Thinking of You and Your Angel Taylor on This Difficult Day  / Dianne/Mom Of Angel Nicholas White

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REMEMBERING ANGEL TAYLOR  / LISA COPELAND
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just wanted to let you know  / Stephen Yoda (home slice )
we caught one of the snipers on the top ten list last night! oh yeah, america rocks my socks. Close

its been crazy out here  / STEPHEN YODA (BROTHER)
hey whats up??? its has gotten crazy out here since saddams verdict was read last month. we've been getting mortared and shelled for what seems like forever. ive got a twitch in my lip now cause im always stressed out. i work with the Iraqi Police, Iraqi Army, and the National Police. its crazy, the iraqis are beautiful people. not my top vacation place but its home to someone. insurgents are running crazy here. we had our fisrt death in the 1-5 cav battalion recently. he was a good guy. i really wished you were still around, i never thought id have war stories, i never thought id be here.  my brother, nick, has just had a kid recently. born on tuesday 20th of december. i could have the day wrong, but hes a daddy now. ill bring my son by your grave one of these days. im tired brother, i just want to come home. keep me safe, bring me home to my family.

yoda

p.s. i dont know if anyone said anything but garret is having a kid and he got married too. watch over him too.


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so ive finally arrived  / Stephen Yoda (church buddy )
taylor, i am finally in baghdad, iraq. so far ive been here for a little less than two days. the nights are cold and the days are hot and it kinda throws off your whole perseption on the weather cause you just cant predict it. in kuwait there were sandstorms all the time but in iraq its not as bad. i guess you heard about the snipers taking out soldiers here in iraq. majority of the killings have been done to soldiers just walking around on base. we had impact from a ton of mortars this morning and we got attacked earlier in the day too. we returned fire but i am not sure if we got anyone. i do know the blackhawks blew something up so im assuming that they got the bad guys. 
the base im on is huge about 2 miles across both ways and about 16 miles all the way around it protected by constatina wire, which is like barb wire but it still to your skin and rips it out or tears your clothing and it will snagg you so its kinda painful.

anyways, there isnt much going on other than that. when i get home i will bring you something from iraq, i promise.

until then my brother,
   stay cool with angels

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BROTHER / STEPHEN YODA (childhood friend )
you know what tay, for as long as i can remember you were the most forgiving person i knew. remember that time i jumped off the steps at youth group in like 8th grade and i gave you that flying elbow into your shoulder and you fell over like really hurting? but despite the fact you said, "dont worry about it". man we were so rambuntious back then. alot of times i regret that we didnt spend as much time together as i wanted to. i know i was crazy and probably still am but i just couldnt ask you if you wanted to go roller skating or fishing with me and my dad, cause i didnt really think that you would say ok. what i really meant to say way back in the day before i got finished my first quarter of vocational school was would you be my best man? i never called you because i thought my life was so crazy and so not what i really wanted in life, but i knew that if i ever did see you i would ask you that. i still remember seeing you at the east paulding senior prom, you came up behind me and picked me up and i was like "who the heck?" and when i placed back down i saw it was my tall friend taylor. a great big hand shake and a hug. that was when i was dating another girl.  that was the last time i saw you.
taylor, i visit your site everyday that i get a chance to. it just makes me feel so much better that you and i were still friends after all this time. im sorry for all the rambling, i tend to do that.

i love you brother

PFC YODA, STEPHEN



What i didnt get to say! / Garrett Thompson (Good Friend )
Waht up big man? We had so much fun together. Like when we went to the lake with my parents and u went water skiing for the first time, or when we went to the beach and had that long morning of golf in the heat with my dad. Then the following week we went to the mountians with ur parents and we got lost in the woods and ur mom about paniced because she couldnt find us. Dude those were some good times. But yeah dude, i am starting my basic emt training in march. Right know i am working at triad avaition cleaning airplane engines. I take it u have heard about Yoda going to iraq. It scares me that hes going over cause i dont want anything to happen to him u now. Watch over our boy while hes there cause we now how things can happen. Take it easy dude. Close





so much i should have told you / Pv2. Stephen Yoda (great friend ) Read >>
so much i should have told you / Pv2. Stephen Yoda (great friend )
hey tay. you know in december last 2004 i was working two 30 hour jobs. and i remember that when i was at home in my apartment i woonderred wheree all my good friends from church lleft to. you and garret thompson and i were inseperable on wednesday nights and sundays. i had wished tthat i had kept better contact. in march the economy wasnt so good so i lost my jobs and ii had noothere choice i felt so i joined thee army. on apri 4th i was ingaged to a long time friend of yours and mine , candice gaylor. i lleft for basic on april18th. i was in trainiing for 5 and a half months. i was home for 8 days before i was sent to my duty station. before i left tthough i was married at the marietta court house on september 7th.
i bought a house out here in texas and i bought a new car. i have 4 dogs too. while i was in training i got youur name tattooed on my arm upside down so tthat i could read itt everyday when i woke up. i deploy tto iraq at the end of november hopefully. tay, be my angel, be my gaurdian, watch over me and my house, keep me and my wife out of harms way.

-Pv2 Yoda, Stephen

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dude / Stephen Yoda (good friend )
for all the things in the world that i am seeing now, i wished you were somewhere where i could talk to you or email you or something. tay, i miss you. you would never guess where i am right now. im in kuwait, getting ready to go to iraq in a few days. garret and i still keep in touch. i got married and i have a son named TAKESHI. it means stubborn. if i have a nother boy his name will have taylor in it somewhere.

know that im fighting for you too brother.

love always,


P.F.C.stephen forrester yoda

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What a nice looking kid  / Lori Burgstahler (passer by )
You son looks like such a terrific kid!  You can tell from his smile and he has a big heart.  I know this is SO hard, especially when they are such sweet boys.  My heart goes out to you.
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With Love from Aunt Chrissy  / Chris Pratt-Whitaker (Aunt Chrissy )
My dearest Taylor,

It does not seem possible that you have been gone almost 2 years. Time on earth is so daily and you live timelessly now. It seems so long to us but only a few seconds to you. I know heaven is brighter, sweeter, more fun and alive with you and Granddaddy there. I am so very thankful Grandmama Kay was waiting for you that night.

I have my special memories of you and I can still hear your voice when I would call.. Hi Aunt Chrissy! Even as a busy teenager you always took the time to chat with me.

You have so many fine qualities that this could be a very long tribute. I want to express your gift that God gave you of helping others and a generous heart. My 50th birthday comes to mind when you (and Jenni) both earned $50 and gave it to me for my gift. I know you mowed many lawns to save it up.

The hardest thing for me has been talking about you and/or Jenni. I am so used to saying Jenni and Taylor or Taylor and Jenni. It doesn't seem right not talking about you too or asking  for you when I call.
I have several pictures of my refridgerator and I look at you every single day so I won't forget your handsome face. Every night there are three bright stars in a triangle over my house. I think of you, Granddaddy and Grandmother every time I look up. I talk to you all and send my love.

Our family has given donations to go toward placing fresh water wells in countries that are desperate for clean water. So far we have provided water for life for 60 children because of you. I pray that the source of clean water will draw them to the Living Water, Jesus Christ.

I thank God that you were home that Sunday in October and joined us for lunch and the afternoon. What a comfort it was to me to see you, hug you, feed you and slip you some gas money. You ware such a grateful young man. It was only $60 and you made me feel like it was $600. The best thing was you hugged me and kissed me and said, "You always take good care of me Aunt Chrissy."

Oh Taylor, if I had only known I would have stayed longer than just a few hours. You promised me you would come over after the holidays and visit.  I just never thought in a million years that I would never see you again here on earth. I WILL SEE YOU IN HEAVEN. Actually sometimes I wonder what you are up to! The good thing is I can now think of you full of joy and not so full of grief. I still miss you...nothing can change that.

I am so proud of you and how you lived your life. You have two of the best parents any child could ever be blessed to have and a very special sister, your Jenni. You did a lot in your almost 20 years here and I know you are doing even more every day in eternity. 

With all my love,
Aunt Chris
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thinking of TP  / Garrett Thompson (good friend )
Just thought i would say that i still think about my boy everyday. Close

May 18,06  / Carol &. Bert DeHate (friends of the family )
Taylor is never far from our thoughts and hearts.  He was the sweetest little boy and a wonderful young man.  He is a treasured memory for us. We hope for peace and mended hearts for John, Jane and Jenni.  We send our love... Close

Thinking of you  / Adam Pratt (Cousin)

Taylor I was thinking of you tonight while I worked.  A couple people asked about my rubberband that I wear and I told them about you and what a wonderful person you were.  I think of you often and you are always in my heart.  Love Adam

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Happy 21st  / Burmester Family Kirsty Angel
Dear Taylor
                    Happy Birthday to you  sorry that i am later sending this to you but hope you had a good day with all the other angels and hope that you might have meet our Kirsty she well help you have a good time.
Wrap your Family in your wings and keep them safe and shine bright for them.
I wish you & your family a Happy Easter  so take care Love to you & your Family.
                                              With Love Carol ( Kirsty's Mum ) N.Z ^i^





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In rememberance of the best friend I ever had.  / Josheua Nealey (Best friends )
Not a day goes by that I don't have at least one moment in my day that brings a rememberance of you.  Taylor Pratt will never be forgotten in my heart.  Still haven't found anyone in my life that can close to our companionship, besides my wife, but that is just different.   Close

HAPPY BIRTHDAY  / SELMA FLYNN
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21st birthday  / Garrett Thompson (Good friend )
Happy bithday T.P. wish we could spend this together.  I ll never forget u dog. Close