Name: Army Pfc. Joseph I. Love Age: 22 From: North Pole, Alaska Assigned to the 94th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 8th Sustainment Command (Theater), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Incident: Army Pfc. Joseph I. Love was killed April 9 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during convoy operations in Balad, Iraq. Died:
April
09, 2006 Schofield son liked Iraqi kids
By William Cole
Honolulu Advertiser
Pfc. Joseph I. Love completed basic combat training in July, was assigned to Schofield Barracks that same month, and left for Iraq in December, Army officials said.
On Sunday, the 22-year-old became the first 84th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) soldier to be killed in the brief time the unit has spent in the country.
Trained as a combat engineer, Love was serving in Bravo Company as a carpentry and masonry specialist. He died in Balad when a roadside bomb hit his Humvee during convoy operations, the Pentagon said.
Battalion commander Lt. Col. Mark Toy said in an e-mail that the loss reminded all how dangerous the mission remains in...
Prayers & Condolences For: Joseph I. Love BY Anonymous on Feb 20, 2007
I will always remember Joe, The sweet boy and my heart goes out to hisfamily. You are here and will always be remember in our hearts- Joe.
Love Millie in Alaska
Prayers & Condolences For: Joseph I. Love BY Anonymous on Oct 27, 2006
To the Love family:
Please think of this when the pain of loss becomes too much to bear. -------------------- ---------
I Did Not Die
Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow; I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain; I am the gentle Autumns rain.
When you awaken in the mornings hush. I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there; I did not die.
Prayers & Condolences For: Joseph I. Love BY DONNYDO on May 09, 2006
Dear Lord hear my prayer. Please embrace with all Your love and mercy the soul of this brave soldier and comfort him with Your Divine Presence. Bless his heart and keep his family in Your Hands, Guard them and comfort them.