Cpl. Gavin L. Neighbor
Cpl. Gavin L. Neighbor
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Adam Plares
June 10, 2016
I miss you brother. Thank you for your sacrifice. I'm eternally thankful. Third Herd C-Co 3-325 AIR 82nd Airborne Division
Peggy Childers
June 11, 2012
June 10, 2012
To the family and friends of Cpl. Gavin L. Neighbor:
Always remembering Gavin. "Some gave all."
Sue
May 25, 2012
Still thinking of you and your family after all these years Gavin. And this Memorial Day is no different. Love you Cathy and Roxanne. R.I.P. CPL. GAVIN L. NEIGHBOR
Peggy Childers
June 10, 2011
To the family and friends of Cpl. Gavin L. Neighbor:
Please accept my remembrance of Gavin on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
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Peggy Childers
June 10, 2010
To the family and friends of Cpl. Gavin L. Neighbor:
Remembering Gavin on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
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Kenna Larra
February 26, 2010
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Kevin Wright
August 2, 2009
Wow, I can't believe its been over 6 years since that day. The longer it gets the more vivid it is in my memories. You were a brother to us all, and I thought you would have been the one that would have for sure made it home. I'm sorry things had to turn out the way they did. Over the years we have spread into the wind, as people tend to take different roads from a defining moment. But all roads always lead back to your memory, and it, my friend, is never forgotten...
Peggy Childers
June 10, 2009
To the family of Cpl. Gavin L. Neighbor:
Gavin 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
May 22, 2009
May 22,2009
Gavin, you will always be remembered in our family, thank you for your love of Rachel, her life changed forever that day
as everyone's did. Thank you for your service and love of this country, you did make a difference, this war has taken many young men & women...thank you for your great love of this country to give your life for it, you will never be forgotten. Your last breath here was your first breath in heaven...
God bless & keep you in our hearts forever
Neil & Debbie LeDock
Sanford, NC
Gary Nelson
March 28, 2009
To the Neighbor Family,
Gavin was a good friend and an even better soldier. He is one i could always trust and will never forget. I'm deeply sorry for your lose. There are no words to describe how i felt when i herd the news' and i cant imagine how you must have felt. Losing him was like losing a brother and best friend. I will always remember him for as long as i live and pass on the memories i have to my children.
SPC. Nelson, Gary
R Collis
July 17, 2008
It is difficult to know what to say since I want to express my sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Cpl Neighbor. Please know that your loved one is not forgotten. I wish everyone impacted by this tragic loss strength and peace. I hope that Cpl Neighbor knew that there are people in America who respect his great courage in serving as a member of the US military. Although I did not know him, I know that he must have been a very special person to do something that most Americans will never have to experience, and for that we can never say thank you enough.
Thank you Cpl Neighbor!
The Neal family
June 17, 2008
To the family of Cpl. Neighbor,
Please know that just as your loved one will remain in your hearts and minds, his sacrifice and that of your family, will remain with the people he died defending. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for his bravery and selflessness, or the heartache we feel for your loss. God grant you the peace that passes all understanding.
Rick, Ashley & Jordin Jackson
June 10, 2008
Our family would like to remember the sacrifice you made for us. My children and I just attended the funeral of our close family friend, Justin Buxbaum, killed in Afghanistan on May 26, 2008. We share in the families grief, and in their sorrow......but you are not forgotten Cpl. Neighbor..thank you for your young life so that we could be free.......God Bless your family and friends....
In Memory of Gavin ~ (Debra Estep)
June 10, 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 Gavin, 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 –
http://tinyurl.com/3o8gol
Sincerely,
Deb Estep
Twinsburg, Ohio
Proud Air Force Mom and MIL
Remembering The Fallen – Blog
http://tinyurl.com/3z8p55
Angel and soldier drawing I have shared here.
http://tinyurl.com/6gey8b
Pam Albaugh
February 15, 2008
My name is Pam Albaugh, I am from New Lex but now live in Coshocton. I have visited gavins grave and prayed for him. I am signing this today not only for myself,but on behalf of my friends Terri and Lynette who often visit the gravesite and talk to Gavin to let him know how much his service means to them. I thought the family would like to know that your son is always remembered and respected...My deepest sympaties to you and your family....
November 16, 2007
You are remembered and respected. Thank you Cpl Neighbor!
John Grounds
July 31, 2007
My name is SGT Grounds. I did not know Gavin personally. However, I was in the same unit as him (3/325 AIR, 82nd ABN DIV) and we were deployed together in 2003, just I was in Alpha Company, and he was in Charlie Company.
I can still hear the roll call from his Memorial Service that we held in Iraq.
His death was felt in the entire Battalion. From what I knew of him, he was a great soldier, and would've made a fine US Army Ranger if he'd been given the chance.
Best wishes to his family, and his friends.
You are missed Gavin, even by those that barely knew you.
July 29, 2007
If this person can stand in battle to ensure my freedom, then I will stand in grief with his/her family to honor him/her. 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 Le Ron A. Wilson (a dear friend KIA 7/6/07, 18yrs old) that neither he nor any like him would be forgotten and so I will continue until the day there is no longer the need.
PROUD MOTHER OF A U.S. SOLDIER
Althea (NY)
July 6, 2007
Thank you for the sacrifice made by Cpl Neighbor and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! It is especially hard to lose another member of the Buckeye state. May God bless all of you!!
Garnet Jenkins
June 11, 2007
May the Peace of God and your precious memories of Cpl. Gavin L Neighbor, remain in your heart always.
Please know how deeply sorry I was to learn to the loss of your Brave Young Soldier. A Multitude of Thanks, for his Courage, Dedication and Service to our Country and for Freedom.
Those who Made these Sacrifices, So Many and So Young, shall Never Be Forgotten, my brother among them. Killed in action in Vietnam in 1967.
"TELL THEM OF US AND SAY,
FOR THEIR TOMORROWS,
WE GAVE OUR TODAY"
"Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Brandy Miller
January 22, 2007
You'll always in in my thoughts and heart!!
Your best bud,
Brandy
Brandy Miller
January 22, 2007
You'll always in in my thoughts and heart!!
Your best bud,
Brandy
CPL Gavin Lee Neighbor
Cathy Neighbor Bonham
January 22, 2007
Gavin,
To my HERO. I love and miss you so much. There isn't a hour or minute of a day that I don't think of you. I am so proud of you. I wear a braclet with you name on it, in honor of you and carry your picture with me all the time. When I am having a hard time, I just look at your picture and I can hear you saying to me, "Mom, It'll be ok", That little phrase that you always said to me, gives me the inspiration to go on. You always knew what to say.
Son I miss your big hugs and your, "I love you Mom", especially when I would make you say it in front of all your friends, you hated that but you always said it back to me no matter what. You knew I would keep saying it to you untill you said it back. Then you would hurry and get away from me before I did it again. It wasn't long, all your friends would say it back to me too when I hollared it out to you. There are so many memories of you that keep me laughing and crying. Your dad, sister and two neices love and miss you too. You live on thru me and will never be forgotten.
I LOVE YOU,
Mom
Hykes
January 20, 2007
Our Love to your family, you will never be forgotten.
Gary Allain
January 2, 2007
Pfc. Gavin L. Neighbor
you are my hero
may god keep you in his arms forever.
Tom Gugliuzza-Smith
October 15, 2006
My heartfelt sympathy to the Neighbor family in the loss of Gavin. I did not know Gavin, but my heart is broken and I am saddened for your loss of such a fine young person and hero. 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. Gavin it has been over 3 years since you were taken please know that you are my hero and you will NEVER be forgotten.
I send each of you a hug from the most inner part of my heart.
Love and Peace
Tom
To live in the hearts
of those you leave behind
is never to die"
~Robert Orr~
Will Selden
June 23, 2006
In your honor, every day, I wear a hero bracelet with your name on it.
nicholas massey
June 20, 2006
Gavin,
Your with me everyday. I miss you brother.
Mike Doyle
August 8, 2005
Paratroopers lead the way.
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