Sunday 22nd May, 2011 TWO ARTICLES< FRONT PAGE MOUNT AIRY NEWS >

http://mtairynews.com/bookmark/13363188/article-Bikers+make+noise+for+wounded+Marine?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4dd8f2aff3068cf0%2C0
http://www.mtairynews.com/view/full_story/13363174/article-Ararat-celebrates-heritage-with-a-bang?instance=home_news_lead

They Stood for us and now we stand for them!

JB Kerns of Ararat Va, was seriously injured;  Click here to read more!

Joshua “JB” Kerns, 21, of Ararat was injured 4/7/11 by an improvised explosive device (IED)
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“Not for fame or reward, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity, but in simple obedience to duty.”
--Inscription at Arlington Cementer

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Leevi Barnard died May 21st, 2009 near Baghdad of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device. Click here to read more!




http://livinglegendteam.blogspot.com/2009/05/army-1st-lt-leevi-k-barnard.html
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Our Patrick County Heroes

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http://www.cpljonathanbowling.

Jonathan W. Bowling dedicated his life to the service of others. As a police officer and a firefighter, he would put himself in harms way to protect members of his community.
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David Gabriel (Gabe) Couch   |   Visit Guest Book Mr. David Gabriel (Gabe) Couch, 19, of Meadows of Dan, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011, as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Suffolk, on August 19, 1991. Gabe was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Raymond Edward Couch and Evelyn Tesh Couch. He had attended Slate Mountain Presbyterian Church and Meadows of Dan Baptist Church, was a member of the Meadows of Dan Volunteer Fire Department and the Vesta Rescue Squad, and was a cook at Mabry Mill. He loved the Georgia Bulldogs and anything Dodge. Gabe is survived by his parents, David L. and Tiffany Pack Couch, of the home; one sister, Allie V. Couch, of the home; one brother, Jonathan E. Couch, of Florida; and his maternal grandparents, Vicki Brown, of Winston-Salem, N.C. and Gary Pack, of Florida. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart with the Rev. Ed Hartman officiating. Burial will follow in the Meadows of Dan Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Moody Funeral Home in Stuart. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Meadows of Dan Fire Department, P.O. Box 830, Meadows of Dan, VA 24120. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com.