Jason W. Swiger Obituary

Miss you, old friend; and miss those days we all shared together, before and after the war started. Im teaching first and second grade now and Im trying to build a team with the teachers, it makes me think of our platoon and troop nearly every day. It was the best team Ive ever known, but these rural, high poverty kids need that kind of team. Youd be a big help, I have no doubt.
LD

Jason, as you know, Pops is up w you. Youre both watching Hockey. We miss you both. Life would have been better, if you were still w us.
Love
Mum

Thinking about you tonight man. Save a canteen for me.

Oh Jason,
We always miss you. Dads & your BD we're side by side. He's hanging in there but his time to join you is getting closer. I know you'll make him feel welcomed and show him around. I'll catch up, eventually.
Love
Mum

I thought of you yesterday. Happy Belated Birthday my friend. Miss you still.

March 25 came and went. We went to your memorial on post. Since Alanna knew your Mom and family would appreciate it your being near them. We miss you. One day we'll be together again.Much love Mum

All the way, Swiger; keep the high ground safe until the rest of us arrive.
-Top

Jay,
It doesn't seem possible that it has been 8 years. Seems like only a few years has passed but I look down and see my children and know it has been more. I miss you dearly every day and carry you in my heart & memories I have of you I share with Mariella & Christopher so they feel as though they know you. They cry for you and say they miss you and they love looking at your pictures. It is amazing how they can say they miss you when they never got to meet you but they feel close to you becuase I speak of you so often. I pray your resting in peace and will see you once again in Heaven. We love you dearly!

Love your Big sis,
Becka XOXOXOXO

I'll be having major surgery on March 10th. So watch over me, okay. I hope I'll be able to write you a note on the 25th. there are never enough words to express the pain of our loss of you and all you meant to us. Alanna just signed for your own apt. So, when you got back you could be alone without Mum and Pop being around. And then, we saw the two green men coming to the door and our lives were changed forever.I think I'll be ok on Tues. but if it's my turn to go to the light, be there to welcome me over. I love you, Mum.

Until we all meet again....

Dearest Jason,
You are not forgotten. We watch cd's we have of you. We visited your memorial at Ft. Bragg and placed flowers there. I will be singing your song somewhere this week. Wishing you were here always.
Love, Mum

I LOVE YOU! You may be gone but you are never forgotten! I can't believe it's been 7 years. Doesn't seem possible, none of it does. I put a candle on to represent you. You shine your loving light on us all as you look down from Heaven upon us all. Till I see you again my little brother I will keep you in my heart and in my prayers.

Love your Big Sis Becka

Just thinking of you and thought I might check in. I have no doubt you are keeping the coffee hot and the music loud for when we all join you, my friend. You will always be “Second-To-None.” 220
LD

Got a cd from one of your friends. I don't know who. It was of the last night that the 4 of you were alive. You were all fooling around singing the "Bohemian Rhapsody" You all had a weird sense of humor. I started karaoking it and it has a verse that says,"I don't want to die." Dang,Jason. Our onlly comfort is knowing we will see you on the other side. Love and miss you Mum. I keep you with me always.

Happy belated birthday! Missing you always! XOXOX I didn't get this posted in time but wanted to thank you for the song you played when I was praying and talking to you at your graveside. It meant the world to me! I felt like you were right the talking back to me. I love you Jay!

LOVE YOUR BIG SIS! XOXOX
Becka Swiger Mendoza

another year has come and gone its hard. happy late birthday. i think of u every day that passes and wish u were here. miss u a alot
xoxoxxo.

Happy Birthday Cuz! I Love and miss you more than ever! I can't believe you would have been 31 this year. Even tho you are only 3 yrs younger than me I always looked at you as my little "pip-squeak" cousin. What I would give to be able to go back for just one day to give you a great big hug and kiss and have you tell me everything is alright :( XOXO

Thank you, Jason for your ultimate sacrifice.

Jason,
I had a dream about you last night, it seemed so real. My alarm clock went off and I wanted to call you, then I actually woke and realized I couldn't call you. I miss you my friend. :(

Hey Dude,
Just remembering some old times and thought I would give you a shout. I wanted to make sure you know that you are remembered and missed. I wish I had been there that day. 220 ABN, look forward to seeing you at Fiddlers Green, until then take care, LD (Top)

Never got to meet you brother - wish you the best & God bless for your sacrifices.

-JL

THINKING OF YOU JAY ON THESE COLD DAYS. DAYS WHEN WE WOULD GO OUT TO PLAY IN THE SNOW AND JUMP OF THE PORCH INTO THE BANKING AT HOME. WE WOULD PLAY TILL OUR SNOW PANTS GOT WET THEN GO INSIDE AND HAVE A BIG CUP OF HOT COCO WITH MINI MARSHMELLOWS THAT MAMA WOULD MAKE. THOSE WERE THE DAYS! :) DIGGING FORTS AND ICE SKATEING AT THE PARK. I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU A WHOLE BUNCH AND TELLING MARIELLA ABOUT YOU AND PAPA AND SHOWING HER PICTURES. WE ALL PRAY FOR YOU GUYS YOUR ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. I LOVE YOU!

LOVE YOUR BIG SIS,
BECKA

Hey man! At Fort Benning a going through MCCC. Not too long ago we were all privates together in 1-17th Cav!! Been thinking about you and am sure your doing well. God Bless, Ross

Happy Belated Birthday, I recently went to visit you and just sat there thinking about all the things that have happened. Life has been so busy but visiting you is always calming and I know you're there. I miss you.

Went and visited you yesterday. Brought you and Angel balloons as it is his birthday today. Also brought you a special Lager (your favorite) I know you were there. It was cloudy and as I placed it down for you a ray of sunshine came through. I hope you enjoyed it. XOXO
-Dawnie

hey jay sorry couldnt come see you, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! i miss you a lot jay, for every moment that goes by day by day im always thinking about you man, i feel as though your walking with me every step i take, i hope your watching down on me and helping me with troubles that come my way. I LOVE U JAY

A CANDLE FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY! I LOVE YOU, I MISS YOU ALWAYS XOXOXO.

YOUR BIG SIS,
BECKA

Hey jay sorry its been a long time. Well any ways happy birthday u would have been 30 today. Just want you to know that you are my hero and my angel I feel u every where I go and that's a good feeling. Well not a day goes by I don't think about you I do every day and every moment of the day. You will never be forgotten in my heart. I love you so much. You know if I could build a stairway to heaven I could see u every day. Miss u lots. Xoxoxo. I love you jason.

hey jay, man its getting harder everyday, i miss you day in and day out, sometime when im sleeping you just pop-up in my dreams and its like i can almost feel you and its like your trying to tell me something but as soon as your about to its like......you just vanish, but as soon as i see you at the stone its a whole different story. i can hear your voice so clear and it makes me feel your watching me every step i go no matter where i go your there, i miss you so much jay, i wish just for one day i could see you and tell you i love you and im sorry for not being who was supposed to be when it was needed, i miss you jay. i love you jay you will always be with me no matter what.

hey i cant tell you how much i miss you and everyday that goes by i think about you a lot. today is new start for new things everyday is a new start for me, i just wanted you to know im doing a lot better now and i plan to keep it that way till the end of time. I LOVE YOU

Sorry I never got to meet you. your life ended too soon. I've learned more about you from your passing than I ever did while you were here. You'll never be forgotten. RIP

I LOVE YOU...

hey bub, I'm doing well I'm sorry i couldn't make it on the 25th i tried but i just wanted you to know i love you and i think of you often. I've been doing well i got a job now so ill soon be working and getting my feet planted on the ground. i miss you a lot jay i wish you were here right now i need someone to talk to and since you left i cant do that with other people it just feels weird but i love you and I'm doing good. ill keep you in my heart and thoughts untill i meet you in the kingdom of heaven and i ask god if he's keeping you safe and well. i love you jay

To the family and friends of Sgt. Jason W. Swiger:
Always remembering Jason. "Some gave all."

Tomorrow, I will go by the back door and buy a drink for everyone to toast you. I will bring your picture. Maybe some of your gang may have moved on but there are plenty of people to toast heroes. I know you are in a better place in the loving arms of God. One day I will be able to hold you in my arms, again. I hope George is w you. Give him my love. May you both know peace. Love you, Mum

At every formal dinner, there is always a place set for you, a toast, a plate, and a full glass of wiskey, and a lit candle so your spirit may find and join us in the festivities. RIP Brother.

Wow Jason, another year. I miss you so much, I still think about you all the time and I know that I will never see you in the human form again but I still feel like your sitting there with me every time I visit your resting place. You've always been one of my closest friends and I'll never forget you or the memories. Keep on Smiling at us Joker. <3

I miss you brother. It's that simple. I miss you. I've got yuengling on ice for you. Love you.

I still have a hard time believing it. Learning that you we're going to be hanging around any more was pretty hard on all of us. I know I didn't have the chance to know you very well, but you had this personality that just sucked people right in. I still think about you just whenever, and miss you. I hope you're moon walkin and having a good time. Wish I had something profound to say but I'm just not that kinda cool. Thank you Jason, for everything you did and every memory you gave.

Tomorrow will be a very difficult day for all that love you. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you. Jaelynne knows so much about you without having met you. Whenever she see's a soldier she calls them Uncle Jason. I think I named her after the correct person too. She has A LOT of your spunk. I love and miss you more than words can say - Dawnie XOXO

Hey its almost that time. i miss you like crazy and i wish u were here. so much has happened and i miss u being there for me to talk to. i think about u every day and i got a scrapbook with all the letters and every thing u wrote me from high school all the way up and i got ur pics and everything. i look at them every day and miss you more and more all the time. well just wanted to drop a message to u. i love you jason always and forever u will be missed. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox.

J.
It's getting close to that time of year again and man do i miss you. Hell, right now i could definitely use your uncensored opinion, of all my friends, yours was always the most honest and direct way of looking at things. i've tried my best to do what you asked and look out for Alanna granted it was 90% because she's is my friend, best friend really, but there's that promise part too and i know if it'd gone the other way you'd be watching out for my boys. By the way i've become really close to Mom and Pops and they have been amazing...better than my actual parents even. And me and my kids have certainly grown closer but brother i gotta admit it's getting harder and harder to hang on, there's not a day that goes by i don't wish it could've been me instead of you. yeah, it sounds crazy doesn't it? But it's true. i guess i should stop for now...it's just i haven't really been able to express to anyone just how much you mean to me. till we meet on Fiddlers Green...Scouts out

Dear Jason, your ears would have been burning in heaven today. Alanna and I were holding each other, lying in bed and crying our eyes out that you will not be coming home w the troops, now that the war is over. Life may go on, but you are not forgotten. I have your office chair that needs repair. When I get it reupholstered, the words you wrote will still be there. Your hole puncher that says,"if you aren't Cav, you ain't Sh--." will always be w us. Iraq may or may not know how to handle the freedom we gave them. In America, we are losing our way of life. The rise and fall of the American Empire is in play. Pray for your country w all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.Your job is not done. How you are fighting for your country is different now. You are fighting on your knees for us now. Keep praying. Love Mum.

They are bringing the troops home!!!! Before the end of the year the war in Iraq will be over. I think of you everyday and though I am glad that they are coming home, I wish that you were too. I know you are looking down upon us and watching over us. I love you and miss you very much

- Dawnie XOXO

GOD BLESS YOU JAY! MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO! I WAS DECORATING MY TREE THE OTHER NIGHT AND WAS HAVING FOND MEMORIES OF THE THREE FROG ORNAMENTS YOU GOT ME. AAAHHH...WHAT I WOULD GIVE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. YOUR ALWAYS WITH ME; WITH US ALL WATCHING OVER US. PROBABLY LAUGHING; I KNOW YOU! I PRAY YOUR IN PEACE IN HEAVEN WITH YOUR OTHER FALLEN BROTHERS & SISTERS. CHILLIN WITH PAPA. LIKE THE GOOD OLD DAYS, CARD GAMES, GUESS WHAT RELATIVE, MEMORY, CROSS WORD PUZZLES... GOOD OLD DAYS JAY. I MISS YOU EVERY DAY; YOUR NEVER FAR AWAY JUST A THOUGHT, MEMORY, SOUND OR A SMELL. ALIVE IN US ALL. GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND KEEP YOU SAFE. MERRY CHRISTMAS BIG BRO!

LOVE YAH
BECKA XOXOXO

Sang your song at a songwriters competition. I didn't win but a few people came up and told me it was a good song. I keep trying to build that big memorial you wanted w this song. For three minutes tonight, I brought you back to life. Loving you from afar till I join you in heaven Love, Mum

well its getting time for the holidays again and your not here. I think about you all the time and i wish that you were here for me and that you were just a phone call away for me to talk to you when i need a friend. I know that you are watching down on me and that you know what has been going on and i so wish that you could be here to help me. I talk to you every night before i go to bed and i pray that all the time that you will hear me. Well im going to go. I miss you dearly everyday and think about you. Love you bunches. Kelly bussiere

Happy Birthday, Jason. I am one day late getting this in the blog. I am at work and stopped during my break to have a moment w you. Pops birthday was yesterday. Saturday, we are having a big Irish Hooley celebrating Pops birthday and Alannas. I am having karaoke there. I regret we never got to sing together before you died. I will count on your spirit being w us on Saturday. Much love, always Mum

well another day goes by that i dont think about you. U know this time a couple years ago when you came to see me we were down at the beach by the light house just walking on the rocks and talking and i miss that and everytime that i go down there i think about you and im never forget that. Thats a special place for me and you bc that is where u told me that you were going in the army and we broke up and agreed to stay friends and thats just what we did. I miss us writing back and fourth to eachother and u calling me when you could i think about that all the time. Well just want you to know that you are deeply missed and that everyone loves u alot and is never going to forget you. R.I.P. jason love you bunches. XOXOXOXOXOXOXO.

well jason its almost time for that birthday again. Well every year that your not here and its your birthday i think about you all the time. I cant believe that your gone and i so wish that everyday you were here. I miss you so much and cant imagine what its like up there. I know that you are watching over and the mistakes that i have made but im trying to do better and i am. Well me and my mother talk about you all the time and i even got her to come to the cemtary with me and she even cried. Well all miss you jason and wish that you could come home and be with all of us that care about you and that need you. U shouldnt be where you are right now u need to be home with us you are to young and smart and loving to be in heaven right now it wasnt your time
you had your whole life ahead of you with your wife and your family and friends. Love you always and miss u alot. R.I.P.

Love and miss you everyday. Thinking of you. xoxo

HAPPY EASTER JAY WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU TONS! MAY YOU ARISE WITH OUR LORD AND THOSE WHOSE FOOT STEPS YOU HAVE FOLLOWED IN THAT CAME BEFORE YOU.
XOXOXO
LOVE YOUR BIG SIS,
BECKA

Wow,
Its hard to believe that it has been four years since we heard you weren't coming home. Time really does go by fast. Thank you for instilling in me the courage you had. You really did change all of our lives and touched us in a way that can not be put into words. You will never be forgotten, because no one forgets a hero.
I love you! Hope heaven is paradise :) watch over the family and make sure they are safe

Miss you everyday. XOXO

Jason, I can't believe it has been four years since i said good bye to you. You were always there for me, I will never forget you. You were my best friend and still are. I love you brother.

-troy fisher-

To the family and friends of Sgt. Jason W. Swiger:
Please accept my remembrance of Jason on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

Remembering An Honoring You Today Jay Kathie, Kayla, Andrew, And Nick Huelin

I can't believe it has been 4 years since you left us. I miss you everyday. I am so honored to have been part of your family. Until we meet again, I will treasure all of our memories and hold them close.

Love you XOXO

JAY,
ANOTHER YEAR HAS COME AND GONE WOW... IT REALY DOES GO FAST! I LOVE YOU. I MISS YOU. EVERY DAY I BLOW 2 KISSES TO YOU AS I DRIVE BY. NOT A DAY PASSES I DO NOT THINK OF YOU. YOU'RE FOREVER IN MY HEART. I THANK YOU FOR VISITING ME IN MY DREAM ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY AND DON'T WORRY I HAVE PASSED ON YOUR MESSAGE.
I HOPE YOU CAN SEE HOW BIG MARIELLA IS GETTING. SHE IS SO FULL OF LIFE AND GOSH REMINDS ME OF YOU AS FAR AS HOW SMART SHE IS...IT BLOWS ME AWAY HOW FAST SHE PICKS THINGS UP AND WHAT WORDS SHE SAYS IN BOTH ENGLISH & SPANISH...COUNTING TOO AND ABC'S IT IS CRAZY! I THINK SHE IS A SMARTIE PANTS! SOUNDS FAMILAR LOL! I HOPE YOU HAVE SEEN THE LITTLE ONE! :) I WILL SEE YOU SOON AGAIN SOME DAY BUT TILL THEN KNOW I LOVE YOU AND ALWAYS WILL BE PROUD OF YOU! MY BROTHER; MY FRIEND, MY HERO-A GREAT SOLDIER! MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU SAFE.

LOVE YAH JAY,
BECKA XOXO
(BIG SIS)

To the family of Sgt. Jason W. Swiger:
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.

I am not sure where you lay my friend. I'm in Iraq once again. I teared up at your memorial, yet to cry fully I have not. Not until I find you my Brother, and I'm searching. I miss you man.

Dearest Jason,
We knew each other for such a short time but as you wrote on your picture you gave us, we made you feel like family, and you were. I will wear your bracelet till I die. You were missed at Thanksgiving and Christmas. You are missed every day. You know all your family needs your prayers. We will meet again one day. I will always love you, Mum in NC.

hey jason its late but i wanted to say merry christmas and happy new year. I miss you every day and i think about you all the time. Well idk what else to say other then merry belated christmas and that i miss you very much. Me and andie have been keeping in touch. Im getting remarried this year. I love you and miss youvery much. XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO. :(

Jason, you will never be forgotten. Have a Merry Christmas and know that you will forever be in our hearts.

Miss you everyday..... Love you Merry Christmas. xoxo

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR JAY! WE LOVE YOU ALWAYS! GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE COME BEFORE AND AFTER YOU.
MAY WE ALL KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS... MERRY CHRISTMAS!

LOVE YOUR BIG SIS BECKA & HUGO & MJ
XOXOXO

HI JAY! EVERY DAY I SAY THAT TO YOU AT LEAST TWICE AND BLOW YOU KISSES AS I DRIVE BY ON MY DAILY ROUTE. I LOOK BACK AND THINK OF ALL THE THANKSGIVINGS THAT HAVE PASSED AND ALL THE GOOD FOOD AND GRAMMY'S JOKES HOW WE WOULD ALL CHOKE ON OUR FOOD CAUSE SHE WOULD CATCH US OFF GAURD! BOY MOMS COOKING....EEEEMMMM NOTHING BETTER EVER EXISTED! I AM SURE YOUR MISSING IT JUST AS MUCH AS ME. IT WAS ALWAYS AMAZING HOW WE ALL FIT WHEN WE WERE LITTLE IN MOM'S HOUSE THE WHOLE FAMILY AND FRIENDS TOO! BOY THOSE MEMORIES WHERE CRAZY BUT A GOOD CRAZY! I AM THANKFUL THIS YEAR FOR MY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES THAT HAVE TOUCHED MY LIFE EVEN IF IT WAS BRIEF. THEY SAY PEOPLE ENTER OUR LIVES SOMETIMES FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME; OTHERS SHORT PERIODS OF TIME AND THEN SOME FOR SECONDS OR MINUTES BUT THEY STILL MAKE A DIFFERCE IN OUR LIFES AND WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL NO MATTER HOW LONG SOMEONE IS IN OUR LIFES. SO JAY I AM THANKFUL TO YOU FOR ALL MY WONDERFUL MEMORIES WE HAVE HAD TOGETHER AND I WILL HOLD THEM WITH ME FOREVER MORE! I AM THANKFUL YOU WERE BRAVE TO FIGHT FOR ALL OF US AND EVEN THOSE WHO DID NOT BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU WERE FIGHTING FOR. YOU BELIEVED, YOU LOVED SO YOU SOARED! MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU BIG BRO. TILL I SEE YOU AGAIN... I LOVE YOU ALWAYS. I AM ALWAYS AND FOREVER PROUD OF YOU AS A BROTHER AND AS A SOLDIER YOUR MY HERO AND WILL ALWAYS BE. THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF MY LIFE I LOVE YOU! LOVE FROM HUGO AND MARIELLA TOO YOUR IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR EVER. GOD BLESS YOU!

LOVE YOUR BIG SIS,
BECKA

Not a day goes by that you aren't missed, loved and honored. Life really does give you many surprises, and sometimes the grief is unbreable. I find myself waking up angry, at the fact your not here, at the fact you had to give your life to millions of people who dont give a damn and the fact that your missing out on all these incredible things, but then I remember that you are here, in our hearts forever. Thanks Jason, for everything you did and everything you continue to do, I Love and Miss you <3

Jason, as you know from heaven, I wrote your song. You wanted something big, if ever something happened to you. I memoralized you in song forever. All who want to share a journey w Jason on the day he died, visit cdbaby.com, Search Alice Regan(his mum-in-law) See his album,"Sgt.Jason Swiger(The Silence Screams) Cry w us. Love you forever and always, Mum. Always wish you were here.

Hey Jay...Last night i had a dream about u and i walked through a door and was in a white room and it was just u there and so i huged u and didnt want to let go and thats how the dream ended...me huging u. I miss u soo much and i love u with all my heart!! See u in Heaven someday big twin

Hi Jason, I never really got the chance to meet you - I saw you once when I was a little kid from a far - back before you were in the army and all. I hope that where ever you are now - that you feel loved and that you know we respect the price you paid for our freedom. Good bless - JSL

hey jason i pray to god every day that you were still here and that i could talk to you when i needed to. You always kept me in line and made me make the choices in my life and i wish that you were here to help me do that still. Maybe you could have helped me make the right with corey and our marraige. I wanted it to work jay but it didnt. Any ways i dont know what to do with out you i go crazy thinking that your not here for the advice and the shoulder to cry on when i needed you. I love you so much and not a day goes by that i dont think about you and the crazy things we did back in school and the things we did the summer before you left to go in the army. I am glad that after we split up that summer that we stayed friends. Well any ways gotta run but i love you always and forever and until the day i die. Love you kelly Bussiere

hey jay i havent wrote for a while i miss you so much and there isnt a day that goes by that i dont think about you. You know me and your brother got married but it didnt work. I am sorry. I love you and i think about you all the time. Well i dont know what else to say other then i love you so much and im miss you. Love kelly

Hey Jason! I was just thinking about you and remembering the crazy high school days. They are long gone but I will never forget the fun we had. Then there were the happy wheels nights. It's almost fall and life is flying by. I just needed to stop and reflect for a few minutes.

hey bro man i cant believe its been 3 years it still feels like yesterday. i still feel like i can pick up the phone and call u but then i realise that i cant it really stinks jay you are like my best friend and will always be my big brother and hero i hope that we can be together once again i miss you so much i love you jay

Becka got married August 7th. Alanna and I went up to Maine to be w her and Hugo and MaryElla Jade. You would enjoy your niece. You'd like Hugo. Some things aren't perfect in life. We can't always connect the dots. I know you were there. You felt family was important-regardless of the dots, connected or not. We visited your grave site and planted small white roses that are a symbol for eternity. We love you for all eternity. Alanna left a statue of a Bride and Groom in the precious moments line. You're life w her was her precious moment. Your Mom is taking good care of your gravesite. I wish we could be there more often but North Carolina is far away. Alanna wanted you to be w your family and the state that you loved. She sacrificed your closeness for them. This was good. But, we miss you so much. Love, Mum

Brooke and I think of you often, you are deeply missed. We tell our boys often of my friend our hero who gave his life for us. We now have three boys Haydon which u knew now 8, Keagan 5, and the newest Rogan who is 1. He too will hear of your stories. We love and miss you.
Tommy and Brooke McIntosh

hey jay happy b-day. i love u so much, i cant stop thinking about all the good times we had. and some of the bad times. jay you are my hero and you will always be my big brother. its not easy feeling like your all alone in this world, and not being able to talk to your big brother. i love u jason with all my heart and i wanted you to know that love your brother corey

Happy Birthday!!! Not a day goes by that I don't think of you and miss you. XOXOXOXO

Jason I will always miss you man we were like brothers when I lived in S.Portland growing up not much of a day goes by without me thinking of you bro and Corey its been along time looked at your pic and was like man I remember you when you were alot younger hope all is well with you and the family I miss all of you guys a bunch
Kenneth

Corey, I hope you are doing well, as your brother would to. Living a good life of success for someone you love is important. Make him proud.
Jason's Mum-in-in law,
Alice Regan

We celebrated the 4th of July yesterday. We had fireworks. It brought back the memories when you shot the fireworks at your wedding and it really was coming at me and I had to roll off the chair and duck, so it wouldn't hit me. I think of you w every fireworks display. You lit up our lives.
I have a few more songs to add to the album that will have your song on it. Producing music isn't cheap. But you are worth it. You'd be proud of me, Jason, I think. Through this, you will always be remembered by people you haven't even met in this lifetime. I think you'd say, " you did good, MUM"
Love me

hey jay im missing u eveyday. not a day goes by where i dont think of you. you are my hero and im really happy to say that about you. i miss you so much jay.

Jason,
It is Memorial Day and I wanted to tell you that I will never forget you or the ultimate sacrifice that you made.
You will forever be a hero in this town (South Portland) and you've touched so many lives all over the country. There will never be another man like you.
Thank you for all you've done and all the lives you've touched. Until next time.
I miss you.

Dear Jason,
3 years and another wedding anniversary have passed. It is Memorial Day week-end. Needless to say, you are remembered. Dad and I visited your memorial at Ft. Bragg the other day. There is a new wall put up there w all the names of those fallen in these horrible wars. There is a Hall of Heroes in Myrtle Beach which have all the names of those who sacrificed the ultimate sacrifice for our country, from all the wars. It is a noble task. Yes, your name was there. I wish it wasn't. So many wars, so many names!!! The saddest part was to look at the blank areas that await those who are yet to die-that more names will be added to the long list. You were Alanna's prince and you were taking her off to "happily ever after." One day, we shall all be together, again. I just wanted to spend a moment w you. All my love, Mum

To the family and friends of Sgt. Jason W. Swiger:
Remembering Jason 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

Being 11 years apart in age and living far-away never really allowed us to become close. By the time you enlisted, I had already served and relocated to the West Coast. A part of me will always be sad that I did not get to know you as a man. Although, I am thankful for the memories I have of you as a boy; especially the time an Army buddy and I visited— you would not leave us alone so we made you do push-ups and you kept on asking for more. Looking back now, that was a sure sign you were going to be a future soldier. Since that fateful day, I have heard and read great things about you, which allow me to feel a little closer to you. I am grateful to you for your sacrifices and service to our country and proud to be your cousin. Airborne.

Never will forget you buddy

Thinking of you today Valorie. Hoping the passage of time makes this easier.
Love
Cheryl

Remembering Jason today on this 3rd anniversary and praying for his family and friends. God bless each of you.

Thinking Of You Today Jay Thankyou For All You Did Kathie,Kayla.Andrew And Nick Huelin

Jason,
I can't believe it's been three long years since you left this Earth. I will forever think about you and remember all the good times we had. Not very often a person like you comes along and it's so hard to ever let go of that person once they are gone. You were always an amazing friend. I miss you.

Hi Jay,
It will be 3 years since you passed tomorrow. Everyday I wish to God you were here, to see all of us, how much we have changed and grown. I then remember that you are looking down upon each one of us and smiling. It still breaks my heart knowing that you are never really coming home, but i know that you are in a better place. I love you so much and miss you dearly!!!!

Jay,
Thank you for protecting our country. I think of you often and want you to know that you and your family our in my thoughts and prayers. Thanks for being such an amazing person.
Love,
Becky, Matt, and Livie Cleaves

HI JAY!! GOSH HOW FAST TIME GOES BY AND YET THE WOUNDS IN OUR HEARTS ARE JUST AS FRESH AS THE FIRST DAY WE ALL HEARD THAT HORRIBLE NEWS. I MISS YOU SO MUCH AND EVEN THOUGH I KNOW YOU’RE HERE IN SPIRIT WITH US ALL WATCHING OVER US ITS JUST NOT THE SAME LIKE ANDIE WAS SAYING. I AM SURE YOU KNOW JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE DOES THAT THE BIG DAY FOR ME IS COMING ON AUG. 8TH; YUP JAY I AM GOING TO GET MARRIED TO THE KINDEST MAN WHO TREATS ME SO GOOD AND IS THE BEST DAD I COULD EVER ASK FOR. MY ONLY REGRET IS THAT YOU NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO MEET HIM ONLY ALANNA DID. SHE LIKED HIM SO I AM SURE YOU WOULD HAVE TO! I KNOW YOU HAVE SEEN HIM WITH ME AND WELL I JUST HOPE AND PRAY THAT YOUR ARE THERE WHEN I GET MARRIED. I AM FILLED WITH TEARS INSIDE AND OUT… I KNOW YOU SAID A WHILE BACK THAT YOU WOULD WALK ME DOWN THE ISLE IN YOUR UNIFORM. I KNOW YOU WILL BE ON ONE OF MY ARMS WALKING WITH ME WHEN THE DAY COMES... DEAR GOD I WISH YOU WERE HERE SO BAD! THERE IS SO MUCH YOUR MISSING. I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL MEMORIES I HAVE OF YOU. YOU STAY ALIVE IN MY MIND & HEART. NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON’T THINK OF YOU & I HOPE YOU GET ALL THE KISSES THAT I BLOW UP TO HEAVEN TO YOU EVERY DAY WHEN I DRIVE BY TO SEE YOU. SOME DAY I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN IN HEAVEN & I WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU A GREAT BIG HUG & KISS FROM YOUR “BIG SIS”! I DON’T FORESEE MARCH 25TH BEING AN EASY DAY; LORD KNOWS IT HAS BEEN AN EASY 3 YRS! SO MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE YOU’VE BEEN GONE. WHEN YOU WERE KILLED THE KNOT (OUR FAMILY) REALY UNRAVLED, IT’S JUST NOT THE SAME ANYMORE. WE WERE ALWAYS THERE FOR EACH OTHER-IF ONE NEED HELP WE WHERE ALL THERE & IT DIDN’T MATTER WHAT IT WAS EITHER! YOUR WERE ALWAYS SO HELPFUL WHEN IT CAME TO TALKING OUT OUR FEELINGS, PROBLEMS, AND GIVING ADVICE EVEN IF I DIDN’T LIKE IT. I MISS YOU SO MUCH & I AM SO PROUD OF YOU. EVERY TIME I SEE A SOLDIER I SHAKE THERE HAND & TELL THEM THANK YOU. AND THE MONUMENT MAMA IS TRYING TO RAISE MONEY FOR ALL THE SOLDIERS WHO PASSED FROM HERE I GIVE ALL I CAN TO IT. I HOPE IT IS ERECTED SOON!

I LOVE YOU ALWAYS & FOREVER,
YOUR “BIG SIS” BECKA SWIGER
XOXOXO
3-24-10

hey Jay, its comming up on 3 years since u passed and it still fells like it was yesterday. it gets harder and harder every day knowing that ur gone because even though i know ur watching we all wish u were still here in person so u could experience everything first hand thats been happening. i miss u more and more everyday...i love u big brother