5/12/2008 Name: mike Loudermilk Location: erwin, NC Message: The men and women that come home and find their mate if run off My heart go out to you. We never hear about how many GIs lose wife or husban and children. War is hell but coming home to no family eats at your heart the rest of your life, I thank GOD for taking my pain away but the whole is still their. GOD bless all the military and the usa....

4/15/2008 Name: Michael McDaniel Location: Jackson, OH Message: that is rick patrick, he was a friend of mine. rest his soul.

4/11/2008 Name: undisclosed Location: jackson, OH Message: To, Todd Wiseman. Dont know if you are from Jackson or have MySpace or not but his page is still there, on that you will find his friends..............http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=8000217

4/10/2008 Name: LCDR Gary E. Coleman, USN Location: NAS Fallon , NV Message: I'm pleased that the "Operations Home Sweet Home" bulletin board is still up and active. My family and I just returned from overseas and it's good to be home in the good ol' USofA - even if we are in the desert of northern Nevada. To all my brothers and sisters in that other desert, in the mountains of Afghanistan, at sea, or elsewhere in harm's way, my thoughts and prayers remain with you. I'm looking at 31 years combined enlisted and commissioned service now, and I have to say that the young Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen of today never cease to amaze me with their honor, courage and commitment to our country. You all make me so proud to wear the uniform and serve alongside you. May God bless and keep all of you, and bring you safely home.

3/9/2008 Name: cheryl sweney Location: beaver, OH Message: my son Timothy is stationed in Iraq he is dearly missed and loved come home safe baby

3/5/2008 Name: cheryl sweeney Location: beaver, OH Message: To my son Timothy Sweeney just to tell you we love and miss very much be safe and come home soon we are very proud of you

2/22/2008 Name: D Swann Location: Richmond, VA Message: I'm a 20 year + Active Duty Retiree who lived the first 28 years of his life in Oak Hill and then moved to Jackson to play baseball. First I'd like to address the fact that when one's deployed there is absolutely nothing better than getting hometown support. Lastly, on the message posted by the Air Force soldier whom knew Charlie Wilson, if you get this send me an email. I knew Charlie, and his family extremely well.

2/20/2008 Name: AFROTC Todd Wiseman Location: athens, OH Message: my friend Rick Patrick passed away last SEP i was wondering if anyone could tell me what his MOS was? i was thinking it was SF (MIL POLICE) but cant remember, when i saw him in 2005 he wasnt in uniform many thanks Todd OU

2/14/2008 Name: Erica (Camp) Walter Location: Oak Hill , OH Message: To my wonderful brother--Ben Camp--I love and miss you very much--more than you know. We are all very proud of you and your accomplishments in our army. CONGRATS on your promotion!!! I am very proud, and I know mom would be proud too!! God Bless you --see you soon. Love Erica

1/29/2008 Name: BILLIE Location: WELLSTON, OH Message: DONNY JARVIS-WOULD LIKE TO WRITE YOU BUT NEVER KNOW YOUR ADD. I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT! STAY SAFE AND REMEMBER YOU ARE HEAR ON THIS EARTH FOR A REASON. MAY THE LORD KEEP YOU SAFE. REMEMBER THOSE HAIRCUTS! LOL(MULLITS)

1/27/2008 Name: Jay Bob Parker Location: Jackson, OH Message: we all hope that you are doing O.K and we can not wait to see you home. love you alot. your FAMILY

1/20/2008 Name: Colonel Roger and Sally Jones-Mc Namara Location: Falls Church, VA Message: You are in our thoughts and prayers. Thank you for all that you do each day. We are proud of you and can never thank you enough.

12/13/2007 Name: billy Location: jackson, OH Message: to my baby brother rick patrick,you made it home but couldnt leave it behind.i love and miss you like crazy,to everyone else coming home,keep your head up and remember you are not alone.rest in peace bro.

10/23/2007 Name: Brandi Richardson Location: oak hill, jackson, & jacksonville, NC Message: To my husband David Richardson, Everyone is so proud of you babe! Your doing what you love and when you leave in Feb.08 just remember we love you and HAVE FUN!!! Take a lot of pictures of Italy for me babe . And to everyone else in the military, BE SAFE and we are ALL proud of what you men and women are doing!!!

10/17/2007 Name: SANDY LEONARD Location: JACKSON, OH Message: JOHN WAYNE LEONARD, SERVING AT PARRIS ISLAND, WE MISS YOU AND ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU. PLEASE BE SAFE. LOVE, YOUR FAMILY IN JACKSON, OHIO

10/8/2007 Name: T Location: Jackson, OH Message: God bless all our soldiers I appreciate all that you all do and have done A big thank you to my 2005 classmates I am proud of all of you. Rick Patrick you are sadly missed

5/31/2007 Name: sandy Location: jackson, OH Message: As the Memorial weekend has passed now, i think of my families trip to Gatlinburg over the holiday. My husband and I were sitting on a bench people watching. An older gentleman in uniform came over and sat down next to us. We started a conversation about the service men and wars. My husbands father and grandfather were in WW1 and WW2, he spoke in reverence of the service men and women who have served and are serving their country and how proud we should be of them. We agreed and as we sat there, a man and his wife came over to him and asked to shake his hand and thanked him for his service to his country. They explained that they have a son in Iraq serving this holiday, allowing us to enjoy our lives and live free. They were proud to acknowledge his service to his country. We all should be so bold as to go up to a service person and tell them how much we do appreciate their sacrifices and how proud we are to be an American. God Bless the USA.

5/30/2007 Name: Trish Location: Wellston, OH Message: As we pause this week to honor our veterans, from wars of the past to wars and conflicts today, I want to thank all of you for what you have done for me. I try to do what I can to give back to my veterans in the community and want to remind everyone that "Memorial Day" shouldn't be thought of once a year but every day that you wake up free. Thanks to all of those who served in the past, those serving our country now and those who will serve for our future.

5/12/2007 Name: Sarah Location: Jackson, OH Message: undisclosed , IL.......I don`t have your name but I was a grad of 86, Charlie would be so very proud of you!!! Thanks for serving the USA. My son is currently in the Navy and his cousin is a Marine. You guys are great!!!

5/8/2007 Name: undisclosed Location: undisclosed , IL Message: I graduated from Jackson High School in 1984. Shortly after, I joined the US Air Force, where I have been for the last 22 years. I'm not sure why I am posting this message; most of my friends from high school will probably not even remember me. It seems like a very long time ago since I was a part of your community. I have only been back to Jackson a few times since 1984, and sadly, each visit was for a loved ones funeral. One of my dearest friends in the world was a man I worked for at Charlie's Pennzoil and Pop Stop that used to be next to the Tender Fluff donut shop in Jackson. Charlie was a good hearted, rough, gruff, loveable soul that would do anything for anybody. Some of fondest memories in life were of Charlie and working at that gas station. I was saddened greatly to hear of his passing. I wanted to attend his funeral and pay my respects, but like so many times before, the military had other plans for me. After 22 years in the Air Force, and two Gulf Wars, I am retiring from active duty on the 19th of June. Like Charlie Wilson, the Air Force filled a void in my life. As I am now just a few short weeks away from my retirement ceremony, I feel that void again. The retirement ceremony is a very prestigious military event steeped in tradition that allows the military to say good bye, recognize the contributions of the retiring member, and say thank you to his or her family and friends. It marks an achievement that only few will obtain. My Mother and my step Father will be there to witness my retirement, but if there was one person on earth that I would to attend, one person I would want to proudly watch from the bleachers, it would be Charlie….

4/24/2007 Name: LaVerne Masters Pritchard Location: Warren, OH Message: Thank you Kevin Downey, We are so very grateful that you love your country.........and Thank you for serving it so well. God Bless You and Yours, Laverne Masters pritchard

4/7/2007 Name: Karla Location: Lawrenceburg, TN Message: In my thoughts dailey,I am so very proud and honored to be AMERICAN!! Thank you all

4/4/2007 Name: amber Location: wheelersburg, OH Message: Good Luck Kenneth!!

3/15/2007 Name: jenni freeman Location: st petersburg, FL Message: To all of you men and women fighting for us here are very much appreciated in so many ways that some can't be shown. Thanks for fighting for us! We love and miss you all and want you all to come home soon!

3/7/2007 Name: Kevin Downey Location: Jackson, OH Message: To all of you who kept me in your thoughts and prayers, I thank you. Never stop supporting the soldiers even if you dont support the war. We need your support, and you need our service. Good Luck over there Rick Patrick, stay safe and keep your head down.

2/5/2007 Name: Sarah Wyatt Location: Gallipolis, OH Message: L Cpl. Derrick Wyatt, Brandon Graduated Friday Feb. 2,. He is now a Sailor!!!! Thanks for your part. Love & Miss You, See you soon.

1/24/2007 Name: all you military guys and gals Location: athens, OH Message: GOD BLESS YOU!!

1/23/2007 Name: Bill Location: jackson, OH Message: God Bless You Guys

1/22/2007 Name: Michael Phillips Location: Central, FL Message: Godspeed and blessings on all service personnel. Your country wishes all the best for our troops.

12/22/2006 Name: Trisha Vititoe Location: Wellston, OH Message: I want to wish all of those serving their country a Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year. Without your sacrifices, we might not have the right nor opportunity to celebrate the season with our families. Stay safe and we hope you are home soon.

12/20/2006 Name: Janet Pratt Gray Location: Meridian, MS Message: To all our Veterans,: I sincerely want to thank all of you for serving our country and keeping America safe. Stay safe and remember that we are behind you in spirit and in love. God Bless J:)

12/15/2006 Name: Allision Norris Location: Wellston, OH Message: I would like to say to all of the military that you all are great. God Bless you all. I have family meaning friends that I consider family that are still in the military. My husband served in the Army for 5 years and went to Iraq for 7 months. He is now out as of Oct 04'. We have been through alot. His cousin who has served 10 + years in is now getting out. She served in the Air Force. It is a true life experience when you hear what all these men and women do for our country and what they and their families go through. I wish you all a safe return With love from my heart God Bless you all!

11/17/2006 Name: Mary Message: Congratulations to the following JHS Class of 2006 members for their recent graduation from Parris Island and becoming a United States Marine: Josh Cruse, Haley Gaunt, Brett Kimble. and Kenneth Alcorn. We are proud of you!

11/16/2006 Name: Mary Cruse Location: Jackson, OH Message: To all of our troops on American soil and around the globe....THANK YOU for serving this great nation. To LCpl. Wyatt, OOHRAH! I'll see you when you come home; Rick Patrick, we are proud of you! Last but not least,to our own Marine, PFC. Joshua Cruse, you could not make your parents more proud. SEMPER FI! We love and miss you!

11/3/2006 Name: judy weaver Location: wellston, OH Message: We appreciate all that you are trying to do to keep America free from terroism and appreciate the many sacrifices you have made in being away from your famalies by doing so. We pray for each and everyone of you each nice, especially for your safe return to the greatest country on this earth!! Thank you and God Bless each and everyone of you!!

10/10/2006 Name: Tammy McCarty Location: Oak Hill, OH Message: I want to tell every one of our service personal how PROUD I am of them!!!!! I am an AIR FORCE Mom and am very proud of our son, Jimmy. We also have a friend who's son was killed last month in Iraq. Joshua Jones is a HERO and we will never forget him or the ultimate sacrifice he gave for our freedom. If you know someone who is serving our country PLEASE tell them how PROUD you are of them!!!!!!!!!!! We pray for your safe return home to your families!

9/26/2006 Name: Rick Patrick Location: Andrews Air Force Base, MD Message: To Kevin Downey, My thoughts and paryers are with you. I wish you a quick and speedy recovery.

8/17/2006 Name: Lance Corporal Derrick Wyatt Location: Jackson, OH Message: I would like to thank everyone for their support and prayers. I am currently in Iraq an a 7 month deployment. I am a 2005 graduate of Jackson High School and I am serving proudly along with RandY Fisher (Army), Justin Nordine and Michael Skidmore, and Allen Preston (National Gaurd), David Carper, David Richardson (Marines), all of us 2005 graduates. Once again thank you for your support and prayer. Feel free to e-mail me ..

8/11/2006 Name: kayla canter Location: oak hill, OH Message: we all love you mikey you guys are doing fine love you mikey

7/12/2006 Name: Norman Gilliland Location: Jackson, OH Message: Gary: I don't know if you remember me or not, but I graduated High School in the same class year. I am currently the Publisher of The Jackson County Times-Journal and still live here in Jackson Ohio. Nice to hear from an old class mate even if you are so far away from home. We appreicate the service you are doing for our country and are proud of all of you!

6/28/2006 Name: LT Gary E. Coleman, USN Location: COMNAVEUR COMSIXFLT Naples Message: Thank you to all who send notes of love and support to "Operation Home Sweet Home". Although I'm not currently serving in a combat zone, I have done so in the past, and I appreciate your thoughts and prayers. While I've been away from a Ohio for over 20 years now, I still think of Jackson as my home. God bless you all. Gary Coleman, JHS 1976

5/8/2006 Name: Amber Carter Location: Jackson, OH Message: To my little brother Rick Patrick;We love you very much and cant wait to see you! To Nicole Crabtree and Brian Yates....We hope to see you two also.....We pray for all of you to come back home safely.

5/2/2006 Name: Robert Hale Location: Gainesville, FL Message: I would like to thank all who have sent messages in support of all of the military men and women serving in the armed forces. I am in the NAVY in Floida, and will be retiring in june 2007, and i would also like to thank the young men and women who are still enlisting into the armed forces to ensure that we will always have a strong military and a free USA. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. My parents still live in OAK HILL. And i love coming back home to visit.

4/3/2006 Name: Norman Location: Jackson, OH Message: Happy Easter to all and may God keep You ALL Safe! Acts 2:38

2/25/2006 Name: trenda wright Location: jackson, OH Message: pvt.2 christoper a. sheets will grad. from fort knox apr. 27,2006.he is the son of trenda l. wright of jackson

2/18/2006 Name: Tammy Moore-Tucker Location: Fort Bliss, TX Message: I just wanted to say thanks to all of you for your continuing support of our service members and their families! I've had the unique perspective of being both the deployed service member and the spouse of a deployed service member and I can't decide which was more grueling! I've been in the Army for 13 years, been stationed all over the United States and Europe but "there's no place like home"!

2/13/2006 Name: Rick Patrick Location: Mosul Message: Thank you for all the kind words and thoughts from my home town! Can't wait to make it back to the states as well as back to Jackson!

2/12/2006 Name: (SW2)(SCW) Myers, Roger Location: Ironton, OH Message: I would like to thank all the men and women who proudly serves our military each and evry day. i recently returned home in oct. from iraq and i know just from expereance of being over there how hard it truly is . and to come home is a good thing. so to our men and women thank you for your service.

1/29/2006 Name: SUE Location: oak hill, OH Message: THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

1/26/2006 Name: Trish Vititoe Location: Wellston, OH Message: I would like to welcome the following service persons to Operation Home Sweet Home. Your accounts have been activated. Thanks for participating and all you do. Douglas Camerson; Kenneth Bronokowski: Rick Patrick; Jason Cassarly: Sean Gilliland; Tammy Tucker; Brian Kisor; Steve Petrie. If you know of other Jackson County residents serving in the military, please have them log on and sign up for access. Any questions can be sent to me.

1/16/2006 Name: Brian Kisor Location: Wellston, OH Message: I would just like to say thank you to everyone who has posted messages. It really means alot to everyone. I am currently in Iraq in the U.S. Army I have been in for 19 years now and I am originally from Wellston. It is still home to me and everyone there is family. Thank you again for your support!! Sicerely, Brian Kisor USA/SFC

1/13/2006 Name: Kay Carter Location: Columbus, OH Message: Happy Birthday to A1C Nicole Crabtree Cruse - serving in the Air Force in Iraq. What a place to have a birthday party! Make the best of it beautiful. I am so proud of you and looking forward to the day you will be back home! Love and blessing, Granny Kay

1/12/2006 Name: Abundant Life Worship Center Location: Jackson, OH Message: We are praying for all of you to keep out of harms way and get back safe to The USA!

1/11/2006 Name: Gin Simmons Location: Jackson, OH Message: Words cannot express the pride I have in saying I am a citizen of the United States of America and it is all because of the men and women who put their lives on the line everyday. Thank you for your service to our wonderful country and for your bravery everyday to fight for freedom for all people.

1/10/2006 Name: Meredith Baker Location: Jackson, OH Message: Thank you for everything you do. God bless you.

1/9/2006 Name: Norman Gilliland Location: Jackson, OH Message: Amn Rick Patrick We are proud to have you from Jackson and wish you the best. Keep safe and we will be praying for you.

1/9/2006 Name: Kim Hatley Location: Jackson, OH Message: I pray for all of you everyday. To come home and hug your kids and kiss your wife, May God be with you till your feet touch the land you LOVE. May God be with each of you,Kim

1/8/2006 Name: sherry kostelecky Location: Fairhope, AL Message: I just wanted to say I'm so proud of my husband Paul and my nephew Michael Brown.

1/7/2006 Name: Rick Campbell Location: Beckley, WV Message: May God be with each of you as you stand against oppression and fight for freedom in a lost and dying world.

1/6/2006 Name: Trish Vititoe Location: Wellston, OH Message: To all of my friends throughout the world currently serving and the countless others who defend our freedoms, thank you. We hope you log on and correspond with your home town so we know you are safe and you know we are thinking of you. Freedom isn't Free, thanks for picking up our tab ;-)

1/6/2006 Name: Nashanda Meredith Location: Jackson, OH Message: Thanks for everything!

1/6/2006 Name: Jennifer Location: OH Message: Anyone in the military that would be interested in telling the community in a story how you are doing, please let me know.... My news staff would enjoy speaking with you. Writing about those in the miltary turn out to be some of most rewarding stories. Without people like you, we may not have the jobs we do.... which are all based on the freedoms set forth by freedom fighters, like yourselves. Thank you.

1/6/2006 Name: SANDY & JIM LEONARD Location: JACKSON, OH Message: WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE JOB YOU ARE DOING OVER THERE AND WE THINK ABOUT YOU ALL AND PRAY FOR YOUR SAFE TRIP HOME. WE RUN SERVICEMEN NEWS IN OUR PAPER ALL THE TIME WHICH YOU CAN ACCESS. WE ARE LONGTIME TIMES JOURNAL EMPLOYEES. GOD BLESS JIM AND SANDY JIMMY, NIC, & TREVOR THE LEONARDS IN JACKSON, OHIO

1/6/2006 Name: Melanie Location: Jackson, OH Message: Thank you for preserving our freedoms. I wish you all back home soon. Stay safe for your loved ones!

1/6/2006 Name: Sarah Hooten Location: Jackson, OH Message: Thanks for all you do!

1/5/2006 Name: Norman Gilliland Location: Jackson, OH Message: We thank and support our troops! We would like to see them all home soon!