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Charlie Gili
June 22, 2022
Hello,
We realize that we are very late to express our deepest condolences, but we wanted to let your family and friends know that we will be sending Care Packages to deployed troops this month and several of these will be dedicated to your loved one. Each package will carry the name, photo and hometown of Marty G. Mortenson US Marine Lance Corporal.
We realize that this is a small tribute, but we do this with all respect and sincerity and we want you to know that it is made possible by thousands of like-minded individuals from across the American youth hockey community, their families and friends and others who support our mission.
We will not forget. May God Bless you and keep you safe and strong.
Sincerely,
Charlie Gili & Family
On Behalf of our US Hockey Players Support Our Troops Campaign
Peggy Childers
April 20, 2012
To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson:
Always remembering Marty. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
April 20, 2011
To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson:
Please accept my remembrance of Marty on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
L Neal
April 3, 2011
To the family of Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson:
Please know that just as your loved one remains in your hearts and minds; his sacrifice, and that of your family, remains 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 bless and keep you always.
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Peggy Childers
April 20, 2010
To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson:
Remembering Marty 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
Pris Geneve
April 13, 2010
Dear Marty, we never met but I admired you. I admired the courage in you and the bravery in you. I hoped you are resting besides God now and constantly watching over your loving family and friends. Rest in peace.
Kenna Larra
July 1, 2009
”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 you. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization! Over 1,600 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!
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
Peggy Childers
April 20, 2009
To the family of Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson:
Marty 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 3, 2008
You are remembered and respected. Thank you Lance Cpl Mortenson!
In Memory of Marty ( Debra Estep )
April 20, 2008
Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers today.
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 Marty, but I am remembering on
this day he gave his all.
He is my hero.
Sincerely,
Deb Estep ~ Ohio
Proud Air Force Mom and MIL
The Other Side
(Beautiful song to share)
http://tinyurl.com/3o8gol
Remembering The Fallen – Blog
http://tinyurl.com/3z8p55
Debbie , Kenny Coffey
April 20, 2008
Our continued thoughts and prayers out to Ruth & Ken and all the MORTENSON family , friends and Brother / Sisters in arms.Knowing now what they have always known is one of many reasons that our HERO[S] shall NEVER be forgotten. Rest well brother as prommissed and in your honor that star spangled banner shall FOREVER wave.Your name stamped in steel is FOREVER clutched in the tallons .As your spirit FOREVER soars high in the skies in the symbol of our greatfull nation.THANK YOU..All Hard Chargers If you are wonded I will carry you**If you are captured I will come for you**If you are K.I.A. I will FOREVER reamber you..We have one and all COME by NORTH**COME by SOUTH**COME by EAST**COME by WEST..We were all gathered and united on that great day as strangers.As we stood and upon those last [4] spoken words we are..............................................FOREVER BROTHERS................B.V.C....................SEMPER FI................
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 16, 2007
Thank you for the sacrifice made by Lance Cpl Mortenson and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!
Aunt of a Lance Cpl deploying soon
Rachael Michael
May 28, 2007
Today I went to visit my brother who is also a marine. He is buried at the same cemetery as Marty. His name is SSgt. Jason D. Whitehouse. He was killed Nov. 2006 in Iraq. As I was leaving the cemetery I noticed a marine flag on a plot and stopped to read the name and realized that a young marine was resting their. I came home and looked up Marty's name on legacy. Marty sounds like a wonderful person. I appreciate his sacrifice very much. Next time I visit my brother I will stop by Marty's site and say a hello and a thank you.
Garnet Jenkins
April 19, 2007
May the Peace of God and your precious memories of Lance Cpl. Marty G. Mortenson, remain in your heart always.
Please know how deeply sorry I was, to learn of the loss of this Brave Young Marine.
A Multitude of Thanks, for his Courage, Dedication and Service to our Country and for Freedom.
Those who Made this Ultimate Sacrifice, So Many and So Young, shall Never Be Forgotten, my brother among them. Killed in action in Vietnam in 1967.
"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.
ROBYN GARSIDE
August 12, 2006
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS. I HAVE JUST LEARNED OF YOUR GREAT LOSS AND WISH TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES. 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 ALWAYS. I PRAY THAT PEACE WILL FIND YOU ALL SOMEDAY. STAY STRONG AND GODSPEED. SEMPER FI
A PROUD MARINE MOM
Nathan Robinson
April 28, 2006
We all miss you Marty, Semper Fi.
eric young
April 28, 2006
I wanna thank marty and his family. Marty is the bravest marine and the best friend i have ever had. He fought as a marine should fight. Love ya bro. semper fi. Cpl Young
Lenzy Tillman II
October 6, 2005
I would like extend my deepest condolences for the lost of LCpl. Mortensen. He passed through my personal care while I was in the Al Anbar province from Feb 05- Sept-05. He will never be forgotten by those of us who treated him. SSTP(Surgical/Stabilazition Shock Trauma Platoon) CLR-25 Camp Taqqadum, Iraq.
Randy Williamson
May 20, 2005
Thank you for your selfless sacrifice for the freedom of others. I am humbled and profoundly grateful for your service. May God bless your family and bring them peace and comfort at this time.
Sylvia Lemmon
April 28, 2005
Thank you, Marty, and your family, for the sacrifice you have made for me. I was a teacher for forty years, and I grew accustomed to protecting the young ones. Now, I'm growing older, and those same young ones are now protecting me. I'm able to live in freedom in a blessed nation today, because of your sacrifice. I will look forward to saying a face-to-face "Thank you" to you when I see you in Heaven. For now, I'll write this note, and also I'll thank your family. My love. Sylvia
c moneymaker
April 27, 2005
i just wanted to say the marty's service today(wed. 27) was nice and i think it was what he would have wanted it to be. his best friend spoke first about protecting your family and country and that he died doing what was god's will of him. his aquaintence sgt mj witt of the us marine reserve spoke next and told of how marty was his hero. i had the pleasure of being present at the particular conversation he was speaking of. then a letter from his maternal grandfather was read, and a next door neighbor teenager spoke of how marty got him out of a bad crowd. romans 11.6 and so on was recited by request of the family. the interment was to usual military standards, with the colors flying and the flags at half mass. they presented the flag to his father and mother, and gave the twenty-one gun salute while the trumpet played.
Susan Johnson
April 25, 2005
Thank you our hero, for your selfless sacrifice for freedom. I am humbled and grateful for your service in the defense of those you never knew. May God bless your family and bring them comfort.
Robert Fash
April 24, 2005
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1709 in Flagstaff sends deepest condolences to the Mortenson Family on the loss of your beloved son and brother, and our comrade, Marty. Please call on us for anything that we can assist you in taking care of.
Bob Fash, Post Chaplain
Margaret Welker
April 23, 2005
My deepest condolences. I am grateful for your service. God bless your family and guide them through this time.
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