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Danny Doyle
May 24, 2015
The Flame of your Life shall never be extinguished in our hearts, our minds or our memories!
Peggy Childers
June 17, 2011
June 16, 2011
To the family and friends of Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke:
Please accept my remembrance of Shawn on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
dale pahnke
November 19, 2010
God bless you all.
Thomas Pahnke
June 17, 2010
Miss you baby
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Kristine Brown
June 17, 2010
Remembering Shawn today. An American hero.
Peggy Childers
June 16, 2010
To the family and friends of Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke:
Remembering Shawn 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
Don Cartwright
April 27, 2010
God bless this fallen warrior! People like you are keeping people like me safe and secure.
Kenna Larra
March 9, 2010
”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 2,000 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 some wonderful sponsors who help with the costs, and only want you know that we 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
Peggy Childers
June 16, 2009
To the family of Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke:
Shawn 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
Ginny Vizdal
May 25, 2009
It is Memorial Day 2009. I still think of Shawn, a distant relative. I knew his dad well in his younger days. I cant even imagine his grief at losing a son, but at the same time, I am full of pride that he was defending our country, and he will be remembered as a hero in my eyes forever.Hopefully peace has found the Panhke family.
Tom Pahnke
July 6, 2008
Shawn, It has been 5 years since you were taken from us. You are in our hearts and thoughts every day.
Dad
Becky Coy
July 1, 2008
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and we thank god everyday for brave men & women like your soldier for defending our country. We are building a wall in honor of all those who have lost their lives in Iraq & Afghanistan from Indiana. It's called Wall of Heroes. If you would like more information please contact me at [email protected].
The Neal family
June 18, 2008
To the family of Pvt. Pahnke,
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.
In Memory of Shawn David ~ ( Debra Estep )
June 16, 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 Shawn, 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 ~ 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
November 16, 2007
You are remembered and respected. Thank you Pvt Pahnke!
Hamlet Canosa
September 8, 2007
May our Father, the God of mercy and grace, bring to each of the Pahnke family peace that passeth all understanding - a peace that only He can provide. Pvt. Pahnke is one of America's finest - a hero in every sense of the word. God bless you all. Rest in peace, brave soldier.
Patsy Jo Reed Sircy
August 14, 2007
Sincere sympathy and love, Pat - R.N. and mother of Jason Shawn Sircy
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 Pvt Pahnke and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! God bless all of you!!
Garnet Jenkins
June 16, 2007
A Multitude of Thanks, to this Brave Young Soldier, who gave his life for our Country and for Freedom. Thank you for his Courage, and his unselfish Dedication and Service.
May Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke Rest In Peace, in God's Loving Care and may the Peace of God continue to be with the Pahnke family.
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.
~Tell Them Of Us And Say...
For Their Tomorrows...
We Gave Our Today~
I am sincerely hoping that you continue to feel the thoughts of caring and support that surround you each day, as this Grateful Country remembers someone very precious to you, who is a Hero to all of us.
I am so deeply sorry for your loss.
Deborah Anderson
May 31, 2007
Please accept my deepest sympathies.
Karen Hickman
January 14, 2007
I am so sorry for the loss of PVT. Shawn D. Pahnke. if there are any brothers or sisters, please contact me. i am the Founder of Gold Star Siblings, Inc.
God Bless.
Laura Berrum
January 7, 2007
To Shawn's family,
Shawn has been gone for a few years now but his story has stuck in my heart. I visit the guest book regularly. His story and the words that I read from this site always bring tears to me eyes. He gave the ultimate sacrifice. I never had the pleasure of meeting him in person but I will never forget him. God bless his family. You are all in my prayers...
Gary Allain
January 2, 2007
Pvt. Shawn D. Pahnke
you are my hero
may god keep you in his arms forever.
Tom Gugliuzza-Smith
October 15, 2006
My heartfelt sympathy to the Pahnke family in the loss of Shawn. I did not know Shawn, 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. Shawn it has been over three 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~
sheila
August 5, 2006
Hoping that his family finds some comfort with his memory. May he rest in peace. Not forgotten.
scott spahr
July 29, 2006
To the family of Shawn, thank you for allowing us to rename a buliding after him. Now when someone walks into that building the know that someone gave his life protecting us from evil.
God Bless the USA
Denise Terribile
June 16, 2006
I am so sorry for your loss.
Carol McPartlin-Bernardi
October 26, 2005
Dear Pahnke Family:
my deepest sympathy for your loss, your son is a brave man. Both of my sons went to Lincolnway with Shawn and thought highly of him. Shawn is a true American hero
Fred Yates
April 8, 2005
My most deepest and sincere sympathy to you at your time of loss. May the Almighty Father bring you peace at your time of sorrow.
Willie Smith
March 18, 2005
To The Loving Family of Shawn:
I will never celebrate my son's birthday again without thinking of your beloved Shawn, for you see he left you on the day my son was born. No greater love can a man have than to lay done his life for another. Please know that my family and I share your grief and humbly and respectfully wish you and yours peace and understanding.
Ellen Paulley
March 3, 2005
sorry for loss.god will always love you.Sorryin the time of need.
joani wagner
February 25, 2005
Dear Pahnke family, I am so sorry for your loss. Sometimes we don't understand why bad things happen to good people. One day will understand it all. I pray God holds you and comforts you during the times you need it most.
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