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5/4/08
I am the proud
daughter of a Vietnam Vet and I want
to thank you all for all you do. I
live in Clermont County Ohio. The
home county of Matt Maupin. I was
glad to see him come home, but not
the way he did. You ALL did a
wonderful job making sure his
services were honorable. Matt became
an icon of hope and faith during
these times and I know we all hoped
that he would be able to walk off of
that plane. Following the services, I
met one of your members at a gas
station and I wanted to make it a
point to thank him personally for all
that you do. I hope I didn't
embarrass him but it was my way of
thanking you ALL. Keep up the great
work and again thanks!
A Clermont County
Native
Jodi Arthur
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8/3/07
Respects, TO ROBERT
SMITH AND ALL THE PATRIOT GUARD...
THIS HAS BEEN A VERY HARD TIME, A
STRESSFUL TIME AND A TIME OF
REFLECTION. ON MONDAY JULY
30TH, 2007 WE HAVE LAID A BROTHER
FIREFIGHTER TO REST. WE
RUNG HIM HOME AND PAGED HIM HIS FINAL
ALARM.
THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE
RECEIVED FOR NOT ONLY OUR
DEPARTMENT, FOR THE ENTIRE TRAINER
FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN
FANTASTIC. WE HAVE NOT
WANTED FOR ANYTHING. THE
TEMPEST TO JON'S LIFE WAS THE TRIBUTE
THAT HE RECEIVED THIS
WEEK. YOU AND YOUR MEMBERS
STANDING THERE AS WE CAME INTO MUTUAL
MENT SO MUCH. AS I WAS COMING DOWN
THE ROAD, I HAD DEPUTY IN THE CAR
WITH ME AND I COULD NOT HOLD MY
EMOTIONS ANY LONGER. YOUR TRIBUTE HIT
ME IN THE HEART.
I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO EXPRESS MY
DEEPEST HEART FELT THANK YOU TO EACH
ONE OF YOU! THERE WERE SO
MANY PEOPLE WHO CAME TO SAY GOODBYE
TO A FRIEND AND COMMUNITY MEMBER BY
STANDING THE
ROUTE. I FELT THAT OUR
COMMUNITY HAS GROWN
TODAY. I WISH I COULD SAY
IN WORDS HOW MUCH IT
MEANT. YOU TAUGHT ME TODAY
WHY I DO WHAT I HAVE DONE FOR OVER 20
YEARS AS A FIREFIGHTER, EMT OR
DEPUTY. IT NEVER MATTERED
WHO NEEDED HELP, I GAVE
IT. TODAY I SAW THAT
PEOPLE DO STILL CARE! I
THINK JON WOULD HAVE BEEN HUMBLED BY
THIS HONOR. I KNOW THAT
GOD WILL BLESS EACH ONE OF YOU FOR
THE WORK THAT YOU DO. IF
THERE IS ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO,
PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL DO
EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN.
AGAIN THANK ALL OF YOU, BE
SAFE, AND MAY GOD ALWAYS
RIDE WITH.
LT PHIL MCMAHILL
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