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Jason C. Ramseyer

    
Wednesday, April 26 2006 @ 05:32 AM EDT
Contributed by: River97
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Individuals USwww.newsobserver.com -- After the Marines in the convoy spotted the suspicious mound by the roadside Thursday, it was natural that Staff Sgt. Jason C. Ramseyer was the one who stepped forward to investigate. Ramseyer, 28, of Lenoir, was always a leader, always the first to get promoted, the first to set an example.

On the trash-strewn roads of western Iraq, most things that look like improvised bombs turn out to be nothing. But after he trudged through the dust to get close enough for a look, Ramseyer decided there was a good chance the mound was the real thing.

"As soon as he turned to tell everybody to go back, it exploded," said his wife, Amanda.

Shrapnel hit Ramseyer in the upper legs. Still, he was conscious an hour later when he arrived at a field hospital, his wife said.

"He told the doctor that he didn't want to die, that he had more to live for and that he loved me and his girls," she said.

Ramseyer had lost too much blood. The Pentagon announced his death Monday afternoon.

Survivors include daughters Rylee, 3, and Kadence, 2; mother, Cindy Hicks of Lenoir; father, Jimmy Ramseyer of Grand Ridge, Fla.; and two sisters, Cathy Ramseyer of Washington and Amanda Ramseyer of New York City.

Ramseyer was born in Florida but moved to Lenoir when he was 13. A wrestler at West Caldwell High School, he carried just 130 or 140 pounds on his 5-foot-8 frame. It was at school that he met Amanda Gilmore, and the 14-year-olds became best friends.

All through high school he wanted to be a Marine; he left for boot camp after graduation in 1996. Gilmore, meanwhile, went off to college. It was only later that romance bloomed.

In the Marines, Ramseyer was stationed at Camp Lejeune, at Quantico in Virginia and most recently in Hawaii. Amanda Ramseyer said her husband was known for being a motivator and leader, routinely earning quick promotions.

This was his third deployment. In Iraq he had started the paperwork to take a nondeployable job at Quantico so the family could be together for good.

"We were inseparable," his wife said. "He was everything you could want. He had to travel a lot, but he always helped me plan for that and always included me in the decisions."

The family plans two memorial services: one in Lenoir, at Mountain Grove Baptist Church, and another at Arlington National Cemetery. The dates hadn't been set, but his wife said the family hoped to hold the service in Lenoir on Friday.
 
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Jason C. Ramseyer
Authored by: anonymous on Friday, April 28 2006 @ 05:41 PM EDT
Jason,
I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country. And to your family, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

Semper Fi Devil Dog!
Jason C. Ramseyer
Authored by: anonymous on Friday, April 28 2006 @ 10:34 PM EDT
Though we are not (probably not) related, our Family name and Military history are points of pride for the few Australians that share them.
After hearing about Jason I felt compelled to thank both him, and those closest to him, for the sacrafices they made.
Your loss has not gone unnoticed (or unappreciated).

Lloyd Ramseyer
Melbourne, Australia
Jason C. Ramseyer
Authored by: anonymous on Thursday, July 20 2006 @ 02:20 PM EDT
I KnewJason Ramseyer back in 1996 when he was a PFC with 3/8 81MM Motor platoon at Camp Lejuene, N.C. We were roommates for about 4 months. We also stayed friends and deployed together to Okinawa where I was able to make memories with him. Ramseyer was a motivated Marine then right up to the day that he proved he was the natural hero I knew him to be. Ramseyer stayed in and I followed a career with Law Enforcement. But, I will tell that I will never forget him and the inspiration he gave to me and many other Marines. Semper Fi Ramseyer! I love you buddy!

Officer Ryan D. Quimby (31)
CPL USMC 94-98
New Hampshire
  • Jason C. Ramseyer - Authored by: anonymous on Wednesday, October 11 2006 @ 05:12 PM EDT

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