Always On Our Minds

Long time no post. On Joels birthday I contemplated posting and I never ended up doing it. Last night I talked about Joel a little bit. The other day Setz called me and we talked about the 4th. How it was always just right there in the little time crook of the mind. Buried but not to far from the surface.
If your seeing this post for the first time then I urge you to keep reading and learn more about these men. If you already know these men and you've seen this picture before think about them and their families. Never Forget.
I'm glad that I had an opportunity to get to know these guys and I think that if you don't know them that you should click on the links on the side and read more about them, or Google them and learn more. Find out why they mean so much to so many.

David Lane April 3, 1987 - Sept 4, 2007

On April 3, 1987 David Lane was born in Mesa Arizona. I met David Lane close to 20 years later at Fort Riley Kansas. I sat on Staff Duty with him he was my runner. He asked me if he could have dinner with his wife since we weren't getting much family time. Later that week the "new" guy would role his pick up truck on the way into work. The initial reports that we heard was that he was in ICU fighting for his life. That later proved to be a stretch of the truth and shortly after Lane was back with us at work. He immediately made his presence known as the clown within the Platoon. He was put in SSG Rich's squad and they developed a father and son relationship that brought comic relief to everyone.

In Iraq David brought smiles to all of our faces when people were worn out and dragging ass. You couldn't stay mad at him for long his antics and his silly faces would always make you smile.

David is survived by his beautiful daughter, Issabelle, and his loving mother and siblings.

Check this page out here that was set up to remember David.

Happy birthday David rest in peace brother you are never forgotten.