Eric-Caban-Obituary

Eric Caban

Fort Worth, Texas

1978 - 2006

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Eric Caban, 28, a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army, died Tuesday, July 18, 2006, in Afghanistan.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday in the sanctuary of University Christian Church. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Eric will lie in state from noon to 9 p.m. Friday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral...

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Just want to extend my sincere gratitude to everyone who has honored Eric in their own way. We love him, we miss him, but we know he will be remembered and loved. Cheers!

Today at our high school bass tournament we honored our fallen soldiers and I received Eric´s dog tags and honored him today and my prayers for your family

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We realize that we are very late to express our deepest condolences, but we wanted to let your family and friends know that we have made a small donation to Wreaths Across America to honor and remember Eric Caban US Army Staff Sergeant. We recognize that this is a humble tribute, but we wanted you to know that it is heartfelt and made possible by thousands of like-minded individuals across the American youth hockey community and beyond. We will not forget. May God Bless you and...

Eric, you died on the exact day I was born. I do not know exactly who you are, but I know you did many great things. Thank you for all you have done for this country.

Remembering you, my Ranger Brother. May your family know that you will always be remembered and honored, both by those who knew you and the nation you served.

For love of country they accepted death, and this resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue. - James A. Garfield

I remember Eric. I was in the Q course with him. He was a great soldier, and an even better man. I considered him my friend. RIP

I met Eric shortly before he rejoined the military. Being an Army brat I instantly knew he was a good person. I met him on my 21st birthday. He gave me a tv and some VHS tapes he had brought to my apartment. I was broke and it was the first time I lived alone. I came across one of those tapes and wondered how he was doing. I was saddened to see that he had passed. My heart goes out to his family and friends. I didn't know him very well, or for very long but he was an amazing person and a...

On May 23rd, 2015 my family and I participated in the I Did the Grid 4 mile run/walk. The run is organized by Team Chris, an organization founded by the family of Cpl. Christopher G. Scherer who was killed in action in July of 2007. As part of the run participants carry the names of four fallen heroes on our bibs to honor the sacrifice that they and their families have made so that we and our families may live free. There are no awards or medals. We ring a bell in honor of the names we carry...

I met Eric while serving in the Ft. Worth National Guard unit. We instantly became friends. I still to this day cant believe that he is gone.. He is dearly missed.