Today, I Miss Him

Focus on Freedom ^ | LtCol Strobl, USMC

[Valin]

Warning! Your monitor may get a little fuzzy.

[Soaring Feather]

Thank You steplock.
Prayers for his family.
Thank You for your service to our nation.

[TomasUSMC]

Damn, teary eyed and choked up. God Bless the United States Marine Corp. Urrrah

SEMPER FI

[StarCMC]

I read this earlier today and it took me three tries to get through it...

[M0sby]

USMC BTTT

[djreece]

Tearful bump

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks Valin.

[Keith in Iowa]

just damn...

[sandlady]

http://www.johnphelps.com/

Welcome to Running Iron Studio
Chance Russell Phelps
In Memory

You may know at this point that my son, Chance Russell Phelps, has died in service to his country in the Iraq conflict at the age of nineteen.

I used my son as the model for the WWII Memorial Monument and would like to dedicate the work in progress to his memory.

[sandlady]

You can see a picture of the sculpture mentioned above at the link.

[sandlady]

http://www.johnphelps.com/paintings/the-sandstorm.htm

Chance Phelps dad paints and sculpts. This link will display a painting, "The Sandstorm." It's a military man in Iraq.

[MEG33]

This is a story about escorting a fallen soldier home.It will make you sad and fill your heart with love and gratitude.Honoring our dead properly.

[Glenn]

This is a story about escorting a fallen soldier home.

Thanks, MEG33. I read this yesterday. You are right. It's a pretty solemn piece.

[windchime]

Prayers for PFC Chance Phelps' family and thanks to LtCol Strobl for his beautifully written story of a Marine's return home.

[Gritty]

This is a great and moving story.

It should be required reading in every high school in America.

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

U S Army bump for a fine and honorable Marine, Private First Class Chance Phelps. RIP

[alfa6]

For your perusal Sir.

Warning, this was a three (3) paper towel article, my co-workers were wondering why I kept going to the break room.

With Utmost Respect

alfa6 ;>{

[Registered]

Where do these brave men and women come from? God bless every one of them.

[kcvl]

bttt

[ChefKeith]

Thanks steplock for this post

The rest of You grab a box of tissue before you even start this one