Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Memorial Service for Spc. Jonathan Sylvestre

U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment honor fallen Soldier, Spc. Jonathan Sylvestre, at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Nov. 10
U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment honor fallen Soldier, Spc. Jonathan Sylvestre, at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Nov. 10
Dog tags hang from a rifle during a memorial ceremony for U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Sylvestre, of the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Nov. 10.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steven Hite, commander of 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, pays his respects to fallen Soldier, Spc. Jonathan Sylvestre, at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Nov. 10.
Tokens left by U.S. Soldiers lie next to boots during a memorial ceremony for U.S. Army Spc. Jonathan Sylvestre, of the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Nov. 10.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shaune Tooke and Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Aaron, commander and command sergeant major of 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, render final respects to fallen Soldier, Spc. Jonathan Sylvestre, at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Nov. 10.
U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, honor fallen Soldier, Spc. Jonathan Sylvestre, at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Nov. 10.

3 comments:

Stephanie Brown said...

I am so very sorry for your loss, I myself just lost my best friend of 26 years, he was in the Marines and was serving in Afghanistan! Stand strong and just remember they died as true American Heros! Words can't explain the hurt we feel right now but time heals all wounds, I just constantly think of all the amazing memories I have and that's what keeps me going! God Bless you and your family, and I thank Jonathan for serving our country so proudly!

wynn said...

Sometimes when there are not words there are memories. And when memories fail us or are too painful, there are tears. And when tears, too, fail us we find the courage every day to let the light of our lost loves shine through us. It is then that we have not lost them. Peace.

wynn said...

Sometimes when there are not words there are memories. And when memories are too painful, there are tears. But when tears, too, fail us, it is then that we find the courage to live everyday allowing the light of our lost loves to shine through us. It is then that we have not truly lost them. Peace.