http://rhysklasno.com/honor-and-remember/the-flags/ Mon, 24 May 2010 17:13:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://rhysklasno.com/honor-and-remember/the-flags/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Someone Who Loves You Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:51:52 +0000 http://rhysklasno.com/?p=111#comment-97 I love hearing these stories. It's wonderful that you are taking on such a great task. God bless your hearts. I hope that you will post more. We have not forgotten about Rhys and love to hear you open up about your love for your son. It helps to keep us close in our own way. Thank you so much. I love hearing these stories. It’s wonderful that you are taking on such a great task. God bless your hearts. I hope that you will post more. We have not forgotten about Rhys and love to hear you open up about your love for your son. It helps to keep us close in our own way. Thank you so much.

]]> http://rhysklasno.com/honor-and-remember/the-flags/comment-page-1/#comment-94 ALLEN SHANAHAN Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:52:55 +0000 http://rhysklasno.com/?p=111#comment-94 BOB IS A SAINT. i AM PROUD TO SAY I SERVED WITH HIM IN VIETNAM AND GOT TO TO KNOW HIM AND HIS LOVELY WIFE THROUGH C-7A REUNIONS. THEY BOTH ARE VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE AND NOMI IS MISSED TERRIBLY. BOB IS A SAINT. i AM PROUD TO SAY I SERVED WITH HIM IN VIETNAM AND GOT TO TO KNOW HIM AND HIS LOVELY WIFE THROUGH C-7A REUNIONS. THEY BOTH ARE VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE AND NOMI IS MISSED TERRIBLY.

]]> http://rhysklasno.com/honor-and-remember/the-flags/comment-page-1/#comment-89 James Shortway Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:56:28 +0000 http://rhysklasno.com/?p=111#comment-89 Ma'am, my name is James Shortway. I wasn't in your sons unit but we provided them security on many missions. I was in the vehicle in front of your son when the IED went off. My friend Jeremy Gugliotta was the medic that worked on your son. Jeremy recieved the Bronze star with a V device for valor for the actions he led us through in every attempt to save your son. I felt a strong need to let you know. Your son was a great soldier, he did everything with a smile on his face. The night before, we were at Camp TQ playing cards hearts if you want to be particular. Your son was one of the 5% of non-Infantry guys we would hang out with (the fact that he ran the MWR sometimes made him royalty.) Your son was making us laugh all night. He was just as tired as we were after a seriously long mission. Everyone loves him. I never heard a bad word said against him. "Googs" or "Doc G" as we call him and Rhys weren't much different, Googs is a little more sinister, your son certainly the "innocent" one of the two *wink but both men were always the two funniest guys in the room. He fought, and we fought for him, as hard as we could. Sgt Gugliotta's actions that day were honest to god, the most heroic things I have seen in my life. I saw Googs physically exhaust himself, using every bit of his training. In fact it was me who recommended Sgt Gugliotta for his award that day. God bless Rhys and your family. James Shortway fmr 1-16 Infantry OEF V ,OIF V Ma’am, my name is James Shortway. I wasn’t in your sons unit but we provided them security on many missions. I was in the vehicle in front of your son when the IED went off. My friend Jeremy Gugliotta was the medic that worked on your son. Jeremy recieved the Bronze star with a V device for valor for the actions he led us through in every attempt to save your son. I felt a strong need to let you know. Your son was a great soldier, he did everything with a smile on his face. The night before, we were at Camp TQ playing cards hearts if you want to be particular. Your son was one of the 5% of non-Infantry guys we would hang out with (the fact that he ran the MWR sometimes made him royalty.) Your son was making us laugh all night. He was just as tired as we were after a seriously long mission. Everyone loves him. I never heard a bad word said against him. “Googs” or “Doc G” as we call him and Rhys weren’t much different, Googs is a little more sinister, your son certainly the “innocent” one of the two *wink but both men were always the two funniest guys in the room. He fought, and we fought for him, as hard as we could. Sgt Gugliotta’s actions that day were honest to god, the most heroic things I have seen in my life. I saw Googs physically exhaust himself, using every bit of his training. In fact it was me who recommended Sgt Gugliotta for his award that day. God bless Rhys and your family.
James Shortway
fmr 1-16 Infantry OEF V ,OIF V

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