THIS THANK YOU IS FOR SO MANY- MY FRIENDS THAT HAVE STOOD BY ME, THE GIFTS I HAVE RECIEVED, THE THOUGHTS FROM YOU, AND EVEN THE SILENCE WITH THE HUGS, MY FAMILY THAT EMBRACED ME, FED ME HOPE, FAITH AND LOVE. JIM AND BARB FOR OPENING YOUR HOME AS IT WAS MY OWN.. I LOVE YOU.. TOM BY BROTHER THAT HELD ME UP WHEN YOUR OWN BODY NEEDED THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING FOR THE FUNERAL.. JONATHAN LOVED YOU SO..MY SISTER PAM AND DAN. YOU DID ALOT DAN! THE WATER CASCADE OVER JONATHAN`S PLAN.WOW AND THE PATROIT RIDERS WITH THERE AMERICAN FLAGS.. JONATHAN WAS TRULY HONORED AT THE AIRPORT... A FALLEN SOLDIER.. CARLETTA MY FRIEND MY SISTER YOU HAVE HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY! AND OUR AUNT JUDY, WHAT A JEWEL YOU ARE..THANK YOU..MY BEST BUD ROXIE YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH YOU ARE IN MY HEART, AND SOUL..TRISH, SHELLY, LORI, DEBBIE, SUZIE, GRACE. ALL MY X FRIENDS THAT I HAVE WORKED WITH.. HOPE I DIDN`T MISS ANYBOY.. AND ALL OF THE ONES THAT JONATHAN LOVED WITH HIS HEART.. THAT`S THE ONLY WAY HE LOVED... HE MAY GET THAT FROM ME..CAUSE LOVE IS THE ONLY WAY.. I BELIEVE HE LOVED EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! FROM HIS SOLDIERS TO THE FEMALES AND FRIENDS. HIS FAMILY KNEW OF HIS LOVE FOR THEM.. HE MADE IT QUITE OBVIOUS..HE WAS FULL OF LOVE..THANK YOU FOR LOVING HIM TOO.. HE DESERVED IT.. NOT JUST CAUSE I WAS HIS MOM BUT BECAUSE WHO JONATHAN WAS! THANK YOU JOSH FOR BEING HERE FOR YOUR DAD AND ME.. JONATHAN WOULD BE SO PROUD AND THANKFUL.. YOU`VE BEEN A WONDERFUL SON.. WE ALL CAN HEAL TOGETHER.. I LOVE YOU.. AND SO DOES YOUR DADDY..THANK YOU PENNY AND MICHAEL, PENNY YOU WILL NEVER KNOW THE STENGTH AND KNOWLEDGE YOU ADD TO OUR LIFE.. YOUR HEART IS TRULY LIKE YOUR BROTHER`S, AND HE TOLD ME HOW MUCH HE LOVED YOU.. YOU ARE SUCH A SPECIAL PERSON PENNY.. AND MICHAEL MY SON IN LAW YOUR ALSO A GREAT GUY... THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO PENNY AND US.. ALL OF THESE THOUGHTS HAVE BEEN MY SOURCE RIGHT NOW.. YOU DON`T KNOW HOW THEY HAVE HELPED ME GET THRU THIS.. THE SOLDIERS I MET AT FT. IRWIN... RICKY.. I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU.. I FORGET NAMES SO EASY... BUT YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I REALLY LOVED Y`ALL! JONATHAN WAS MY HERO.. AND YOU ARE ALSO MY HERO`S I WILL ALWAYS PRAY FOR YOU AND REMEMBER THE DAY OF THE MEMORIAL.. YOU BECAME MY BOYS.. HOW LUCKY JONATHAN WAS TO HAVE YOU! THANK YOU CAROLE FOR STARTING THIS MEMORIAL FOR JONATHAN.. WOW WHAT A FRIEND YOU WERE! PLEASE STILL PRAY FOR US.. IT`S LIKE HE IS IN IRAQ STILL.. I THINK MAYBE HE IS SOMETIMES.. WATCHING OVER OTHER SOLDIERS.. THAT`S WHERE HIS HEART WAS.. BUT I BELIEVE HIS SPIRIT REMAINS WITH ALL OF US.. AND I KNOW HE WOULD WANT US TO KEEP LIVING.. I AM TALKING TO MYSELF AS WELL HERE.. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHATE WITH YOU.. LINDA TIDWELL