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dereckfishboy

10-23-2006, 03:20 PM

in a roadside bombing in Iraq. I just found out. He was just a kid. Barely old enough to shave for fucks sakes. Never met a girl, never had kids. Hell, he could barely even talk to girls. His life was just starting. I used to play with him all the time when he was a little. We used to visit him and his family in Kansas every year. I used to spend every summer chasing his sister's friends. He always tried so hard to impress me, to impress his brothers and sisters. He was a good old fashioned Mormon boy, and he served his God, his Family, and his Country better than most I've seen before he was even old enough to enlist. He loved his family and friends with a depth I only wish I could reach.   I watched him grow up from a scrawny little nothing into a Soldier. He was a hell of a kid. More importantly, he was a damn fine man. That's all I've got to say.

Tall_James

10-23-2006, 03:22 PM

Please accept my deepest sympathy for you and your family.  This is a horrible thing for a life so young to be cut so short.

El Mudo

10-23-2006, 03:25 PM

You and your family have my deepest regrets and sympathies....I'll remember to keep both your family and your cousin in my prayers

Kevin

10-23-2006, 03:32 PM

El Mudo wrote: You and your family have my deepest regrets and sympathies....I'll remember to keep both your family and your cousin in my prayers Same here man, that is awful news.

mendyweiss

10-23-2006, 03:34 PM

sorry

MadMatt

10-23-2006, 03:36 PM

My deepest sympathies.  Your family will be in my prayers.

FezPaul

10-23-2006, 03:37 PM

I wish I knew what to say.I'm very sorry.

Bulldogcakes

10-23-2006, 03:43 PM

Fuck, that really sucks. Give his Mom a big hug for all of us.

cozzie

10-23-2006, 03:46 PM

very sorry for your loss

reeshy

10-23-2006, 03:47 PM

Sorry to hear that, Buddy....I'll say a prayer for him!!!

Gvac

10-23-2006, 03:47 PM

Awful news.  I'm terribly sorry for your loss and won't even pretend to know how you feel.  Like the others have said, I'll keep you and your family in my thoughts.

SPeeDy_Freak

10-23-2006, 03:49 PM

So sorry to hear of your loss.A senseless loss of life. My thoughts and prayers are to you and your family.

Hottub

10-23-2006, 03:54 PM

I breaks my heart every time I hear a story like this. Your family is in my thoughts.

IamFogHat

10-23-2006, 04:02 PM

I'm so sorry Derek.

sr71blackbird

10-23-2006, 04:10 PM

Thank his family for his sacrifice.  I am sorry for their loss.

ChrisTheCop

10-23-2006, 04:29 PM

I thank you for sharing, during this awful time in your life.I thank his family for raising such a good man, and allowing him to pursue his goals. I thank him for serving as I continue to enjoy the protection he gave.I thank God that he made strong men and women such as this.I'm so sorry for your loss.

Dougie Brootal

10-23-2006, 04:31 PM

goddamn bro, im so sorry to hear that! your story brought tears to my eyes, i wish that this didn't have to happen to your cousin, and you and your family. but i am also very grateful to your cousin and all of the troops overseas for their sacrifices. your cousin was a brave man and a hero and inspiration for us all. i am very sorry. we are here for you.

Don Stugots

10-23-2006, 04:33 PM

god damn it.  i am so sorry to hear about your cousin.  you and yours are in my prayers tonight.  PM, if you need anything.

PapaBear

10-23-2006, 04:36 PM

My prayers go out to your whole family and all of his friends. Sorry, bro.

FUNKMAN

10-23-2006, 04:40 PM

My Condolences!   Stay Strong Budday!

Recyclerz

10-23-2006, 05:00 PM

My condolences to you and your family on this tragic loss.  I don't have the words appropriate for this sad occasion but Robert Frost may:A SoldierHe is that fallen lance that lies as hurled, That lies unlifted now, come dew, come rust, But still lies pointed as it ploughed the dust. If we who sight along it round the world, See nothing worthy to have been its mark, It is because like men we look too near, Forgetting that as fitted to the sphere, Our missiles always make too short an arc. They fall, they rip the grass, they intersect The curve of earth, and striking, break their own; They make us cringe for metal-point on stone. But this we know, the obstacle that checked And tripped the body, shot the spirit on Further than target ever showed or shone.

ShelleBink

10-23-2006, 05:20 PM

to echo what's already been said, i'm incredibly sorry for you and your family's loss.

TheMojoPin

10-23-2006, 05:41 PM

soupcan

10-23-2006, 05:45 PM

<img width="216" height="300" border="0" src="http://www.nd.edu/~scholast/archives/9_28_01/flag%20at%20half%20mast.jpg" />    my condolenscences

reillyluck

10-23-2006, 05:50 PM

Words cannot describe the loss of a family member, especially losing one this way. My heart goes out to you and your family.  May you continue to honor and celebrate his life.  God bless him.

Fez4PrezN2008

10-23-2006, 05:57 PM

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My heart goes out to you and his family. It just does not make any sense. Sorry man.

Melrapuo

10-23-2006, 06:08 PM

I'm sorry for your loss man.  My sympathies and condolences to you and your family.

bobrobot

10-23-2006, 06:24 PM

You have my sincerest condolences in this tragedy...<table cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="601" align="center" border="0"><tr><td align="center"></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td align="center"></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" border="0"><tr><td>Death be not proud, though some have called thee</td><td valign="top" align="right"><a name="1"> </a></td></tr><tr><td>Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so,</td><td valign="top" align="right"><a name="2"> </a></td></tr><tr><td>For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,</td><td valign="top" align="right"><a name="3"> </a></td></tr><tr><td>Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.</td><td valign="top" align="right"><a name="4"> </a></td></tr><tr><td>From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,</td><td valign="top" align="right">         </td></tr><tr><td>Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,</td><td valign="top" align="right"><a name="6"> </a></td></tr><tr><td>And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,</td><td valign="top" align="right"><a name="7"> </a></td></tr><tr><td>Rest of their bones, and soules deliverie.</td><td valign="top" align="right"><a name="8"> </a></td></tr><tr><td>Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,</td><td valign="top" align="right"><a name="9"> </a></td></tr><tr><td>And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell,</td><td valign="top" align="right">  </td></tr><tr><td>And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well,</td><td valign="top" align="right"><a name="11"> </a></td></tr><tr><td>And better then thy stroake; why swell'st thou then;</td><td valign="top" align="right"><a name="12"> </a></td></tr><tr><td>One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,</td><td valign="top" align="right"><a name="13"> </a></td></tr><tr><td>And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.                                          - John Donne</td></tr></table>

This message was edited by bobogolem on 10-23-06 @ 10:26 PM

johnniewalker

10-23-2006, 06:40 PM

A cousin and friend is a hard thing to lose.  I put this poem on my brother's grave, and I thought of it when I read your story.Through many lands and sailing over waves
 I come to last at this unhappy place
 to put the gifts of death upon your grave
 and speak in vain to your unans'ring face.

My brother fair that fate has snatched from me,
 alas that you were taken far too soon,
 but now accept the rites that are the fee
 our fathers set for men who meet their doom.

These sorry gifts are soaked with tears I cry,
 forever, brother, rest in peace, goodbye.

suggums

10-23-2006, 06:46 PM

group e-hug for derek.  we love ya bud, we're here for ya.  sorry to hear the news.

led37zep

10-23-2006, 06:46 PM

I'm so sorry for your loss, I really don't know what else to say.  sorry bro.

tele7

10-23-2006, 06:51 PM

My sincere condolences to you and your family.  He will be in my thoughts.

Jujubees2

10-23-2006, 07:45 PM

suggums wrote: group e-hug for derek.  we love ya bud, we're here for ya.  sorry to hear the news. Count me in on the hug.  So sorry to hear about your cousin.  My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

dereckfishboy

10-24-2006, 09:48 AM

Thanks guys, you rock

angrymissy

10-24-2006, 09:50 AM

I'm so sorry for your loss.  I know this must be horrible on your family, I hope you're all doing ok (as ok as you can)

Patches

10-24-2006, 10:02 AM

Thats a terrible shame... my deepest sympathies to your family.

jetdog

10-24-2006, 03:38 PM

Sorry to hear man. I lost a cousin two years ago, under completely
different circumstances (cancer).  I was the younger one, always
trying to impress him.  My thoughts will be with you.

Gaia

10-25-2006, 10:45 AM

Dereck, I am so very sorry for your loss. I cannot imagine how hard this must be for yourself and your family. Please know that you, your family and your cousin will be in my thoughts and prayers. Once again, I am deeply sorry for your loss. You know I am here if you would like to talk.

angelinad128

10-25-2006, 10:56 AM

My deepest sympathy.

ChimneyFish

10-25-2006, 11:42 AM

I don't know how I missed this thread. My heart and prayers go out to you, dfb. I can't imagine the sadness and frustration you and your family are going through. Stay strong.

Aggie

10-25-2006, 01:08 PM

I am truly sorry for you and your family. You will be in my prayers and I appreciate his service.

Wrecked

10-25-2006, 01:15 PM

sorry

Big Jim

10-25-2006, 04:07 PM

I dont know you or your family, but this thread really touched me.  I am so sorry for your loss of your cousin.  I lost mine (my age) who I grew up with and did all the same stuff you talked about 2 years ago to cancer.  There are no words to describe what you must be going through.  Everytime I hear a story like this it breaks my heart. SO many of my friends are overseas right now.  IT SUX. plain and simple<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/down.gif" border="0" />

Drunky McBetidont

10-25-2006, 04:15 PM

Sorry man, count me in on the e-hug too.  I'll, light a candle for him.

dereckfishboy

10-25-2006, 04:34 PM

Thanks everyone. I appreciate your kind words. It's been rough. The family isn't taking it well. His mother is a wreck. She lost a mother and a son in a period of a few months, so she isn't taking it well. I never questioned them much about their spirituality, but apparently part of their religious beliefs are that his body needs to be intact to ascend to heaven, and she's incredibly concerned about the state of his remains after the bombing. His younger sister is inconsolable. I haven't heard from any of his other brothers or sisters yet, but I'm sure they're devastated. I'm not a religious man myself, but I assure you all that knowing that so many of you say that you will keep them in your prayers would mean the world to them.

samnyc

10-25-2006, 05:26 PM

that's a tragegy.  your cousin certainly made a sacrifice for the ideals of this country which shine through because of men like him even though our leadership is so shameful.  most of us aren't brave enough to have ever walked in his footsteps.  bush is a dick.

This message was edited by samnyc on 10-25-06 @ 9:26 PM

Landblast

10-25-2006, 05:35 PM

Each day brings us closer to getting all our soldiers back home, I'm sorry for your cousin and his family.

Clutch

10-25-2006, 05:47 PM

Sorry to hear that dude... condolences to you and your family..

Justice4all

10-25-2006, 10:56 PM

I am very sorry for your loss. he gave his life to help others. That is the sign of a good soul.

Yerdaddy

10-25-2006, 11:38 PM

I'm really sorry for your loss. As the person probably most involved with the politics of this war I want to express that your cousin's sacrafice is is above whatever politics has to say about it. He put his life on the line for America. He's a hero, plain and simple, and nothing can diminish that. I hope you and the rest of his family find the quickest path to peace with his loss.Also, I come from a large Mormon family, and although the beliefs of Mormons do differ on many things, I've never heard the belief that the state of the body effects the state of the soul. The idea that someone has given them sounds unnecessarily disturbing to grieving parents. If they still hold this idea I suggest you consult a pastor at the church - whether you yourself are a Mormon or not - because I'm sure he would have a more comforting view of the disposition of soul, and that would be really important to your family right now. Just a suggestion.

WhistlePig

10-26-2006, 12:03 AM

I'm sorry I missed this thread when you first posted it, Dereck! My heart
goes out to you and your family. Your cousin was a true warrior and hero.

dereckfishboy

10-26-2006, 12:51 PM

Yerdaddy wrote:   I come from a large Mormon family, and although the beliefs of Mormons do differ on many things, I've never heard the belief that the state of the body effects the state of the soul. The idea that someone has given them sounds unnecessarily disturbing to grieving parents. If they still hold this idea I suggest you consult a pastor at the church - whether you yourself are a Mormon or not - because I'm sure he would have a more comforting view of the disposition of soul, and that would be really important to your family right now. Just a suggestion.    I'm glad you said something, because when I heard that I found it very off-putting.
Until now, I've never heard anything of the sort. Talking to my family,
apparently it's come up before. I guess she expressed concern to my
mother about it when my mother went under the knife to have cancer
removed. So apparently she's held this belief for a while, but just
hasn't vocalized it much. Either way, I think it sucks. The poor woman
has enough agony with the loss of her youngest son without the added
torment of wondering if his eternal soul will move on. She's an old fashioned southern woman, and I still haven't been able to get in touch with ther rest of her kids yet, but I hope so very much that they do not share this same belief. There's enough pain there.  
 I thank you for you advice and I will pass it on to my family.

Billy Staples

10-27-2006, 09:47 PM

Derek  if you and the family do not mind, I would appreciate it if you could post your cousins name. Not that this truly changes anything, but I think someone who gave their life for this country in a place where we support you and well my feelings about this war aren't a secret.   I just feel that someone who paid the ultimate sacrifice deserves more than 'my cousin'.  He deserves a hell of a lot more than that trust me, and I am not getting into that here. How much time each night would it take to put together a small piece n a news program about over the 2,00 of our children dead on Iraqi and Afghan soil.  Yes, I know A lot of you will jump on my case about Boston legal and all that.I don't care If you already did it, thank you, I didn't read the whole thread, had to post right away. If enough people see a name, a story, anything ore than4 dead today in Iraq, which makes #'s....whatever.  They deserve more than that. It was one of my thoughts for a show, honoring those and their families and talk with the family, people in charge, etc.  Put a name and story to a number.  I know that I would listen.  Sure there has to be more Cindy Sheehans out there ad also mothers who feel exactly opposite.  Each one has their right to be heard. We gave a place for people to share their grief on the air 5 years ago...good ideas still work. Dereck, my sincerest regrets and trust me, I am not us your loss a soap box for me to push some political, show audition, using this tragedy in your family whom I do not kow to further any cause of mine. I think he needs to be heard and read and let people know his name...even for a split second.This can go for anyone also Billy Staples PS: Idf this has in anyway offended you or your familily in anyway, please accept my apology as it was not in the spirit intended.  A New look at life and how precious it is and how much of it I  personnallly have wasted ( not just what you are thining)and am still here and than to hear you and your families heartbreak, breaks myheart and fills me with utter shame   also, there is a company that just invented for the Army a device that can detect IED"S, suicide bomb pactsand othersimilar types of devices and it has not known outside the Wall st workd and probably  DOD.  Why are we not using it I t works from a distance also.  How many people have been hurt, illed by IED's and suicide bombers with C$ strappedto their body and cars and trucks loaded with the stuff. Lets go guys...put a rush on it here

dereckfishboy

10-28-2006, 03:14 PM

Billy: <h1>Explosion kills soldier from Harper</h1>

<h5>BY HURST LAVIANA</h5>

<h6>The Wichita Eagle</h6>

Willsun Mock's two older brothers were married with children at the
time of the 9/11 attacks. The Harper native decided he'd be the
family's representative in the war on terrorism.
"He just felt it was his time," said his mother, Ann Mock. "Of
course he wanted to save the world. He was my peacemaker. He liked
people. He loved people. And people remembered him after they met him."
The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that Sgt. Mock, 23, died Sunday of
injuries sustained when a bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.
The second-youngest of seven children, Mock enlisted in the Army
more than four years ago and was serving his second tour in Iraq when
he was killed. Mock was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division in
Schweinfurt, Germany.
Ann Mock said her son was a caring young man.
"I wish he had never had to live through this," she said. "He loved
his fellow man so much that it was very hard for him to see another
world.
"He might have been very tough, very well-seasoned and very good at
his job, but he wanted to help those people out. He wanted to help his
fellow soldiers out.
"I was very proud of him."    This is a guest book with posts from people he knew. I think it shows firsthand how many lives he touched. 

 

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This message was edited by dereckfishboy on 11-1-06 @ 8:26 AM

dereckfishboy

10-31-2006, 11:53 PM

In case anyone was interested, or at the very least, for the sake of some closure, this is the latest I know, from an email sent to me:

Willsun was sent with out his chaperon (there was a comunication mix-up) and was in Delaware waiting for Monday when his armed guard would show up to escort him home. She thought he would be home around Thursday or Friday for his funeral. He is being buried in my family's plot in Harper. (There are none left now because Arlo, Louise, and now Will are buried there. Too bad they didn't offer to pay for them. That's kind of petty, anyways. I did ask Ann to check after this is over to see if she could get some more, she wants to be placed there also).
The Army asked her what she wanted done with any body parts they may find, so he is not all there. She said his bottom half is what was injured and the top half is good so maybe they can have a half casket showing. The Governor of Kansas is going to be at his funeral. Jaysun asked President Bush to come but of course he declined because of his schedule. He will probably be buried Thursday or Friday. I am going to check in the Wichita Eagle newspaper on line to see if some picture's are in there. If you look up Willsun Mock in the net his death is in there. There used to be pics and an interview and other things but they have been removed. If you go to Wichita Eagle and look for Will there is a picture of him.

Thanks to all for your compasion

Alice S. Fuzzybutt

11-01-2006, 12:20 AM

I am so sorry for your loss. Regardless of politics, death is heartbreaking. You and your family are in my prayers.

dereckfishboy

11-01-2006, 04:02 PM

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Recyclerz

11-05-2006, 06:50 PM

Please read the attached blog entry by one of NBC's reporters/producers which features a well-written tribute to Dereck's cousin, Sgt. Willsun Mock.<a href="http://onthescene.msnbc.com/baghdad/2006/11/other_peoples_s.html#posts">http://onthescene.msnbc.com/baghdad/2006/11/other_peoples_s.html#posts</a>I'll skip the soap box oratory but just ask everybody to remember this young man and those like him who have given their lives in this war.

dereckfishboy

11-06-2006, 04:00 PM

Recyclerz wrote: Please read the attached blog entry by one of NBC's reporters/producers which features a well-written tribute to Dereck's cousin, Sgt. Willsun Mock.<a href="http://onthescene.msnbc.com/baghdad/2006/11/other_peoples_s.html#posts">http://onthescene.msnbc.com/baghdad/2006/11/other_peoples_s.html#posts</a>I'll skip the soap box oratory but just ask everybody to remember this young man and those like him who have given their lives in this war.   Thank you for posting the link. It's a great article, and my family appreciates your support.