Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
TAPS ......TAPS the most beautiful bugle call, known as the most eloquent of all.---Not only to signal the day is done, but to say goodbye, to a comrade, brother, or son.---A melody so hauntingly profound, a piercing yet peaceful sound.---Sounded over every Soldiers grave, to honor those who were so brave.---Soldiers raise their hands to their caps, Saluting the Fallen as the Bugler plays TAPS.---Rifles are fired in the sky, to say Farewell to another American G. I.---Listening to the bugle play, reminds us of the price they had to pay.---The sound is bittersweet, letting go of a hero, to someday meet again.---Nothing is so touching perhaps, or can render emotion like the call of TAPS.---You can hear the bugle weep, where men of valor sleep.---Tears from a bugle fall, as TAPS is played, for the heroes who gave their all.---Bill Meyer U.S. Army Sgt. Retired, Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
I understand why you joined the Army. You said you wanted to make a difference.---I understand why you went to boot camp. You said it would make you stronger.---I uderstand why you answered the call, you said because it was your job.---I understand why you went to foreign soil, you said it was to fight for your Country.---But what I don't understand is why you had to die ? You came to me one night in my dreams and said " Because I died for your Freedom."---Thank you Mr. McDowell for protecting me.---Chloe Clay, Age 10, Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
Heaven's Heroes....Don't cry for me as I lay in repose, dying for Freedom is what I chose.---There isn't any pain or suffering anymore, because I've just walked through Heaven's Door.---Here everything is brand new, I'm with my Brothers, who were proud to die for Freedom too.---As you stand before me don't weep, it is just my body that is asleep.---My spirit soars high above, where I'm surrounded by Angels and GOD'S love.---Thank you for the respects you pay, I just want you to know, I've gone home today.---My job here on Earth is done and my life in Heaven has just begun----I will always love- you---David.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
Thank you...I can't shake every hand. I can't put flowers on every grave. I can't console evry family member. But I can say Thank You.---You have given me the Freedom I enjoy today. Your blood was shed in place of mine. Your family grieved so mine could rejoice. All I can say is Thank You.---There are no words big enough. There is not a smile wide enough. All I can offer is Thank You.---You are my hero. You are in my thoughts. You are in my prayers. For all you've done Thank you.---Mark Regenauer, Age 13, Shelbyville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
Hello Mr. McDowell. We are well. We hear you made it to Heaven from the Gates of Hell.---We don't have the words to thank you for the high price you paid. Sadly the road before you was already paved.---Thank you so much. You gave it your all. You made us so proud when you answered the call.---Just like your comrades & friends did too, you all died Defending the RED, WHITE, And BLUE. We owe them a lot and now we owe you too.---We are so sorry that you will never again see the land you helped keep Free, But since you were so Brave and Bold,You will walk The Streets of Gold.---5th Graders from Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School---Louisville, Ky.---Yes, we the citizens of The Derby City (Ky. Derby) are trying to write and thank you and as many of the brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives for our Freedom.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
Give All That I Am.....David L. McDowell, a nation salutes you for living your words, " Give all that I am", and dying to keep them for the sake of your fellow troops and the love of the U.S.A.---And oh..How your words ring so true for all that share the Medal of Honor with you. All going above and beyond the duty with exceptional valor, doing what must be done under the most difficult Battle conditions to complete the mission, put self last....and all others first.---David L. McDowell, your fellow citizens proudly welcome you to the Wall of America's Greatest Heroes.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
Eagles.... To bring down evil, some must fall. To fight for right, some answer the call.---To help the oppressed, some give up their time, their homes, their loves, they're eagles not doves.---To keep peace for those in need, some go to wars of just we read---To keep us safe, it Soldiers we call. They will all give some and some will give all.----Thank You Sgt. 1st Class McDowell for keeping America safe.----Cordie Griffin, Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
Dear Sgt. 1st Class McDowell..... I am grateful you chose to go when others said the cause was wrong.You did not turn your back in order to help in some way bring about peace. I am grateful to you because tonight I can sit down and eat a warm meal. I am grateful to you because I can say I do not like war. This is without worrying that my door will be kicked in and I will be dragged away.---Mostly I am grateful to you because of your sacrifices, I am reminded once again of what I have. For this I am grateful to you, because I can go out and say absolutely the dumbest things, and do so because being dumb is not a crime.---I am grateful to you because I get to sit down to my warm meal with family and friends in peace. I am also grateful to you because if I think a certain politician is a fool...I can think it without being lined up against a brick wall and shot.---There are many things Dear Mr. McDowell that I am grateful to you, because of the fact you did not say no.---Peace to you and yours and most of all I salute you, because well I am grateful to you Mr. McDowell.---Michelle Elder, Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
Don't cry for my absence, feel close and talk to me. I will love you from Heaven as I have loved you on Earth.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
Don't think of David as gone away, his journey has just begun. Life holds so many facets, this earth is only one.~~Just think of him as resting from sorrow and tears, in a place of warmth and comfort, where there are no days or years.~~Think of how he must be wishing that you could know today, how nothing but sadness can really pass away.~~And think of him as living in the hearts of those he touched and he is loved so much.~~Martin Bryant, Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
Tattered around the edges, and faded now with time; memories that linger still, are what they left behind. Like a precious package, kept in a secret room; each moment a treasure, a heirloom.~~On rare and quiet occasions, the package opens wide, revealing then the memories that nestle inside, faces etched in memories like a photo from the past; each snapshot printed in the heart, and memories that last.~~Worn and ragged photographs, so faded now with time; yet the lasting love deep in your heart is what they left behind.~~Ken Meyer, Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
My Shoes....I am wearing a pair of shoes. They are ugly shoes. Uncomfortable shoes. I hate my shoes. Each day I wear them, and each day I wish I had another pair. Some days my shoes hurt so bad that I do not think I can take another step. Yet, I continue to wear them. I get funny looks wearing these shoes. They are looks of sympathy. I can tell in other's eyes that they are glad they are my shoes and not theirs. They never talk about my shoes. To learn how awful my shoes are might make them uncomfortable. To truly understand these shoes you must walk in them. But, once you put them on, you can never take them off. I now realize I am not the only one who wears these shoes. There are many pairs in this world. Some people are like me and ache daily as they walk in them. Some have learned how to walk in them so they don't hurt quite as much. Some have worn the shoes so long that day's will go by before they think about how much they hurt. No parent deserves to walk in these shoes. Yet, because of these shoes I am a stronger person. these shoes have given me the strength to face anything. They have made me who I am. I will forever walk in the shoes of a parent who has lost their beloved child.~~Raven Meyer-Coan, Louisville, Ky.~~The love and memories will last forever.~~I am so sorry that you lost your cherished and much loved David.~~
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
People try to help me and everyone's so kind. But no matter what they say to me, I always seem to find, I start to get upset again. They can see it in my face, I wonder how they'd handle it if they were in my place. They look at me with sympathy. In a loving caring way, I thank them and attempt a smile as I walk away. The tears start welling up again, every time it's the same, I simply fall to pieces at the mention of your name.~~I can only imagine the pain the McDowell Family is going through. May GOD hold and comfort you tonight and each night for the rest of your lives.~~Dorothy Bowling, Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
Touching someone's heart for a mere second; can touch their soul for a lifetime.~~David you touched many lives in your time with us on Earth.~~Fellow Soldiers that were privileged to have known you.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free. I'm following the path GOD laid for me. I took his hand when I heard his call. I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day to laugh, to love, to work or pray. Tasks left undone must stay that way. I found peace at the close of the day. If my parting has left a void, then fill it with remembered joy. Perhaps my time has seemed all to brief, don't lengthen it with undue grief. Lift up you hearts, and share with me. GOD wanted me now, He set me free.---In memory of David L. McDowell
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
Pictures fade away but memories last forever.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
And at the end of my time here whether it was short or long, or whether it was difficult or easy, will not really matter. It will have been a good life because I laughed and loved in the company of some of GOD'S finest.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 08, 2008
Of all life's gifts, surely the sweetest and most precious is to be loved---simply to be loved.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 07, 2008
There beside a grave she stands, a folded flag clutched in her hands. A silent teardrop on her face, her brave young child has entered grace. She does not hear the sermon said, just memories run through her head. The child she held so long ago, the child with faith she let go. The child who heard the nation's call, and in the end gave it all, without fear or thoughts of self, thoughts of freedom and little else. The bugle sounds TAPS in the wind, a mournful song it does send. A reminder to us all, that for freedom, this price was paid, and her sweet young to rest was laid.--Thank You Mr. McDowell for Defending America and Freedom all over the world.--Your courageous sacrifice will never be forgotten.--Norma Meyer-Coan, Louisville,Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: David L McDowell BY Anonymous on May 07, 2008
The Soldier Poem---I was that which others did not want to be. I went where others feared to go, and did what others failed to do. I asked nothing from those who gave nothing, and reluctatntly accepted the thought of eternal loneliness....should I fail.I have seen the face of terror; felt the stinging cold of fear; and enjoyed the taste of a moments love. I have cried, pained, and hoped....but most of all, I have lived times others would say was best forgotten. At least someday I will be able to say that I was proud of what I was....A Soldier.
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