I opened my last email today and recieved the most heartbreaking news. This.Army.Mom who is a reader here and frequent poster informed me that her son, SPC Christopher Barton was killed in action on 5/24/2010. I am shocked and deeply saddened. Nothing I can say will make things better right now because there is no pain greater than the death of a child. My thoughts are with you. Rest in peace, dear Christopher. You were loved.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Rest In Peace, Christopher Barton
I opened my last email today and recieved the most heartbreaking news. This.Army.Mom who is a reader here and frequent poster informed me that her son, SPC Christopher Barton was killed in action on 5/24/2010. I am shocked and deeply saddened. Nothing I can say will make things better right now because there is no pain greater than the death of a child. My thoughts are with you. Rest in peace, dear Christopher. You were loved.
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i am very very sorry This.Army.Mom....
your family and you are in my thoughts.....
hugs
Oh army mom.. Im deeply sadden about this news. ( big hug) Army mom. My deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family.
Dear This.Army.Mom,
I am so very sad for your loss. Your son gave his life for his country, although right now, this is not a solice for you. I can olny imagine losing one of my boys... I wish you well, and pray that you will be ok. Be well (as well as you can).
Sending you alot of light and hugs...
Beth in Seville,
Beth Nagle de Szego
On Memorial Day we shall honor and remember our fallen soldiers and what they do for us. My thoughts will also be with This.Army.Mom. and what she is going through. I am so deeply sorry.
I'm so sorry... There are not even words.
snowbunnie
Army.Mom,
I am so saddened by your loss that I don't know what to say. I am so sorry. Rest in peace, Christopher. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Oh, how heartbreaking! This.Army.Mom, sending hugs and healing thoughts to you and your family.
Army.Mom,
I am so sorry for your loss. Your son did things that many (including myself) wouldn't and couldn't do. You must be so proud of him - I am, without even know him. Thank you for having such a brave son.
I will be thinking about him (and you) today, tomorrow and many days to come.
RIP Christopher
This.Army.Mom - My deepest sorrow to you. I have read your posts here and have thought of you and your dearest Chris many times. He is gorgeous in this picture as I am sure he was inside and out.
There is no easy way to part from a beloved child - no matter the circumstances. It must be very hard for you now. I hope that you can take some solace in the comfort of knowing that you were such a devoted Mother to such a fine young man.
When you are able to and if you care to do so, I am anxious to know where he was when he was killed and if you know what happened. Is he home with you yet?
I am so very sorry for you and your family and for Christoher.
Oh my deepest condolences go out to you Mom. I was following your Blog and now I am at loss as to what to say. I am so, so sorry
this has happened. Hugs to you and your Family. Rest in Peace
Christopher.
5:24 was me.
i found an article online about Christopher and his family....he also has a young widow....
this article links to a scholarship fund his family has started in his name....
article....i hope it is some comfort to his family of how their local community is rallying around them and our community here....
i don't have much, but i will be sending a check to the scholarship fund....
I'm so very sorry for your loss Mom...your son gave his life for my right to post in this blog, for my right to marry my wonderful husband and for my privilege to be a part of this wonderful country that's become my home...and for that I am forever grateful....RIP Christopher Barton.....
There are no words. My deepest sympathy for you and your family. You are in my thoughts.
This.Army.Mom: I am so very sorry to hear about Chris; ((((hugs)))) to your and yours. Christopher was a special kind of person, brave and strong enough to go and fight for the rights of all of us here at home. You are all in my thoughts and prayers, and this Memorial Day especially.
Miss Tia, thank you for posting that link--I will be sure to send it to my whole email contact list.
RIP, Christopher Barton...
Oh, my goodness. This Army Mom, My deepest most sincerest thoughts to you and your family at this time.
bima
This. Army. Mom.
From the middle of the south pacific ocean on a ship
I'm sending my deepest sympathies to you and
your family on the tragic loss of your beautiful son.
I'm so sorry for your loss I had to write to you. - Kiki :(
This was so heartbreaking to read. I hope you are able to have moments of peace and rest in the difficult days ahead. I thank your son for his sacrifice.
I'm really sorry, Army Mom. Condolences to you and to your family.
I am so very sorry This.Army.Mom
I am not an army mom but I am an army wife and I know how brave your son was and what sacrifices he made to serve his country. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Annie
This.Army.Mom, I can only imagine what you wand yours are going through. MY deepest condolences. I am so sorry.(((HUGsS)))
This Army Mom,
My thoughts are with you and your son. So sorry for your loss.
jarhead
DD - Thank you for posting the article. I just can not believe that he was due home June 15th. I am so glad that his best friend is at Dover with him and will escort him home to his family. He accomplished a great deal for such a young man - parartrooper, special forces. I too am so grateful for all of our men that put it on the line every single day. This is so very sad.
Too sad for words! Bless you and your family, my sympathies to you all.
sandy
I am so sorry for your loss A.M. (((((Big Hugs)))))
This.Army.Mom, so very sorry for your loss. ((hugs))
Sorry to hear. In reading your posts I know you were very proud of him.
Miss Tia - I just came back to get the info to send This.Army Mom a contribution and I see thata it was you that found it on line --you are the best!
I am so very sorry. Words just seem so inadequate. You and your family and his young wife are in my thoughts.
"A soldier's heart has known courage
For they've placed liberty before their own life
And in solemn decision committed
To preserving the rights due mankind
Leaving the comfort and safety of loved ones
Entrusted with a high and noble purpose ...
For a soldier's honor doesn't end with their death...
HONOR becomes their eternal legacy
An inheritance left to this earth and mankind
Of the blessings of freedom and peace"
So sorry Army mom. I hope you find strength and support through friends and family in this difficult time.
~ Jess
Thank you everyone. We are all so devastated beyond words. I will miss him with every fiber of my being until the day they bury me.
He and his wife, Heather, only just married in October. I am fortunate that she lives only two blocks away and we have each other for support. She has been very brave and very strong.
He was a good man and had a very charming smile. He could have chosen from many different (and safer) careers in the military, but choose infantry because "someone has to do it".
He will be missed. And we started the foundation to make sure that he will never be forgotten.
I'm so very sorry for your loss, This.Army.Mom. I can't imagine your pain.
Army Mom...like so many others, my thoughts are with you and all of Christopher's family.
Thank you Christopher and may you rest in peace!
I'm so sorry Army.Mom. My deepest sympathy for you and yours. RIP Chris...
Perhaps they are not
stars in the sky,
but rather openings
where our loved ones
shine down
to let us know they
are happy.
So sorry....thinking of you today.
Oh no, This.Army.Mom, I am so very sorry & saddened to hear about your son Chris. You are in my thoughts & condolences to you & your family.
What heartbreaking news.
My deepest condolences to you and your family.
This.Army.Mom-
Words escape me. I hope that if nothing else, you'll find comfort in our shared grief for your unfathonable loss. RIP Christopher.
So sorry for your families loss.
I am so sorry for your loss. Just know that i am thinking of you and your family.
Deb
Army.Mom. - I am keeping you and your family in my prayers. Your son was a brave and honorable soldier, and will be deeply missed by his loved ones. God bless you and yours, my deepest sympathies.
I'm in Charlotte, leave a msg. for me on this thread, if I can do anything to help you and your family. DD will put us in touch, I feel sure.
Army Mom, I would like to add my condolences to the rest. This is so very tragic and I'm glad that his wife and you have each other to lean on.
Tia thank you for finding the article. I spoke to my hubs and some friends about this. We want to send a donation also.
This.Army.Mom
I am so very, very sorry.
You and your son are in my thoughts and in my heart today.
I found this amazing site on CNN called Home and Away. There are maps of US, Afganistan & Iraq. You can click on any town and locate theperson you are looking for. You can also type in their name. When i clicked on the map - right away Pfc. Christopher R Barton's page popped up. It has a picture of Chris, and he looks so very much older than his 22 yrs. in this picture. His bravery shows in this picture, IMO. It lists Unit C Troop, 1st Squadron,33rd Calvary Regiment,3rd Brigade Combat Team,101st Airborne Division. It also states that the fatal incident occurred in Khost Province. Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. There is a place to post memories and or messages. I was stunned to see the maps. So many fine men and women gone too soon. I was impressed that CNN has kept this site all of these long 8 or 9 yrs. Good for them.
Since this is Memorial Day, I have decided to leave Christopher's post at the top and call it a day. It doesn't seem right to blog when a mother among us has suffered such a loss. My thoughts are with This.Army.Mom and her family today and we should all remember the loved ones we've lost today. Peace.
This.Army.Mom there r never enough words, there r never the right words. i'm truly saddened by ur loss. rip Christopher Barton.
This Army Mom, my heart sank when I saw this post - I am so, so sorry. There are no words - please know we are all thinking of you and your family.
DD - I am so glad that you made that decsion. The 1st thing that I did this morning was come here to look at his picture again. This tribute that you gave to him and his family is why I love you.
This.Army.Mom ~
My thoughts are with you and your family. I cannot imagine what you are going thru with the loss of your son. May your memories provide you solace. You had a beautiful son.
Peace to Christopher's family
Thanks for this post DD. My heart has been heavy today and Christopher's family has been on my mind constantly. I am proud of his strength and courage and that of his mother and wife. They are all heroes.
I wish them all love and peace.
This.Army.Mom I know there are no words that can comfort you. I am so sorry for your loss.
Army Mom please accept my condolences on your tragic loss. Please know you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Thank you, Pat, for leaving this post up. I wanted to come back on Memorial Day to let This Army Mom know that her son was thought of and honored in our home today.
This.Army.Mom.
You and your family are in my thoughts. There really are no words....your son is a hero.
My deepest sympathy to you and his widow.
Daphne
I am so saddened by this news today. It makes lifes problems seem like nothing. Nothing is as important as the lives of our children. I cannot express my sympathies enough. Please extend this to your entire family. A most handsome young man. I am so very sorry. My heart & thoughts are with you.
xo
Roxanne
This.Army.Mom, my condolences on the loss of your son. You and your family are in my thoughts and I am grateful to your son for his service to our country.
Dear This.Army.Mom,
Please accept my deepest sympathy for the loss of your beloved son. I'm so sorry that your son, you and the rest of your family and friends made the ultimate sacrifice during his brave and honorable service for our country.
I'm an Army brat. I learned about character and integrity being around our Nation's service members. I'm a proud and active member of the DAR.
Please know that your son's death has impacted this blog community, but it has also reinforced my own continued "soldier adoption" volunteerism. You and yours will be in my thoughts.
I will continue my monthly letters of support and care packages to the soldiers I adopted through "Soldier's Angels." (There are many organizations that allow people to adopt a soldier--if anyone is interested, you can volunteer to write letters during a soldier's deployment--just the cost of a stamp every month for 12-18 months and the time it takes you to write a note--children's pictures are meaningful...it reminds our men and women serving that they are remembered and appreciated at home...there are so many little ways to volunteer if you don't have the financial resources to commit to care packages.)
I hope that you are being well cared for by an Army bereavement officer.
I am so very sorry your son died while in service of his country. I won't ever forget him.
Beth (in D.C.)
Beth, thank you for sharing the information on Soldier's Angels. I am at work, but when I get home, I will be signing up with them. I have plenty of time to write letters, and besides, I consider letter-writing a truly special, meaningful, sadly, lost art!
I've been thinking of This.Army.Mom. all week long. Every Tuesday during the summer, there are sunset parades at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, VA. You can bring lawn chairs or sit on blankets. They do drills and play gorgeous music, usually big band era music. It's a moving experience, right next to Arlington Cemetery as the sun sets with the backdrop of DC's monuments. Most touching is they close the evening with a lone bugler playing taps, standing on the elevated base of the Iwo Jima.
I look forward to it every year and will think of Christopher and his family.
Who posted that they pan to start writing letters? I find it very therapeutic to write. Sometimes you even get a note or email from your adopted soldier. I sent postcards from every stop I made on a trip last year and they were a big hit. They are grateful for anything--my guys especially love gummi bears. It clears my head to write them...and always puts things into perspective for me.
Rest in peace Christopher. May your family find peace and solace in their memories of you.
Beth
Dear Army Mom, I'm so sorry for the loss of your son. I just found out tonight when I was talking to my son who is in Afghanistan, he had told me that he had heard some very sad news. When my son first went to Fort Campbell, Your son Chris was my sons first friend and roommate for about 2 weeks until they moved my son into his permanent quarters. My son told me that Chris was a good man and he was proud to consider him a friend. Your son Chris is a true American soldier who died four our country and will never be forgotten and God bless him and all of our Soldiers. And you and your family will be in my family thoughts and prayers.. John
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