Name: Army Spc. Jonathan D. Menke Age: 22 From: Madison, Ind.; Assigned to the 38th Military Police Company, 38th Infantry Division, Indiana Army National Guard, Danville, Ind.; Incident: Army Spc. Jonathan D. Menke died Aug. 4 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when debris from an improvised explosive device that was detonated on an overpass fell onto his vehicle. Also killed was Sgt. Gary M. Henry. Died:
August
04, 2008
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Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY Anonymous on Sep 17, 2008
My condolances to this amazing man
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY Anonymous on Sep 08, 2008
Jon you were my friend and my hero! Miss you.Thanks for everything.
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY sexygal001 on Sep 01, 2008
Thank you for your bravery, patriotism and the ultimate sacrifice you have made for us. May your family and friends find comfort with their wonderful memories of you and knowing that you are now guarding the gates of Heaven with our Lord. Rest in peace.
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY Anonymous on Aug 31, 2008
Life is beautiful though many things go wrong, and you may hear such sadness in its strange and lovely song.~~ Though friends and loved ones die, they're never really gone. No more, no less than yesterday, in you they live on.~~ They live on in you, as everything you see, though it must vanish, will remain alive in memory.~~ Alive in what you think and feel and dream and say and do, for all who ever were still are upon this earth in you.
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY Anonymous on Aug 31, 2008
In the quiet moments when the hurt is hard to bear, may love become your shelter and may the beauty of precious moments be your comfort.
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY Anonymous on Aug 31, 2008
I am wearing a pair of shoes. They are ugly shoes. Uncomfortable 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 try to walk in them. Some people have learned how to walk in them so they don't hurt quite as much. Some have worn the shoes so long that days will go by before they think about how much they hurt. No parent deserves to wear 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 child.~~ Deepest and most sincere sympathy. ~~ Cora C. Meyer, Louisville, Ky.
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY Anonymous on Aug 31, 2008
Tears are only memories overflowing from the heart.
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY Anonymous on Aug 31, 2008
Remember me in your hearts, in your thoughts, and the memories of the times we loved, we cried, and the times we laughed, for if you always think of me, I will never be gone.
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY ludwick on Aug 31, 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.
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY Anonymous on Aug 31, 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 reluctantly accepted the thoughts of eternal loneliness...should I fail. I have seen the face of terror; felt the stinging cold of fear; and enjoyed the sweet taste of a moments love. I have cried, pained, and hoped... but most of all, I have lived times others would say were best forgotten. At least someday I will be able to say that I was proud of what I was... A Soldier.
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY Anonymous on Aug 30, 2008
i was at 911 in manhattan, and in the army national guard for 17 years, i got out in 2003, no pension, just tired and sick from r-lung.due to wtc ..seen the pic of your loved one and the positive smile that he carried while in combat , theres the positive ones and the not so positive ones, your son from this pic brought light to others in his company, it show on his faceGod blessed him
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY miyembro on Aug 15, 2008
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY Anonymous on Aug 12, 2008
My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you. I had the pleasure of meeting Jon once. I did not know I was meeting a HERO. I be forever grateful for Jon and your family. May you all find peace thru your supportive loving family and friends during this difficult time.
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY Anonymous on Aug 12, 2008
My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you. I had the pleasure of meeting Jon once. I did not know I was meeting a HERO. I will be forever grateful for Jon and your family. May you all find peace thru your supportive loving family and friends during this difficult time.
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY Kawaierus on Aug 10, 2008
Thanks for everything you did, may the Lord be with you and bring you peace wherever you are.God bess you and all your famiy and friends
Prayers & Condolences For: Jonathan D Menke BY John on Aug 08, 2008
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.