US Army ยท April 24, 2008
Shaun J Whitehead of Commerce, Ga.; is remembered in the Liberty Unites archive.
A LIFE REMEMBERED
Army Staff Sgt. Shaun J. Whitehead died April 24 in Iskandariyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when he encountered an improvised explosive device while on a dismounted patrol.
PRAYERS & CONDOLENCES
All 11 messages preserved from the historic Liberty Unites archive are printed in this static page.
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
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There was no love more genuine than mine; in giving and receiving it was pure. Grieve not, for my legacy is love, pure and true, each memory a gift that will endure returning you to moments fair and fine.
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A life well-lived doesn't end any more than the music ends, it echoes through time with whispers of beauty and grace. If we listen, we can hear the encore with our hearts, for the song plays on, just as love lives on. Just remember that grief cannot take away the happiness you shared, that sorrow will fade in time, but love remains forever.~~Irene Richmond, Louisville, Ky.
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The tide recedes but leaves bright seashells on the sand, the sun goes down but the gentle warmth still lingers on the land. The music stops & yet it echoes on in sweet refrains....for every joy that passes, something beautiful remains.~~Sydney Meyer, Louisville, Ky.
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Nothing loved is ever lost.~~Mike Moss, Louisville, Ky.
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No person is ever truly alone. Those who live no more, whom we loved, echo still within our thoughts, our words, our hearts. And what they did and who they were becomes a part of all that we are forever.~~Ken Meyer, Louisville, Ky.
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Sunshine fades and shadows fall, but sweet remembrance out lasts all.~~ Dorothy Bowling
Louisville, Ky.
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In the quiet moments when the hurt is hard to bear
may love become your shelter and may the beauty of precious moments be your comfort.~~Cora Meyer, Louisvillle, Ky.
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There beside a grave she stands, a folded flag in her hands. A silent teardrop on her face, her brave young child has entered grace. She does not hear the sermon said, just memories run through her head. The child she held so long ago, the child with faith she let go. The child who heard the nation's call, and in the end gave it all, without thoughts of self, thoughts of freedom and little else. The bugle plays TAPS in the wind, a mournful song it does send. A reminder to us all, that for freedom, this price was paid, and her sweet young to rest was laid.~~May friends comfort you. Faith uphold you. Loving memories heal your heart.~~Norma Coan Louisville, Ky.
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The Soldier Poem~~I was that which others did not want to be. I went where others feared to go, and did what others failed to do. I asked nothing from those who gave nothing, and reluctantly accepted the thought of eternal loneliness.... should I fail. I have seen the face of terror; felt the stinging cold of fear; and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moments love. I have cried, pained, and hoped
....but most of all, I have lived times others would say were best forgotten. At least someday I will be able to say that I was proud of what I was.... A Soldier ~~ Thank You Staff Sgt. Whitehead for Fighting for Freedom and America. Your ultimate sacrifice for all American's including myself will not be forgotten.~~Stevie Coan, Louisville, Ky.
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Think of me as one at rest. For me you should not weep, I have no cares, no toubled thoughts for now I am asleep. The living breathing me that was is now forever still, and time goes on without me as time forever will. Those of you who liked me I sincerely thank you all, and those of you who loved me I thank most of all. It matters not if time began, if time will ever cease ? I was here, I used it all and now I am at peace.
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