To Our Dusty, we know you took that love with you. / Melody Fitzgerald (MOM,DAD,BRANDON, SHANNON, AND ALL YOUR FAMILY. )
from a friend / Ray Nothing one can say will heal the pain your family is going through.I will say thank you for having a son we all can be proud of.May you find peace .
A simple thank you, is not near enough. / Katie Tolliver (Mother of a Soldier )
The soldier 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, you soldier, How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek? To My Church have you been true?"
The soldier 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 the saints had often trod. As the soldier waited quietly, For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you soldier, You've borne your burdens well. Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets, You've done your time in Hell."
Author Unknown
It's the Soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press.
It's the Soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech.
It's the Soldier, not the politicians that ensures our right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
It's the Soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag.
Our family THANKS you from the very bottom of our hearts. Because of you, we live without FEAR, what a very precious gift you are. A Mother of a Soldier, Sister of, www.jimmyg.memory-of.com
On the day God took you I thought that I would die I wondered where the time went? I asked alot of whys?? With people all around me I felt alone inside From all their words of comfort, I couldn't seem to hide, I thought I might be dreaming That I'd wake and find you here, I thought "This can't be happening." As I wiped another tear. On the day that you were laid to rest My heart broke yet again, I wondered if the pain would end, But mostly, I wondered when?? It's hard to be without you, At times the days seem long, Sometimes I just sit crying, When there's really nothing wrong. I wish we'd had more time, Before your life was done. I hope your resting peacefully, My precious one
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To you my precious son , I love you and miss you with every breath I take. Beteen now and then, Till I see your face again, I'll be loving you. / Melody Fitzgerald (Mama)
If Tears Could Build A Stairway
submitted by Diane Cassidy
18 Nov 2005
IF TEARS COULD BUILD A STAIRWAY AND MEMORIES WERE A LANE I WOULD WALK RIGHT UP TO HEAVEN TO BRING YOU HOME AGAIN NO FAREWELL WORDS WERE SPOKEN NO TIME TO SAY GOODBYE YOU WERE GONE BEFORE I KNEW IT AND ONLY GOD KNOWS WHY MY HEART STILL ACHES WITH SADNESS AND SECRET TEARS STILL FLOW WHAT IT MEANT TO LOSE YOU NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW" Anonymous
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Our sweet son, brother, and friend. / Melody Fitzgerald (Mama)
The grave. / Donna Fitzgerald (Free American. ) First I would like to say I am sorry for your loss. and Thank your Son for all he gave. And to you his family my Prayers. Below is a poem I wrote for the families of our fallen.
There beside a grave she satnds, A folded flag clutched in her hands. A silent teardrop on her face, Her brave young child has entered grace. She does not hear the sermon said, Just memories run through her head. The child she held so long ago, The child with faith she let go. The child that heard the nations call, In the end gave it all. Without fear or thought of self, Thought of freedom and nothing else. The bugle sounds taps in the wind, A mournful sound it does send. A reminder to us all that for freedom, This price was paid, and her sweet Young child to rest was laid.
God Blees you all
thinking of you / Fiona (none) Hi there i just want to say im so sorry for your loss. My brother iain hunter was also killed over in iraq on 22 sep 2004 and the pain has never left .Everyone says time heals but when. Like yourselfs he was doing a job he loved . Im just setting up a site for him. I know hel always be with you. Thinking of you from scotland
Once A Marine , Alway's A Marine. We are So Proud Of You Dusty. / Melody Fitzgerald (Mama)
To remind me that Dusty is free , and to bring peace to his family. / Melody Fitzgerald (Mama)
Thank you for being a hero / Darla Parks (He served our country ) I wanted to say I know you have no earthly idea who I am but, I will explain. My daughter elizabeth miller (army) also served for our country. She was the best friend I had on earth. I loved my child with all my heart and I know you loved your son just the same. I can truely say I know how bad it hurts but, we have to look up an ask God to please help us all get thru this. I pray for all our soldiers and their families because there has been alot of sacrifices given.Just try an stay strong and know that your son is always in your heart. I hope you didnt mind me saying a few words but, I felt I had to. I hope this little message helps. May God Bless you'll and help more and more each day.
All the people that didn't know you or never met you...will never forget you. Those who fall while serving their country will be a legend in history and ALWAYS remembered. God bless you for your giving heart and loyalty to us.
semper fidelis / Joe Hyler (team/squad leader in iraq )
Its taken me along time to be able to write on here, not having the words and im not sure i do now, i had the pleasure of meeting dustin early in our marine corps careers and i became his team leader prior to leaving on our second deployment to iraq, up until that point we were marines who knew each other solely based on living a few doors down from each other and enduring many of the hardships in day to day marine corps life, it wasnt unitl i became his team leader that i really got to know him and even then it wasnt really anything more than marine to marine.. but to this day i can still remember the first real conversation we had while sitting in a fighting position off a main service road in iraq, just the two of us talking to each other for hours trying to fight the boredum and from that moment on i realized how much ive learned from him on becoming a leader of marines and how amazing it was to have met a great new friend and to be able to forget about home and all the things ive missed. because the stories he would tell me, and the funny inside things that he would just keep repeating over and over that had me rolling out of the hole we were in made it so much better to be there because of him, he would tell me about how much his mom meant to him and how she was his world and how she was watching his beloved fast and furious car and all the things he wanted to do to it when he got home..i truely loved hearing all his ideas for it we passed alot of time just talking about that stuff. i was with him the night he passed and it hurt bad because here is this marine who is now someone i was so happy to be able to call a friend and not just my fellow marine and what makes this hard for me to write is that i needed him to be relentless on that gun, i needed him to have my back and he did, and never complained not once thats a quality so rare these days, someone so willing to just do his job with no complaints.. he has since inspired me to do more as a marine and ill never forget my friend.. my heart and thoughts have always gone out to his friends and family. and i love that this website exists.. it shows me where he got the qualities that made him something special.. semper fidelis... Close
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