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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 Kevin S.K. Wessel US Army Private 1st Class.
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
Mick McDole
May 28, 2013
Thinking of you this Memorial Day... I'm reminded of your enthusiasm for life and passion for military service.
I am so grateful for your friendship and camaraderie-in-arms. You were truly a great person to be with; a real team player. Though you were behind me in age and rank, I believe you have surpassed me to Glory. It's your total selflessness, compassion, and courage that put you in that vulnerable position in Baghdad that fateful day. For I was told you ran toward that vehicle-borne IED so as to save the men behind you. You took the brunt of that detonation so that many more could live.
Jesus said, "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends." (John 15:13) You, therefore, have outshone me in the valor deprtment, too!
Well, good on you, Kevin!
You were and are a real saint and hero! I'm privileged to have known you and I so look forward to seeing you again and serving Christ with you later, in Heaven. ---Good times for sure!
Until then, your brother in Christ.
Peggy Childers
April 19, 2012
To the family and friends of Pfc. Kevin S.K. Wessel:
Always remembering Kevin. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
April 19, 2011
To the family and friends of Pfc. Kevin S.K. Wessel:
Please accept my remembrance of Kevin on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
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L Neal
April 4, 2011
To the family of PFC Kevin S.K. Wessel:
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.
Peggy Childers
April 19, 2010
To the family and friends of Pfc. Kevin S.K. Wessel:
Remembering Kevin 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
April 18, 2010
Tomorrow marks the 5 year anniversary of the day we lost Kevin. To many people he was just a soldier lost in a War. To us he was family. He was a Son, Brother, Grandson, Nephew, Cousin and Friend. He was a young man who was fighting for our many Freedoms. His light will always shine in the hearts and memories of those who loved him.
Kenna Larra
July 2, 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 19, 2009
To the family of Pfc. Kevin S.K. Wessel:
Kevin 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
April 10, 2009
April 10, 2009
April 9, 2009
Kevin in Iraq...
April 5, 2009
Brenda Clark
June 27, 2008
Reading about your Kevin...tells me what a wonderful son he is...we must never let our children be forgotten they live and are a part of us and just because they live in heaven now doesn't mean they are not our child anymore. Kevin lives...in your heart and in your soul he lives... each day you are one day closer to holding him in your arms again.
Blessings,
Brenda
Mindy's Mom
www.mindyclark.com
May 3, 2008
You are remembered and respected. Thank you Pfc Wessel!
Victoria Zane
April 20, 2008
I miss you, Kevin. I miss your goofy smile and your wonderful laugh. I miss your excitement when you talk about the military stuff you know so much about. I miss your phone calls. I miss your voice.
Rest well, dear...love you.
In Memory of Kevin ( Debra Estep )
April 19, 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 Kevin, 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 19, 2008
Our continued thoughts and prayers out to Paul and Lori and all the WESSEL family.Knowing now the many things that they have always known ,is one of the 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.....................................SEMPER FI............B.V.C.......
August 15, 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 you and 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, a dear family friend who joined the Army with three other friends, one of whom is my son (Le Ron was killed in action on 07/06/07 at the age of 18) 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
Currently stationed in Germany
Althea Barrett(Queens, NY)
July 16, 2007
Thank you for the sacrifice made by Pfc Wessel and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!
Patti Becker
April 19, 2007
It's been two years since we lost Kevin. It seems like yesterday. His memory lives on in so many people. Gone but never forgotten.
Garnet Jenkins
April 18, 2007
A Multitude of Thanks, to this Brave Young Soldier, who gave his life for our Country and for Freedom. Thank you for your Courage, and your unselfish Dedication and Service.
Rest In Peace Pfc. Kevin S.K. Wessel, in God's Loving Care and may the Peace of God continue to be with the Wessel family.
Those who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice, So Many and So Young, shall Never Be Forgotten, my brother among them. Killed in action in Vietnam in 1967.
Treasure this hero Lord, in Your Garden of Rest,
for while here on earth, he was one of our best.
I am sincerely hoping that you continue to feel the thoughts of caring and support that surround you each day, as this Country remembers someone very precious to you, who is a Hero to all of us.
I am so deeply sorry for your loss.
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 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. I PRAY THAT PEACE WILL FIND YOU ALL SOMEDAY. STAY STRONG AND GODSPEED. SEMPER FI
A PROUD MARINE MOM
Frank Flynn
March 31, 2006
It doesn't feel right, to just add a guestbook entry to someone who meant so much to me as a friend and as someone I looked up to.
I wish I had time to thank you and time to shake your hand but I don't and that's something I have to live with now.
Your friend,
Frank
joshua wessel
November 14, 2005
kevin,
my name is joshua wessel. you dont know me, but i was in iraq at the time you lost your life. i remember that day, i was reading the stars and stripes and saw your name. and as the day passed on i began to think about your life. i wanted to know more about you. because you werent just another name in the paper. you are a wessel. you are a solider who went above and beyond and payed the ultimate sacrifice. you have made so many people proud of you. you are our hero and will forever remain in our hearts and minds. i cant thank you enough for what you have done for this country. but i can honor you by telling my children and future grandchildren about the sacrifices you and so many other soldiers have made.
God bless.
Sgt Joshua D. Wessel
518th guntruck
Joe Chevere
June 2, 2005
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 09W-07-09 sends its’ respects and our deepest condolences. We are sorry for your loss.
Joe Chevere, FC 09W-07-09
Vicki Zane
May 27, 2005
Kevin, Kevin, Kevin,
I'm going to miss your phone calls, telling me about how much fun you're having in the service. You know I loved you like a son...you were a special young man, and now you're gone.
I miss you and think of you often. I'm having a hard time with this, Kevin. I know you were okay with dying, but the rest of us weren't.
Ok, I'll visit you soon and we can talk...
Love you,
Mrs. Zane
Greg Yanagihara
May 12, 2005
Kevin, my brother. I can't believe that you are gone. I don't exactly know what to say. Choked up at the funeral, and I guess I'm still pretty choked up now. I'll see you again someday.
PFC Zachariah Chitwood
May 1, 2005
Kevin-
Somewhere up there underneath that banner are the faces of all the guys i've had the pleasure to work alongside of over here in the sandbox. You and Chico, take care of each other, and we'll get 'em. Thanks isn't even close enough of an expression to say how much your sacrafice means to all of the soldiers still over here, and we're not gonna let it go unnoticed. Heads up brother.
PFC. Chitwood, Zachariah
Baghdad, Iraq
Maryann Cabarga
April 30, 2005
Our thoughts and prayers are with you, after our initial shock and grief of our own loss, our nephew Jacob. Our thoughts immediately turned to your family and we are all saddened by your loss. Some walk into heaven alone, as they stood next to each other in serving their nation, they stood next to each other as they walked into heaven. They are gone but never forgotten. Thank you for raising such a fine young man and hero. May Kevin & Jacob continue to protect us.
Proud Aunt of Cpr. Jacob M. Pfister
Maryann Cabarga
Ben Davis
April 29, 2005
As a member of Flotilla 10 US Coast Guard Auxiliary of Mililani, Hawaii I send our heart felt condolences. I am currently also with Sea Scouts of The Battleship Missouri at Pearl Harbor, so I send condolences from that unit also. Sempre Fi.
Danny Armand, Sr.
April 29, 2005
Kevin was a brother to my son and a soldier protecting us all. He is now a soldier in Heaven and will protect us for eternity. My deepest sympathy to Kevin’s family.
Danny Armand
April 28, 2005
Spc. Wessel Thank you for your braveness. It was good to know you. We all know you are in a better place. Watch over us. It was really great knowing you and spending time with you in HQ plt. We all miss you and not a day goes by without us remembering you. We love you "ATTACK" brother
Patricia Becker
April 28, 2005
I did not know Kevin, however my heart is heavy and thankful for his bravery. My nephew Jacob was with him in Bagdad and is now with him in Heaven. No words can take away the heart break we are all feeling today. Kevin & Jacob are both American Hero's. Their memories will live on in us today and always. God Bless You All.
Gary Rawlinson
April 26, 2005
I think your mother's words chosen from Ben Franklin are well fitting. What I know about Pvt. Wessel is that I'm glad you spent some time with us, sometimes quiet, and sometimes much to share, you were always kind and willing to be helpful. The cadets in Savannah's Civil Air Patrol and I think you paid the most highest of prices to pay--thank you for your gift to us. May peace be with you and your family, always.
Mark Schwing
April 26, 2005
Kevin was an outstanding young man and it is tragic that his life was cut so short.
All of us from your extended ohana at United share your loss. My family and I will pray for Kevin and the entire Wessel family.
Mark and Donna Schwing
Jack MacMillan
April 26, 2005
You are gana be missed man. I dont know how to put my feelings into words, but Thank you.
Susan Johnson
April 25, 2005
Thank you brave soldier for your selfless sacrifice so the rest of us can know freedom. May God bless your family and bring them peace and comfort. You will live forever in the heart and prayers of America.
Margaret Welker
April 23, 2005
I appreciate the sacrifice made; your contribution was not ignored.
May God bless and console your family as they get through this time.
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