Kokomo, Indiana
James Swain didn't have to go to Iraq. But he believed in doing what needed to be done, so he volunteered to leave his post in Japan for the Middle East. "He was never one to hide," said Dave Peters, a scoutmaster who knew Swain for 10 years. "Whatever needed to be done, he was going to do it." Swain, 20, of Kokomo, Ind., was killed Nov. 15 by small-arms fire in Anbar province, Iraq. The son of an Army medic and grandson of a Marine, Swain was a life scout who was equally at home on his high school's theater stage as he was on the sidelines. As a statistician for the basketball team, he learned a 30-page computer manual in days and taught others how to computerize statistics. The 6-foot-tall redhead, who enlisted in the Marines after graduating in 2002, hoped someday to be a criminal profiler for the CIA or FBI. "I've always been afraid this would happen," said friend Joe Klemann, who met Swain in high school. "But he knew what was going on in Iraq and he went voluntarily."
On this Memorial Day weekend, I felt it was only right to honor you and your brothers in arms. SSGT Chris had some names on his page that I didn't have. My wish for today is that every American will take just a minute or two and honor all of you.
HEROES NEVER DIE. THEY LIVE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER.
I truly do believe that.
with love and respect,
Mike and Pam Dustin
May 28, 2012 | Bakersfield, CA
November 15, 2011
To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. James E. Swain:
Please accept my remembrance of James on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
November 19, 2011 | Carson City, NV
To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. James E. Swain:
Remembering James 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
Peggy Childers
November 14, 2010 | Carson City, NV
”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 1,750 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!
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Kenna larra
August 22, 2009 | Manti, UT
Remembered By
CPT James Pradke
June 12, 2009 | Knox, IN
Safely Home
James,
Thinking and praying for you on the 4th anniversary of your passing into eternal glory. May God hold you in the palm of His hand. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends", John 15:13.
Michael Iezzi
November 17, 2008 | Brookhaven, PA
To the family of Lance Cpl. James E. Swain:
James 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 16, 2008 | Carson City, NV
In Memory of James ~ (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 15, 2008
I just purchased Geocoin USG9YK that is assigned to Lance Cpl Swain. Go to www.geocaching.com and track that number to see where his memorial coin has gone!
Thanks so much to Lance Cpl Swain and his family & friends. His sacrifice (and yours) means so much to me. I hope people seeing and looking up the coin learn about his sacrifice and keep his memory alive.
God Bless,
"E-Dub"
July 19, 2008 | Dallas Area, TX
