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Prayer Request: SGT Robert C. Ayres, III, US Army, Killed in Iraq
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| 10/3/07
Posted on 10/03/2007 6:13:42 PM PDT by TFFKAMM
Freepers,
Just learned that an acquaintance of mine was killed while serving with the US Army in Iraq. Here's the DoD release:
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III, 23, of Los Angeles, died Sept. 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
Please pray for SGT Ayres' soul, and for the peace and healing of his family and friends. Thank you.
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posted on
10/03/2007 6:13:45 PM PDT
by
TFFKAMM
To: TFFKAMM
2
posted on
10/03/2007 6:14:48 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
To: TFFKAMM
Prayers up! Godspeed, soldier.
3
posted on
10/03/2007 6:15:22 PM PDT
by
RedCell
(Honor thy Father (9/6/07) - Semper Fi)
To: TFFKAMM
done
4
posted on
10/03/2007 6:19:28 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: TFFKAMM
May the Sergeant rest in peace. Prayers for his family.
5
posted on
10/03/2007 6:19:33 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~~~Jihad Fever -- Catch It !~~~ (Backup tag: "Live Fred or Die"))
To: TFFKAMM
God bless Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III....and his family.
To: TFFKAMM
7
posted on
10/03/2007 6:20:55 PM PDT
by
groanup
(Limited government is the answer. What's the question?)
To: TFFKAMM
Prayers. Thank God for the life and service of Sgt. Robert T. Ayers III. God bless and comfort his loved ones and friends.
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posted on
10/03/2007 6:24:21 PM PDT
by
LucyJo
To: TFFKAMM
Our Prayers added, for Sgt Ayres and for his family.
So young, to have given all he can ever give for his country.
To: TFFKAMM
I’ll raise a toast to his memory.
RIP.
To: TFFKAMM
2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany. Pray for them all. The 2nd SCR has taken some hard hits over the last few weeks.
To: TFFKAMM
My prayers for Sgt Ayres and his family.
12
posted on
10/03/2007 6:29:18 PM PDT
by
livius
To: TFFKAMM
Prayers lifted for another soldier who now lives in the Mansions of the Lord.
To: TFFKAMM
O Lord, how it grieves us to lose one of our own-—one so young and full of promise. We mourn the loss of this patriot and pray for his soul, that he might be received into Your heavenly kingdom and hear the words, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.” Comfort his family members and all who knew him, and may they feel the prayers of a grateful nation. We ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ, who died so that we may have eternal life. Amen.
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posted on
10/03/2007 6:34:41 PM PDT
by
Faith
To: TFFKAMM; StarCMC
Prayes up for Sgt. Ayres and his friends and family....
RIP soldier.
This is now a confirmed PGR Mission.
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posted on
10/03/2007 6:38:20 PM PDT
by
rottndog
(Let us NEVER forget those who have paid the highest price, that we may live in FREEDOM!)
To: TFFKAMM
Prayers & thanks to Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III & his family.
16
posted on
10/03/2007 6:48:20 PM PDT
by
pandoraou812
( zero tolerance to the will of Allah & Muslims ...... dilligaf? with an efg.....)
To: TFFKAMM
God, another to advance the Good.
Joshua 1:9
3/2 CAV, Hand Salute. 1/1CAV, Americal RVN.
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posted on
10/03/2007 6:55:00 PM PDT
by
onedoug
To: TFFKAMM
God rest his soul and hold this brave soldier in His arms, may he be at peace and prayers for his family.
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posted on
10/03/2007 7:08:13 PM PDT
by
fishergirl
(My warrior, my soldier, my hero - my son. God bless our troops!)
To: Faith
Beautiful prayer, dear one. Thank you.
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posted on
10/03/2007 7:09:34 PM PDT
by
fishergirl
(My warrior, my soldier, my hero - my son. God bless our troops!)
To: TFFKAMM
I am sorry to hear this.
His friends and family are in my prayers.
20
posted on
10/03/2007 7:11:03 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
To: TFFKAMM
21
posted on
10/03/2007 7:25:29 PM PDT
by
sarasmom
To: TFFKAMM
Sad news re your friend, whose memory you honor here.
I will pray and ask my church to pray.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and
may light perpetual shine upon him. Amen.
22
posted on
10/03/2007 7:25:39 PM PDT
by
La Enchiladita
(Where were you when the world stopped turning...)
To: TFFKAMM
Prayers said for this hero. God Bless his soul and comfort his family.
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posted on
10/03/2007 7:28:57 PM PDT
by
Lillee
To: TFFKAMM
Dear God,
He was one of us, a part of me, a part of my world.
He was a son, a husband, a father, a friend and brother among us.
He cared and gave not just his best, but his life.
Now he is gone
Ripped out of this world
So senselessly.
Yet, I trust that You hold him in Your loving arms.
I trust You have taken him into Your loving heart
And the wounds he received in this life
Are healed now, in Your Holy Presence.
Help his family accept this loss.
Remind them of the joy his living left in their hearts.
Help me accept what seems like such a terrible waste.
Remind me that there are forces at work that I may not understand.
Reach into my heart and fill me with Your Presence.
Remind me he is not so far away
For he is with You
And You are ever here, with me,
In every beat of my heart.
Thank You for this life.
Thank You that I knew this man,
That I cared about him
And that I miss him.
Thank You that somehow, through this sorrow,
I am brought closer to You
And to what is most important in my life.
Amen.
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posted on
10/03/2007 7:30:29 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: TFFKAMM
Condolences to family and friends of Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III. Only because of America’s finest, like Sgt. Ayres and his family and friends, will we wake up to another fabulous day in The United States of America.
Thank you sir.
love
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posted on
10/03/2007 7:31:21 PM PDT
by
PGalt
To: TFFKAMM
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posted on
10/03/2007 7:33:44 PM PDT
by
mware
(By all that you hold dear..on this good earth... I bid you stand! Men of the West!)
To: TFFKAMM
Prayers for this brave American and his loved ones. May the Lord in Heaven grant them peace.
Nam Vet
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posted on
10/03/2007 7:42:28 PM PDT
by
Nam Vet
(Timely reporting from Attila's right flank)
To: TFFKAMM
God bless Sgt. Ayres and his family and friends. We are in his debt forever.
To: TFFKAMM
Prayers and condolences to this family. May God lift Sgt. Ayres to His glory.
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posted on
10/03/2007 8:06:39 PM PDT
by
texastoo
((((((USA)))))((((((, USA))))))((((((. USA))))))))
To: rottndog; Dr. Ed Bravo; OSTATE; MS.BEHAVIN; TherealMr.B; KSParalegal; BraveMan; pandoraou812; ...
This is now a confirmed PGR Mission.
To be on or off my PGR list, please FReepmail me!
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posted on
10/03/2007 8:48:55 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(http://cannoneerno4.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/school-of-the-counterpropagandist/)
To: TFFKAMM
Prayers going up for the friends and family of Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III. May God grant them peace and comfort.
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To fallen soldiers let us sing
Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing
Our broken brothers let us bring
To the Mansions of the Lord No more bleeding, no more fight
No prayers pleading through the night
Just divine embrace, eternal light
To the Mansions of the Lord. Where no mothers cry and no children weep
We will stand and guard though the angels sleep
Through the ages safely keep
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posted on
10/03/2007 8:52:17 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(http://cannoneerno4.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/school-of-the-counterpropagandist/)
To: StarCMC
Prayers for whole family sent!
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posted on
10/03/2007 9:00:31 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
To: TFFKAMM
Prayers respectfully offered.
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posted on
10/03/2007 9:08:35 PM PDT
by
elk1
To: TFFKAMM
Prayers for Sgt Ayres’ loved ones and the PGR.
34
posted on
10/04/2007 4:24:02 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
To: TFFKAMM
Rest in peace Sgt. Ayres.
35
posted on
10/04/2007 5:11:14 AM PDT
by
newzjunkey
(Pope to politicians: "(Do) not to allow children to be considered as a form of illness.")
To: TFFKAMM
Deepest and most sincere prayers. My heart and thoughts reach out to SGT Ayres family and friends.
RIP SGT Ayres your watch is over. Thank you for your service.
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posted on
10/05/2007 2:12:33 PM PDT
by
OSTATE
(bad cop)
To: TFFKAMM; StarCMC; TASMANIANRED; 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; GodBlessUSA; LUV W; AZamericonnie; ...
More about this American hero, SGT Robert T. Ayres III:
Soldier who grew up in Los Osos dies in Iraq U.S. Army Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III, 23, who grew up in Los Osos, was killed Sept. 29 while serving in Iraq. He died from wounds suffered during an attack on his unit in Baghdad.
His mother, Michelle Ayres, a 19-year resident of Los Osos, said her son enlisted in the Army after graduating from high school in Southern California in 2003.
“He was a happy, funny and just a really sweet boy,” Ayres said. “He was fighting for the country and the people that he loved.”
Ayres was born July 26, 1984, in Santa Monica. He moved with his mother, twin brother and sister to Los Osos in 1988.
...Ayres was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, based in Vilseck, Germany.
During their sporadic phone calls, Michelle Ayres said she remembered sharing stories of her son’s childhood. He’d tell her not to worry about him.
“He would never tell me that he was getting shot at,” she said. “Instead, he would say ‘Mommy, I love you.’ ”
Even from afar, Robert Ayres could still make her laugh. They’d tell each other to hang up after their conversations, but after 20 minutes, Michelle Ayres said, they’d still be on the phone.
As they joked back and forth, she remembered her son saying that he loved her.
“I can feel how badly he wanted to come home and just be a little kid again,” she said. “Now every time I get sad, I can hear him.”
I was able to witness the first part of the PGR mission today.
Tomorrow, he will be memorialized and buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery.
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posted on
10/09/2007 1:10:16 PM PDT
by
La Enchiladita
(Where were you when the world stopped turning...)
To: TFFKAMM
I’m very sorry. Prayers for Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III & his family. ~Pandora~
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posted on
10/09/2007 1:18:35 PM PDT
by
pandoraou812
( zero tolerance to the will of Allah & Muslims ...... dilligaf? with an efg.....)
To: TFFKAMM
 Rest In Peace Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III
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To: La Enchiladita
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posted on
10/09/2007 1:28:50 PM PDT
by
TASMANIANRED
(TAZ:Untamed, Unpredictable, Uninhibited.)
To: La Enchiladita
Prayers Up...
RIP...
GOD Bless...
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posted on
10/09/2007 2:25:27 PM PDT
by
1COUNTER-MORTER-68
(THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
To: La Enchiladita
Thank you for that update and I’m glad you were there to witness for us today.
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posted on
10/09/2007 3:02:33 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Fred Dalton Thompson for President)
To: La Enchiladita; StarCMC
Thank you for the ping...and thanks to StarCMC for the link to a fitting tribute to a fallen soldier.
To: La Enchiladita
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posted on
10/09/2007 3:28:01 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(http://cannoneerno4.wordpress.com/2007/08/11/school-of-the-counterpropagandist/)
To: La Enchiladita; TFFKAMM; NYTexan; GodBlessUSA; Mrs.Nooseman; Colonel_Flagg
REST IN PEACE
SGT ROBERT T. AYRES III
BRAVE SOLDIER
LOST IN IRAQ
YOU ARE MY HERO |
HERO'S RESTING PLACE
[CLICK]
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posted on
10/09/2007 4:49:39 PM PDT
by
LUV W
(Friendship is neither a contest nor a race. What matters is the feeling involved. <3)
To: TFFKAMM; La Enchiladita
Rest in Peace Hero, SGT Robert T. Ayres III. My sympathy and prayers.
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posted on
10/09/2007 5:44:56 PM PDT
by
GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You!. Prayers said for our Heroes!)
To: TFFKAMM; La Enchiladita
"He was fighting for the country and the people that he loved.”
Rest In God's Arms Brave Warrior
SGT Robert C. Ayres, III
Thank You For The Freedoms We Enjoy.
Prayers for all who mourn.
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posted on
10/09/2007 5:57:09 PM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: La Enchiladita
“He would never tell me that he was getting shot at,” she said. “Instead, he would say ‘Mommy, I love you.’ ” This mother's heart is aching for Michelle Ayres, and she is in my prayers. God bless her and help her to bear her loss.
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posted on
10/09/2007 6:42:53 PM PDT
by
LucyJo
To: La Enchiladita
Prayers for Sgt. Robert T. Ayres III and his family.
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posted on
10/09/2007 7:06:22 PM PDT
by
zot
To: La Enchiladita
I was able to witness the first part of the PGR mission today.Tomorrow, he will be memorialized and buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery.
Thank you, La Enchiladita.
Rest In Peace, SGT Robert C. Ayres, III. Thank you, sir.
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posted on
10/10/2007 4:31:35 AM PDT
by
PGalt
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