Last week I was out working in the garage and I'm listening to the radio and the DJ starts telling the story of a local mom who didn't have the money to fly to California to see her son. He was coming home from his 1st tour in Afghanistan.

The next thing you know people started calling the radio station (WKKY in Geneva) and donating money for a plane ticket for this Marine mom to fly out to Camp Pendleton in California to see him. Within hours radio listeners and local business's donated enough money for Laurie Lewkoski to go see her son Marine Lance Cpl. David Baker.

 The local Radio Station and the people of the community stepped right up to help a local family out. The community gave so much the DJ said ok we don't need no more we have enough to get her to her son.

 This was a real feel good story....That was until I was listing to the radio this morning taking my son Matt to school and I hear of a local Marine killed by a IED (improvised explosive device). When I returned home I turned on my computer to see who it was.

 With a heavy heart and great sadness I found the article and learned that it was in fact Marine Lance Cpl. David Raymond Baker 22 Painesville Ohio. He was killed Tuesday by an IED in the Helmand Province of South Afghanistan.

 So now instead of a joy-full family reunion for a mom and her son Mrs Lewkoski will be laying to rest a local hero her son.

 Please remember all of our son's , daughters, moms, dads, uncles, aunts, cousins, family and friends that serve in the armed forces. Even if you don't agree with why they are there and what they are doing, They still have family and friends that do. They deserve your support and prayers.

 Thank you David and family for your sacrifices and for giving me my freedom to write this....peace zane

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