Rest in Peace
Terry Ball Jr
My prayers go up for the friends and family who now mourn his passing.
Blessings,
trussell
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Posted on 08/10/2005 9:12:15 PM PDT by Graybeard58
As an aside, the family first contacted Deiters Funeral Home for the memorial service and were told that it would cost $3,000.
They then contacted Remmert Funeral Home and Remmert says "no charge".
There are decent people in the world and the owners and management at Remmers are among them.
Tears. And disbelief as to how this nation is so blessed that we have such heroes among us.
I'm praying for Terry's family. East Peoria is a good community full of decent people. No doubt they will be good neighbors and help them through the difficult time.
Sending prayers for Terry and his family
Where do you live chief? I am in North Pekin.
Heartbreaking...God, bless this family, and all the families whose loved ones have been killed, and please God, especially bless the kids. Please help ease their pain and suffering.
What a tear jerker.
Red6
Posting this through tears for this courageous family. Their suffering just tears the heart to pieces for them, and should remind free people everywhere to never take freedom for granted. We can never repay the debt that the ones who gave all are owed.
May God's blessings surround them, and give them strength to endure the grieving process through the raw pain of their loss, and bring comfort to them. May His providence guide and grant their every need for a successful, fulfilling life close to Him.
My father was a WWII hero, and he had many stories of heroism he told of the bravery he saw, but he also complained of the people that flew to Switzerland to get out of the war, and since it was voluntary to fly, many chose to peel potatoes and wash jeeps rather than do the jobs they trained for. Korea and Veit Nam had their hero's and problems as well, but since it has become all volunteers, there seems to be very few. We are truly losing America's finest in this struggle.
God bless all of them and their families.
Rest in Peace
Terry Ball Jr
My prayers go up for the friends and family who now mourn his passing.
Blessings,
trussell
If you want on/off my prayer ping list, please let me know. All requests happily honored.
"Ball and his unit were driving along a road they often patrolled on June 12 when he spotted something unusual. After he got out of the vehicle, he approached the suspicous-looking object and told his unit to stand back, Sharon Ball said."
"He saw something in the road that didn't look right, and when he walked up to see what it was they detonated it," she said.
"Military officials told relatives that Ball's actions prevented others in his unit from being wounded, Sharon Ball said."
"Because he held his men back and walked up there, someone told his wife he had saved his unit's life," she said.
God bless Terry Ball's family. He will be sorely missed. Thank you God for blessing this country with such brave souls.
Tears of thanks.
Our sixteen year-old hopes to enter the Marines.
Where does America get such men?
I bow my head, eyes filled with tears, and thank the Lord for heroes such as these who sacrifice it all to keep me and mine safe and free. I pray the Lord watch over and comfort his family, and ease their pain as they mourn. Rest in peace now, HERO.
God love em
These kind of threads make me want to go out and beat the crap out of some hippies. Does anybody else feel like chokin' some longhairs out with their own peace beads or am I the only one?
Carolyn
Thank God for this hero and his loved ones! And thank God for Remmert Funeral Home!
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