Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom

"Dear Jonathan,
I am working with Wounded Warrior Project, and I came across your name. I am so sorry I didn't know that you were over there. I want to thank you for giving the ultimate sacrifice for all of us. You certainly represented our community. I will always remember you and how much Heather, your mom, and your grandma and grandpa adored you. I am proud to have known you.

Heather, I am trying to find you...if you see this, please email me at mhaynes@woundedwarriorproject.org"
Maggie Haynes of New York, NY

"I miss you bro. 5 years you have been gone now and these feelings still remain. I hear your voice telling me "I will be home soon." Your birthday is in a couple days and I will spend it remembering how awesome the time we had was. Im sorry I dont go to your grave anymore. Thats not where your at to me. Brothers4life. One."
Robert Brown of Normal IL USA

"Hey buddy. I think about you all the time. I will always remember you as a brave man that served his country at his best. I will always think about the impacts you left....on our hometown, our friends and family, and our armed forces as a whole. You gave the ultimate sacrifice, and i will always respect and remember your service and dedication. The fight continues, and I stay in the fight for American civilians as well as service members like us. We continue to represent you and the rest of the fallen....Never Forgotten. Pray for us all Buddy....."
SSgt Daniels of Lompoc, CA/Streator, IL

"Jon,
I still remember hanging out in high school, it seems like yesterday. When I heard you were called to guard heaven's gates I was right up the road from you. Anyway, I miss you man.
Semper Fi my brother Semper Fi"
Andrew Katchmar ,Cpl USMC of Oceanside, Ca

"”Honor and Remember” - “Project Compassion” We love our Soldiers! We love our country and we cannot express enough love and compassion to the families of our fallen heroes. War does not discriminate – It breaks our hearts to see the faces of the fallen. We want to give this gift to you. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization! Over 1,600 portraits have been completed and shipped to the parents and or spouse - at no cost as this is a gift from one American to another!
Contact us directly at Projectcompassion@manti.com or go to www.heropaintings.com . If you have already had a portrait completed, we pray that you are enjoying the portrait and God Bless You.
Sincerely and Respectfully,
Kenna"
Kenna - Project Compassion of Manti, Utah USA

"It's been 4 long years but it still feels like yesterday. When does the pain get any better? Never. You were my brother and my best friend. I miss you more everyday. My world will never be the same without you. I love you more than you will ever know and I keep the flame of your memory burning bright forever.
Love,
Your Big Sis Heather"
Heather Hammerich of Princeton, IL

"Hey man its lil Nolan.
I miss you man and you will be in my heart forever. Faceless"
Nolan of streator, Illinois.United States

"Just thinking of your bro Finishing up some school stuff and gonna tip one for ya One love"
Jake Sokol of Chicago Il

"One Love"
Jake Sokol of Chicago,Illinois

"Not a day goes by that I even think your gone, You walk beside me in all my ventures carrying me through my days. You are my best and my only friend. I will never know another man as true and I will never want to. Your Best friend"
Jake Sokol of Chicago,Illinois

"I was just thinking about you Jonny Bravo!! I was looking at your picture and wishing you were here with us! I love you and miss you soo much. Carter and Jordan were just out here. Jordan is getting so big and grown up and I can see you in him...of course Jimmy too but some of his mannerisms are just like you! And Carter...oh my gosh...he's soo funny and finally starting to grow!! LOL!! I miss you....we all do! I can't wait for the day that I can see you and talk to you again. I always talk about you and tell everyone about you...MY HERO! Love and miss you my Jonny Bravo!"
Traci of Vista, CA

"It's been over three years and I'm sitting at work thinking about you. I miss you sooo much. I know we NEVER had a close relationship, but you're my cousin and just the fact that you're gone kills me inside. You are often on my mind and memories of you never have left me. Everytime I see your baby brothers they remind me so much of YOU. I love you so much and you just don't know what you mean to our family especially your mother. I hope to see you one day again. Love always your cousin... Britney Scott"
Britney Scott of Chicago, IL

"Miss you Beatty.
Miles"
Miles of Wilmington

"April 22, 2008
Jonathan gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org"
Peggy Childers of Carson City, NV

"Jonathan,
I guess this is why we should explore the internet more. I can't believe this site is here to leave you a message. Love's to weak to define what you mean to us ,your family. See you soon."
Auntie Bomba of Ottawa, IL

"Two years have gone by and I still miss you more than ever."
Kelley of Va beach, Va

"JON BOY,
I THINK OF YOU EVERYDAY. CARTER AND JORDAN LOOK JUST LIKE YOU. THEY ARE GROWING UP FAST. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. I JUST MISS YOU SO MUCH. MUSIC GETS MY THROUGH. DREAMS OF ROCKN A SONG WITH YOU ON THE MIC AGAIN SOMEDAY I CAN ONLY HOPE. SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE. BROTHERS4LIFE. "ONE""
Robert Brown of Bloomington IL USA

"Jonathan Beatty WAS MY ROOMMATE DURING MY TIME IN THE CORPS, I MISS HIM SO MUCH AND AS I REMEMBER ALL THE GREAT MEMORIES WE HAD I CRY BECAUSE TO ME HE BECAME MORE THAT A MARINE, HE BECAME SOMEONE WHO HELPED ME DURING MY HARD TIMES AND ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE.. BEATTY I MISS YOU AND CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU."
JUAN MARTINEZ of CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

"My name is Cameron Schilling and I have started “Portrait of a Soldier” which donates a portrait sketch of every Illinois soldier who has fallen in Iraq or Afghanistan. All 122 sketches will be on display for a Memorial Day Presentation in Chicago, Illinois on May 26-31 at the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago. After the ceremony the sketches will be given to the immediate families of the Illinois soldiers. I would invite any friends or family members to come and honor these men and women from Illinois who have given their lives to our country. For more information please contact OperationHomeFront.org at 866-417-8889 which is an organization headed by the Lt. Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois who is in charge of the Memorial Day Presentation. Thank You.

Please check out www.portraitofasoldier.org
To contact Cameron email cameronschilling84@hotmail.com
To contact Operation Home Front call 866-417-8889"
Cameron Schilling of Charleston, Illinois

"On Nov. 15, 2001 i met a man who became a really good friend of mine. His name was Jonathan Beatty. Not too long after we were being ordered off of a bus onto some yellow footprints In MCRD San Diego. Myself and Beatty were Squad Leaders in bootcamp and often helped each other cope with the challenges that had confronted us. After bootcamp, and once arriving to School of Infantry(SOI) i was happy to see that Beatty was there to go through SOI together. During SOI i would bring Beatty home with me on our time off sometimes. We have shared many memories, and my friends and family still remember you, Beatty.
I will never forget you Beatty, your my boy, and i will forever keep you in my prayers.
BCDMonster@yahoo.com"
LCPL Beltran of Los Angeles, CA

"1/27/06
To Jonathan's Family and Friends,
On this first anniversary of Jon's death, may I offer you my sincere condolences. He is not forgotten and will always be remembered as a hero. Our Almighty God is now embracing him as his heroic servant."
Webster and Ruth Reed, family of SSG Jonathan Reed KIA 1/28/2005 of Krotz Springs, LA

"My name is Cameron Schilling. I am a college student from central Illinois. I am the first generation of my family not to serve his country. I am extremely grateful for the sacrifice you and your loved one has given for the United States. I am disappointed by the way the news media has covered this war and the deaths of our youth. The media as stopped listing the names of the soldiers killed in Iraq and people only talk about the soldiers when we reach a specific milestone in deaths. If you just started watching the news today you would not even know there is a war going on. Partisan politics have replaced coverage of our young generation who have traveled to a foreign land in the name of the United States. Whether you believe the war in Iraq is wrong, right, justified or not everyone should pay even just a little more attention to what these young men and women are sacrificing. This is what I would like to do. I want to do my part in honoring these soldiers and their memories. Along with being a college student I am also a budding artist. I draw pencil portraits of local people in my community. I want to offer a pencil portrait sketch to the immediate family of every Illinois soldier killed in Iraq. Please contact me at cameronschilling84@hotmail.com."
Cameron Schilling of Illinois

"To the Family of Cpl. Beatty:
We have constructed a memorial to the service men and women from Wisconsin and Illinois who have died in Iraq which includes, as of 7/12/05, 112 crosses and Stars of David. We would like your permission to put Jonathan's name on one of them.
We have called our display "Arlington Midwest" and it is located in Wisconsin Dells, WI.
It is our expression of mourning for the indescribable loss you have suffered for our country.

If you would like us to do this, please email me at ArlingtonMidwest@yahoo.com.

We invite you to visit Arlington Midwest. I can send you directions and some pictures by email.

"As long as we live, they too will live;
for they are now a part of us,
as we remember them."
Marty Preston of Wisconsin Dells, WI

"Jon,

You will always be missed! I can't wait until the day I can see you again.

Love Kristi"
Kristi Davis of Vista, CA

"Jon, you're in my thoughts everyday and you'll always be in my heart. I love you baby."
Kelley of Jacksonville, NC

"Jon I miss you so much every day!! I look at your picture that I have on my desk and I wish so much that you were here and that I could talk to you. This shouldn't have happened to you! I miss your smile and I miss your laugh. You will always be in my heart!"
Traci of Vista, CA

"To the family and friends of Corporal Jonathan S. Beatty,

Those we hold most dear, never truly leave us. May you find comfort in love's everlasting connection.

In the Support section of this web site you will find links to many groups that support you at this crucial time. The Marine Comfort Quilt group would be honored to send a quilt to the next of kin. There are many, loving and caring Americans from all over the United States that will never forget the sacrifice that your loved one has made for our Freedom. Please use our link and register so we can send you our "Love Stitched Together."

Proud Marine Mom and Proud Member of Marine Comfort Quilts"
Sandra Moudy of Placentia, Ca USA

"My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Jonathan Beatty. I lost my son on January 26, 2005 in Iraq. Those that have laid down their lives are the true heroes. May God bless you and comfort you during this time."
Helen Gilbert of Dayton, Ohio

"We Will NEVER FORGET !"
Please KNOW so many people share your sadness, and we are remembering your family in your loss and your deep grief. Your HERO, Jonathan , will be remembered by name. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. God Bless you ALWAYS. Pat & Sandi Breckenridge from Montana "

"Thank you Jonathan Beatty, you will not be forgotten. Your bravery goes beyond words. I want to express my deepest gratitude for your sacrifice. To the family and friends, my prayers and deep condolences in your loss. May God strengthen you from knowing that fellow Americans and people around the world care about you and grieve with you in your loss. God bless you all. A very appreciative fellow American,"
Leo Titus of Grayslake, Illinios

"To the family and friends of Cpl. Jonathan Beatty:
May God's grace be with you during your time of grief. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and we feel your loss and share in your sorrow. Bless Jonathan for the sacrifice he has made to make a better life for the rest of us."
The Ford Family of Wells, Nevada

"To the family and friends of Cpl. Jonathan Beatty:
I am saddened by the loss of your loved one. He will always be remembered as a hero for fighting for freedom. I hope that this website will be a source of comfort and encouragement for you during this difficult time, and in the future as you recall the memories of Jonathan, who continues to live on in your heart."
Tim Rivera of Powder Springs, Georgia