Posted on 01/14/2007 2:59:25 AM PST by Dad of Chris Mason
Edited on 01/14/2007 2:13:08 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
1st link: Mobile soldier killed in Iraq Thursday, November 30, 2006 By NADIA M. TAYLOR Staff Reporter Baker High School graduate Chris Mason wasn't afraid of dying in Iraq because of his faith in Jesus Christ and his belief in the importance of helping others, his family said Wednesday.
2nd Link: Farewell To A Fallen Soldier Glenn Austin WKRG Channel 5 Dec 12, 2006
3rd Link: Farewell To A Fallen Soldier Glenn Austin WKRG Channel 5 Dec 12, 2006
4th Link: Picture of my son.Chris Mason Killed in Iraq:
http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/116488213612730.xml&coll=3
Farewell To A Fallen Soldier (Chris Mason):
http://wkrg.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WKRG/MGArticle/KRG_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149192145673
Chris Mason's dad speaks out about winning the war in Iraq:
http://www.nbc15online.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=C6732BAF-FF5C-4777-A7BA-150C0E44696A&gsa=true
also is a link to my son's web page with photos:
http://www.imagevent.com/firebase
I'm so very sorry to hear of the loss of your son, Chris.
I thank Chris, and, you and the rest of his family, for your service and sacrifices for this country. Words seem very inadequate to express my heartfelt condolences to you, Mr. Mason.
May God comfort you and shower you with his grace and mercy as you and your family mourn the loss of your precious son.
Dear Dad,
Thank you for the life of your beloved son and for his great sacrifice for this country.
Tell him to say HI! to my brother, forever 19 years-old, who died in the Battle of Saipan over 60 years ago.
We never forget our heroes. They live on in our hearts and our minds until the day we go where they have gone before us, to prepare a place.
A place of refreshment, light, and PEACE.
God Bless all our troops; we love them all.
Prayers for you and your family.
God bless you. You are so blessed to know that your son is safe in the arms of our Lord.
May God give you the peace that passes all understanding.
My heart goes out to you folks. I know the time will come when you as a family will all be together again.
There is an emptiness that only You can fill, a hurt that only You can heal, a sorrow that only You can comfort. May You, the God of all hope, fill this family with Your love, restoration, and the promise of that grand reunion with Chris in the glorious place that You have prepared for us all. May this family feel the tears of sorrow and the debt of gratitude that this nation holds for its precious fallen sons and daughters. We can never repay them; we can only hold them up to You in humble appreciation. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
I am so sorry. You have my prayers.
RIP To Your Son....God Bless....Amen.
I cannot imagine your pain. My prayers are with you and your family.
I am a very grateful American indebted to your young warrior.
Thank you for your sacrifice, dad.
Prayers up.
2Co 1:2 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
2Co 1:3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
2Co 1:4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
2Co 1:5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
Words cannot express the the sorrow, the gratitude, and the admiration we feel for men such as your son and their grieving yet stll patriotic parents. As Pres. Reagan once said, "Where do we get such men."
The awful news comes
followed by a gasp.
The choke of a sob and tears,
the loss so deep, unspeakably deep.
The father’s joy now a memory,
an overpowering sadness.
Tempered only by the knowledge
that another Christian Soldier
has gone to the place where there is no pain
only peace and eternal rest.
OH...my DEAR LORD!
I am so very sorry for your loss.
What a handsome, young hero.
There was a time, during my husband's time in the Navy,
that I was as prepared as I could have been to lose him.
But, I have never been prepared to lose my child.
My thoughts and prayers are with you, and your family.
May God comfort, and richly bless, you and yours.
I'm very sorry for your loss, prayers for you and your family.
The power that made and preserve us as a nation comes from brave, just men like your son; we are the land of the free, because people like you raised brave men and women.
As I raise my boys, I'll make damned sure that their heroes are not ball players or entertainers; I'll make sure that my sons understand that true heroes are men like your son.
Thank you, and God bless you and yours.
Mr. Mason.
I've clicked the links and read of your story. And I join in prayers with thousands of other Americans who support you and your family at this time of grief.
Prayer and Faith are powerful spiritual weapsons that can get you through these difficult days.
I hope you and your family find comfort in knowing your son gave his life so that others could live in freedom.
God Bless you.
My deepest condolences. I will tell my young sons (ages 6 & 8) about your son today so they will know about the brave young men who keep our great country safe.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I can not find the words, sir. God Bless.
Your sacrifice is so great. So great. God bless you.
Thank you for both his and your sacrifice.
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