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Prayers of comfort for this brave man's family, he has not died in vain.
Prayers for this great American hero.
Prayers for all. How sad.
My prayers are with you.
Prayers up for your courageous friend and his family!!!
Please accept my condolences, and pass them along to the Lance Corporal's family.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
Prayers for God's Blessing and Peace for this soldier's family. For you, as well, in the loss of your friend.
Pray for W and Our Troops
Im sorry. God Bless his family.
Prayers for a fallen soldier.
My prayers are with this young man, his family, and with you. May God grant comfort and strength to all who mourn the loss of this brave man who gave his life so that we can live in freedom..
Prayers for your friend and his family....as well as my tears and heartfelt thanks for his service.
Terribly sorry. The liberal left and the Islamic fanatics need to get on their knees and thank God that I'm not in charge.
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"Never in the history of the world has any soldier sacrificed more for the freedom and liberty of total strangers than the American soldier. And, our soldiers don't just give freedom abroad, they preserve it for us here at home.
For it has been said so truthfully that it is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the agitator, who has given us the freedom to protest.
It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, who gives that protester the freedom to abuse and burn that flag.
No one should dare to even think about being the Commander in Chief of this country if he doesn't believe with all his heart that our soldiers are liberators abroad and defenders of freedom at home." --- Zell Miller
Believe me, the decent people of this nation will be praying for the hero just deceased!
Wise beyond his years'
Family, friends remember Marine as very spiritual, a leader
By Monica Rodriguez, Staff Writer
Abraham Simpson was a responsible young man, deeply spiritual and always ready to listen to a friend in need.
He was also a U.S. Marine who died this week in Iraq.
The 19-year-old lance corporal from Chino was killed Tuesdayin combat in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense said in a statement released Friday.
"He wanted to be an influence everywhere he went and he believed God was going to use him in the Marines," said his mother, Maria Simpson.
Abraham wanted to be a Marine and then eventually to become a police officer, his mother said.
"People asked why he wanted to be in the Marines," she said. "He said he wanted to be part of the best."
Abraham graduated from Southland Christian School in Walnut in 2003. In November of his senior year, he signed up for the service.
An avid hiker, the Eagle Scout arranged to leave for boot camp in August 2003 after taking part in a few important events: Boy Scout camp, a hiking trip in the Sierra mountains and the Eagle Court of Honor ceremonies.
In June, Abraham left for Iraq. He wrote often and sent photographic images of where he worked and lived with his fellow Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton.
Among Abraham's duties were working with Iraqi police and helping train them, his mother said.
In the short time he spent there, Abraham killed Iraqis and saw comrades die, his mother said. In his letters, the family could see him maturing.
On Nov. 1, Abraham e-mailed friends and family.
"He said they would be going to Fallujah," Maria Simpson said. "He wanted to be part of the effort to rid terrorists out of Fallujah."
He asked that they watch the news.
Then, on Wednesday morning, Maria Simpson received the news of her son's death.
While standing outside her Chino home with one of her sons, she noticed a van drive by with uniformed men inside. As it slowed past her house, she told herself they were probably looking for a home that wasn't hers.
"My heart was starting to beat faster," she said.
The van stopped, and two Marines got out.
"I knew they were coming here. I knew what they were here for," she said.
James Simpson encouraged his three sons to serve their country.
He said what his son and other soldiers are doing is important, and that parents should back their children if they wish to join the military.
"Please encourage your son to serve with honor for a just cause," James Simpson said. "I hope there aren't too many more gold stars (for parents of soldiers) but I'm proud of ours. I'm proud of our son."
Outside the Simpson home Friday morning, friends assembled Christmas care packages for Abraham's fellow Marines.
It's a project the family started weeks ago.
"It's good for us right now. It's almost a therapy for us," said Kim Broer, a friend who helped prepare the packages.
She spoke of Abraham as "wise beyond his years, but very much the kid next door."
Ever the point man, he was voted senior patrol leader of his 80-member Boy Scout troop, and quickly earned the respect of the other boys and adults, she said.
Jacque Gibbons, 21, who met Abraham through church, said the young man was a willing listener.
With him "you felt you didn't give back as much as you received," Gibbons said.
-- Monica Rodriguez can be reached by at (909) 483-9336, or by e-mail at m_rodriguez@dailybulletin.com .
Behind each brave soldier who falls, a family also falls---broken in sorrow and burdened with grief. Only through Your strength, administered to them through the loving arms of caring friends, can this family be comforted during this time of tremendous trial. Father, we are grateful for this young son's life, and we pray that You would reward him with Your eternal goodness as You welcome him into Your arms. Please whisper to him the grateful expressions of our hearts and our loving thanks for his unselfish service. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
