagle_man
Posts: 1536
SCPGR Upstate Ride Captain
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| 19 Aug 2008 10:26 PM |
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| My Thought's and Prayer's are with the Family and Friends of this Great American Hero, who at Great personal risk stepped forward and Defended this Our Freedom and way of Life. May He Rest in Peace, He will not be Forgotten. |
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Ron Forbes
SCPGR Upstate Ride Captain
PGR member #96182
Honored to Stand for those who have stood.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to
our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them
to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our
children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
Ronald Reagan
LISTEN FOR THE RUMBLE!!!! |
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ROBERTRPEARMAN
Posts: 1815
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY
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| 20 Aug 2008 1:18 AM |
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| OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF OEF VETERAN SSGT. KRISTOPHER D. RODGERS USA. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. REST IN PEACE KRISTOPHER. ROBERT AND JUANITA |
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YOU ARE NEVER REALLY GONE UNTIL YOU ARE FORGOTTEN
ROBERT R PEARMAN
US AIR FORCE 1961 - 1965
AMERICAN LEGION
VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA
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gumijagr
Posts: 1755
Covina, California
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| 20 Aug 2008 1:21 AM |
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| Thank you SSgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers, for Defending this Great Nation, so we can enjoy the freedom we now have, you will not be forgotten. Our prayers are with the family and friends of this Great American Hero! Ride Safe PGR Brothers! |
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Riding in Honor of my Brother John: 2nd Marine Division, 24th Marine Amphibious Unit out of Camp LeJune, North Carolina over a year in Beruit Lebanon during the October 23rd, 1983 attack. Also in Memory of my Father: WWll Veteran Navy Phillipines |
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Jasper54
Posts: 6753
Columbus, Ohio
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| 20 Aug 2008 3:35 AM |
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Please accept my most sincere prayers and deepest sympathies for the loss of your loved one. I pray that the Lord Jesus is there with you to hold you and to give you His Peace and Comfort in this time of sorrow.
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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.
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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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acratliff
Posts: 2258
Charleston, SC
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| 20 Aug 2008 5:08 AM |
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| Thank you for your service and sacrifice SSgt. Kristopher Rodgers. May you eternally rest in peace and never be forgotten. My sincerest condolences are with family and friends. |
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AF Mom in NC
Posts: 2275
Lexington, NC
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| 20 Aug 2008 6:57 AM |
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SSgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers earned my respect and gratitude when he volunteered to serve our country. His efforts to make the world a safer place will be remembered with honor and appreciation by this American family.
My sincere condolences to the family and friends. You will remain in my prayers as the family of a hero. Thank you for the precious sacrifice - your beloved soldier - that you have given to America. We are, and always will be, grateful.
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Living in the Land of the Free
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Susan Sturgis
Posts: 4675
Bear, DE
In Memory of Ed "Old Iron" Barrett
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| 20 Aug 2008 7:23 AM |
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BootLady
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"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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Billboy
Posts: 1258
Webster, Fl.
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| 20 Aug 2008 7:45 AM |
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My Sincere Condolences go out to Family and Friends of Though You will be missed you will not be Forgotten,Thank you for your Service. May you Rest In Peace and God be with you.
Bill Snelson (Billboy)
US Army, Vietnam Veteran
PGR Ride Captain, Mentor
Webster, FL .
My Sincere Condolences go out to Family and Friends of SSgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers, US Army, Though You will be missed you will not be Forgotten,Thank you for your Service. May you Rest In Peace and God be with you.
Bill Snelson (Billboy)
US Army, Vietnam Veteran
PGR Ride Captain, Mentor
Webster, FL .
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papajonohio
Posts: 1784
Swanton, Ohio
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| 20 Aug 2008 7:46 AM |
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My heartfelt condolences go out to family and friends of SSgt. Kristopher Rodgers.
Thank You to a true hero who answered the call to duty, performing the selfless act of giving of oneself to serve his 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...
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casper1115
Posts: 337
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| 20 Aug 2008 10:04 AM |
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My family and I would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of SSgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers. I pray the Lord will comfort you and give you peace. I am forever grateful for your service and sacrifices for this great country. May you rest in peace in the arms of the Lord forever.
Kentucky PGR Rides with Respect !
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jaegers
Posts: 953
Tipton, IA
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| 20 Aug 2008 10:32 AM |
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| My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Kristopher Rodgers. May the Lord give you strength and bring you peace in this time of sorrow. Kristopher; thank you for your service to our country. It will not be forgotten. |
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So receive him in the Lord with all joy; and honor such men. Philippians 2--29 |
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