God Bless you Jesse. Thank you for all you have done.

We Love you Jesse and Miss you deeply. You will always be with us.

Love,
Tara

Jesse I miss you so much and we all love you.

Jesse I miss you so much and we all love you.

Jesse I miss you so much and we all love you.

My Son, My Hero. I love you and miss you so very much. My life will never be the same without your sweet smile and your hugs.
We are all so proud of you !!!

I LOVE YOU SON...HUGS AND KISSES

Until we meet again,

MOM

Dear Mrs. Halling,

Thank you for posting your beautiful note. How terribly proud you must be. It goes without saying that we will never be able to repay your son - or his family - for what he did on our behalves. But do you think, Mrs. Halling, that we could at least begin to address our debt by setting aside a prominent space at DFME to honor Jesse's colleagues - the young men and women who continue to fall overseas in the War on Terror? Commenting on the Bible, an Israeli Rabbi wrote recently that: "those objects, ideals and people for which we have labored intensively and sacrificed unsparingly are the very one we love the most and value above all others." Jesse and his family - all of these remarkable families - have truly sacrificed unsparingly for America. In so beautifully demonstrating the depth of your love, you have quickened our souls and made it inevitable that we shall love you all unsparingly in return. We remain deeply affected by Jesse's passing. We are humbled that you have honored us by honoring our American soldier here.
With unspeakable sadness at your loss,

It would be better to honor Jesse if we tell the truth. He didn't fall in the "War on Terror." He died in the Iraq war, an entirely different thing, a political war started by right-wing zealots and neo-cons in the Bush administration. This, of course, doesn't lessen Jesse's heroism or demean his great sacrifice. And we should all be proud of his bravery, which stands in the highest tradition of America. But let's not use his tragic death and the "unspeakable sadness" it brings to the fellow who runs this website to sanctify a very big mistake by our very small president.

It would seem to me that "our very small President" is doing what the last administration failed to do - address ballooning state sponsored terrorism, US focused terrorist cells, and the free rule of those who DIRECTLY threaten us and our most valued democratic allies (e.g. Israel).

With the Clinton administration cutting over 75% of the US field intelligence apparatus in "the roaring 90's", it is fitting that those that are falling in Iraq to establish a new Arab democracy, might just be alive today if it were not for our severe lack of foreign intelligence.

To reduce Jesse Halling's service to anything less than someone who is trying to change the future for Arab generations to come, and minimize the very possible nuclear and biological threat posed by future regimes and terrorist organizations, is not only insulting to Jesse, but also to all others who are have fallen and are fighting for freedom in Iraq.

I was with Jesse over in Tikrit. I have been in the Army for over 20 years now and Jesse will always be a hero in my mind and heart. Jesse showed the world what the American soldier is all about.

To Bob....it is a crying shame that you would use a site dedicated to the heroism of Jesse to further your political views. Why not start your own site to do that instead of one dedicated to a hero.

I was his room mate and friend.i was there that night,i will never forget it,he is missed very much here by myself and pfc glass,and the rest of the platoon.i think of him every day,i come to this and other web sights to see what has been written and im glad people still talk about him,he deserves every thing said about him and he is a hero.and to his mother and father,sister iam sorry i could not prevent this from happening.as a father i couldnt think of what to do.

i was jesses room mate,and i hope a good friend we spent alot of time togther before we came here.i was there that night it is hard to deal with sometimes but we have to finish the job and he would have wanted that i sure.i dont care for some of the comments but free speech and all.MSG.Crook thank you,to his family i wish i could done something for this not to had happend but i know i couldnt.there are a lot of things i would like to say,words just dont come easy for now about him,the main thing is that i will never forget him or his smile either mrs.halling i just didnt get a chance to him.our platoon misses him very much.and to those who want a political word in this subject,he is a hero not a stepping stone.

PFC john p jones i miss you jesse i allways will.love your friend and roommate.

PFC john p jones i miss you jesse .

pfc john p.jones,
Thank you so much for your comments above. I wish I could talk to someone who was with Jesse that night.
John, I miss my son so much that I can't even begin to tell you of the pain of his loss.
As for anyone else who may or may not want to know, my son loved what he was doing and darn proud of it. He wrote to me telling me of how the Iraqi people would stop and thank the soldiers for what they were doing. Is it a perfect situation? Absolutely not. War never is, but we need to do what is right, simply for the fact that they are human begings and deserve to be treated as such.
Regarding President Bush, I have been saying for years that our military needs to be strong and ready to go. Because of past presidents, we were basically caught with our pants down. As for me, I want to see that we continue to have a strong military force. We can't afford to let this happen again.
My final words for now:
AMERICAN...LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT!!!

Pam Halling

Years ago during the Vietnam War period, a friend of my grandfather shot my grandfather to death point blank with a shotgun as my grandfather ended another very long day of work providing for family. (he later killed himself in shame) The cause of the shooting was a simple dissagreement over a item from my grandfather's store . This all happened in a tiny town in rural North Carolina where one would least expect an event like this between friends to happen. As my mother answered the midnight call and my dad stumbled in from a pro exhibition football game in the capital, our lives changed dramatically. Our family became more distant and blame filled the air as uncertainty became the order of the day for years to come.

To make this short, as a boy of eleven, I could only categorize this loss of a man that spoiled me with adulation and sweets and humor in terms of a popular 90's (?) bumper sticker, MEAN PEOPLE SUCK. I have come full circle politically, and played Army at in it's most comical times and have learned that the left and dictators of all ilks(not George Bush as is commonly brought up by socialists, pseudo anarchists and other narcissistic apologists) will most often learn life's simple lessons of fairness and compassion by threats and actual acts of force.

May whatever healing powers are most comforting come the way of those that have fought and sacrificed (living or dead) and those still fighting the good fight to smash the terror of al Queda, Saddam's idiots, and the Palestinian gang bangers et al. May victory against zealousy be swift and may the want for freedom from tyranny dominate the hearts and souls of all.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND PEACE TO ALL
Another,of millions ,American Veteran For Freedom

my thoughts and prayers are with you Mrs. and Mr. Halling Jesse was a good man He was in my squad and my platoon and I was there the day he died. A tear still comes to my eye every time I think of Jesse or even hear the Toby Keith song "American Soldier" and know that was what Jesse truly is. He will never be forgotten.

Jesse...there is not a day that goes by that IO don't think of you. Lately I have been having many dreams of you that are so real I could touch ou. One of my latest was a dream of us riding side by side on motorcycles, you on your green and purple kawasaki and me, one who likes to ride passenger not driver, on some sort of silver bike. I am not sure of the make and model, only you would know that. We just rode side by side through the city. I love my dreams only I wish they were real. I would give anything to have you back here with us. Dad is doing ok and mom is getting there. Things will never be the same without you.
Luv you forever and always
Kristina

this weekend, being the fourth of july, i wanted to thank you. it is because of people like your son that we have the freedom we do. i am sure that he is still missed today. thank you. my deepest sympothy. Shalyn

Mr. and Mrs. Halling and Kristina, I was in the same platoon as Jesse in Iraq. Jesse was one of my favorite guys in the platoon. He was quiet but had a great sense of humor once we got him started. I still remember like yesterday sitting outside the palace with Jesse talking about our lives back at home and how sweet he was. Or all the times I used to laugh with him or tease him. His smile always brought a smile to others faces. I will never forget that smile and I will never forget Jesse and I just want to thank you for bringing such an amazing son into this world and giving me the opportunity to meet one of the greatest people i have ever known. Jesse is and always will be my hero.

Just thinking of you on veterans day Jesse. Thanks..

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