This young man was from a town about 50 miles from St. Louis, such a handsome and dedicated young soldier. Godspeed Staff Sgt. Spink!
Posted on 07/13/2004 5:51:15 PM PDT by Clintons Are White Trash
Staff Sgt. Trevor Spink of Farmington, Mo., was on his third tour of duty in Iraq when he was killed Saturday in a Humvee accident
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God Bless Sir
Sempre Fidelis
Thanks for saying what most of us are thinking.
God bless him and his loved ones. What a courageous, brave young man! He is a hero.
Rest in peace, soldier.
A better man than I will ever be. RIP Marine.
Amen
This is so sad and I pray for his and all families.God Bless Staff Sgt. Spink
FYI.
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NEVER FORGET
American Soldiers fighting...
For the Freedom of Others,
Those that train them and...
Those who wait for them...
To come home...
or not...
are...
............HOLY.....!!!!!
Signed:..
"ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer -
Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965
http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_set1.htm
Contributing Author-'MODERN DAY HEROES: In Defense of America'
http://www.ModernDayHeroes.com/aloha
NEVER FORGET
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Thank you, Staff Sgt. Spink, for making the ULTIMATE sacrifice for your country.
Prayers for his family.
This just hurts your soul, doesn't it ?
Son, all I can say is thank you.
Well said and so true!
The following is a prayer written by William Stephenson, the head of British Intelligence during WWII. He gave a copy of it to Eleanor Roosevelt who carried it in her purse. This was taken from the book by William Stevenson (no relation) entitled "A Man Called Intrepid":
Dear Lord,
Lest I continue
My complacent way
Help me to remember
Somewhere out there
A man died for me today
--As long as there be war
I then must
Ask and answer
Am I worth dying for?
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May we indeed pray this prayer, and may we indeed live our lives accordingly. Thank you Staff Sgt. Spink.
His brother was on the local news last night talking about how proud they were of him and how they used to tease him because his picture was in magazine ads and on billboards across the country.
He wanted to do what he was doing and loved the military.
Thank you. That says it all.
May flights of angels sing him to his rest....
From The Marines' Hymn:
... look on Heaven's scenes,
They will find the streets are guarded
by United States Marines.
S/Sgt Spink is reassigned.
Semper Fi
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Trevor L. Spink Jr.
"Spink was born on Nov. 22, 1967, in Abington, Penn., and moved to Farmington with his mother Pam Oder, when he was 5 years old. Spink became an Eagle Scout in 1983 and went on to graduate from Farmington High School in June of 1984.Following graduation Spink entered the U.S. Marine Corp and went on to serve during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
In May of 1996 Spink gave his mother a very special Mother's Day present. Spink presented his mother with a brand new U.S. Marines promotional poster which contained his face as the face of the U.S. Marine Corp."
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