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Matthew F Straughter
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Name: Army Spc. Matthew F. Straughter
Age: 27
From: St. Charles, Mo.;
Assigned to the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.;
Incident: Army Spc. Matthew F. Straughter died Jan. 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.
Died: January 31, 2008
Mo. guardsman dies in Iraq
By Betsy Taylor
The Associated Press
Age: 27
From: St. Charles, Mo.;
Assigned to the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.;
Incident: Army Spc. Matthew F. Straughter died Jan. 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.
Died: January 31, 2008
Mo. guardsman dies in Iraq
By Betsy Taylor
The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — An Army specialist with the Missouri National Guard died after his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq, the military said Monday.
Matthew Straughter, 27, of Belleville, Ill., died Thursday in Baghdad from his wounds. He enlisted while living in St. Charles, Mo., and was assigned to the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade.
Several families with ties to the National Guard learned of Straughter’s death Saturday, when they gathered at Mineral Area College in eastern Missouri for a support gathering for military families.
They expected to have a video teleconference with their loved ones currently serving...
Occupation
the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.;
Incident
Army Sgt. Matthew F. Straughter died Jan. 31 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.
Prayers & Messages
Matthew F Straughter
2011-10-16
Sleep well, soldier
know that you are honored
your name is not forgotten
we stand humbled
bowed in awe and sorrow
before your sacrifice
sleep well, soldier
sleep well
we will remember you
Rest in eternal peace and happiness cousin until you are reunited with your loved ones, you are missed each and everyday.
-Nicole Price
Matthew F Straughter
2011-10-15
Matthew You Were Taking From Us To Early We All Miss You .Thank You For Your Selfless Sacrifice You Will Never Be Forgotten Love You Uncle David LCPL USMC
Matthew F Straughter
2011-10-15
My Dearest Brother:
There is not a day that goes by that I do not feel pain from you not being here with us. There are no words that could even begin to express my love and sadness- my pride and anger.
--You are my Hero, Forever Loved & Never Forgotten...My Sapper Warrior--
SAPPERS LEAD THE WAY!!!
Your Sister,
Katherine Williams
Your Sister at Arms,
Sgt Williams, Katherine M. USMC
Matthew F Straughter
2011-10-15
Matthew your mother and I worked togther for many years in the ER and I remember her talking about her children with such pride, I know you are looking down from heaven and watching out for her everyday! Thank you for your selfless sacrifice it was not in vane. You are a hero! Cindy
Matthew F Straughter
2011-10-15
I love you and still think of you each and every day.
Mom
Matthew F Straughter
2009-03-21
A.S.N.F.
Not only serving as a constant reminder that A Soldier NEVER Forgets, be it one of his own, the courage and Sacrifice, the honor and endurance it took to get us to where we were, or the dreams and goals.
But let it serve as something more than that my brother, my blessing, My Guardian Angel. Just know, that until we meet again, I REMEMBER!
A STRAUGHTER NEVER FORGETS!
Matthew F Straughter
2008-10-01
YOUR MEMORY IS WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF US. TO SIT AROUND AND SPEAK ON TIMES SHARED AND OF THOSE FUNNY STORIES YOU TOLD AND EVEN WHEN YOU ASKED FOR ADVICE, IS WHAT I CONTINUE TO RECALL ANYTIME I REMENICE ABOUT YOU. MANY SAY THAT YOU ARE GONE, BUT YOUR MEMORY IS WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE, IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE ON...
GYSGT J.L.SMITH
D.R. SMITH
SERENITY RENEE STRAUGHTER
J.L.SMITH Jr.
UNTIL WE SEE YOU AGAIN BROTHER.....
Matthew F Straughter
2008-09-18
we miss ya matt lana rich ricky and mikey
Matthew F Straughter
2008-09-17
We love and miss u Matt love Dezyrae & Serenity
Matthew F Straughter
2008-09-16
From the moment I met you, your smile lit up the room. It has been many years, but I still remember the great times we all had together. You will always be dear to my heart. Not many know how special you were to me and my family. You will be missed dearly and remembered forever. I know in my heart that you and good old Duke are in heaven watching over the ones you left behind and know we will see you again beyond the Pearly Gates of Heaven. May God watch over you and the family. ~Tami~
Matthew F Straughter
2008-09-16
Matthew I miss your smile and i look forward toward heaven when i can once again share your smile and your loving heart your early departure has left our family with a huge hole in it and we all miss you very much and be it known that we all care about what you belived in and gave your life for. May GOD bless you and your s forever
Uncle Frank
Matthew F Straughter
2008-09-16
It is not how you Died that Made you a Hero it is how you lived. All the Joy that you brought to Any ones Life once you Met Them. You Were my Brother and I think of you all the time. One Day Brother We will meet Again. Jack
Matthew F Straughter
2008-09-16
My Big Brother, my guardian, my HERO! You are FOREVER loved. I laugh at our memories as children, and adults. I cry at my selfishness for wanting you here. I know you are with us and watch over us. I can only pray you will be there to open the gates to me when I can finally see your smile again! I miss you my brother! SGT Matthew Straughter....For no greater love hath a MAN, than to lay down his life for his friends!
Matthew F Straughter
2008-09-16
I will NEVER forget you Matthew. You were more than a "Mo. guardsman" who died in Iraq. I loved you from the day you were born and I will love you till the day I die. I miss you more than life itself and pray every day for you. Your life and your achievements as well as all you have given up for our freedom will never be forgotten. My God keep you in his loving arms until we are united again. I love you and miss you Matthew Francis Conrad Price-Straughter Sr. All my love, Mom
Matthew F Straughter
2008-09-16
I miss Matthew more than you know but know that because of him I am a better person and teacher!
God Blesses in ways we never truly understand.
Matthew F Straughter
2008-08-11
Lakika S Council
I love you Matt
Matthew F Straughter
2008-05-17
Your sacrifice will remain in our hearts for a lifetime,
with intense gratitude. May God bless you and your family.
Rest Safely and Securely in God's Loving Arms.
We cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heros never dies.
Matthew F Straughter
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.