We have lost one of our own.

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DawsonMagnum

Discussion Starter · Apr 13, 2007 (Edited)

Cpl. James Lindsey (jtl13f)
Charlie Co., 3rd regiment, 509th Parachute Infantry Division
Killed April 12th, 2007 by a roadside bomb

A few weeks ago, I was asked by a web site that I'm affiliated with to see if I could find a soldier to "adopt". We had tried Soldiers Angels and other organizations without any real success. Almost as if on cue, Cpl. Lindsey posted this thread:

http://www.lxforums.com/board/showthread.php?t=57815

...indicating that he was in Iraq and had just re-upped until 2012. "Perfect!" I thought to myself. I contacted him via PM and had arranged to send he and his buds all kinds of good stuff. Yesterday, the first box of stuff, including a brand new inkjet printer, was dropped off at the post office. Today...we find out that he has been killed in action. I feel like I've been gut-shot. I've never met the man and I'm sitting here with tears welling up to the point I can hardly read what I'm typing here.

He had a close call recently as some of you noticed in this thread:

http://www.lxforums.com/board/showthread.php?t=60599

...but 8 days later, another bomb took his life. I only exchanged a few messages with him but he struck me not only as a great kid but also a soldier that we could all be very very proud of.

A little bit ago I received an email from who I believe to be a close friend of his in response to a query I had sent and she confirmed his passing.

Whatever your beliefs, I'd like to ask you all to pray for him and his family.

Rest in peace, James. Rest in peace.

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deathtrain

· #48 · Apr 14, 2007

Being a former Marine I have had the misfortion of haveing to lay my fellow Marines to rest. In my tour in the sand box 58 left and 54 returned. I have had to write the letter home. I have had to escort the widow.

At one service a father came up and shook my hand and told me his son really spook highly of me. He told me not to morn or to cry. "He died on a field of battle and not by a drunk driver or a crack head." Made me laugh a little when he said crack head but I got his point.

So Cpl. James Lindsey join the ranks of God's army. Our thoughts are with your family and our prayers are with your friends on that battle field.

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deathtrain

· #116 · Apr 14, 2007

i wish we could find out where the service will be held at. I would go if it was close enough and give him the cruze that he was waiting to get home for.

1)add another vote for LXOM
2)I would pay for a sticker

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deathtrain

· #324 · Jun 6, 2009

can anyone PM me the widows. email and or contact info. phone would be great.

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