Sgt. Matthew C. Bohling
Sgt. Matthew C. Bohling
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Charlie Gili
May 10, 2013
Hello,
We would like to express our deepest condolences and also let the Bohling Family know that we recently sent Care Packages to American troops in the war zones. Each box carried a dedication sheet that includes the name, service information and a photo of your loved one. We recognize that this is a humble tribute, but we wanted you to know that it is heartfelt and made possible by thousands of like-minded individuals in the youth hockey community and beyond. We will not forget. May God Bless you and keep you strong.
Sincerely,
Charlie Gili & Family
On Behalf of the US Hockey Players Support Our Troops Campaign
June 12, 2012
Thank you Matthew Bohling. You are still remembered and honored after all these years.
Peggy Childers
September 5, 2011
To the family and friends of Sgt. Matthew C. Bohling:
Please accept my remembrance of Matthew on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
September 5, 2010
To the family and friends of Sgt. Matthew C. Bohling:
Remembering Matthew on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
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May 29, 2009
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Peggy Childers
September 21, 2008
To the family of Sgt. Matthew C. Bohling:
Matthew 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
In Memory of Matthew ~ (Debra Estep)
September 5, 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 Matthew, but I am remembering
his service. 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
the Buck family
June 2, 2008
To the family and friends of Sgt. Matthew C. Bohling, our thoughts and prayers are with you in your loss. What he has done for our freedom will not be forgotten. May God bless and comfort your family.
May 8, 2008
You are remembered and respected. Thank you Sgt Bohling!
Matthew's niece at his grave at Fort Richardson, Ak.
February 21, 2008
Alexander Casanova
November 16, 2007
Thank you for you service to this country. Because of you my family is safe. You and your family are in our prayers.
August 8, 2007
There is nothing that I can say or do to take away the pain or bring you peace in your time of sorrow, but I will offer your family my heart felt condolences. I also offer you my prayers that in time the pain will easy and the memories of your HERO will carry you through each day and night. I want to thank your HERO, for his/her selfless act of becoming a member of the armed forces, his/her willingness to defend the United States of America, all that we hold sacred and for the sacrifice that will forever be etched in the memories of all those who knew him/her. Though tears can never bring him/her back, we hope that our tears express our gratitude for the sacrifice that he/she made and our sorrow at his/her passing. I believe for every fallen HERO there is a star shining brightly up above to remind us of the precious gift we were given.
Your mission on earth is complete and you are now a member of GOD’s Heavenly armed forces. Stand down brave warrior and take your rightful place in Heaven with all the HEROES who have passed before.
I made a special promise to LE RON A. WILSON (KIA on 07/06/07) on the day he was laid to rest as I touched his coffin, that I would never forget him nor would I forget those that gave their lives for our country before him, with him and after him and so when I came across www.legacy.com, I thought what a great way to keep my promise to Le Ron, so I will continue to leave tributes in each guest book until the day there is no longer the need to leave these tributes to a FALLEN HERO.
REST IN PEACE, HERO, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!
PROUD MOTHER OF A U.S. SOLDIER
Althea Barrett(Queens, NY)
July 22, 2007
Thank you for the sacrifice made by Sgt Bohling and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!
Debra Russell
July 12, 2007
May god be with you. I just lost my brother July,1 2007. It's brings us comfort to say that god needed a hero. I pray for that god's give comforts you.
EDWARD BOHLING
June 12, 2007
From one Bohling to the other I thank you for your son's service to our Nation. I had my parents sign me into the Navy at 17 so that I might serve during the Vietnam era. We have some things in common. I had lived in Eagle River with my two daughters during 1988 thru early 1989. Perhaps the young man was a toddler then. I lived about 3 blocks up the street from Eagle River Mall and I used to work Security there. You might have even seen me there if you ventured through. I left to return to Military Sealift Command in 1989 and I had contemplated moving my new family back there but with my being at sea at the time of my wifes move to the states and my sister being as cold as the weather I chose sunny Florida where my mother was living at the time. We mourn Mathew and his passing.But we also rejoice in that he knew Christ and is with Jesus. Many in this conflict have lost loved ones but I hold to this truth if I were to ever lose my one and only son Paul I would bear the grief better than I would if he died in some senseless car wreck or sporting event and since this war began we have lost far to many of our young people to sensless accidents than we have to the defense of our countries freedoms. You know something if it had not been for my own past mistakes and burning bridges, I would give anything to be serving again with Military Sealift but it is my hope that my son too would have that spirit that your son had of wishing to serve His country. Praise God for sons such as yours and I humbly thank you from the bottom of my heart that you raised him and instilled in him the charachter which led him to serve.
jamie vater
May 8, 2007
hello, i met matthew shortly before he deployed to iraq. although i only new matthew for a short time, i knew him long enough to consider him a friend.
~jamie vater (wife of a deployed soldier)
Mrs. Nancy Tarleton-Hanger
May 2, 2007
In My Pocket
I have memories in my pocket.
They rattle among the change.
My memories of you are treasures I carry wherever I go.
They are stored in bits and pieces, parts of a beautiful whole
They give me comfort when I think I am alone.
Yes, I have memories in my pocket, like so much other stuff I keep there.
But of all the treasures I have, it’s the memories of you that are the most precious.
Linda Carver
November 12, 2006
I found Matthew's name and age on a tombstone erected on Ocean Drive and Miami Beach as a memorial to fallen soldiers. I took a photo if you would like to see it, please contact me. My heartfelt condolances.
October 22, 2006
To the Family of Sgt. Matthew C. Bohling:
Your son's name, along with our sons, is forever together on a Memorial standing at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, PA. Their dogtags hang together forever moving with the wind creating a subtle sound, like the quiet whispers of the Fallen as they continue to speak to us. Attending this Memorial Dedication and hearing your child's name being read along with ours, has prompted me to sign this soldier's guestbook.
If your child can stand in battle to ensure my freedom, then I will stand in grief with his family to honor him. For every fallen HERO there is a bright star that shines in the evening sky to remind us of the cherished gift we were given – even if for too short a time.
My heart breaks again as I sign yet another guest book of another courageous young soldier who gave their life so selflessly. I wish I never found myself in a position to have to sign another guestbook for the rest of my life, but I promised Brent that neither he nor any like him would be forgotten and so I will continue until the day there is no longer the need.
We lost our son SFC Brent A. Adams on 12/1/05 as well and it seems like yesterday. I wish so badly there were things I could say to you right now to make the pain you are feeling go away, but I know first hand there simply are no words that will bring you the comfort and peace your heart aches for right now. Just know that you are not alone. My heart, thoughts, and prayers are with you all as you go through this tragedy moment by moment and as you mourn this loss.
We don't know each other, will probably never meet, but will forever be united in the loss of our Heroes. We have, unfortunately joined a group none of us wanted to join, an ever-growing group of families in this situation. May God grant you peace and strength to get through this and be able once again to smile at a memory rather than have only the tears that flow so easily now. To be so proud of your loved one and so saddened at the same time is a mix of emotions very difficult to deal with as our hearts both burst with pride and pain together.
I am sorry that I never knew your soldier personally. While they can never be replaced, neither will they ever be forgotten . You must trust that sometime, someday the loving memories you have will help to sustain you and help you go on. This courageous soldier will forever be your Angel watching over you all for the rest of your lives. It's what brings me some measure of peace and comfort and I hope it will you as well.
To his family and friends in pain, I offer this comfort: When you find yourself in that dark sorrowful place, think not only of how you will miss him, but instead recall the years, days, hours and minutes gifted to you by his presence. The one thing that cannot be taken from you is your wonderful memories that now will mean more than ever.
If you ever want to talk, I'm only an e:mail away and would love for you to tell me more about your Hero.
God Bless this soldier and family who gave all and God Bless legacy.com for setting up this site where families can so quickly share their condolences and prayers with others like themselves.
Proud Parents of SFC Brent A. Adams, KIA, 12/1/05, Ramadi, Iraq
Pam and Bill Adams, Lancaster, PA
Garnet Jenkins
September 5, 2006
Paying tribute to Sgt. Matthew C. Bohling, on the anniversary of the day, he gave his life for our Country and for Freedom.
A Multitude of Thanks, to this young hero for his Dedication and Service.
Rest In Peace Matthew, in God's Mighty Hands and may God's Loving Grace and comfort continue to be with the Bohling family.
Those who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice, So Many and So Young, shall NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
My brother among them. KIA-Vietnam 1967.
Those we love remain with us, for love itself lives on...
And cherished memories never fade, because a loved one's gone....
Those we love can never be, more than a thought apart....
For as long as there is memory, They'll live on in the heart.
May the memories of your loved one live in your heart always.
Softly and slowly....
Time heals...
ROBYN GARSIDE
June 25, 2006
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS. I HAVE JUST LEARNED OF YOUR GREAT LOSS AND WISH TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST SYMPATHIES. PLEASE KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT HERE WHO DO CARE AND YOUR HERO WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. HOLD TIGHT TO YOUR TREASURED MEMORIES THAT HIS SPECIAL SMILE MAY CONTINUE TO SHINE ON FOR YOU. I PRAY THAT PEACE WILL FIND YOU ALL SOMEDAY. STAY STRONG AND GODSPEED. SEMPER FI
A PROUD MARINE MOM
Ronald McCallion
June 10, 2006
From a fellow soldier in Alaska, if I can do anything to help the family of this local hero, please contact me. I live in Wasilla and would be honored to help in some way. God Bless you Matthew, and your family for bringing you into this world. I wish I could have know you. Your loss is not in vain. Because of men like you, we can live the lives we make of them! America owes you a debt we can never repay. Sleep soundly soldier.
Bimal Shah
February 11, 2006
i am impressed by your sacrifice
shawnee
January 9, 2006
Thank you for your service to the country and for your sacrifice.
Rest in peace.
Tom Gugliuzzas-Smith
December 20, 2005
My heartfelt sympathy to the Bohling family in the loss of Matthew. I did not know Matthew, but my heart is broken and I am sadden for your loss of such a young man. May God bring you peace in your heart as you reflect on all the wonderful memories you hold so close. Please know that you are in my heart and prayers. Mom your written words were very kind. I am truly sorry for your loss.
I send each of you a hug from my heart.
Love and Peace
Tom
To live in the hearts
of those you leave behind
is never to die"
~Robert Orr~
November 25, 2005
Matthew:
Because of YOU we were able share THANKSGIVING. I would like to Thank you for that.
Massachusetts
Debra Estep
November 8, 2005
To the family of Matthew...
Your son a Hero !!!!
My prayers are with you. May God's peace be with you to comfort you and ease your pain.
oxox
Debra Estep
Proud Air Force Mom
"Vinny"
Sandra Bohling
October 25, 2005
I just wanted to thank all of you who have written us through this website. We appreciate how folks from all over the U.S. have sent us their thoughts & prayers.
As Christians there is comfort in knowing that one day we will join Matthew in heaven. But also as a parent, it is difficult to keep going day to day. It is only through the Grace of God and getting to lean on Him that makes it all possible.
May God Bless all of you and keep you safe.
Sandra Bohling
Jamie Graves
September 29, 2005
God Bless~ ( Jamie,Navy wife)
Virginia Williams
September 23, 2005
Even though we have never met, I wanted to share a poem with you.
You see I lost my only son when he was one month away from his 22nd birthday. That was in 1980. I know the pain and the sorrow that you feel.
I know in time the awful hurting inside of you will heal. I know right now it’s hard to Imagine that life can even go on. I can’t imagine anything worse then losing a child.
I am a Christian and I know that God’s strength saw me and my husband through. There were many days we just didn’t want to go on, but He was always there to help us.
I hope you will not take offence by receiving this. I only mean it to help and
let you know that I care. I will keep you in my prayers.
May God bless you in a very special way, as He took a very special person from this world to be with Him. I thank God every day for men like your son who are willing to fight for our freedom and the freedom of oppressed nations. I know Matthew has made a difference in every life he has touched. God bless everyone in his family.
Remember, John 3:16 says “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should nor perish but have everlasting life.”
At Death of a Child
“I’ll lend you for a little while
A child of mine,” He said.
“For you to love the while he lives
And mourn when he is dead.
It may be six or seven years, or
Twenty two or three,
But will you ’til I call him back,
Take care of him for Me?
He’ll bring his charms to gladden you,
And should his days be brief,
You’ll have his lovely memories
As solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay,
Since all from earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there
I want this child to learn.
I’ve looked this wide world over
In my search for teachers true,
And from the throngs that crowd life’s lane,
I have selected you.
Now will you give all your love,
Nor think the labor vain,
Nor hate me when I come to call
To take him back again?”
I fancy that I heard them say,
“Dear Lord, Thy will be done.
For all the joy this child shall bring,
The risk of grief we’ll run;
We’ll shelter him with tenderness,
We’ll love him while we may,
And for the happiness we’ve known
Forever grateful stay.
But should the angels call for him,
Much sooner then we’ve planned,
We’ll brave the bitter grief that comes
And try to understand.”
-Edgar Albert Guest
CPL D'Zurilla
September 16, 2005
I send my condolences and my heartfelt support for his family. I knew him as a fellow soldier, as part of my company and platoon before he was sent to 3rd Battalion. May he rest in piece.
Eileen and Bill Jeker
September 9, 2005
Our sincere deepest condolences are extended to the family of another fallen hero from two very grateful Americans. Matthew, may you rest in peace.
Robert Musgrove
September 8, 2005
Matthew was a friend of my grandson who also lives in Eagle River.
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