Sgt. Kyle Dayton

miss you wish you were here.

your neice alyssa

Missing you on your birthday little brother. You are always in our heart & our thoughts. I love you.

miss you Kyle danger, cant believe its been 6 years.

-matt

Thank you for your service,SGT.

In memory and honor of Kyle Dayton on the 5th anniversary of his passing.

Thought about the old days alot yesterday. think about them all the time. 5 years.

Will never forget you or the others we lost while fighting together. You will always be in my thoughts.

5 years ago today you left us. I hope you would be proud of how things have gone. Sean talks about you and says that he can't wait to meet you someday... Pretty cute kid we made huh? I hope you're at peace. Ill always love you.

I Still remember your spirit, strength, and wonderful sense of humor. I will never forget you my brother. I love and miss you.

Dearest Dayton,
I think of you often. Because of your sacrifice, I am forever indebted to you and your amazing spirit! Because of you I know two of the best people on the planet...and will forever know three of the best in the next life. You and your family are deeply in my heart. God bless your beautiful soul.

5 YRS. AGO TODAY YOU YOU WENT SO FAR AWAY.
WITHOUT YOU HERE DAYS SEAM SO DREARY AND GREY.
YOUR GOING BRINGS SUCH SADNESS THAT IT IS ALMOST MADNESS.
DAYS TURN INTO YEARS AND I WASH AWAY MY TEARS.
WHEN I NEED YOU MOST - I FEEL NO FEAR
THOSE ARE THE TIMES I CAN FEEL YOU HERE.
I CANNOT SEE YOU BUT I KNOW MY HERO IS NEAR!!
A SMILE SLOWLY SPREADS FROM MY FACE TO MY HEART.
I CAN FEEL MY BROTHERS LOVE EVEN THOUGH WE ARE APART.
I LAUGH AND THINK OF YOUR DEVIOUS WINK YOUR HILARIOUS ANTICS & CRAZY SMART ALEC SARCASM
YOU NEVER WOULD LET AN OPPORTUNITY TO PULL A PRANK PASS.
NEVER ENDING SARCASTIC REMARKS AND AN OFF-THE-WALL COMMENT ANY TIME OR MOMENT.
AN EYEBROW RAISED, AND THEN COMES THAT GRIN EVER SO SLY MEANT SOMETHING MISCHIEVOUS SPARKED A GLEAM IN YOUR EYE.
--ALWAYS THAT MEANT YOU HAD CONCOCTED A NEW DEVIOUS PLAN TO TRY!
NO MATTER HOW WRONG OR MESSED UP YOUR PRANK MAY HAVE BEEN.. SO CRAFTY AND FUNNY YOUR NEW THOUGHT UP SIN... SIDE SPLITTING LAUGHTER. HOW COULD IT NOT? EVEN THE VICTIM THAT CHANCE MAY HAVE BROUGHT COULDN'T BE ANGERED AND NEVER FELT WRATH.
SO HILARIOUS YOUR SCHEME THEY COULD ONLY SIT BACK AND LAUGH

i GUESS I JUST WROTE THIS BECAUSE I NEEDED TO SAY
LIL BROTHER
YOU CAN STILL BRIGHTEN MAY DAY YOU ARE NOT GONE FOREVER JUST- SO FAR AWAY.


I MISS YOUR SENSIBILITY, YOUR KINDNESS AND WORDS OF WISDOM AS MUCH AS I MISS YOUR STUBBORN SMART ALEC SARCASM.


You are LOVED AND MISSED.

Still remembered in the hearts and minds of many.

To the family and friends of Sgt. Kyle Dayton:
Please accept my remembrance of Kyle on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.

Whats up Danger, Its christopher. its been almost 4 years and it feels like yesterday, we didnt always agree but we always agreed on one thing, that was to keep our team safe. kinda feel like i let you down, but then i think well it was out of my hands and into gods. anyways just wanted to let you know tomorrow as ive done for three years ill put yours and nixons picture out with a shot and give you the respect you earned in blood. rip buddy.

Missing you lots today my not so little, 'lil' brother. xoxoxoxoxo

I am sorry for the misprint, Our tour was 2005 not 2004.

I proudly served with Dayton 2/504th 1st Bct. I was wounded in our tour OEF 2004. I spent 2 years at WRAMC due to my injuries and I was never informed of his death until a few days ago. Dayton was always fun to be around and all of us as young Paratroopers worked together not as friends but as brothers.. I remember always splitting an order of Chinese Delivery at 10 p.m. After our workouts Lol.. He was a great buddy and one hell of an athlete. I will never forget any of my Brothers. White Devils forever

To the family and friends of Sgt. Kyle Dayton:
Remembering Kyle 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

To the family:
May the comfort from family and friends continue to strengthen you, and may you find comfort in the words found in the Holy Scriptures: "And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away."

Missing you little Brother... Remembering to be more PROUD than I am sad!
with Love form your Sis AKA "B!*@%H"

On this Memorial Day weekend, I went to my church in Aliso Viejo and our Pastor had a basket with names of our fallen heroes. I picked Kyle. Please know that I am praying for Kyle and his family. America must never forget our fallen heroes and love and respect their courage. My grandson, Patrick, who is 20, is a new member of the Army and is going through flight school in Georgia. After that, he will be deployed. Please pray for my Patrick as well as for Kyle. God bless you

When I first read about the passing of Kyle Dayton, I was in shock. From time to time his name flashes in my brain and think about how he was.

I knew him from high school government class. Calm demeanor, but smart and witty to hold his own. Stubborn, yes, but not disrespectfully. One of those guys people would want around as a close friend. Wish I could've known him more before he had passed because he was a great person.

We will remember.

To Nicole and Sean: may your dreams be sweet.

I hope you find good company with your grandma up there with you. I miss you buddy

So sorry...

Give Grandma a big hug for me lil brother... I miss you both ever so much.... Wishing you were here! xoxoxox

Kyle, I still think of you every day. Ill love you forever.

On this day and with each day that we enjoy our freedom, I would like to give thanks and let you know that I do not take our troops for granted. May you experience God when you feel your loss.

I offer my deepest condolences for your loss

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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 Kyle, but I am remembering
his service and sacrifice. 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 –
(To hear the song)
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Sincerely,

Deb Estep ~ Ohio
Proud Air Force Mom SSgt Vince – Lackland AFB
Proud Air Force MIL SrA Dana – Randolph AFB

Remembering The Fallen – Blog
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Angel and soldier drawing I have shared here.
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Nicole, I am always thinking of you and your son, please let all of us give this time to let you know we are thinking of you and your loss and that I am very sure Kyle is watching you and wanting you and his son, Sean, to be happy and rember his love and trust to you....You deserve the best and he wants this for both of you.......Love you always, Aunt Linda and Uncle John

Kyle,
Thinking and praying for you on the 1st 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.

To the family of Sgt. Kyle Dayton:
Kyle 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

Hey buddy, just thinkin about you. It seems like yesterday when we were makin those dry ice bombs n shootin eachother with airsoft guns. I miss you man. You'd be proud of Nicole and how she's doing with Sean. He's just like you, stuborn as hell. Love you man, don't live it up too hard up there.

Thank you for the sacrifice made by Sgt Dayton and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!

You are remembered and respected. Thank you Sgt Dayton!

Not only is Kyle my brother, friend, confiduant,pain in my behind, but he is my Hero! Kyle had stated that he did not want anyone to be sad when he goes but wanted us to make the most of it and raise a little hell while doing so; doing something crazy that he would do..In honor of him i attempt to do so .... difficult that it might be I take steanght from knowing that to make him proud of his big sis I must endure..knowing that I have so many people that care and feel as much pain as myself due to his passing comforts me..Thankyou to all who have taken time to show that you care, attempt to comfort my family and time to honor Kyle...He is always with us ..The footprints that Kyle has left thru our lives to this day and beyond will continue to inspire, challenge and make us laugh..

Please accept my deepest sympathies.

He was a good friend that you could always count on. He will not be forgotten. I served with him through Afghanistan. He was a good trooper and a better friend.

Our fallen hero, Sgt. Kyle Dayton, will never be forgotten and I thank you for your service and ultimate sacrifice to our country.

My deepest thoughts and prayers for the Dayton Family, in this great time of sorrow and need.

Dear Sean,
May you grow up knowing what a very special man your father was. Many Americans across this great country of ours are grateful to him for the great sacrifice he made.
He will never be forgotten.

From a Proud Soldiers’Angel.

My heartfelt sympathy to the Dayton family in the loss of Kyle. I did not know Kyle, 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. My heart was touched by the many wonderful/beautiful things written about you. Kyle 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~

My condolences to SGT Kyle Dayton's Family. I was in his platoon in Afghanistan in 2005-06 he was a good man and he will be remebered as a Hero.

I thank your son and all the others like him, who gave "all" so that I may live my life as I choose in America and have the freedom that so many people take for granted here. I have a friend, Paul Skogen who was a member of the Honor Guard detail to honor Sgt. Dayton. He has since left for Iraq. My prayers are with you and all of Kyle's family.

I never had the pleasure of meeting Kyle, but I appreciate his service and sacrifice. May God comfort his family.

Though I did not know Kyle personally, he will always be a hero to me. Nothing I can say will take away the pain that you feel right now. Please accept my sincerest condolences and know that my thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.


Sincerely,
Jeri Herrera
Proud sister of SFC Rocky H. Herrera
KIA 8/28/07 Jaji, Afghanistan

Sgt Tyler Brownlee and his Mother and Father, Eva and Scott Brownlee of Tipp City, Ohio join the many in grieving over Kyle's loss. Tyler told us that Kyle was what he called a "stand up" guy. Our deepest sympathies are to all of Kyle's family, friends and fellow soldiers.

Sgt. Kyle Dayton, we would like to thank you for your service to our country. It is people like you that allow all of us to rest easy at night. To your family we would like to offer any and all assistance as well as our condolence.
As they say in the Airborne: All The Way Sgt. Dayton....All The Way.

My heart goes out to you at this time and in the days ahead.

With the deepest regret, I have just learned of the death of Sergeant Dayton. As a Vietnam Veteran and the State Chaplain of the Georgia Society, Sons Of The American Revolution, I speak for our President, Charlie A. Newcomer, III and the more than 1,400 SAR members around the State of Georgia in humbly expressing the condolences of a grateful Society. Wrapped in the integrity of service to our nation and the inestimable values of duty, honor and country, your American hero stood on a wall of freedom for us all. This precious life, lived and lost in love of America, epitomized every attribute of patriotism the Sons Of The American Revolution hold dear. And, as Americans, we could never repay the debt we owe ..!! Nor the debt we owe you… the family of one of America's best ...!!!

I will always remember Kyle as a genuine, caring, friend. A fun-loving, remarkable young man whom I had the pleasure of befriending. It is with a somber tone that I wish my deepest condolences to Nicole and the rest of Kyle's family. I look forward to being able to pay my respects to him personally tomorrow. Such a tragedy could not a befallen a brighter, more genuine individual. I will look back on my memories of him fondly and I know he will be remembered as a hero.

Freedom is not free, thank you Kyle for putting words to action. You are my hero and your legacy will live on through your baby boy Sean. We all love and miss you.

We care and share your sorrow and pride.

Dear Cousin Kyle, we will miss you forever! You have made quite an impression in our hearts as well as the hearts of others.
Forever and Always
-Nancy

Sgt dayton you were my team leader and my brother. Ill always reamber the training and leadership you have prepared me with R.I.P Sgt

To the Family of Kyle,
My heart and prayers go out to you on the loss of your loved one. My son Paul has the the privilege to be part of honor guard detail to go and honor Sgt. Dayton. When Paul gets back to Ft. Bragg he will ship out for Iraq.
Once again my prayers are with you.

To the Family of Kyle,

You do not grieve alone. Our hearts are broken for the loss of Kyle, a true American hero.

To Kyle's wife Nicole, son Sean, & Mother Linda,
Please accept our condolences for your loss. Kyle will be missed by all of the family and so many people who met and knew him. What an out pouring of love for Kyle we are seeing. I hope that what we all so feebly express can offer you some meager peace for there is truely nothing we can say that can express how we feel but know that Kyle will be remembered in our hearts. Our son Daniel and our Godson John are also soldiers in Iraq and we know the burden you have carried these past months as you worried over Kyle. Now the loss of Kyle is a loss to the whole family. Sgt. Kyle Dayton you honor us all.

My condolences for your loss. I sereved in Afghanistan with your son. I didn't know him well but what i did know of him is that he loved what he was doing and who he was doing it for. the world and our army is at a loss with out him with us. may god bless your family.

To the Family and Friends of this Soldier:
I will stand in grief with this soldier's family to honor him. 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 Brent that neither he nor any like him would be forgotten and so I will continue until the day there is no longer the need.
We lost our son SFC Brent A. Adams on 12/1/05 and it seems like yesterday. I wish so badly there were things I could say to you right now to make the pain you are feeling go away, but I know first hand there simply are no words that will bring you the comfort and peace your heart aches for. Just know that you are not alone. My heart, thoughts, and prayers are with you all as you go through this tragedy moment by moment and as you mourn this loss.
We don't know each other, will probably never meet, but will forever be united in the loss of our Heroes. We have, unfortunately joined a group none of us wanted to join, an ever-growing group of families in this situation. May God grant you peace and strength to get through this and be able once again to smile at a memory rather than have only the tears that flow so easily now. To be so proud of your loved one and so saddened at the same time is a mix of emotions very difficult to deal with as our hearts both burst with pride and pain together.
I am sorry that I never knew your soldier personally. While they can never be replaced, neither will they ever be forgotten. You must trust that sometime, someday the loving memories you have will help to sustain you and help you go on. This courageous soldier will forever be your Angel watching over you all for the rest of your lives. It's what brings me some measure of peace and comfort and I hope it will you as well.
To his family and friends in pain, I offer this comfort: When you find yourself in that dark sorrowful place, think not only of how you will miss him, but instead recall the years, days, hours and minutes gifted to you by his presence. The one thing that cannot be taken from you is your wonderful memories that now will mean more than ever.
If you ever want to talk, I'm only an e:mail away and would love for you to tell me more about your Hero.
God Bless this soldier and family who gave all and God Bless legacy.com for setting up this site where families can so quickly share their condolences and prayers with others like themselves.
Proud Parents of SFC Brent A. Adams, KIA, 12/1/05, Ramadi, Iraq
Pam and Bill Adams, Lancaster, PA

Nicole, I am praying for you and Sean. I want you to know that if you need anything, let me know. Please know it breaks my heart to even image the pain you are going through. Keep praying and know that Kyle was a wonderful soldier, leader, husband, father, son, brother-in-arms and friend to all the knew him.

SGT David Sowers' wife
2-504 PIR 82nd airborne

Please Know that Kyle is in good company guarding the streets of heaven. My thoughts and prayers are with you...God bless you always...

Omie Johnson ~ sister to LCpl. Leon Deraps KIA Iraq 5/6/07

As the mother of a son who is deployed, I want to send my condolences. Please know that there are many, many people who grieve with you.

I can't even find the words...I lost my 19 year old son--5 Sept 2007, Balad, Iraq. I am absolutely devastated and I know that you are too...but find comfort in the fact that we will see our loved ones, our heroes again. Do I wish that I could trade places with my son? ABSOLUTELY not. He is in the arms of our Lord--"And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away" ~Rev 21:4
What a wonderful thought...
May God bless Sgt Kyle Dayton, God bless you and your family and God bless America!

Contact me if you want to talk.

PROUD Mother of
Specialist Dane R. Balcon
KIA, 5 September 2007
Balad, Iraq

REST IN PEACE SGT. DAYTON, TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS MAY THE MEMORIES OF THIS WONDERFUL SOLDIERS LIFE FILL YOUR HEARTS WITH BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES
GOD BLESS YOU

I am writing to offer my deepest sympathies to you and your family over the loss of your HERO Sgt Kyle Dayton. I lost my son in Iraq on May 6/2007, so I can well understand your pain of losing a loved one so dear.

I pray you will be guided by a higher power to give you peace, comfort and strength in this time.

Psalm 34:18
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit
GOD Bless you and your family. Your soldier was a true American Hero and we are all very proud of his service. He will not be forgotten!


(Proud mother of Sgt Joel W. Lewis, 5/20, 3-2 SBCT /Ft Lewis-KIA 5/ 6/07, Baqubah, Iraq)

My prayers and thoughts are with you.
I know how you feel losing a "HERO",Becoming a "Gold Star" Mother myself on 25 March.. The sacrafice our sons and daughters are making on a daily basis should tell us all..These young HEROS knew full well what they were doing and did it proudly When you hug your loved ones tonight.... Remember... We also hugged ours and they were protecting you..We.. as Americans need to make the "Ultimate Sacrafice" by supporting all our military(HEROS)...the Proud Mom of SGT. Jason W. Swiger
5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne,Fort Bragg, N.C. KIA 3/25/007
Valorie (South Portland, ME)

To the family of Kyle:

As I sit here and think about you and your son I know without any doubt that Kyle is a true American Hero. He will always hold a special place in our hearts, the hearts of a mother and father of 3 soldiers, one in Iraq as we speak. And our hearts go out to you, Kyle's family, in hopes that some comfort will come to you knowing that so many thank you and Kyle for your service to this country. And to Kyle for stepping up to serve when so many choose not to. They can do that b/c people like Kyle do it for them. You are in my prayers each day. My husband and I will never forget Kyle.

Sincerely,

Peggy & Mike Conklin

There is nothing that I can say or do to take away the pain or bring you peace in your time of sorrow, but I will offer you and your family my heart felt condolences. I also offer you my prayers that in time the pain will easy and the memories of your HERO will carry you through each day and night. I want to thank your HERO, for his/her selfless act of becoming a member of the armed forces, his/her willingness to defend the United States of America, all that we hold sacred and for the sacrifice that will forever be etched in the memories of all those who knew him/her. Though tears can never bring him/her back, we hope that our tears express our gratitude for the sacrifice that he/she made and our sorrow at his/her passing. I believe for every fallen HERO there is a star shining brightly up above to remind us of the precious gift we were given.

Your mission on earth is complete and you are now a member of GOD’s Heavenly armed forces. Stand down brave warrior and take your rightful place in Heaven with all the HEROES who have passed before.

I made a special promise to LE RON A. WILSON, a dear family friend who joined the Army with three other friends, one of whom is my son (Le Ron was killed in action on 07/06/07 at the age of 18) on the day he was laid to rest as I touched his coffin, that I would never forget him nor would I forget those that gave their lives for our country before him, with him and after him and so when I came across www.legacy.com, I thought what a great way to keep my promise to Le Ron, so I will continue to leave tributes in each guest book until the day there is no longer the need to leave these tributes to a FALLEN HERO.

REST IN PEACE, HERO, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!

I would also like to tell you about a website, http://groups.msn.com/SSPSoldierPor
traits/homepage,
where some wonderful people will make wood portraits of your fallen Hero for free for the immediate family. I became aware of this site when I wanted to do something special for Le Ron’s mother.

PROUD MOTHER OF A U.S. SOLDIER
Currently stationed in Germany
Althea Barrett (Queens, NY)

A Multitude of Thanks, to this Brave Young Soldier, who lost his life while in the Service of our Country. With so much gratitude for his Courage, and his Unselfish Dedication and Service.
Rest In Peace now, Sgt. Kyle Dayton, in God's Loving Care and may the Peace of God be with the Dayton family.

Those who Make these Sacrifices, So Many and So Young, shall Never Be Forgotten, my brother among them. Killed in action in Vietnam on December 6, 1967.

"I consider that our present sufferings.
are not worth comparing with the glory
that shall be revealed in us."
~ Romans 8:18 ~

I am sincerely hoping that you feel the thoughts of caring and support that surround you today and in the days ahead, as this Country morns with you, for someone very precious to you, who is a True American Hero to all of us.
I am So Deeply Sorry for your Loss.

Father we entrust our brother Kyle to your mercy. You loved him greatly in this life: now that he is freed from all its cares, give him happiness and peace forever. Welcome him now into paradise where there will be no more sorrow, no more weeping or pain, but only peace and joy with Jesus your Son, and the Holy Spirit forever and ever.
May God hold Kyle in the palm of His hand. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. My deepest sympathy.