Comments for 'Hero amongst the proud and few': Family, friends tell fallen Marine's story at http://lakeconews.com , comment 1 to 21 out of 20 comments http://lakeconews.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:48:56 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6770 worked like a charm...THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!! - cowgurlup Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:24:57 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6766 as an email to myself then moved it to a folder to keep and also share if the occassion arises. This is to important to not hang onto. I\'m sure there are probably more sophisticated ways to preserve it but alas, techno-moron at work. - Donna Christopher Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:13:21 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6747 For us that now, war is no nice place. God grant his family peace.Simper Fi. - James Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:42:08 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6739 While the story will fade from the front page a simple way to keep it alive is to digg it or use one of the other social sharing tools we\'ve enabled for the readers. I\'m looking at a most viewed tool, or widget as E would say, but even that will be soon gone. So Digg it or Reddit it. - jjensen Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:53:00 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6738 CG, I\'m not sure, but we can look into some alternatives. There may be some feature widget that will do what you\'re suggesting. I\'ll have to check with site admin. - elarson Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:44:52 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6737 EL??? Any chance that you can do something so this story isn\'t lost to archives??? I know we can search for it, but it is such a touching story...is there any chance you can make it stay for those folks that may have not seen it yet?????? Just hopin\' cg - cowgurlup Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:36:19 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6716 I KNOW I ARE ONE!!! NO wonder I love packin\' with you at those sometimes \"emotional\" parties!!! Come on Lake County fill those Tango Mike bins and line the roads saluting our hero......I asked for cellphones and you WoW\'d the drop off zone, let\'s WOW em\' AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN... - cowgurlup Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:48:40 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6686 but i hate it\'s politics.I support our troops 100% and wish they were all home.I went through Viet Nam and remember when George Silva of Nice,and Paul Hill of Upper Lake died.This is indeed another sad sad time.Thank you Ivan,God will bless you.To Ivans family Im so sorry for your loss. - DDean Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:15:05 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6685 I can say is Oh Hell Yes!!!, but then I\'m just a redneck woman :wink: Let\'s make your \"wish\" reality. - Donna Christopher Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:17:40 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6683 but I darn well support our troops that are over there!!!!!! Bless you Elizabeth for the caring reporting that was so clear in this article!!! My \"wish\" is that the streets are lined with troop supporters when they return this fine young man to his resting place. Come on LAKE COUNTY...you\'ve amazed me in the past LET\'S DO IT AGAIN!!!!!! - cowgurlup Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:25:29 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6674 :D - agenttom Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:13:35 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6671 a representative of Greg Mortenson\'s Central Asia Institute said Thursday morning that none of the schools they built in Pakistan had been hit in this week\'s attacks on the Swat Valley. - sannan Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:41:41 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6668 Webmaster, Please disregard the first AnnieSmith quote, somehow the web submitted someone elses quote before the next message. Thank you - AnnieSmith Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:02:57 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6667 As Denise receives her son\'s flag I surely guarantee she will receive not just the American Flag in rememberance of her son\'s sacrifice; she will receive the the spirit of [u]all[/u] who died for the freedom of United States with her son leading the way in her heart. We all here in Lake County must be by the family\'s side in presence, spirit and gratitute, because that Flag bears much more weight of our Freedom. With the hateful war(s)and our personal feelings pro and con...the basics are clear, these soldiers are doing what they have pledged to do...to protect our freedom. God Bless You, Denise & Family - AnnieSmith Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:57:36 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6665 \'Three Cups of Tea\' by Greg Mortensen is a must read. - AnnieSmith Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:45:11 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6664 3 Cups of Tea describes Greg Mortensen\'s experiences building schools in Afganistan and Northern Pakistan. A funny thing about showing kindness, helping financially, and educating these poor people is they end up liking you. It gives them career opportunities other than growing opium. It shows them that Americans do more than just throw bombs. Why should they trust our military and government? Although the US invasion of Afganistan may be slightly more welcomed than the Soviet invasion of the 1980s it still ends with the deaths of innocent people and destruction of their cities. Education and financial support would go a lot further towards eliminating the Taliban than arming its opposition. - jmadison Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:43:45 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6662 Thanks so very much for taking the time to share this touching story of someone so very young who gave his all for the love of his country. I will forward this story on. I hope many of us will be moved to honor the motorcade out of respect for this man\'s sacrifice on our behalf. God Bless. - Shores_of_Kabatin Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:37:30 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6654 for a well prepared but wrenching tale of a wonderful young man. Took a while to read, couldn\'t see through the tears. Our debt to the Wilson family can never be paid. Thank you for your son\'s service. Thank you for your sacrifice. I hope you find peace in your hearts someday. May God Bless. - Donna Christopher Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:52:36 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6653 I missed the pleasure of knowing this wonderful man. Another life taken in war. But this war is different. This war does not allow the public it\'s viewing, it\'s horror. Vietnam was in our laps each night right after dinner. We saw the caskets come home. The difference? The suffering and the pain was there and real. It provided us with horrible images takien with us throughout our daily life. I believe, it ended the war. Corporate owned media will not let that happen again. THE YOUNG THE PROUD...THE MARINES - lenny Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:41:26 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/5133/919/#comment-6651 I\'m left with saddend, disgusted feeling in my gut. These poor kids are sucked into this \"career\" and it doesn\'t help that we heap on them words like honor, pride, heros, freedom fighters, and it certainly doesn\'t help to promote them after they have been killed. We better start thinking outside the box if we plan on protecting our country from terrorism. War isn\'t the answer. In the Record Bee, today, there is a review of the book \'Three Cups of Tea\' by Greg Mortenson. This is an excellent book, that if read by the voters of this country, could help us out of these dead end wars. My condolences to Ivan\'s family. I am so sorry that WE allowed this to happen. - slwbeo Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:50:15 +0100