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The Story - Revised
Preface
Christmas 2004
Nakia, Shaye-Maleigh,
Darren, and Gary-Dean
It's been a year now since Darren passed away. People say Time flies. I say that throughout this year, we were kept busy with the memory of Darren and just living day to day.
I've been very slow to update this site as things happen. It's actually a very hard process, not in the mechanics of updating this site, but in gathering my thoughts to write clearly. I have decided to rewrite the entire story of what happened to Darren in order to give you more of a background and an understanding of where he came from. I hope my memory will serve me well in reporting all this here.
So, here, finally, is the full story of Specialist Darren Howe.
If You're Reading This
A message to Mr. Tim McGraw: I cannot find the words to say thank you enough for this song! It holds so much more meaning for us than any other song.
If I Die Before You Wake
This is a very touching video I found on YouTube.com. The artist singing the song is Dustin Evans. Thank you Dustin for a wonderful, meaningful song.
3rd Infantry Division Video Dedication
This is a video of the 3rd Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, 1-15th Infantry in Iraq. It has a dedication at the end to all soldiers lost in OIF III from the 1-15th.
Be warned: this video is not for children to see. It has video of real fighting engagements in Iraq.
The Official 3rd Infantry Division OIF III Video
This is a video set to the music of "I'm an American Soldier" by Toby Keith.
Memorial Day Speech by Dennis Shuster
This is a speech that the Mayor of Beatrice, Nebraska presented during the Memorial Day ceremony held 29 May 2006 at the Evergreen Home Cemetery in Beatrice, Nebraska.
Internet Sites Containing Darren Howe
Here is a list of the websites I know of that have information, stories, or comments related to Darren Howe:
I am breaking the list into 2 sections: Tribute Pages and News Stories
Tribute Pages
http://www.nitebyte.net/military/story/20051114/specialist_darren_howe
http://www.legacy.com/NYTimes/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=15653342
News Stories
http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/004828.html
http://www.beatricedailysun.com/articles/2005/11/10/news/news1.txt
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http://www.beatricedailysun.com/articles/2005/11/10/news/news1.txt
Memorial Day Speech by Maj. Gen. Roger P. Lempke
The following is a speech given by Nebraska National Guard's Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Roger P. Lempke, during the Memorial Day ceremony held 29 May 2006 at the Evergreen Home Cemetery in Beatrice, Nebraska.
Patriot Guard Ride - Spc. Darren Howe
This is a reprint from http://www.patriotguard.org of an article written by Mike Black regarding Darren's funeral. The Patriot Guard Riders are a group of people, some military, some civilian, that stand in defense of families while mourning and burying their loved ones. They were our heros for 2 days, keeping the protesters at bay. We never saw the protesters. We had to look in the paper to even see that they were actually there. These people show great reverence and dedication to the families of fallen heroes.
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