Mark O'Steen Obituary

Rest easy and thank you for your sacrifice.

(And also Peggy, long time poster has also passed too https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/obituaries/peggy-m-childers/)

To the family and friends of Chief Warrant Officer Mark O'Steen:
It has truly been my honor to sign Mark's guest book these past few years. Unfortunately, due to complications from my Multiple Sclerosis, this may be the last message I'm able to write. Please forgive me and know that Mark will always be remembered in my home.
With love and respect ~ Peggy

In memory of Mark O'Steen.

January 30, 2012
To the family and friends of Chief Warrant Officer Mark O'Steen:
Always remembering Mark. "Some gave all."

As I drive thru the city of Ozark, Alabama today...a place I call home. I look at all the beautiful azaleas in bloom and I think how much as a kid I thought I lived in a town lost in time. We moved here when I was in sixth grade from Cailf. BIG difference. Today some 35 years later I am thankful for what I now call my home town and all the amazing people I have had the honor of meeting. Mark was one of those people. My sister 4 years my senior at one time dated Mark and I as a young girl had a crush on him. He was bigger then life in my book and now as I look back little did I understand that I was in the presence of what I call an earth angel. A angel God sends to earth but for a short time to teach and lead others to the true meaning of life. LOVE,HONOR and SACRIFICE so that those of us left behind when they must return home can drive thru our home towns, can smile and wave at others, can take in the beauty of the azaleas in bloom. I shall never forget the angel that crossed my path if even for a brief moment and allowed me the privledge to continue to live in what I now consider the best home town in all america. Thank you Mark from the bottom of my heart. Karen Dickey Paramore

To the family and friends of Chief Warrant Officer Mark O'Steen:
Please accept my remembrance of Mark on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

Thank you so much for your service to this country. We are sad for your loss and hope you know that we will never forget you. You served in honor and in grace to protect our great country. May you find peace and comfort. Thank-you so much for my freedom.

”Honor and Remember” - “Project Compassion” We love our Soldiers! We love our country and we cannot express enough love and compassion to the families of our fallen heroes. War does not discriminate – It breaks our hearts to see the faces of the fallen. We want to give this gift to the hero’s Mother, Father and/or spouse. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization! Almost 2,100 portraits have been completed and shipped to the parents and or spouse - at no cost as this is a gift from one American to another!
This is a gift! We have wonderful sponsors who help with the costs, and want you know that everyone here at Project Compassion does and will always CARE.
Contact us directly at [email protected] or go to www.heropaintings.com . If you have already had a portrait completed, we pray that you are enjoying the portrait and God Bless You.
Sincerely and Respectfully,
Kenna
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To the family and friends of Chief Warrant Officer Mark O'Steen:
Remembering Mark 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

To the family of Chief Warrant Officer Mark O'Steen:
I am grateful and appreciate all that Mark stands for and may God bless the family that was left behind. My prayers are with you.

To let your family know, you are not forgotten this Memorial day

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort. Thank you CWO O'Steen and family for your service and ultimate sacrifice. You will ALWAYS be an Alabama/American hero and WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!
With DEEP sympathy and MANY thanks to you and your family,

To the family of Chief Warrant Officer Mark O'Steen:
Mark 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

It is difficult to know what to say since I want to express my sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Chief Warrant Officer O'Steen. Please know that your loved one is not forgotten. I wish everyone impacted by this tragic loss strength and peace. I hope that CWO O'Steen 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 be willing to do something that most Americans will never have to experience and for that we can never say thank you enough.
Thank you Chief Warrant Officer O'Steen!

To the O'Steen family,
Please know that just as your loved one will forever 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.

You are remembered and respected. Thank you CWO O'Steen!

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 guest book 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 Barrett(Queens, NY)

Thank you for the sacrifice made by Chief Warrant Officer O'Steen and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!

THANK YOU AND GODSPEED

In tribute to Chief Warrant Officer Mark O'Steen. I never met you but I believe we are brothers in arms and as Americans. I met your mother today and she told me about a wonderful son. The country owes you a great debt of gratitude for your service. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Paying tribute to Chief Warrant Officer Mark O'Steen, with a Great Amount of Thanks for his service and dedication to our Country and for Freedom.

May Mark rest, in the Mighty Hands of God and know that he Truly is an American Hero.

May God's Loving Grace and Comfort continue to be with the O'Steen family.

Those who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice, shall NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

My brother among them. KIA-Vietnam 1967.



"And God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes,

there shall be no more death,

nor sorrow, nor crying,

there shall be no more pain.

For the former things have have passed away."

Revelations 21:4

Psalm 23



1

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

2

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,

3

He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

5

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

6

Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.



This is a verse that I have found to be comforting to me during my husbands death. Remember that when it seems that no one else is round, God is still there with you! And he will be your rock!



My daughter,McKaLyne, and I send our heartfelt sympathy for your loss! God Bless this warrior, God Bless those whom serve freedom's cause! They are our true HERO's!!!!



If you need anything, please feel free to contact me!!!



Wife & Daughter of the Late

Sgt. Audrey Daron Lunsford

KIA May 23, 2005

Thank you for your service and for your sacrifice. You are truly an American hero, and will not be forgotten. May God give your family peace and understanding. Rest in peace.

My family and I would like to thank you for the sacrifice that you've made. May God bless your family at this time of loss. I hope they know how much you are appreciated.

Thank you,

I wasn't sure what to say, but was reminded of a letter that I hope you will find some comfort in.



I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic he died to save.



I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.



Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,



A. Lincoln