Posted on 02/04/2004 12:55:04 AM PST by Radix
Edited on 06/26/2004 10:58:58 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
I took that pic, but I didn't put it on his Website.
The subject was perfect, but the photographer really messed up the shot.
I've talked about Logan's eyes several times, but this picture shows the depth of his eyes better than anyone I've seen.
It's like peering into pools of God's love.
Murderer.
Native son gives ultimate sacrifice for country Pomeroy, Ohio By J. Miles Layton POMEROY —
With a mother’s intuition, Dottie Turner felt a sense of dread when she got a call from the Meigs County Sheriff’s Department Sunday night.
The tight-lipped deputies told her a man from the U.S. Army had some news for her. Moments later, Sgt. Dale Clifford arrived in his dress uniform bearing news no mother ever wants to hear. Her son, Staff Sgt. Roger Clinton Turner Jr., 37, was killed in a rocket attack Sunday on an army base in central Iraq. Clinton, Turner’s only son, is the first casualty from Meigs County to die in the war. He leaves behind a five-year-old daughter, Tabitha, a 14-year-old son, Steven, and a wife, Teresa.
“I knew right then and there that something had happened,” said Turner. “I said to him (Sgt. Clifford), you don’t have to tell me. I already know.”
Clinton had been in the military for 19 years and had served in the Desert Storm during the first Gulf War. He had been in Iraq since the war began and was due to come home within a few short weeks. Ever since the war started, Turner has been watching television for news of her son, who was serving in the 4th Infantry Division as a supervisor for an armored tank repair unit.
Turner felt that her son might be a little safer from attack because his job did not take him into active combat. Clinton was stationed inside a logistics support base in Balad, 50 miles south of the division’s headquarters in Tikrit, an army statement said. Tikrit, the hometown of Saddam Hussein, is part of the Sunni Triangle, where most of the anti-U.S. insurgency has taken place.
“I watched the war constantly on television,” said Turner. “A cold chill would run all over me whenever I saw someone die.”
Twelve other soldiers were wounded in the attack that killed Clinton. The death toll raised to 523 U.S. soldiers killed in the conflict in Iraq. Despite everything, Turner still supports the war effort.
“Even though he got killed, I still think it is a just war . . . I just do,” she said.
Clinton was born and raised in Meigs County. He was a popular, intelligent student at Meigs High School.
“Everyone liked him,” said his younger sister, Charmele Spradling. “He was a class clown, anything for a laugh.”
While Clinton was in high school, he was active in the drama club and starred in the lead in many productions. He was Ebenezer Scrooge in a “Christmas Carol” and Ralph Malph in “Happy Days.” Celia McCoy, who has taught at Meigs High School for 30 years, had Clinton in several classes. She said he was never concerned about popularity and was his own person, and this made him a favorite to many students and teachers alike.
“He was definitely a character,” she said. “He had a very good sense of humor, was a good student, and a very bright young man.”
As the drama teacher, McCoy said she remembers when Clinton took on the lead as Sam Smalley in “Crosspatch.” McCoy said Smalley was a difficult role to perform because the character was a beast, a foul-mouthed uncivilized man completely unlike Clinton or anyone else for that matter.
“A lot of high school students would have been intimidated to play this role, but not him,” said McCoy.
Clinton collected several awards for his performances before he graduated in 1984 and went to Ohio University to study theater. While there, he joined the National Guard. After a stint in the U.S. Navy during the first Gulf War, Clinton joined the army where he has been ever since. He had been stationed in many locales including Germany. Prior to the war, he and his family were stationed in Fort Hood, Texas.
Turner said the arrangements for the funeral are still pending, but one thing is certain, Clinton will be buried in his native Meigs County.
“He was very proud to be soldier and serve his country,” she said.
Another hero falls....
My prayers to this man, Staff Sgt. Roger Clinton Turner Jr. and to his family....
Rest in Peace, my Brother, & THANK YOU!
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