| ************************************************************************ Special Memorials Dedicated to those very special Marines that are in our hearts and guarding the gates of Heaven, and their precious families and loved ones Semper Fidelis and God Bless ************************************************************************** |
| ***This part has been taken from the First Edition.There were no entries as of this date, and it is very important to be reminded that while we miss our Marines dearly, there is no way to describe the feeling when a son, daughter, or loved one has been taken away from us here on earth. Most of us will be able to see and hug our Marines again. Some will not. We must always unite together as a family. That is our Honor and our Duty as families of our Beloved United States Marines. We shall always extend ourselves and our hearts to the families of our own that have lost their Marines�they are OUR Marines as well, and together, forever, we will stand Semper Fidelis. Michele, my heart goes to you and yours. Love, Brenda*** |
| Dear Brenda, I don't know that you would want to add any of these but I will tell you anyway...because I miss my son. I miss his phone calls and his voice on the answering machine. I miss hugging him and seeing him get off the plane looking so handsome and sharp in his dress blues. I miss his 30 minute showers and I miss when we would call out "Semper Fi" to each other as he headed out from home in his old truck with the "awesome" tires. I miss my son. Semper Fi Michele Proud mom of LCpl Seth Garrett Jones (1981-2000) |
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| What I miss most about Bryan is absolutely everything. I miss the way he would get up at the crack of dawn on a Saturday and mow the grass outside of our bedroom window so that I would wake up and make him breakfast. I miss his smell, his touch and the way the back of his head felt after a haircut. I miss his smile and his infectious laugh that would always make me giggle even when I was mad! I miss hearing his hoots and hollers coming from the garage on race day or during football season as he would jeer and cheer his favorite driver (Earnhardt) and team (Pittsburgh Steelers). I miss the look of adoration in his eyes when he would tell me he loved me. I miss the pure joy on his face when he would hug his little girl, Izabel. I miss that he was not here for the birth of his second little girl, Phoebe. I miss him pulling up in the driveway in his old beat up dodge that sounded like it was on its� last leg. I miss Gator (our dog) charging out the front door to greet him every time he came home. I miss the way he danced (or tried to) and how he would sing songs and make up the craziest words because he had no idea what they were saying. I miss how he would rave over my cooking and tell all his friends that �his woman could throw a skillet!�. I miss his phone calls and letters. I miss watching him building the latest project for our first home. He loved it when I would ask him to make something for me. I could go on and on. Bryan loved life and he lived it to the fullest. He enjoyed his job and was the best at what he did. If I don�t stop typing now I never will�..as I said before, what I miss most about Bryan is absolutely everything. Stacey E. Nelson Wife of Staff Sergeant Bryan �Gator� Nelson (May 11, 1969 � April 08, 2000) |
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