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To the family and frience of Doug Desjardins. Remembering Doug; may he never be forgotten.
November 23, 2012
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Spc. Douglas C. Desjardins
Mesa, Arizona
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Send FlowersOne of Douglas C. Desjardins Jr.'s loves was driving tanks. The soldier was recently promoted to gunner but still wanted to drive tanks. "He used to brag," said his father Desjardins Sr. "He would say how he saw a wild pig and shot it with his tank. He shot it with a big .50-caliber gun on his tank." Desjardins, 24, of Mesa, Ariz., was killed Nov. 5 in Ramadi from injuries suffered when a bomb detonated near his vehicle. He was a 2000 high school graduate and was assigned to Giessen, Germany. His family and friends called him "Dougie" throughout his childhood, but he didn't like it and preferred his military name, "DJ." DJ was adventurous and a "people person," his father said. He would "give a stranger the shirt off his back if he knew it would help." His stepmother, Barbara Desjardins, said he was shy as a boy, but "came out of his shell later in high school." He loved the Phoenix Suns and would try to attend games whenever he was home. "He always kept us laughing," said his mother, Cindy Surprenant. "He had a quick wit and a comeback to anything someone said." He also is survived by his stepfather, Jim Surprenant.
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November 5, 2011
To the family and friends of Spc. Douglas C. Desjardins:
Please accept my remembrance of Douglas on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
November 06, 2011 | Carson City, NV
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I miss you cuz it was hard letting you go but some how we all made it threw RIP
Your little cuz
tyler thomas
June 14, 2011 | Hermiston, OR
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To the family and friends of Spc. Douglas C. Desjardins:
Remembering Douglas on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
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Peggy Childers
November 05, 2010 | Carson City, NV
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March 02, 2009 | Manti, UT
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In Memory of Douglas ~ (Debra Estep)
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...
November 06, 2008
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To the family of Spc. Douglas C. Desjardins:
Douglas 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
Peggy Childers
November 05, 2008 | Carson City, NV
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Doug,
I know it has been sometime since you were taken from us but i think about you every day. I miss you so much. You are a hero to all of us. Someday i will see you again. I love you Doug!
Nicole Scott
October 12, 2008 | Scio, OR
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COLD STEEL
A sad day is when you can't look and find all your brothers when the following day no one speaks just silence, tears, and reflection. DJ was a huge part of our family at Charlie Company. His jokes, smile, and cunning humor kept smiles on everyones face. May god bless his family and loved ones behind and know that you too are apart of our family. RIP brother you truly will be missed.
Timothy "Hank" Ward
August 03, 2008 | McDonough, GA
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