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for NICHOLAS FREDSTI
Jared Ward
December 8, 2014
I just miss you brother.
Shadow1
September 7, 2013
Was an honor to serve with you in Afghan.
I'll never forget it.
God Bless
Daniel Christopher
July 21, 2013
Sgt Fredsti, i just found out today. wow. i immediately thought about how much time you, me, and peterson were stuffed in that asv rideing through iraq. you were a good squad leader. always ready to charge. RIP Sergeant. STRIKE HOLD!
Lynne Neibert
December 13, 2012
Prayer Shawls 4 Fallen Soldiers ([email protected]) is an organization with groups throughout the country who work to send handmade prayer shawls and/or lap robes to families who have lost a loved one while serving our country. Members of Trindle Spring Lutheran Church would like to extend our sincere sympathy and to honor your son's sacrifice and memory by sending our prayers and comfort through a prayer gift which will be mailed to you. If you are interested, please contact me at [email protected] with the names and addresses of those who would like to receive one and which gift they would like to receive. We will send our gift as soon as possible. Also, if you know of any other families who are grieving the loss of a loved on who died while serving our country, please pass along my e-mail address. May God bless you and comfort you in the days ahead. Sincerely, Lynne
tami humphrey-Bryan
July 31, 2012
Today I cried a tear,
for a man I didn't know.
He bravely served his country
In a place I'd never go...
He took a stand for liberty
Fighting for those who are oppressed
He wasn't looking for medals
Nor someone to impress.
But he gave the ultimate,
The all of all time alls...
This soldier I never knew
Answered the final call.
Home he will come now
After giving his very best.
And oh! the sadness over whelms me
As they lay this man to rest.
And I know that sitting somewhere
Is a mother engulfed in pain
But cry as she might while begging God
She'll never see her son again.
So today I cried a tear
for a man I did not know.
A man who bravely served his country
In a place I'll never go.
Written in the memory SSG Nick Fredsti KIA this date.
~~Tami Humphrey-Bryan
1st platoon B/2-504 Ramadi, Iraq
Damian Cromartie
July 18, 2012
PJ Ortmeier
July 17, 2012
Dear Sgt. Fredsti,
Although I never met you in person, I know you are a fine young man. I work with your sister at Grossmont College. Words cannot express the sorrow of losing someone so young. As a fellow soldier, I wish to thank you for your service and your ultimate sacrifice. God bless you and those who love you.
PJ Ortmeier
Grossmont College
Dawn August
July 9, 2012
My heart hurts for the family of this brave young man that died in honor but was way too young. What an amazing and dedicated soldier and man. I lost my daughter in a fatal car crash on June 11, 2012, she was only 25 years and was 5 days from walking with her graduating class at UCSD with honors. Instead of seeing her walk that day we buried her. I see that Sgt. Nicholas died just days after my daughter. What a horrific loss of our children that week of June.
nicole farrar
July 9, 2012
“The meaning of a true solider”
about Nick Fredsti
By Nicole Farrar
A dedicated soldier was one way to describe Nick,
he was proud who he was and that was relevant,
We talk about the weather Nick talked about his fights,
He talked about his close calls and how he saved lives,
He stood proud to protect people like you and me,
To be what this country is and that is to be free,
He never took out time for himself and hardly ever went home,
In most of his spare time he would just sit home alone,
He never complained about not having a normal nine to five hour day,
Nick wouldn't forget about his job even after a long hard day,
to be a solider like Nick you just have to be born this way,
Nick was a solider most young boys only dream to be,
He was also a brother, son and friend only few people ever really ever got to know,
A piece of him will always be here at his temporary home,
With this said please Nick rest in peace,
your memories will live on but now your spirit can be free.
me and Nick-a-licks night out...
nicole farrar
July 9, 2012
Damian Cromartie
July 4, 2012
I hold back my tears, so they will never extinguish your flame. BOHICAS for life.... SFC Damian "CROW" Cromartie, out.
Our first deployment to Afghanistan B/2-504 PIR. Nick is back row on the left. I am bald black guy in front.
Damian Cromartie
July 4, 2012
I have known Fredsti from the beginning of his Army career. We were "joes" together in the beginning and he was one of my squad leaders and I his platoon sergeant on his last deployment to Iraq. He pretended to be a scenic, but I always knew cared a lot for his men and unit. I know he and SSG Nixon (also a "joe" with us) are up there in warrior heaven cutting up and making fun of each other. Nick, I love you and I will ALWAYS miss you brother. Say hello to your grandmother for me...SFC Damian "CROW" Cromartie
Randa D'Aoust
June 28, 2012
Holding all of your extended family in my prayers in this heart-wrenching loss. Nicholas was a brave and committed soldier and he lived the ideals he learned from his beloved family. In the midst of sorrow, take time to celebrate the gifts of love and joy that Nicholas shared with anyone he met.
Elizabeth Jones
June 27, 2012
We will remember Nicholas growing up and then becoming a Man of Valor. God bless and comfort you - Sherry, Carl, and Sarah. Your Neighbors - The Jones Family
Ben & Sylvia Kronenwetter
June 26, 2012
Please accept our deepest sympathy
for the loss of your loved one Nicholas.
Thank you Sgt. Nicholas C. Fredsti for
your supreme sacrifice for our country.
You are a fallen hero and your honored
service will never be forgotten.
May God bless and comfort your family
and friends in their time of sorrow.
FF
June 25, 2012
Please accept my sincere sympathy. To die for others is noble. Yet we grieve.May this promise help to calm your mind and heart.(Isaiah 2:4) . . .And he will certainly render judgment among the nations and set matters straight respecting many peoples. And they will have to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war anymore. . .
June 25, 2012
I pray that Sgt. Fredsti's loved ones shall be comforted by a God more compassionate than any of us, and that they will be consoled by Him. I thank Him for courageous men like Sgt. Fesdsti who serve to protect us all. Richard Conklin
Phyllis Brown
June 25, 2012
May you rest in peace and may God watch over you. Your service to our country will never be forgotten .
Dixie Ferguson
June 25, 2012
I never had the privilege of knowing you but, as an American, thank you for the commitment to serve this great country even unto death. May God bring peace to your family and friends at this very painful time of great loss.
June 23, 2012
Our family will be in perpetual gratitude for SSG Nicholas Fredsti for the ultimate sacrifice and selflessness of having served six deployments to war torned areas. Our deepest sympathy to his family.
Doris Diaz
June 21, 2012
Thank you, Nicholos' family, for your sacrifice. My prayers are with you. May it help you in some small way to know that MANY others care, and that what your son did matters to us. May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Henryk Zaleski
June 21, 2012
Rest in peace Nicholas, covered by a blanket of honor provided by the grateful people of the nation you loved served and gave your all.
Joy Berends
June 21, 2012
So sorry to read of Sgt Nicholas' death. I thank you for his service and your sacrifice.
May the Lord comfort you.
Davis
June 21, 2012
Sgt. Nicholas deserves a candle light, gone but not Forgotten. Shed your tears for they are not invain neither for sadness but in loving memory of a love one. We all look for world peace. Please read (Ps 46:9,John 17:3)
For the Commander, Carroll R. Michaud
June 20, 2012
The Final Salute
“Brothers in Arms”, Military men and women down through the centuries, have traditionally exchanged “Hand Salutes” as a sign of recognition and as a way to render courtesy and respect one to another.
This “Hand Salute” is the last that we shall render to our Brother-in-Arms, SGT Nicholas C. Fredsti, U.S. Army. To his family it symbolizes the love and respect that we have for Nick. And to Nick it is rendered as a symbol of honor and gratitude to thank him for the ultimate sacrifice he made for his country while opposing enemy forces in Afghanistan. Nick you gave the last full measure of devotion for what you believed in and fought for. No greater love and patriotism are shown than when a man lays down his life in service to his country. Nick, you are a brave American Warrior, a true Patriot and a national Hero. With your passing, our Country has lost a National Treasure. We bid you a sad farewell. You will be dearly missed from among our ranks. Be at ease. Rest in Peace.
On behalf of the 1,261 members of Lowe-McFarlane Post 14 of the American Legion in Shreveport, Louisiana, I extend our sympathies and our condolences to Nick's family and loved ones.
Dennis N. Engdahl, Commander, American Legion Post 14
5315 S. Lakeshore Drive, Shreveport, LA 71109
MacDaniel
June 19, 2012
I know there are no words to say at this time, except how sorry that I am. My thoughts and prayers are with you always. Nicholas will never be forgotten.
For you every single soldier
Those who served so honorable
Your life was forever altered
While I'm home safe and free
I stand with grateful admiration
I stand respectful and so proud
I know I'm only a civilian
And I don't even know if it's allowed
But I salute you; allow me the honor
to salute you with permission let me say
Even though I hold no rank know that from my heart
My humble gratitude comes from the deepest part.
I salute you.
For those missing in action;
for those who didn't make it home.
I know you're in God's presence you are not alone.
For every neatly folded flag;
for every shattered family
I will do the only thing I know to dignify your memory.
I salute you, allow me the honor
to salute you with permission let me say
even though I hold no rank know that from my heart
my humble gratitude comes from the deepest part.
I salute you .
I Salute You.
Suzanne MacDaniel - A Proud Aunt
Colonie, NY
SGT. David M. Fisher
KIA 12/1/04 - Iraq
AJ Weiss
June 19, 2012
Thank you for your sacrifice, Sgt. Fredsti.
My condolences to the Fredsti family. My thoughts are with you.
Rusty McPike
June 19, 2012
All gave some... Some gave All. Thoughts and prayers for you brother and your family. RIP
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