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As you will read in the following Rob is back in the United States. Please read the following and pray for Rob and his family. This is the latest post from the father of GSergent Robert Gilbert, as he prepares to bring his badly injured son home for medical attention. The letter was posted this afternoon on Matt Patrick's Facebook page. Things are grim. Dear Family and Friends, Good Morning! It is Oh Six Thirty, Sir (0630) in Germany and the Marine Chaplin and Marine liaison just picked Ruth Ann, Dana and Heidi up to transport them to the Frankfurt...

Just received word that one of my son's team mates, Ssgt Robb Gilbert, USMC was shot in the head during a mission last night or today. They are operating in Northern Afghanistan. He is stable and slightly responsive and is waiting for transport to Germany. All your prayers are needed at this time, thanks.

Well, hello Sunday readers...I'm not in the habit of going online to ask strangers for prayers; but, my kid brother will be starting a new chapter of his life soon, and I expect that he can use all the spiritual support he can get.Tomorrow, my youngest brother Philip will be shipping out for Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio to begin his Air Force Basic Training.So, here goes: Prayer requests --1.) It is very important to me that Phil will be able to find himself a good chaplain, who will admonish him to stay in the Word and stay...

Please keep this young man and his family in your prayers every day. Dear Lord grant him strength and mercy. May your divine light reside in his his soul and please keep him free from harm.

My nephew deploys to Afghanistan tonight at 1:00 AM. He will be flying his F-16 over with his squadren. He recently lost one of his best friends in a night training mission. His wonderful new bride and family are worried for him. This was his last email to me today. He has been under intense training. Freeper, (me) Like you said, lots of inputs. I leave in less than 24 hours. I'm well trained and not too worried about mechanical failure. If that happens and I win the "Reverse Lottery" then I'll hope my training/muscle memory takes over. Thank you...

"Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield,for our hearts shall rejoice in Him,Because we have trusted in His Holy Name, Let Your Holy Mercy be upon us just as we hope in you." Psalm 33:20-22

I just heard from my daughter, Rebecca (his wife). They are trying to remove fragments from the spinal cord. He still has no feelings in the lower legs or feet. He will be coming into Walter Reid next week. Thank you for all your prayers. Dusty was among the 10th Mountain Division soldiers wounded or killed last week in the IED attack.

Hi everyone, I'd like to ask for a strong, ongoing prayer for my friend's son, about to turn 18, and a new Marine. He will likely be heading to Afghanistan in a couple of months as a rifleman. His family and friends are incredibly proud of this wonderful young man, whom I've known since he was 2. Please keep him, his family and his unit in your prayers. Thank you.

Psalm 107:21,22 Thank God for His Marvelous Love, For His Miracle Mercy to the Children He Loves. Offer Thanksgiving Sacrifices, Tell the World what He's Done; Sing it Out!

You are being ‘pinged’ because I have seen your heart for prayer on one or more recent Free Republic prayer threads. This thread is for those interested in worshipping and praying for those who support our troops and our troops themselves. If this is of interest to you, please read on. If not, send me a private note to be removed from future ‘pings’. (I apologize I don’t know how to put a link for Add/Remove into my posts yet.) I have only been blessed to be part of the FR community for a few months. I was drawn to...

My coworker has been called to Iraq, he will be going over in a couple of months. Please pray for his safety. His name is George Dixon I have his his military email address for anyone interested. Thanks and God Bless Kevmo

I just received an email from a good friend of mine whose nephew is serving in Afghanistan. His Humvee was hit by an RPG today. He survived, but has shrapnel in his back, hip, and shoulder. He is being sent to Kuwait today for surgery. He was well enough to call his wife (who just gave birth to their first baby about a month ago) to warn her that military officials would be coming to their home to notify her. That's good news. I'm asking for prayers for a successful surgery, and for the safety of the other soldiers that...

I would like to start a holiday thread for Matt Maupin and his family. We have so many great memories of family during this time of year. I dont want this Buckeye to be forgotten. Please keep it current and bumped. Born on July 13, 1983 in Batavia, Ohio, Maupin was a 3.5 grade-point-average student and football player at Glen Este High School in Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio. He graduated in 2001 and joined the U.S. Army Reserve and was assigned to the Army Reserve's 724th Transportation Company, from Bartonville, Illinois. On April 9, 2004, Maupin's fuel convoy came...

BLOOMINGTON -- U.S. Army Col. Dirk Spanton lived with the possibility of dying every day during the 32 months he served with Special Forces in Iraq. The Bloomington man was shot at by insurgents, sent to minefields to disarm explosives and once had a rocket-propelled grenade come within feet of ending his life. After three tours of duty in the desert, the 50-year-old former ROTC instructor finally returned home to his wife and five children on Memorial Day. Within days, the family’s joy turned to sorrow as Spanton was hospitalized with a mysterious illness. Doctors later diagnosed him with cancer...

The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's, but he has never collected unemployment either. He's a recent high school graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old...

A very sincere thanks to all the Freepers for the prayers and good wishes for me and my family, both personal and soldiers. With any luck I will be back in less than 18 months. Hopefully in one piece!

I know it is not an emergency prayer request but I need your help. The Bible says that two or more gathered in prayer is very powerful. Please out of personal beliefs, only Christian prayers. Thanks> Please read my request below. I am a Soldier as some of you may know. I am in the recruiting side of the Army which as many of you can imagine, is tough when facing a hostile media and parents that hate President Bush and college students who side with so called peaceful extreme islamist. I recently found out that they are closing my...

My cousin Bill is currently a Battalion Commander in Afghanistan. I just received this email from his sister. BigDaddy_TX ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 8:24 AM Subject: Prayer Request Dear Family and Friends, It's me again asking for your prayers. Your love, support, and prayers during Tim's father's final days and upon his death were so powerful and supportive, I am asking for your spiritual strength again now. I don't know how many of you remember, or even know, that my brother Bill is the battalion commander of an Army aviation unit that has been stationed...

Please join us on June 7th when we have a special day of prayer for our men and women who are serving in our armed forces. (If you have someone you would like us to pray for, please contact the pastor by emailing: questions@laurelbaptisttemple.org.) "We still care, and we're still praying."

Prayers for the Wiekamp family