I regret to inform you...

[Kestrel]

DHart,

I know that today was a difficult day for you and your family. Please be rest assured in the knowledge that you have many friends here that are grieving for your loss.

K

 

[DHart]

DHart,

I know that today was a difficult day for you and your family. Please be rest assured in the knowledge that you have many friends here that are grieving for your loss.

K

Kestrel... you are a true friend. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort and driving so far to honor Elijah at the funeral today. It was a pleasure meeting you. You are a true gentleman.

 

[spock]

My deepest Condolences to your family

 

[Nite]

I am saddened by your loss. Only because I recently lost an immediate relative prematurely do I even have any idea of what your going thru. You have my deepest sympathies and condolences.

I am so sorry for your tragic loss.

 

[ab1ht]

Like many, I am just seeing this post for the first time.

My deepest condolences on your loss. Though only a small gesture, I will light a candle and say a prayer for him this evening.

Military service is always hardest on the families, and especially the parents. It's only now as a father that I see this. Know that your son was doing what he loved and that he is well respected and admired by so many that have never met him.

-Paul (former Seabee)

 

[JermsMalibu]

DHart, I'm so sorry for your loss. I thank you and your family for letting your son serve our nation the way he did. His death is a great loss and I'm very saddened by it. Sorry I didn't see this till too late. I live down in Salem and would have loved to go up to the funeral to help support you guys in this tough time. Once again, sorry for your loss.

- Jeremy C

 

[kosPap]

thse moments are hard to pull words out...

Stay strong, time will heal the wounds

"Zoi se Logou sas.." in Greek

 

[HypnoticSilence]

May he RIP.
My prayers and condolences.

 

[Ny0ng1]

Just came to see this thread today. I'm very saddened with your loss, please accept my deepest condolences to you and Elijah extended family.

I still remember the same photo you post and the story of him clearing a cave some time back.

RIP

 

[Alaric Darconville]

All I can really say is that it's a terrible, terrible sacrifice and I wish that noöne ever had to suffer such a loss. My thoughts are with you and with his young family.

 

[Badbeams3]

I want to thank you for taking the time to post this here Dhart...and do the follow up post. It is a honor to share in the pain of your loss. God bless your son...and you...and all his family. Thank you all.

 

[Roberts30]

God Bless your Family, You and your family are in my prayers.

 

[Sigman]

I'm having a difficult time coming up with any words that would even come close to lending any comfort. Know our thoughts & prayers are with you, your family, friends, & others who reap the blessing of freedom.

Thoughts & feelings of the many military ceremonies I've participated in go through my mind. The National Anthem & respect to those who have served before us, who serve now, and will serve in the future.

I respectfully salute your son and his service to our country & democracy.

 

[DHart]

Elijah is not alone...you are not alone. A wonderful young man from our church made the same sacrafice on 09.24.09. Sgt. Titus Reynolds. They will never be forgotten.

Sgt. Titus Reynolds, 23, was killed in Afghanistan Sept. 24, 2009 when the vehicle he was riding in struck a roadside bomb. He was a 2005 Reynoldsburg High School graduate who was due to celebrate his first wedding anniversary with wife Nikki on Oct. 12. Titus was in the Fifth Stryker Brigade combat team, 2nd Infantry Division based in Fort Lewis, Wash. He had been promoted to sergeant in June and was near the end of a four-year term in the Army before he was deployed on July 15 to Omar Zai, Afghanistan. Titus was very involved in Nazarene churches in both Reynoldsburg and Pickerington. He was a talented musician who played acoustic, electric and bass guitars, and he was very involved in his church's youth group. He is also survived by his mother, Elizabeth; father, Rod; brothers, John and Mark; and sister, Rachel.
Visitation: 5-8 p.m. October 09, 2009 at Reynoldsburg Church of the Nazarene

I salute Sgt. Reynolds and all of our selfless military family... these wonderful people put their entire lives aside and go over there so that the rest of us can stay here living our lives in relative peace, safety, and happiness. I will always make an effort to go out of my way to thank any military personnel I encounter from this time forward.

And another very heartfelt thanks to everyone here on this wonderful forum for your thoughts, prayers, and notes of condolence. God bless all of you and thank you again from our family.

 

[TooManyGizmos]

I Thank You Dhart, ALL your family, and Elijah , for your contributions and sacrifice in making our world a better and safer place. Many hardships are endured by both military personnel and their families.

I thank ALL who serve to protect and help us .... AND their families too.


Thank You ..... be PROUD of your Son Elijah ... as WE are .

.

 

[LEDMaster2003_V2]

That's really sad. Daed IEDs! My brother's oldest son just was sent to Afghanistan. I'll shine my HID to the heavens tonight. God bless the USA!

 

[jaundice]

Man, reading this on Christmas day with my 4 year old son playing on the floor in front of me......it hits you right in the gut.

I can't pretend to understand the depth of pain you and your wife must feel, but I do know that the worst thing that can befall a parent is to outlive their children.

-John

 

[FliGuyRyan]

I will keep you in my prayers. As a fellow Soldier it is hard to hear about a brother's passing.

Remember the good times that you were blessed to have with him and charish his memory. As a new parent, I can now sympathize with you a little more.

In closing, I am sorry for your loss...

God bless America

God bless our military

God bless you and yours

 

[JPasquini]

Dhart,

As so many others here have already stated so eloquently, there are no better words to offer other than a heartfelt and grateful thank you to you, your family, and most of all, to your son. We are proud of Elijah and his service, and we are privileged to have learned about him through your postings.

Elijah took a stand for all of us and our families, and now we are humbled and honored to stand united with you and yours.

Be strong and God Bless.

 

[bogeymachine]

:candle:
back to the top for those in harm's way protecting me and mine