Fallen Heroes of Operation Iraqi Freedom

"I only recently read the story about Matthew A. Snyder and my heart goes out to you and his family. Matthew, may you rest in peace and that your name be honoured."
Richard Dorn of London United Kingdom

"February 28, 2009
To the family of Lance Cpl. Matthew A. Snyder:
Matthew 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

"i have the same name as you!!!!"
matt of illinoise

"I never knew your son. It's a shame that i had to hear about him because of that excuse of a church which i wont name here. Your son has similarities with Matthew Shepard, taken from this life far too soon. Don't listen to people who obviously have nothing better to do than to spew out not just hate but incorrect facts. Whether your son was gay or straight, he fought for America, a country i'm proud to be allied with. With love,Andrew, over the rainbow from OZ."
andrew peter collins of melbourne victoria australia

"Dear Snyder family,
I would just like to wish you my most deepest feelings for the loss of your son, and although it may not mean much, I hope that your lawsuit goes very well against the church, what they did to you all is unbelievable. When my friend sent me the news video, I was completely blown away that people like them could possibly do that to you. Again I am so sorry for your loss, I'm sure your son was a fine soldier, and an even better man. Best wishes"
Jason Gray of Pomona California

"I would like to say sorry for your lose. I'm glad you had enough pride,strength,love,etc for your son and the rest of our soldiers, to stand up for what is right. I'm sorry you had to deal with westboro church during the funeral. I was at St.John school at the time. Your victory in the lawsuit means alot to me. My uncle got back from Iraq, and he was spit on by them at the airport. People like you yourselfs, and your son, are persuading be to be a Marine after i graduate from Delone in 2011. Thank you, you have my support. God bless our troops!"
Tyler Bowman of Westminster, Maryland

"Dear Snyder family,
I would like to give my deepest condolences to you all, for the tragic death of your son. I am a citizen of the United Kingdom, and believe me when i say this, myself, and the majority, if not the whole nation feel disgusted at what these people do. They are going to hell, they are sick, twisted people, and have no respect for their fellow man.
I would like to say that Matthew Snyder, every American soldier, and every person who serves their country in the military are heroes and they shall never be forgotten.
Your son is truly a hero.
Once again deepest condolences."
Anonymous of Worcestershire, West Midlands UK

"brother it feels like yesterday we were drinking beer together and i was taking care of your broke leg i miss you and love you you will forever be with me Semper Fi"
CPL. Brandon Fender of statesville NC

"My wife and I give our deepest condolences to the family of Matthew A. Snyder. While we never met Matthew, we are positive that he was a hero, just like his father. A man who stood up for what he believes!"
Joe & Ruth of Longview, WA. 98632

"May God have no mercy on the moron baptist whom showed such blatant disrespect to a young man who served his country with honor courage and commitment. Such disgusting protest of ignorance by hypocritical morons should be against the law. My heart is with the Snyder family and a special thank you to a courageous young man. God bless."
Jo of Raytown, Missouri

"Matthew, you would be so very proud of your father! God bless."
Lauren of Plainville, CT. U.S.A

"My stepson has just enlisted and will be shipping out in January. I saw the report of your lawsuit on Slate.com and wanted to express my support. It is sad that you lost your son but horrifying that a bunch of twisted people should take that loss and turn it into a weapon of hatred against you. God bless you and keep you in your time of grief."
Elizabeth of Buxton, ME

"Thank goodness someone finally took on Fred Phelps and his hate mongoring morons!!! God bless you, I thank your son for his service. The moron patrol came here to Laramie Wy for Matthew Sheppard's funeral and it was so disgusting. I hope his church is bankrupted!"
Jeanette of Laramie, WY

"Matthew, your heart is at peace and you can rest assured that you left this world a better place just for being you.

To Matthew's Family,
My sincerest condolences go out to all of you. I'm proud to be an American because there are people of honor, like you, who bore cruelty and hatred with grace and dignity. There is no end to the good in humanity. Please know we are all diminished by your loss and you are not alone.

God Bless You"
Frank F. of Philadelphia, PA.

"God Bless you and give you strength for your loss. As a vet, and an American, I pray for peace and the day when the lives of our young men, sons and brothers, will no longer be lost. When the birds sing, and the trees change color, when I hold my daughter and walk down the street; when I go fishing and when I vote...I will remember your son. I must also say thank you for holding ignorance accountable with your lawsuit. On behalf of all humanity, I apologize for their inconsiderate, mis-directed, dis-respectful and shameful behavior."
Marc Shelton of Bartlesville, Oklahoma

"This is for Mr Albert Snyder I just saw on MSN that you sued the protester at Matthew funeral Thank you. Matthew and other died for that right but I do not believe they were right these men and women need our support they do not need to be reading or seeing on the news the protesters and than they think that we dont support them I support them with my heart and soul and included them in my prayers every night so thank you from the bottom of my heart And may God Bless you and your family and all of our Armed Forces"
Doris Wharton of Charlottesville Va

"To Mathew Snyder for his Bravery and Courage. From a mother of a marine to another.I give you my deepest sympathy for your loss to you and your family may GOD continue to BLess you, you are in my prayers.I just want to say we dont always understand why things happen the way they do but just have faith in GOD and know that there is a reason for everything that happens thats why we are in this world as we know as it to be today. GOD has spoke of people like The Phelp's and has warned us about them its happened in the past and will happen in our future. Just rememeber to keep good faith in GOD who gave your son as a gift from him be thankful for each day you had with him he was truley America's gift. I can tell that was VERY LOVED and a joy to have around.Blessed is Mathew the son of Loving parents for I know this to be true because GOD is with you, just as GOD blessed you with such a good son as Mathew.I know that GOD had a hand in helping your family win your case against the Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church awarding damages of $11million, just has he helps all the people that love him. Money is something that you can always make some more of maybe not $11million for us average Americans is alot but I know that it can never buy you your day of Grieve that you were entitled to say your goodbyes to your son in peace, no matter how many millions you got. You just got to think maybe Mathew was given a chance to give you one last gift and it could have just been that $11 million. If you get it,I hope that is shared with the whole Family as Mathew probably would have wanted it. This is a blessing sent from GOD that I know this family is going to be fine with no worries of future appeals GOD is with you, dont let your gaurd down and keep the Faith with the LORD OUR GOD. Most of us average Amercicans dont see that kind of money in a lifetime dont let it be the root of all evil do as the BIBLE says and you will OK. I know that this is a Marine thing but I got to do it, I'm shouting this for Mathew to hear "UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS SEMPER FIDELIS UHH RAHH, WE LOVE YOU".Mathew will be MISSed and we thank CPL. MATHEW SNYDER FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR STANDING UP FOR OUR FREEDOM IN OUR COUNTRY WHICH WE ONLY HAVE BECAUSE OF GOOD MEN LIKE YOUR SON, again everyone read this outloud shout it like "UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO CPL.SNYDER "SEMPER FIDELIS UHH,RAH,UHH RAHH".
Proud mother of a MARINE Cpl. Andrew Daniel Wallace leaving for Combat in a couple of months based in San Deigo, Calif."
TRINA WALLACE of MANSFILED, TEXAS

"I am appalled at the ignorance of all the Phelps hillbilly clan. It disgusts me that the Phelps clan hide under the First-Amendment with their rebel-rousing hatred. I don't know what God they are talking about, but my God loves us all. Let's hope that the lawsuit will bleed them into irrelevance and hang them out to dry. My guess is that the Westboro Baptist Church clan are rejected interbreeding hillbillies who don't have a clue about class and sophistication. Put your dentures in Daisy Mae Roper and Little Abner Fred Phelps --- sometimes a brain works better when there's something in it.

If you want to hear how really outrageous Westboro Baptist Church is you should listen to this 1 minute talk radio clip from the VFW's radio show, The National Defense.

Here's the link: http://www.vfw.org/resources/leveld/Audio/soldiersdeath.wma

Also, there's an 18-minute clip that is well worth the download. Check out the Phelps Watch here on the bottom right navigation: http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=news.levelc&cid=2955&tok=1

Again, this is from the Veterans of Foreign Wars talk radio show called "The National Defense" ---- They first exposed the Phelps family back in 2005."
Gloria of Kansas

"It's disgusting that protesters picket a funeral! If the protesters want to object to the US involvement in Iraq, then picket their congressman or George W. Bush and not on a family. To the protesters, please leave families alone to bury loved ones. You're presence only hurts them. I support the Snyder family in they're civil action to help stop any further hurt to other families who might have to bury a loved one. The protesters are despicable and if they want to protest, they have the right but are targeting the wrong target so are clearly stupid. RIP Matthew"
Simon Hassett of Melbourne Australia

"Dear Mr. Snyder and family; Thank you for stepping up and making these protesters accountable for their egregious actions.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Matthew, thank you for your service and welcome home. Semper Fi. H. Morris(USMC 1964-1968)"
H Morris of Jackson, MI

"I had the pleasure of meeting your Marine. He came home with my Marine one weekend, Lcpl Brandon Fender, during their time at Camp Lejeune. My thoughts and prayers are with you. May God Bless You and Your Family and Thank You!"
Donna Reavis of Statesville, NC

"Dear Mr. Snyder & family, Please accept my most sincere condolences for both Matthew's loss of life and the actions afterwards of a bunch of lawless and cruel hoodlums. Actons such as theirs is, I believe, treasoness since they are doing their best to demoralize our great country's leadership and it's soldiers during a time of war. Acts of treason during wartime are punishable by death. These people should be put on trial. I hereby volunteer to fire the first volley. Yes, I am a christian & in my opinion people such as "Reverend" Fred Phelps & his followers
are the false prophets the Bible warns us of. In spite of their Bible thumping they must have not read in the book of Isaiah God's warning to those who would take His glory from him for their own use.
God be with you and your family and all of those in service to this great nation of ours. I am a U.S. Army veteran"
Joe Nonemaker of Quakertown, PA/ U.S.A.

"To the Snyder family, As a 16 year Marine and three time Iraq veteran, I would like to send my condolences for your loss. I truly wish that in the near future, our congress gets something correct by passing laws to stop protests at all funerals. I know many Marines who gave the ultimate sacrifice and I can tell you that I am very glad that I have never witnessed one of these protests in real life because I am afraid I would find myself behind bars for my actions. I am very sorry for your loss and remember your family members will be in our thoughts and prayers forever. SEMPER FI."
Keith of Yuma, AZ

"May you now rest in Peace"
Joan of San Francisco, CA/USA

"Thank God for the freedom I enjoy in this awsome country. Thank Goodness for the wisdom that was so freely shared with me not to abuse that freedom. I pray that God holds your family in the same loving arms that hold your son. Thankyou for his, and your sacrifice. I am a fundemental Babtist Christian who is ashamed and angry that a so called institution of God could do such an horrible act towards anybody and say it was in the name of my God.Their actions are a shamefull. My heart broke into tear filled prayer for your family. God bless you. And God keep the soldiers still protecting our freedoms."
Missy Olson of Sarasota, Fl., U.S.A

"To the family of Matthew Snyder,
I was the Marine representative who informed the Snyder family of Matthew's death. Lance Corporal Snyder who I came to know as "Matthew" truly was a special Marine, brother, son, and friend. It was my privilege to be able to be a part of the celebration of his life. I sincerely thank his Mom Julie and his Sisters, Sarah and Traci."
Gunnery Sergeant John A. DeTota II of Al Asad, IRAQ

"He is a hero who gave the greatest sacrifice for his family and his country. Without the sacrifice of your son and those who have fallen before him, we would have no country, and no freedom. How dare anyone compromise his honor!"
Catherine of Phoenix, AZ

"Dear Snyder Family,
I am a Christian and I, too, am against abortion and homosexuality, but I would NEVER protest to a family who has lost their loved one. I lost my grandson, who was a Marine, Lance Corporal Robert L. Moscillo on May 1, 2006 from an IED explosion in Iraq, very close to where you lost your son. I can honestly say that I know how you feel. I cannot understand a group who called themselves Christians could do such an un-Christian act. My Jesus would never approve of such a deed. My heart goes out to you. I pray God's mercy on those people and I pray that they get down on their knees and seek God's true will for their lives. God bless you and your family. I will be praying for all of you, now that I know of this incident."
Doris Dawson-Smith of Oceanside, CA, USA

""This isn't about the war, it isn't about homosexuality. A heartbroken, grieving father simply wanted to bury his son. May God forgive the protestors that won't even respect a dead boy." May we as a country honor all who have fought for our country rather they are gay or straight, they are HEROS. May Matt rest in peace and may the family find peace at this time."
Todd of Raleigh, NC USA

"My love, prayers and thoughts are with you."
Kath of Brisbane, Australia

"Dear Mr. Snyder, I as a God fearing christian man am appalled at the senseless abuse that was heaped on you at your son's funeral, please do not think for one minute that all christian people believe the way that those so called christians do. Your son's death was an American tragedy, but he did not die in vain, he died in the service of the worlds greatest country, his own!
May the Lord God greatly bless you and comfort you in your loss."
B. D. Wiltfong of Jamul, CA, USA

"My thoughts and prayers are with you in this difficult time. Your son is truly one of Americas Greatest and will always be remembered in my heart and lots of others as nothing less then a TRUE HERO!! God bless."
Wendy of Warner Robins, GA

"Thank you for your courageous fight to bring these lepers to justice, Snyder family. This group protested at the funeral of our son, Cory Palmer, on May 21, 22, 2006. We thank God daily for the protection we received from our small city, pride of southern Delaware. Seaford's police, fire, ambulance squads worked together with police and fire squads all over the state and surrounding areas in Maryland to keep these hate mongers away from the church proper.

We applaud you for your efforts, and pray that an appeal on their part will be met with another appeal from you and your family.

Godspeed and Semper Fidelis! The family of Cpl. Cory Leonard Palmer, USMC, DOW May 6, 2006."
Danna Palmer of Seaford, DE 19973

"SEMPER FI I WILL COLLECT ALL THE LOOT I CAN FOR YOUR SUIT"
MIKE ''ANIMAL'' PRESTON KHE SAHN VET of HATHAWAYPINES CA

"Dear Mr. Synder and family: I just heard about what happened at Matthew's funeral. I offer you my deepest sympathy and I also thank you for giving us Matthew to defend our freedom....Very sincerely yours, Carol"
Carol Seymour of Linden, New Jersey

"Dear Mr. Snyder and your family,
I saw a news piece on my local station today, about your lawsuit againt the church that protested at Matthew's funeral. The depth of my outrage is immense. I am behind you, Mr. Snyder. I am a Christian, my faith is the most important part of my life, and I absolutely believe those church members are not acting to the glory of God. At best they are misguided, at worst they are not living their Christianity as God wants them to do. I have a son in the USAF, and know so many who are serving in Iraq, and I pray daily for all our service men and women. These brave, selfless people stand in each of our places to protect our liberties and this country. But our Lord does not in turn then expect American citizens to turn against these heroes. Please stay strong in your fight, and find peace and comfort in knowing that your son was indeed a HERO, by serving for his country, and its people. I THANK MATTHEW AND YOU FOR YOUR GREATEST SACRIFICE."
Jennifer Wilson of Lancaster PA USA

"Dear Mr. Snyder:
I read about your lawsuit in my local paper today and I just wanted to let you know that I hope you win. What that church did wasn't very "Christian". Your son fought for freedom for all of us and deserves our respect. Thank you for your son and good luck with your fight. In support of you and your son."
Chrissy Sinclair of Rock Hill, SC / USA

"To the Synder family,

Im am truly sorry about your son. I dont think i have ever been more angry in my life about what had happened to you son and family. As a 23yr old LCpl in the Marines stationed in DC i know i got the luck of the draw because im stateside. But it sickens me so much that they could do this at a funeral, esp because i am from reisterstown and my family now lives in Taneytown. If they dont like the war thats fine, if they dont like the politicians even better do something and vote but dont take it out on the men and women who fight and defend the right to run your mouth. If there is anything i can do besides offer my prayers to you and pray you win this lawsuit i will. Your son is a true Hero SEMPER FI!"
LCpl Wood of Washington, DC

"We can't thank your family enough for the great sacrifice of giving up your son for our freedom. He is a hero, not only in our eyes but especially in God's. May God
bless and comfort you all."
Karl and Sandra Thiel of Fort Collins, CO, USA

"Thank you all for your prayers and wishes and sympathy. It is very much appreciated. And to his fellow Marines who left comments:Matt was a great guy and apparently had a lot of really awesome brothers. If any of you should need anything please let me know.Thank you all,
Matts Proud Marine sister!"
Sarah of Frederick , MD

"prayers with you each know that there is not a day that goes by that I do not think of Matt and of his family each of you are in my heart and prayers eva@twlakes.net"
Eva of Livingston TN

"Matt,
It has been almost a year since we lost you. Your sacrifce is one that will never be forgotten, I am proud to say that I was friends with a true hero. No matter what happens, I will never forget the great memories that years of friendship have given me. See ya later Kid!"
Amanda of Westminster, Md

"i want to say to his family that i am glad he proudly served his country.
my prayers go out to his family"
keith kranz

"I miss you "Mattie". After everything that has gone on, I realized how many peoples lives you touched. I truly believe that you were an angel sent by God. People tell me to just remember the good times, it's funny because I don't think there were any bad times. I love you big bro. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN. <3"
Traci Snyder, LCpl. Snyder's sister

"I am very sorry for your loss and my family's thoughts and prayers are with you. I am sorry your family had to endure protesters intruding on a time of grieving and the lack of respect of your privacy during this difficult time. I hope your faith will help give strength to get through."
Kimberly of charleston, sc

"Grieving is so private and necessary. I'm so sorry for your loss and for the ridiculous invasion of your privacy.
God bless you"
Patricia Kriebel of Franklin, TN

"My sincere sympathy to your family on the loss of your son."
Dave MacIntyre of Sault Ste. Marie Canada

"Dear Snyder Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. I saw your story on CNN. Those protesters were so disrespectful to your family. I am 22 and my brother died when he was 18, the loss of someone so young as your son was is really hard. Your family is in my prayers. Julie"
Julie of Wayne, Illinois

"Dear Snyder Family,

I have been HEARTBROKEN since I heard your story on CNN. And, let me tell you no matter what anyone says or does YOU'RE SON IS OUR HERO...AND THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE...PERIOD. Thank you, Matthew A. Snyder!!! I will never forget your sacrifice!!!"
Shane of Chicago, IL

"To Alert Snyder ...Your Son is a hero He has done more for this country in a single momemt then most will do in their whole lives and I know how Proud you are of him. I cried this morning when I saw your story on CNN I don't know what I would have done if those people had shown up at my Brother's Service. I hope to God you win your lawsuit and are able to save other Brave families from what you have suffered! Please know that you are not alone and that you have the support of every Gold Star Family behind you!! God Bless you and yours."
Jennifer Blessing, sister of Sgt Jay A Blessing

"To me, this isn't about the war, it isn't about homosexuality. A heartbroken, grieving father simply wanted to bury his son. May God forgive the protestors that won't even respect a dead boy."
Beth of Durham, NC

"We would like to add our deepest sympathy in the loss of your son, and say Semper Fidelis...Marine.
My husband was a USMarine Raider in WWII and we would like to offer our help in your law suit against Westboro Baptist Church. We are sure there are many former Marines that would also like to help. Maybe you could open a web page for suggestions.
Semper Fi, Inh104@yahoo.com"
Donald & Irene Hagner of Kenmore, New York

"To Matthews family
I cannot begin to imagine the pain you all must experiencing. May God give you all strength. I was so saddened to hear the story on CNN about the protestors. What a cruel world we live in!! I cannot imagine what kind of person could be that cruel and also use the name of God at the same time!! Shame on them! My condolences to your family."
Sheri of Ohio

"To the family of LCpl Matthew Snyder,
Christ be with you. Please know that Fred Phelps is an agent provocateur, a disciple of the luciferian doctrine. His is charged with mocking Christianity."
Davagne of Phoenix, AZ

"To the family and friends of Matthew Snyder--
I saw your story on CNN. Please allow me to offer my heart-felt sympathy on the death of your son. My brother and sister-in-law are both Marines. I am studying to be a pastor in the Methodist Church. I support and honor all soldiers who risk their lives to guarantee our futures. I also support your cause. Your son did die with honor, and I thank God for him. He is resting with the angels. GOD LOVES YOU, AND YOUR SON. There is no one in heaven or on earth who could convince me otherwise. Blessings and peace to you."
Amanda Hemenetz of Hopatcong, NJ

"Heaven's got another of the few and proud guarding it's streets. America thanks and will never forget Matthew and his contributions to defending the right of freedom for his fellow man. To all those who want an example of a Marine, it was LCpl Matthew A. Snyder."
Allan of Blaine MN USA

"I feel very grieved for the loss of your precious son. I am outraged by these fanatical bigots who trample on the high morals and sacrifice of young men like your son. I urge you to pursue your case against them and I urge all constitutional lawyers to assist you in a case that will bring them down. I wish that the highest echelons of all the branches of government would address these outrageous people and proclaim that these excesses of our democracy must be stopped.

With greatest sympathy on your loss,

Carol Portugal
Harrington Park, NJ"
carol portugal of harrington park, NJ

"Just saw the CNN story on your son, and you have my deepest sympathies, not only for the tragic loss of your son, but for the infantile, uncaring, cult-like actions of those who claim to be Christians and the way they have treated you and are treating our returning veterans and their familes during their time of bereavement. God does not treat his children the way they are treating you, and he, I am sure, is taking note of their actions. Good luck with your suit against the Westboro church."
M. A. of NC

"To the family of Matthew Snyder:

I just want to convey my deepest of sympathies to all of you. You do not know me and I did not know your son. I learned of your tragic loss in a newspaper article from my home state of Kansas. I just want you to know the ENTIRE state of Kansas is behind you and supports you in your endeavours to silence the imbeciles associated with the Westboro Church. They are a pox on this nation and do not speak for ANYONE in our great state other than the 30 or so church members - mostly their family members. I am so sorry for their intrusion into your lives and I am quite sure I speak for everyone in Kansas when I say so. God bless you all."
Penny of Houston, TX

"This message is to the father, Albert Snyder on your up and coming law suit on the grounds of privacy and defamation against the "Westboro Baptist Church". First off many individuals are not aware that there are five rights that come under the First Admendment. Though freedom of speech is the one most people are familiar with "The right to Assemble peacefully",which I believe in this case trumps free speech. Often the question"can you shout fire in a crowded theatre" and the response is in his case would,I believe be no because you would be in violation of those people assembling peacefully and could cause panic and harm. Though my thoughts on the war are most likely different from yours,I respect ones right to mourn a loss of there a family member. Of course my feelings about the Phelps are probably right where yours are. God Speed! I to was a Veteran,Viet Nam,A Navy Corpman(Medic). We,as you probably know,served the Marines! If you care to respond,my e mail address is"cwintersen@aol.com. Thanks for letting me share!"
Carey Stock of lexington,Ky.

"To the family of LCpl Snyder,
I served with Snyder in 29 Palms just before his deployment. I am saddend and sorry for the loss. Snyder was one of my favorite Marine's he always got the job done and had a great sense of humor. One thing I remember him for the most is his quote ,"This is how we do." I just heard of the news today. And researched and found this site. Just remember that we lost Snyder to a good cause, and I distinctly remember him beging to go. He died for what he believed in, and I'm sure he's in a better place now.
Sincerily,
Sgt James R. Hazel

P.S. Snyder, "This is how we do!""
Sgt James R. Hazel of Ft Leonardwood MO

"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.
Our nations HERO, Matthew will be remembered by name.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Pat & Sandi Breckenridge / Montana God Bless you ALWAYS. "

"Thank you Matthew Snyder, 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 Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder:
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 Matthew 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 Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder:
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 Matthew, who continues to live on in your heart."
Tim Rivera of Powder Springs, Georgia