A Fallen Hero

[frogman68]

I dont know this person (and they are not from DE) but this 12 minutes makes me proud to be a American . The people standing on the side of the road, saluting or holding their hands to the heart, the billboard and so on.

http://e.blip.tv/scripts/flash/showp...&enablejs=true

[Missy]

That's a beautiful tribute..

[DEMOA]

Beautiful.

At 9 min..30 seconds, the car is going by a billboard (and a big sign held up by two women) that they zoom in on...for Sgt. John C. Beale.

I looked up his info.
Sgt. John C. Beale | Freedom Remembered

Sgt 1st Class John Curtis Beale

June 5th, 2009



Birth: February 11, 1970 in Riverdale, Georgia
Death: June 4, 2009 in Kapisa, Afghanistan
Sgt 1st Class John C. Beale of Riverdale, Georgia graduated from Riverdale High School. He served in the United States Army from 1991 through 1994 and was a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He later joined the National Guard in 2005 after a strong desire to return to military service. His father, is a former sailor and a military career was also John’s goal in life. In his civilian job, he worked for the Clayton County Water Authority. He was also very involved with the authority’s youth programs and liked to participate in career days at local schools. After John married he moved to McDonough, Georgia where he lived with his wife Crystal and their two children. John died at age 39 near Kapisa, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. John was a member of Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Crystal; children, Christopher and Calye; father, William B. Beale; brothers, Michael and Timothy; grandfather, William R. Beale; father-in-law, David Collier; brother-in-law, David E. Collier among others. Major Kevin Jenrette and Specialist Jeffrey Jordan were also killed in the attack.
Army
National Guard
1st Battalion
108th Reconnaissance
Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron
48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Calhoun, Georgia
Burial is at Camp Memorial Cemetery in Fayetteville, Georgia

[Decent]

Sgt 1st Class John Curtis Beale



Birth: February 11, 1970 in Riverdale, Georgia

Death: June 4, 2009 in Kapisa, Afghanistan

Sgt 1st Class John C. Beale of Riverdale, Georgia graduated from Riverdale High School. He served in the United States Army from 1991 through 1994 and was a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He later joined the National Guard in 2005 after a strong desire to return to military service.



His father, is a former sailor and a military career was also John’s goal in life. In his civilian job, he worked for the Clayton County Water Authority.



He was also very involved with the authority’s youth programs and liked to participate in career days at local schools.



After John married he moved to McDonough, Georgia where he lived with his wife Crystal and their two children.



John died at age 39 near Kapisa, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.



John was a member of Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Crystal; children, Christopher and Calye; father, William B. Beale; brothers, Michael and Timothy; grandfather, William R. Beale; father-in-law, David Collier; brother-in-law, David E. Collier among others. Major Kevin Jenrette and Specialist Jeffrey Jordan were also killed in the attack.

Army
National Guard
1st Battalion
108th Reconnaissance
Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron
48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Calhoun, Georgia
Burial is at Camp Memorial Cemetery in Fayetteville, Georgia


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He was flown into Falcon Field, Peachtree Airport in GA and then driven to his homeotwn for burial.


RSVP to you SFC Beale, you will be missed.

[Decent]

Thats exactly what I diid Demoa. Fell asleep in the middle of the post. GT just came home and woke me up, we gotta bowl tonight. So I hurried and finished the post and then BAM you were already here too, same info. Eh GMTA, lol.

[Naomi]

beautiful tribute

[BillW]

I found that info also. I thought origi9nally it was somewhere in the Southern states because of the many pulled vehicles headed in th opposite direction. Fayetville sign threw me off a bit, thought on NC, but couldn't remember Love Joy, Henry county or McDonough.

I started searching. Rest in Peace Staff Sgt John Beal.

That thing was a tear jerker. Thanks frogman.

[Flywithabowtie]

Awesome Tribute.....R.I.P. Sgt Beale

For those reasons and many more makes me proud to serve.