May God bless you and your...
Thinking of you, Bill.
Tim Williford
May 19, 2025
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Cpl. William A. Long
Lilburn, Georgia
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Send FlowersWilliam "Billy" Long was a perfectionist who kept his uniform flawless, ate pizza with a knife and fork and always arrived early. "Bill just sort of commanded the room. He was always smiling, very charismatic," said his fiancee, Elizabeth Jackson. Long, 26, of Lilburn, Ga., was killed in a grenade attack in Buhriz, Iraq. He was based at Fort Benning. Long had a safe assignment in the Armed Forces Honor Guard in Washington, but he requested a transfer from his duties so he could deploy to Iraq. "He was ready to go and felt that's what he needed to do," said his mother, Susan Cordner. "I didn't like it, but I supported him." In Washington, he was a driver for Chaplain Maj. Douglas Charles Fenton and often spent weekends playing tennis with him and losing video games to Fenton's 10-year-old son. Fenton was to officiate over Long's wedding. Instead, he said his eulogy.
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Thinking of you today, Bill. May God bless you and keep you, your family, and all those who we remember for their sacrifice.
Tim Williford
May 26, 2024
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Billy's been popping up in my thoughts a lot lately in the days current political climate. He was my best friend for only a year, but a year is long when you are 10. Whenever I think about him.. and the simply silly stuff we did. He really was a funny guy. I could only imagine how much funnier it would be to know him now. I know I get to see him again someday. I don't ever want to forget him and what he did, it was what he did all his life. Sacrifice... he did it for me when I was young and...
Chris Fall
September 03, 2018 | Marietta, GA
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To the family and friends of Cpl. William A. Long:
Please accept my remembrance of William on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
June 18, 2011 | Carson City, NV
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Tell them of us and say, For their tomorrows, we gave our today.
Garnet Jenkins
October 06, 2010 | Grand Junction, CO
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To the family and friends of Cpl. William A. Long:
Remembering William 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
June 18, 2010 | Carson City, NV
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Happy Birthday Bill! I love you and miss you. May you truly rest in the peace that the world cannot seem to find.
Elizabeth Jackson
April 16, 2010 | Apex, NC
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Cpl. William Long-Eternal Hero. I fly my flag proudly in your honor everyday!
You will never be forgotten by those of us who love America, NEVER. Now at a time when our personal freedoms are in grave danger here at home, we need heros like Cpl. Long. God bless "Billy", God bless his family and now more than ever God bless America.
Ginny Gilbert
August 06, 2009 | Snellville, GA
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Cpl William A Long (Billy)
We still love and miss you Billy.
4 years or 100 years.
Forever entwined.
Love Mom
Sue Cordner
June 18, 2009 | Knoxville, TN
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