To all of you wonderful J-body org members,
Things here have finally quieted down and I'm getting used to my new life without Brian.
A huge part of my being able to get through this horrible time in my life is thanks to all of you! I never in my wildest dreams would have thought that there were so many kind, wonderful and thoughtful people in cyberspace.
Brian loved being part of this site. I always thought that Brian was a kind and caring person, I just thought though that it was a Mom thing. To read all of the wonderful posts that you all put out there for him, me and Amanda was awesome. And believe me, I read each and every one of them.
I could not believe the amount of flowers you sent, the blanket is wonderful, and I absolutely love the music box. The music box plays the Marine Hymn. They played that at Parris Island when he became a Marine and it was played as the final song at his funeral. It holds a lot of memories for me, some good and some bad, but memories are something that I have learned can never be taken away.
I will always remember all of you and your kind and generous gestures.
Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart.
Semper Fi,
Lynn StGermain
Proud mother of
Cpl. Brian R. StGermain aka usmcsaint
I just wish I could have offered more than my sympathies. He was a wonderful and well liked person on this site, and was always kind to everyone. Him, and the other service members that have passed, and given their lives for others deserve nothing but the greatest amount of respect from everyone. That takes a very special type of person to do what they do every day, whether you support the war or not. You may only have memories, but that is one thing that no one can take away from you.
Please stop in and say hi anytime. I'd feel pretty safe saying we're honored to have you here. You're all still in my prayers, and I can only pray with time the pain will pass.
God Bless you all, and Saint.
We are just glad to know it could help Saint's family.
Its nice to hear from you. Im glad we could help
glad we could be there in your time of need.
Mrs. St. Germain,
While appreciated, a thank you is not neccessary. Your son was out there doing something that allows all of us to sit here and take advantage of our rights. Our words, sympathies, and gifts can in no way, shape, or form even remotely express the graditude that we have for him and our other service people. But while we all know that we can't replace your son or console your feelings of losing your child, we all wanted to let you and yours know that he belonged to another family, that we miss him and do appreciate what he did.
May God bless your family, take care, and keep in touch.
Mrs StGermain:
I can only give you a bit of sage wisdom my Granddad gave me in coping with life after loss... The good times are like thick oat-meal, sticks to you through the bad times, and makes the good times all the more savory.
He also said something about using peanut butter to fix his dentures to the roof of his mouth, but we're chalking that one up to Alzheimer's.
Seriously though, I can say that while I didn't meet him face to face, I am proud to say I knew your son, and that his courage and personal honour won't be forgotten.
RIP CPL Brian St.Germain (SAINT), Semper Fidelis
Ma'am, what your son did for us was an amazing thing and we are all so grateful and overwhelmed by his sacrafice. I will never forget the man I never met, the one who died for me, my family, my friends.
God bless you and your family, I do hope you all are making it through these rough times.
Much love and gratitude,
Alexis
Rest In Peace, Saint.
Truth > God
Mrs. St Germain,
Wow, this is harder then I thought comeing up with what to say to you. I'm the guy who was pushing for a memorial for Brian to be put on our home page. In fact I'm now the guy whos makeing the memorial for Brian that will be on the home page and I can tell you from some of the submissions I've gotten that Saint is missed very much.
If you or anyone has anything else they would like to add I would ask you to please PM me or E-Mail me thru the org.
Semper Fi SAINT. May you rest in peace.
it is great to hear from you, may God bless you and the family
May God bless you and the family as well.
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Mrs. StGermain
As Stephanie said, while we appreciate your thanks, it is safe to say we all owe Brian and his colleagues a lifetime of gratitude. Seeing as there really is no way to measure that, the flowers and gifts were simply tokens of our appreciation.
Brian was obviously well liked by this community. However, while many times people here are well liked because of their cars, status, or other materialistic reasons, Brian was liked because of who he was and what he stood up for. That is pretty rare in a community this large.
You truly did a wonderful job raising him. He was a special person who touched many people here. Unfortunately we were not able to show our gratitude to him while he was still with us. I just hope, wherever he is, he is able to realize that we are all thankful for people like him.
It was a pleasure hearing from you. You are more than welcome to stop by anytime, and we hope that you do.
-Thomas
God bless.
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Your very welcome Ma'am.
I never met Brian face to face either, but I do know he never had a foul thing to say to anyone (that I seen). I have nothing but RESPECT for all our soilders.
May god bless you and your family, and just remember the good times.
Although time will never heal your loss, hopefully it may ease the pain.
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You truly did a wonderful job raising him. He was a special person who touched many people here. Unfortunately we were not able to show our gratitude to him while he was still with us. I just hope, wherever he is, he is able to realize that we are all thankful for people like him.
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As Stephanie said, while we appreciate your thanks, it is safe to say we all owe Brian and his colleagues a lifetime of gratitude. Seeing as there really is no way to measure that, the flowers and gifts were simply tokens of our appreciation.
Brian was obviously well liked by this community. However, while many times people here are well liked because of their cars, status, or other materialistic reasons, Brian was liked because of who he was and what he stood up for. That is pretty rare in a community this large.
You truly did a wonderful job raising him. He was a special person who touched many people here. Unfortunately we were not able to show our gratitude to him while he was still with us. I just hope, wherever he is, he is able to realize that we are all thankful for people like him.
It was a pleasure hearing from you. You are more than welcome to stop by anytime, and we hope that you do.
-Thomas
That's pretty much everything I was thinking. It's nice you came on here and it was great to hear from you. You are still in my prayers to help you get through this rough time.
May god bless you and your family through this time of tears and emotion, Brian will be missed, that much is certain.
But as long as the .org is here we will always hold his memorie close and dear.
Thank you Saint for a being a part of my life in more than one way.
Semper Fi
God Bless, like said above..words cannot describe this situation. Saint was a great asset to this site and to this world and will be greatly missed. Our prayers are with you. We cannot pay him back for what he does for us, giving his life for the land we all love.
Semper Fi.
Mrs. St. Germaine,
As a man who has a brother in the armed services, and who is prepping for his fourth tour in the middle east, I offer my greatest sympathies to you and your family. The men and women of our armed forces are doing what many have come to regard as a thankless job in the past few months. The consolation that we can offer is just a small bit of what you truly deserve for the sacrifice your family has given for us to be here.
Each and every time my brother gets deployed I pray fro his safe return and for his family to have the strength to survive. You coming here to thank us for our efforts is a testmanet to the fact that a small bit of compassion goes a very long way in our society.
I keep all the service people in my prayers, and offer a special one for their families as well, because they are the ones who will have to endure should anything happen.
May god bless you and keep you in this time, and should you need anything, always look her for we will all be willing to help in anyway that we can.
As a veteran of the 1st Gulf War (USAF), I express my deepest sympathies.
"Marriage is like insurance - you pay and pay, and get nothing in return." - Al Bundy
Lynn,
I'm so sorry you have to walk this road.My son Brian was also a J-body member and he will be gone 2 years Sept 30 th.He was only 24.He died in a motorcycle accident.
I can also agree that these people on this site are the best.They helped me quite a bit over these many months.
You will be in our prayers and we know your pain.
Feel free to e-mail me if you need to vent.
May you find some peace.
Greg Klocke
