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Memories and Condolences
for Douglas Sloan
David Hatfield
November 1, 2024
Sure do miss you my friend, another year. Thanks for your friendship, and most of all your sacrifice.
Van Sloan
October 31, 2024
Well Doug, another year. 18 years now you've been gone. Seems like just yesterday I got the call from mom. Dad's gone now. I picture you two together in Heaven playing a ping pong match that sounds like two grizzlies fighting and God yelling "Are those two at it again!!" Makes me smile when I remember those matches in the basement. You are truly a hero and truly missed everyday. Love and miss you!
Van, Renee and the boys!
John Deffes
May 26, 2024
Hello Major Sloan and family. Whenever Van posts (or anyone for that matter) I get a notification. It's been 11 years since my initial comment. I've never forgotten y'all. My son did make it back from Afghanistan in one piece, but he has been damaged by PTSD. At least he's home, married, doing well. He served honorably.
Sloan family...this old sailor will always remember and honor your brother, son, family. Rest in peace, Major. We have the watch.
Van Sloan
May 24, 2024
Hey Doug,
Happy belated 58th birthday! Miss you a ton. Dad is with you now. I picture the two of you playing ping pong and screaming and yelling at each other over every point just like before. I miss both of you terribly. Love you!
Van
Van Sloan
November 1, 2023
Hey Doug!
Sure do miss you. 17 years since you've been gone. Think about you every day! Love you!
Van
Dave Hatfield
October 31, 2023
Another year, you are truly missed. Prayers to your loved one.
James V Sloan
May 14, 2023
Hey Doug,
You would have been 57 years old today. Miss you all the time! Wish you were still with us. Love you!
Van
BENTON SIMS
November 11, 2022
Another year has past and you are still missed. Happy Veterans Day to one of the best leaders the Army ever had.
Ssg Benton Sims (retired)
Van Sloan
October 31, 2022
Hey Doug,
16 years now. Still hard to believe. We all Love and miss you! Can't stop feeling we've all been cheated out of what could have been. My boys are all grown up and serving their country too. They still talk about their memories of you from when they were young. The pain is always here. It just comes and goes a bit more. Miss you!
Van
Benton Sims
May 31, 2021
Still hard to believe you are gone Sir. It seems like it was just yesterday that you were cracking jokes and making everyone laugh. I love and miss you so much Sir.
Benton Sims
May 31, 2019
Miss you Sir. All of the sudden started thanking about you. You by far was the best Commander I ever served with.
SSG. Benton Sims (retired)
Mike Picha
November 11, 2016
Thinking about you today, Veteran's Day. Hope you're smiling down on us. Miss you lots brother.
Van Sloan
October 31, 2016
Hey Doug,
10 years now. It seems like just yesterday when mom made the call to inform me that you were gone. I still can't believe it at times. We love and miss you. It's not been the same without you and never will be. Austin is grown up and in the Army National Guard now. You are a hero to him and all of us. Rest in peace brother.
Van
Mike Picha
January 5, 2016
I am once again reminded today of how important you are in my life. Your commitment and sacrifice will never be forgotten. As time goes by, I miss you more and more. Thank you for being here for us all. I try to earn that gift daily. I think about you everyday, and I know I will see you again. Much love Doug. You live on in us.
Van Sloan
October 31, 2015
Hey Doug,
Another year has gone by, 9 now without you. Remember it just like yesterday. We all love and miss you. We still share stories and the kids will always know and remember you. It's just not the same without you and never will be. Austin has joined the National Guard to follow in your footsteps. Watch out for him.
Love,
Van, Renee, Austin, Logan, Connor, and little Doug
November 3, 2014
Dear Doug,
Eight long, long years. We miss you so much. The hurt never goes away. Everyone misses you. Your friends have put the soldiers cross monument at Kipke Field (where you ran track and played football), a memorial bench in waterfront park, your name is on top of the monument in Veterans Park. The Middle School Class visits you and places flowers on your grave every year when they go to Arlington. We wish you were here tho. Love, Mom and Dad
Marlene Maltese
November 1, 2014
Never knew you, until I met your Dad in a waiting room. His hat was adored with the honor of a son lost to War. He told your story that morning. The heartbreak was palpable. No words could ever describe the depth of losing such an incredible son. The date was mentioned-I was complete stranger. Yet I think of your sacrifice each year- October 31st. God bless .
Van Sloan
October 31, 2014
Hey Doug,
Eight years now that you have been gone. We miss you more than ever. Time does dull the hurt but it still does hurt. Your kids are all growing up and are all great kids. Our boys talk of you often. Little Dougie has a lot of you in him and that's often noted by those that knew you. Halloween was one of your favorite holidays. We will honor you today and everyday.
Love,
Van, Renee & the Boys
Van Sloan
May 26, 2014
Hey Doug,
Went to a parade today. Little Doug rode his bike with your picture on it. The boys made videos of you that they shared on the internet. You were on everyone's mind today. The thing is we think about you all the time. Every day is memorial day. Well, love and miss you.
Van, Renee, & the boys
Mike Picha
May 25, 2014
It doesn't get any easier. It seems like you come up in conversation as if I saw you yesterday. Never forgotten, you live on in us all. Miss you tons Doug.
Amy
May 24, 2014
Thinking of you.
Amy & Dylan
Joe Jankord
May 24, 2014
Doug,
Thinking about you this Memorial Day weekend. You still inspire people today who knew you. You are missed brother.
I am headed to Afghanistan on 18 JUL so you have been on my mind a lot lately.
May 23, 2014
Thinking of you this weekend. I am honored to have known you. Rest in peace.
Van Sloan
May 15, 2014
Hey Doug,
Happy Birthday. We love and miss you. The boys are all growing up. Austin and Aiden are graduating. They both talk about you and miss you. Aiden is going to be playing college football but I'm sure you already know that. It's just not the same, them growing up without you. Well, talk to you later, we miss you more than ever. Little Doug is growing up so fast. He's got a lot of you in him.
Love Van, Renee, and the boys
Van Sloan
October 31, 2013
Hey Doug,
It's been seven years today since you were taken from us. I will never forget the call that day from mom. It just seems we have all been cheated out of your presence in our lives. Your kids and mine, and all who knew and served with you have had to learn to live without you. We think about you always and share stories of you to keep your memory alive and honor what you have done. Miss you more than ever brother.
Love,
Van, Renee, and the boys
AJ
October 24, 2013
We won't forget Doug
Mike Picha
May 29, 2013
Miss you tons, Memorial Day dedication was nice. Got to see lots of people that share the common thread that is you. Makes it bearable to hear how much you played a part in all our lives. I try to keep that close, miss ya my man.
May 28, 2013
Yesterday was Memorial Day and I wanted to write a note to tell you how proud we are of the soldier you were. I speak with Dylan about you often and keep you alive in him. His room is decorated with your awards your dad gave him, pictures of you and the framed awards the Army Liaison provided him after your death.
Is it crazy but he is sooooo much like you. Sometimes it makes me nuts (he is constance junior!). He looks like you too! He is a great kids and I know you are watching over him.
Amy
Van Sloan
May 14, 2013
Hey Doug,
It would be your 47th Birthday today. Never thought I'd be going on 50 without you to harass me about it. I miss you everday. So do Mom and Dad. There is a memorial being put up for you and all who have given their lives for our country this Memorial Day at the High School Football field in Charlevoix. We will all be there. It's just not the same without you. I never imagined I be getting old without you around. Well, happy birthday brother. We all miss you.
Love,
Van, Renee, and the boys
Michael Tremblay
May 10, 2013
Doug,
Think of you often my friend. I am deployed again and find myself thinking over all these years of war, I have truly known none better. I speak to my men about being bigger than the moment and larger than life, when I speak of this I think of you.
You have and will always remain to me the epitome of my favorite quote.
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
RLTW.
November 2, 2012
Hey Doug,
It's been six years now that you've been gone. We love and miss you! It's still hard every day. Rest in Peace brother. Love Van, Renee, and the boys.
John Deffes
May 28, 2012
Somehow, the "Drudge Report" chose to put a picture of Major Sloan's marker, front & center today, Memorial Day, 2012. That led me to dig deeper and find out about Major Sloan. What I have learned is that he was a true leader, a professional soldier, and a man that cared about his troopers. He was also loved and admired by his family and friends. He has left an enduring legacy, and I am touched by his story this Memorial Day. My son is in the U.S. Army and is stationed at Fort Benning. He is leaving for Afghanistan very soon. I fear for him, but he freely chose to serve. Thank you for your dedicated and faithful service to our country, Major Sloan. Rest in peace. You will not be forgotten.
Michael Martin
May 15, 2012
Doug,
I was so heartbroken upon hearing of your passing and you, Van and all the Sloans are in my thoughts and prayers. I remember you as a fun loving mischievous kid full of life and always fun to be around. I wish we could have kept in touch more over the decades. I take comfort in knowing that you are only sleeping and that one day we will all meet again. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the sacrifive you made for our country. Rest easy my old friend, we have the watch now.
Semper Fi
Michael Martin
James Martin
May 14, 2012
Doug, Just found out and ALL the Martins are heart broken. You probably saw my Dad he passed in November of 2010. You always made me crack-up. I wish I would have seen you more often after we left Kodiak. Very proud to have known you! Jimmy M.
Linda Martin
May 14, 2012
Hey Doug, I knew you as a childhood sweetheart/friend for a minute in our lives. Our families were stationed in Kodiak together, I recently tried to locate you just to say hi and see what you are up to, and was deeply saddened to learn of your death. You were a wonderful boy full of life and I see you turned into a wonderful man! So sorry you are not with us but it brings peace to know you are in better hands now and guarded 24/7 at Arlington. I am also in the Army as a LTC now, and can only hope to be the leader that you were to your Soldiers. Rest in Peace my friend.
Love, Linda Martin
Amy
December 24, 2011
Dylan is such a great kid! I know you are proud of him! We couldn't ask for a better son!
Peggy Childers
October 31, 2011
To the family and friends of Maj. Douglas Sloan:
Please accept my remembrance of Douglas on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Van Sloan
October 31, 2011
Hey Doug,
Another year has come and gone. Five years now that you've been gone. It seems just like yesterday that we got the news of your death. We love and miss you. Life does continue on but it's not the same. The boys talk about you all the time. We will never forget you.
Love,
Van, Renee, Austin, Logan, Connor, and Doug
Marlene
October 28, 2011
Still remember meeting your Dad, hearing his praise and terrible sadness. Keep you and the 6,000 plus soldiers, in my thoughts and prayers. My husband died, at the age of 51. I know the heartache of days that pass, they are measured in a life that ended much to soon.
Van Sloan
October 27, 2011
Promotion to Major in the mountains of Afghanistan
October 20, 2011
John Savell
July 7, 2011
To the family of MAJ Sloan, I was a student of his when I was at IOBC. I was injured and hung around for a while doing odd jobs until the Battalion XO put me in the Operations shop. He was a great Platoon Instructor and I learned a lot from him. However, it wasn't until I graduated and saw him in the halls while I was "hanging out" at Battalion that I really got to know him. He was always smiling and cracking jokes with me and generally made me feel better about my situation (being injured and unable to do what I wanted). I am stationed at Benning now and I am working on a Project for the Commanding General in which I am creating inspiration posters for students on post. I have made a poster of MAJ Sloan (I don't use his first name because he was always my superior) that I will make sure goes up in one of the Brigade classrooms in order to memorialize him. I am terribly sorry for your loss and the Army has become a sadder place without him. Future Officers have no idea what they are missing being unable to serve under him. I would have followed him into combat anywhere. It is still hard to remember him without getting upset.
June 1, 2011
Doug,
I think of you each day. The pics of you that Aunt Wendy gave me still hang on my wall at school. I tell your story every year at Veteran's Day and Memorial Day to my class. I still can't believe you are gone. You have left a hole in the entire Sloan family. We all love you.
Sandy Sloan Hatfield
Eric Tupa
May 30, 2011
WOW! I just heard of this tragedy. As in TODAY!! I send my condolences and sincerest thoughts and prayers. I was in ROTC with Doug and certainly remember him being the joyful one. Almost always a smile or at least a grin that meant he was up to something. Even when the times were just plain... not fun. May God bless and keep you, his family and friends.
Van Sloan
May 30, 2011
Hey Doug,
We remember you along with the others who have fallen. You will always be remembered. We love and miss you.
Van, Renee & the boys
Mike Picha
May 30, 2011
On this Memorial Day I think of you all day. I love and miss you a ton. I am very thankful for the time you gave to all of us. You are sorely missed, and never forgotten.
Van Sloan
May 14, 2011
Happy Birthday Doug,
We miss you so much. It will never be the same without you.
Love,
Van, Renee,& Austin, Logan, Connor, and little Dougie
Van Sloan
December 24, 2010
Hey Doug,
It's Christmas and we're all thinking about you. We love and miss you. Sure do miss your visits this time of year. Can't help but think how the boys have been cheated out of you not being a part of their lives. We will always remember the fun you brought into our lives. It doesn't get any easier though, especially this time of year. Love you brother.
Love,
Van, Renee, and the boys
Betsy Svanda
October 31, 2010
Praying for your family today, I was so moved visiting your grave this summer - Thank you for serving your Country.
Betsy Haggard Svanda
Amy
October 30, 2010
I know you are so proud of Dylan, he is a great son! I believe you are with him everyday.
Remembering you.
Amy
Dylan Sloan
October 30, 2010
I love and miss you dad.
Dylan
Matt Derber
October 30, 2010
Thinking about you today Doug. Rest in peace soldier. Your work is done here.
Peggy Childers
October 29, 2010
To the family and friends of Maj. Douglas Sloan:
Remembering Douglas on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
Van Sloan
October 28, 2010
Hey Doug,
We are coming to see you at Arlington this weekend. Renee and I and the boys will be there. We are running the Marine Corp Marathon 10K to honor and remember you and all who have died serving our nation. We love and miss you more each day.
Love Van, Renee, Austin, Logan, Connor, and little Doug
Marlene Maltese
September 1, 2010
Doug,
Met your proud father by chance, in the Char-em offices. He wears the honor hat, that bears your sacrifice for our freedom. Your father relayed the story about your efforts to bond with the afghan villagers. The intervention you made, freeing the 18 year old girl, locked in a wooden cage. How you negotiated with village council, prompting action to free her. Your service to this country, has helped keep us all free. We thank you.
Kathy wade
July 6, 2010
Doug,
My family and I were in D.C. this past weekend and visited Arlington. My brother, Matt Lignell, was a friend of yours from Chx.High School. We found your resting place at Arlington. What an honor. What an American hero you are. I can say I'm proud to have known you and could never thank you enough for your sacrafice. God Bless you. Kathy Lignell Wade
Van Sloan
May 31, 2010
We'll be thinking about you and the many others that have given their lives for this country. We miss you more than ever.
Love Van, Renee, Mom and Dad, and the boys.
Van Sloan
May 13, 2010
Hey Doug,
We love and miss you. Happy 44th Birthday. Tomorrow will be a hard day. Alot of them are since you've been gone.
Love Van, Renee, Austin, Logan, Connor, and little Dougie
Matt Honaker
February 12, 2010
I had the honor and privledge of serving with this great human being, Major Douglas Sloan. You will never be forgotten.
Joe Evans
November 1, 2009
You're not forgotten Doug.
Van Sloan
October 31, 2009
Doug,
It's still hard to believe that you are gone. Even after three years it's still hard to deal with, sometimes it's even worse. We love and miss you. The boys talk about you all the time. You will forever be their hero and favorite Uncle. Over the past three years I have heard from many people that knew you and served with you and for this I will be eternally grateful. Every time someone contacts me or writes something new on this page or your YouTube video and tells something new about what you and your soldiers accomplished in Afghanistan, it brings you momentarily back to life. Then I impatiently wait for more stories and information that I can share with Mom and Dad, Renee and the boys, and anyone else I can get to listen. Some people may think I talk too much about you but I don't think so. We will always keep your memory alive.
David and Heather Evans
October 31, 2009
It's been 3 long years and we are still trying to grasp that you are really gone. Doug, you are our hero and that's something time will never change. You're still in our thoughts and prayer. We love and miss you.
SANDY SLOAN-HATFIELD
October 28, 2009
AS THE 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR DEATH APPROACHES, DOUG, I FIND MYSELF THINKING OF YOU MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY. I LOOK AT THE PHOTOS BELOW AND READ ALL OF THIS MESSAGES TO YOU, AND I REALIZE WHAT AN AMAZING SOLDIER AND MAN YOU WERE. I WISH THAT IN RECENT YEARS, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSER. I AM SO PROUD TO CALL YOU MY COUSIN, AND EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN YEARS SINCE WE HAD SEEN EACH OTHER, I MISS YOU EVERY DAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE. I HAVE TOLD MY STUDENTS ALL ABOUT YOU. I AM HOPING THEY WILL SEE AND BE GRATEFUL TO ALL OF THOSE THAT HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
Mike Picha
October 27, 2009
As the day approaches that you were taken from us Doug, Wes and I will be traveling to Arlington to be with you. I cannot begin to tell you how much you have affected my life, and continue to do so. I know that being as close to you as we can will bring some peace to the loss. Thank you for everything Doug. You will never be forgotten. It seems as though I miss you more now as time goes by. I am proud to have known you and will always remember how great you are.
Peggy Childers
October 6, 2009
To the family of Maj. Douglas Sloan:
Douglas gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
October 2, 2009
Doug,
COL(R)Landry is our guest speaker talking at my BN Ball on 9 Oct. Of course his speech is of you. The most phenomenal company commander who he ever had the priviledge to serve with. How the elders gathered together and mourned as they knelt beside and gave praise at the gentle giant with an immeasureable heart who brought together villages and did so much to heal a broken nation. It was the largest gathering of tribes that region has ever known. You transcended borders that is just the way you were. I talk of you often to my company commaders and junior officers and attempt to describe sacrifice, selfless service and what it means to be a soldier. I am proud to have been your friend.
Your Friend,
Michael
WMU 95
Infantry Major
US ARMY
matthew derber
June 28, 2009
I served with Doug in the National Guard. I just found out about his loss. He was a good man and I have many fond memories of him.
Van Sloan
May 17, 2009
Hey Doug,
Another Birthday has come and gone. It will never be the same without you.
Love Van
Kenna Larra
March 10, 2009
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Heather and Dave Evans
March 10, 2009
Dave and I went to a ball last weekend and thoughts of you flooded our mind. We miss you more then words could ever say. We love you.
charlies gili
December 14, 2008
To the Family of Major Douglas E. Sloan,
Please accept our most sincere condolances and know that you are in our prayers. Please contact us re: The Katie Turner Fund. We would like to make a gift in memory of Major Sloan.
Warmest Regards,
Charlie Gili & Family (Brooklyn, New York) On Behalf of the NYS Hockey Players Support Our Troops Campaign
Van Sloan
November 27, 2008
Doug,
We are thankful every day that you are in our lives and memories. You will be forever.
The Sloan Family
The leaders of Battle Company
November 25, 2008
Doug and his men in Afghanistan
November 24, 2008
MAJ Michael Tremblay
November 22, 2008
My friend, you are missed everyday. Thank you and your family.
Again, somewhere in the mountains of Afghanistan.
November 20, 2008
Bathtime in the mountains of Afghanistan
November 19, 2008
Somewhere in Afghanistan
November 19, 2008
Andrew Gamblin
November 11, 2008
Doug,
Visited section 60 today. You are missed my friend.
Sandy Sloan Hatfield
November 11, 2008
As we honor all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom this Veteran's Day, I think of you, Doug. It had been many years since I had seen my cousin, but now, I think of you each and every day. In my classroom at school, I keep 3 pictures on the wall that Aunt Wendy gave me. My kids see you each day and they know what you did for us. Each morning as I say the Pledge of Allegiance, I look at your picture standing on that mountain in Afganistan. I am proud to be your cousin and even though we had not been in contact for quite some time, I miss you, and I am so proud of you!!
Major Sloan in combat
November 11, 2008
Doug in mountains of Afghanistan
November 11, 2008
This is a picture of my brother ALEX OCEGUERA (DOB:13FEB87 KIA:31OCT06) they will never be forgotten.
LIDIA OCEGUERA
November 11, 2008
A Veteran’s Day Prayer
Dear Lord,
Today we honor our veterans,
worthy men and women
who gave their best
when they were called upon
to serve and protect our country, for their unselfish servicein the continual struggle to preserve our freedoms, our safety, and our country’s heritage, for all of us..
Bless them abundantly
for the hardships they faced,
for the sacrifices they made
for their many different contributions
to America’s victories
over tyranny and oppression.
We respect them, we thank them,
we honor them, we are proud of them, and We pray that you will bless them with peace and happiness.
In Jesus’ name we pray; Amen.
In Memory of Douglas ~ (Debra Estep)
November 1, 2008
Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers.
The Wind on The Downs
“I like to think of you as brown and tall,
As strong and living as you used to be,
In khaki tunic, Sam Brown belt and all,
And standing there and laughing down at me.
Because they tell me, dear, that you are dead,
Because I can no longer see your face,
You have not died, it is not true, instead
You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe;
I hear you laughing as you used to do,
Yet loving all the things I think of you;
And knowing you are happy, should I grieve?
You follow and are watchful where I go.”
(Written by Marian Allen during World War l )
Two lines that I wish you to keep near your heart…….
“You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe”
I did not know Douglas, but I am remembering
his service and sacrifice. He is my hero. !
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Other Side
i'm over on the other side
where life and death softly divide.
left my skin and bones behind
now i'm over on the other side.
can you feel me there with you?
my breath is gone but i'm not through.
loved you then and i still do
from over on the other side.
i can fly. really fly.
below the earth ... all through the sky.
tell em all i did not die.
i'm just over on the other side.
it's good here on the other side.
the sweetest songs...the bluest skies.
thank you for the tears you cried
but it's good here on the other side.
i can fly. really fly. below the earth...all through the sky.
tell em all i did not die.
i'm just over on the other side
the world is smaller than a needle's eye.
where life and death softly divide.
when you leave your skin and bones behind
i'll be waiting on the other side.
i can fly. really fly. below the earth ... all through the sky.
go tell em all i did not die.
i'm just over on the other side.
Song lyrics by Don Conoscenti
C Desert Muse/SESAC
www.donconoscenti.com
(Used with permission)
“I hope it brings great comfort to any and all.
Peace on you. DonCon” 4-2008
The Other Side –
(To hear the song)
http://tinyurl.com/3o8gol
Sincerely,
Deb Estep ~ Ohio
Proud Air Force Mom SSgt Vince – Lackland AFB
Proud Air Force MIL SrA Dana – Randolph AFB
Remembering The Fallen – Blog
http://tinyurl.com/3z8p55
Angel and soldier drawing I have shared here.
http://tinyurl.com/6gey8b
Van Sloan
October 31, 2008
We miss you so much Doug. Austin, Logan, and Connor talk about you every day. Every day there's something that reminds us of you. It will be like this always.This has been a tough time but we will always honor your memory. Our youngest son, little Dougie is growing so much. He will know so much about his Uncle that he was named after and what a hero he is. We love and miss you very much!
Joe Jankord
October 31, 2008
Doug it's hard to believe it has been two years since you gave the ultimate sacrifice.
I visited you a couple weeks ago in Arlington and you had a lipstick kiss on your headstone. You are missed by all that you knew...
October 31, 2008
Thank you, Doug.
I miss you every day.
Chris
Mark LaBlance
October 31, 2008
Thank you Dougie, and god bless Kerry, the adorable kids, Van, and Mr. and Mrs. Sloan. His service and sacrifice will never be forgotten
Peggy Childers
October 30, 2008
To the family of Maj. Douglas Sloan:
Douglas gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
Heather and Dave Evans
October 29, 2008
I can't believe 2 years have already past. You are still in our mind and our hearts. We love and miss you Doug.
MAJ Joe Evans
October 28, 2008
We miss you a lot Doug, and I still think about you every day. Two years has gone by quickly, it seems like just yesterday.
June 14, 2008
You are remembered and respected. Thank you Maj Sloan!
George Johnson
May 28, 2008
To the Family of Doug Sloan:
I was in my first assignment as a young 2LT assigned to the S3 shop of 1-506 IN at Camp Greaves Korea. He was my immediate supervisor. He was always quick with a joke or making light of cruddy circumtances. He would hover around you as were opening a package you received in the mail joking, "Did you get anything to eat?" He took time to teach us young LTs how to do our jobs. Of the staff officers I worked with he was one of the best at teaching us what to do, we knew how to be Platoon Leaders but we were lost as staff officers and he showed us the way. I havent seen him in six years and I still miss him greatly. My condolences.
Van Sloan
May 27, 2008
Not a day goes by that we don't think about you. Memorial day just emphasizes how much we miss you. We pray for all who have given everything for this country. We pray for their families as well.
John Valenzuela
March 16, 2008
MAJ Douglas Sloan is a great man. I served with him in Afghanistan. I was with him through thick and thin. No words can describe how awesome he was as leader. There was not one day he did not make me laugh. He was like the big brother I never had. I think of him daily.
Dining-In, Camp Greaves, ROK
January 25, 2008
Dining-In, Camp Greaves, ROK; Spring 02
January 25, 2008
Heather Evans
January 24, 2008
I just wanted you to know that you are still on our mind. We think about you all the time. We love and miss you Doug.
Andrew Gamblin
January 24, 2008
I served with Doug off and on since 1996 from Ft. Benning to Camp Greaves, Korea. In Korea, those of us on battalion staff called him "Sloth". He could bring you to tears with his humor. A true friend and comrade. I still have an email from him dated FEB 06 and a quote from that email follows: "Oh well, I leave for OEF VII in a week. That is fun. I've been in command for 18 months and cannot get fired. I'm trying though. I'm still married and the wife is pregnant with our 3rd monster." Family man and solid Soldier. You are missed my friend.
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