In Memory of Our Fallen Hero - Gregory Rodriguez
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From: Coastal, GA
Thank you 150.
Our prayers are with your family.
My lil' brother is in Afghanistan right now, and being an prior Army man,
I send this with a heavy heart...
Dustin, if your out there, Be Strong, Be Smart and Be Safe.
THE FALLEN SOLDIER
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Don't weep for me
O' Land of the free
When it was my time to fall
'Twas for my country's call
'Twas for the land that I loved,
That I gave my all
And for the land that I loved,
I did freely give
And in her freedom
And her courage
I'll continue to live
1993 Patricia Krull
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Our prayers are with your family.
My lil' brother is in Afghanistan right now, and being an prior Army man,
I send this with a heavy heart...
Dustin, if your out there, Be Strong, Be Smart and Be Safe.
THE FALLEN SOLDIER
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Don't weep for me
O' Land of the free
When it was my time to fall
'Twas for my country's call
'Twas for the land that I loved,
That I gave my all
And for the land that I loved,
I did freely give
And in her freedom
And her courage
I'll continue to live
1993 Patricia Krull
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Cedar Hils Utah
From my military family to yours.
To Greg
God bless. You are a fallen hero. Thank you for our freedom. RIP
To Laura
God Bless to you and your family in this time of sorrow. Be strong, for your husband died a hero and is in our prayers.
Jodie AKA (JoJo)
God bless. You are a fallen hero. Thank you for our freedom. RIP
To Laura
God Bless to you and your family in this time of sorrow. Be strong, for your husband died a hero and is in our prayers.
Jodie AKA (JoJo)
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From: Laguna Niguel, CA
For those of you who are interested, I just received the following email from Laura and thought I should share it with you:
A very wonderful man put together Greg's memorial video for me and posted it to youtube. It is 10 minutes long as there are 3 songs---Tim Mcraw's "If you're reading this", PuffDaddy's "I'll be missing you", and Trace Adkins "Arlington".
For those of you who haven't seen it or gotten the chance to see the final version of it, I will paste the Youtube link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EAboFqzP38
There is also an on-line guest book for family and friends to leave comments/messages about Greg on. I will eventually get it professionally printed so each of the kids can have a copy as they grow up. The link to that is:
http://www.legacy.com/MyCentralJerse...onID=117185619
Greg's memorial service was beautiful. I probably cried more at the memorial than I did at his funeral.
Greg and I had our ups and downs, but overall he was a wonderful husband, an awesome father, and a dedicated K9 handler and soldier. During the month of August he sent me flowers with beautiful notes to both home and work. My husband was stealing my heart back all over again--after 9 1/2 years of marriage.
Jacko, Greg's K9 companion, is now "home". He's a beautiful, wonderful companion with very good manners. I just wish his Daddy were here with him.
On another note, I would like to thank so many people for their heartfelt support and kindness during this difficult time for our family. I have a lot of personal thank you's to do and I hope I don't forget anyone.
I'm going to cut this short.
Thoughtfully,
Laura Rodriguez
www.myspace.com/elmabelgrl
For those of you who haven't seen it or gotten the chance to see the final version of it, I will paste the Youtube link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EAboFqzP38
There is also an on-line guest book for family and friends to leave comments/messages about Greg on. I will eventually get it professionally printed so each of the kids can have a copy as they grow up. The link to that is:
http://www.legacy.com/MyCentralJerse...onID=117185619
Greg's memorial service was beautiful. I probably cried more at the memorial than I did at his funeral.
Greg and I had our ups and downs, but overall he was a wonderful husband, an awesome father, and a dedicated K9 handler and soldier. During the month of August he sent me flowers with beautiful notes to both home and work. My husband was stealing my heart back all over again--after 9 1/2 years of marriage.
Jacko, Greg's K9 companion, is now "home". He's a beautiful, wonderful companion with very good manners. I just wish his Daddy were here with him.
On another note, I would like to thank so many people for their heartfelt support and kindness during this difficult time for our family. I have a lot of personal thank you's to do and I hope I don't forget anyone.
I'm going to cut this short.
Thoughtfully,
Laura Rodriguez
www.myspace.com/elmabelgrl
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From: San Diego, California
Rest easy brother.......
You paid a debt that you should never have been asked to pay. God bless you.
Fair winds and following seas.
Respectfully
Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Todd L. Roberts
United States Navy
You paid a debt that you should never have been asked to pay. God bless you.
Fair winds and following seas.
Respectfully
Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Todd L. Roberts
United States Navy
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From: Louisville, Ky
The Final Inspection
He stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass,
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My church have you been true?"
He squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can't always be a saint.
I've had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.
And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was a silence all around the throne,
Where all the saints had often trod.
As he waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now,
You've borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in hell."
He stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass,
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My church have you been true?"
He squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can't always be a saint.
I've had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.
And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was a silence all around the throne,
Where all the saints had often trod.
As he waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now,
You've borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in hell."
Rest in peace brother, your job is done. You are missed...
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Posts: 949
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From: Bettendorf, Iowa
Ran into one of 150's posts on Visor stickers and wondered about the fallen hero status, ended up here.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. I love my freedom and to you I thank.
No posts in a while...., NEVER FORGET!
Thank you for your service and sacrifice. I love my freedom and to you I thank.
No posts in a while...., NEVER FORGET!
Last edited by Deere_Jeep; Jan 17, 2011 at 06:04 AM. Reason: spelling
