'A job he was called to do'

Star-Telegram ^ | Jan. 22, 2004 | Max B. Baker

[Dubya]

[Dubya]

I should have put this under the photo.

At a news conference outside his home, Jeff Hornbeck holds a photo of his son, Army Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck, the third Tarrant County serviceman to be killed in Iraq.

[Dubya]

[Maigrey]

Hero PING! (two hankie alert)

[Dubya]

Isaiah 6:8

"Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here [am] I; send me. "

[xJones]

He will be buried next to his older brother, Kurt Lee Hornbeck, who died more than 10 years ago.

In addition to his parents and his daughters, survivors include his grandmother, Camille Lee, and an uncle, Dr. Bill Lee, both of Fort Worth.

Just speaking as a parent, it must be very hard for his parents right now. They raised a fine patriotic son in Kelly, and they have lived to bury both their sons. And I note that the two young grand daughters live far away from them, which is also sad. Prayers to help the grieving family would be a good idea.

[TheDon]

RIP Kelly L. Hornbeck

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Thank you for the hanky alert, Maigrey. Y
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"My training is not only limited to that which has been bestowed on me by the mightiest military in the world but also by the greatest set of parents in the world," the 36-year-old Special Forces soldier wrote to his parents, Jeff and Camille Hornbeck of Fort Worth.

"I am who I am because ya'll made me that way, and for that I thank you."

Kelly Hornbeck's parents learned late last week that their only surviving child had been gravely wounded in Iraq. The Defense Department later reported that an explosive device struck his vehicle on Friday while he was on patrol with his unit south of Samarra. He died two days later at a hospital in Baghdad.

"He was doing a job he was called to do...We just want to celebrate Kelly's life as a hero and to let the world know he is a special young man."

Hornbeck will be buried with full military honors.

He leaves behind two daughters, Jacqueline McCall, 10, of Frederick, Md., and Tyler Rae Hornbeck, 7, of Lumber Bridge, N.C.

On Wednesday, the Hornbecks offered thanks for the support they have received since learning of their son's death. They also wanted to speak out in support of the soldiers in Iraq and to remind Americans to be patient.

"We feel it is important to support the guys still doing their job," said Jeff Hornbeck, a retired Air Force major.

"It is a very difficult task to build a democracy," he said.

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           Some gave all.

 

 

 

 

 

   Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck 

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          MilitaryChapel.org

[SAMWolf]

Thanks Ragtime Cowgirl. One of America's Best.

[blackie]

Salute to a fallen hero!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

You're welcome, SAM.

Maybe Sgt. Hornbeck's story will reach a few others, like myself, who didn't know before the war that such men and women actually existed.

[Dubya]

Thank you for paying your respects to Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck and his family.

[Dubya]

Yes I bet it is hard for them. Thank you for your prayers for them.

[Dubya]

Thank you TheDon for paying your respects to Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck and his family.

[Dubya]

Thank you for using your ping list Ragtime Cowgirl.

[Dubya]

Thank you SAMWOLF for paying your respects to Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck and his family.

[M Kehoe]

Bttt.

5.56mm

[Dubya]

Thank you BLACKIE for paying your respects to Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck and his family.

[Dubya]

Thank you Ragtime Cowgirl for paying your respects to Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck and his family.

[2Jedismom]

This is hard.

You couldn't go to the services, could you, Wneighbor? Would you still be in the area on Sat? Pay respects for the Hobbit Hole?