Army SFC James Priestap, Rest in Peace
- Posted by Beth on December 4th, 2006 filed in General, Iraq, Support the Troops, The War
Kim Priestap brings this terrible news:
My husband, Steve, and I received some very sad news Thanksgiving evening. Steve’s cousin, Army Sgt.1st Class James Priestap, was shot and killed by a terrorist sniper while working at a checkpoint near Baghdad. He was wearing body armor, but he hit was in the shoulder, and the bullet went into his heart killing him instantly.
His funeral is scheduled for this weekend, and about 3,000 people are expected to attend, including 200 Patriot Guard riders who will escort Jim’s body to the cemetery in the Upper Peninsula town in which he grew up.
If you wouldn’t mind, please think of and say a prayer for Jim’s wife, Connie, and their two kids, Francesca and Brody, as well as his sister, mother, and father as they cope with Jim’s sudden death. It will be especially difficult during this Christmas season.
Words are never enough. My prayers will be with all of them, along with Kim and her husband. May their pain be tempered with the knowledge that he has served his fellow man well, his spirit will live on as a guiding light to others, and that he will live forever in peace and God’s grace. Go read about this real American hero, and remember to thank God that men and women like him exist.
God will be well-served with this man of valor at His side.
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