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I consider that our present sufferings are not worth
comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
~ Romans 8:18
Our Commitment
We are a Christian family desiring to raise our children with the primary focus of
Training their Hearts!
“I have no greater joy, than to hear my children walk in truth..” III John 1:4
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6
“Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always,
so that it might go well with them and their children forever!” Deuteronomy 5:29
Cpl. Markbradley Vincze gives students from al-Raqhaa School backpacks in the Monsouri area of Iraq. Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1-76th FA, 4th BCT, 3rd Inf. Div., delivered backpacks, soccer balls and notebooks.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
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BY HOWARD WILKINSON
Cincinnati Enquirer
April 16, 2008
Army officials have told the parents of Sgt. Matt Maupin that some of the Iraqis believed to be responsible for their son’s capture four years ago are in custody.
“I know that there are at least two who are supposed to be put on trial, if they haven’t been already,” said Keith Maupin, father of the Union Township soldier whose remains were found March 20 in Iraq by U.S. soldiers, nearly four years after he was captured in a convoy attack near the Baghdad airport.
Keith Maupin and the soldier’s mother, Carolyn Maupin, left Cincinnati Wednesday afternoon for Washington, D.C., where they will have a full day of briefings from Pentagon officials on their son’s disappearance.
The soldier’s father said he expects to learn more Thursday about the Iraqi insurgents believed to be responsible for the then-20-year-old Army reservist’s capture; and more about how and when their son died.
They also will have a video conference with soldiers from the 1st battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment who discovered Sgt. Maupin’s remains on March 20 northwest of Baghdad, working on a tip from an Iraqi civilian.
Keith Maupin said he was told by Army officials soon after the remains discovered that some of those believed responsible for their son’s capture and death had been detained. He doesn’t know their status, but believes that if they are found guilty, they will be executed under Iraqi law.
Maj. Mark E. Rosenberg
32 years old from Miami Lakes, Florida
3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
April 8, 2008
Mark Rosenberg grew up in South Florida. "All boy," his aunt, Madelyn Rosenberg, remembers. "Very active, but very lovable." As long as she can recall, Maj. Rosenberg wanted a military career like his father, Burton Rosenberg, had.
He attended New Mexico Military Institute and entered the Army in 1996. Later, he met a woman, Julie, and they married one day after his sister's wedding. He and Julie had two boys, now 3 and 22 months. They settled in Colorado near Fort Carson, where he was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division.
Maj. Rosenberg was on his second tour of duty when the Humvee he was riding in was struck by an IED in Baghdad.
"He would say he's over there to do a job," Madelyn Rosenberg remembered. "He loved what he was doing."
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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Hey...made you look! Just kidding. I know I promised this big reveal to you yesterday but I got swamped doing other things...
Angi got it right...we are going home to Hawaii...she sort of cheated though because I had asked her to pray for us while we were waiting on the decision. So she definitely had insider information. It will be a bit of a whirlwind getting there as we need to be in place no later than 10 June.
Between now and then? A TDY to MI (pack and unpack), a trip to Oahu/BI (pack and unpack), transfer colleges, get kitty cleared, purge attic/garage, sell cars, actually put on Chief (E9), find place for kitty to visit until August while waiting to get cleared, pack house, ship car, outprocess, close local accounts, secure temporary housing (pack and unpack), notify homeowners, fly (pack), temporary housing? (unpack), move in to quarters? (unpack), not care because He is in control. Ahhh.
With my in-laws getting on in years, I can't tell you what this means to us to be able to be near to them again. I feel so blessed. I know...it's Hawaii...but mainly because it's home for Beloved's entire family.
PS...Someone asked the question "What is TDY?"...it is Temporary Duty (kind of like a businesss trip)
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