Sergeant First Class John C. Beale

This comes by way of http://sarahwaydownsouth.blogspot.com/ Pat Austin at http://soitgoesinshreveport.blogspot.com/ posted something and Jim at http://mybossier.blogspot.com/ posted it from her site. This is a you tube video of the support of one of our hero veterans who gave his life for our freedom. Click one of the following links below and have some tissues ready.



http://mybossier.blogspot.com/2009/07/staff-sergeant-first-class-john-c-beale.html

http://sarahwaydownsouth.blogspot.com/2009/07/sgt-1st-class-john-c-beale.html



Lets remember the families even after the services are over.



Here is what the producer of this video had to say in explanation of the Video:



Killed in action the week before, the body of Sergeant First Class John C. Beale was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City , Georgia , just south of Atlanta , on June 11, 2009 . The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough , Georgia . A simple notice in local papers indicated the road route to be taken and the approximate time.


More Information on Sergeant First Class John C. Beale:
Birth: February 11, 1970 in Riverdale, GeorgiaDeath: June 4, 2009 in Kapisa, Afghanistan
Sgt 1st Class John C. Beale of Riverdale, Georgia graduated from Riverdale High School. He served in the United States Army from 1991 through 1994 and was a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He later joined the National Guard in 2005 after a strong desire to return to military service. His father is a former sailor and a military career was also John’s goal in life. In his civilian job, he worked for the Clayton County Water Authority. He was also very involved with the authority’s youth programs and liked to participate in career days at local schools. After John married he moved to McDonough, Georgia where he lived with his wife Crystal and their two children. John died at age 39 near Kapisa, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. John was a member of Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Crystal; children, Christopher and Calye; father, William B. Beale; brothers, Michael and Timothy; grandfather, William R. Beale; father-in-law, David Collier; brother-in-law, David E. Collier among others. Major Kevin Jenrette and Specialist Jeffrey Jordan were also killed in the attack.ArmyNational Guard1st Battalion108th ReconnaissanceSurveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron48th Infantry Brigade Combat TeamCalhoun, Georgia