Memorial Day 2008

Eulogy for a Veteran

Do not stand at my grave and weep.

I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the Gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the mornings hush,

I am the swift uplifting rush

of quiet birds in circled flight,

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry,

I am not there, I did not die.

-Author Unknown

In Memory Of:

Paul Sweeney (US Army 3rd SFG) Killed Oct 30th 2003, Afghanistan

Jerry Zovko (US Army-DoD Contractor) Killed April 2004 Fallujah, Iraq

Luke Petrik (US Army-DoS Contractor) Killed 2005 Iraq

Nathaniel Garfield Hill (US Army-Retired SGM- DoD Contractor) Killed 2005 Basra, Iraq

Ronald “Catdaddy” Johnson (US Army-Retired CW3-DoS Contractor) Killed 2007 Baghdad, Iraq

Michael “Mac” McInnis (US Navy-DoD Contractor) Killed 2006, Mosul, Iraq

Guy (Bear) Barattieri (US Army/USMA West Point/DoD Contractor) Killed October 2006, Baghdad Iraq

Rod (K2) Richardson (USMC/DoD Contractor) Killed October 2006, Baghdad Iraq

Mohammad Iqbal (Afghan Federal Narcotics Interdiction Unit) 2005 Killed by Taliban in Khandahar Province

Rah Manullah (Afghan Federal Narcotics Interdiction Unit) 2005 Killed by Taliban in Kandahar Province

Jack McCracken (USMC-DoD Contractor) Suicide 2006 Pennsylvania, USA

Memorial Day 2008

Monday, May 26th 2008