Subject: Funeral Service Info for PFC Eric W. Hario, A Co, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment

Ranger Family and Friends:

It is with great sadness that we add two names to our fallen comrades. PFC Eric W. Hario and SSG Jason S. Dahlke were deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. These warriors died Aug. 29 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when they were shot by enemy forces Aug. 28, while conducting combat operations. Both Rangers were assigned to the A Company, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

PFC Hario's Family, Rebecca and James Hario, announce the funeral arrangements for their beloved Son.

Funeral Arrangements are:

Sunday, 06 September 2009 at Rupp Funeral Home, Monroe, Michigan (734)241-9300
POC: Doug McMullen
11:00 - 12:00 p.m. - Family Viewing
12:00 -  8:00 p.m. - Public Viewing

Monday, 07 September 2009
10:00 a.m. - Funeral at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Monroe, Michigan
POC: Fr Mark
11:00 a.m. - Procession and Burial, Rose Lawn Memorial Park (734)242-2475
POC: Mike Huggins

The Hario Family asks that all flower donations be sent directly to the Rupp Funeral Home.

SSG Jason Dahlke's arrangements will be announced when received from the Dahlke Family.

Rangers Lead the Way!

Dudley Shelia MS (1/75) [dudleys@soc.mil]

UPDATE: PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR SSG DAHLKE FUNERAL DETAILS (JUST RECEIVED)
Operation Just Cause - Ranger Rendezvous - Panama

Operation Just Cause Anniversary Trip - October 14th - 20th To all Operation Just Cause Rangers, this year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Ranger lead invasion. This October 14th - 20th return to Panama without rucks or weapons where we will visit the beautiful and modern day Panama as well as some of the battle sites we fought upon 20 years ago.

Below is a tentative trip itinerary, the dates are set, but any reference to cost or prices right now are not. Airfares to Panama are reasonable right now, and accommodations in country are inexpensive. Travel insurance is recommended.

Just Cause Reunion Itinerary includes-
1. Visiting Noriega's old mansion, Rio Hato, Punta Patilla (now a shopping mall)
2. El Valle de Anton, the crater of an extinct volcano
3. Boquete, the most beautiful place in Panama
4. And of course visit the Panama canal itself, (the locks and museum)
Optional side trips include:
  • Casco Viejo, the site of "old Panama" after Henry Morgan sacked the city in 1671.
  • The "original" site of Panama city, PRE 1671 is called "Panama Viejo" and is mostly ruins.
  • The canal zone - several old buildings and such to see.
  • La Comandancia and Modelo prison sites - now a park of sorts, not much to see, but we can drive by it so you can say you visited the site where some of our brothers died.
  • Amador causeway - beautiful vistas of Panama city, good restaurants, shopping and nightlife.
Contact Patrick "Mac" McElrath: 360-654-0409 or e-mail:  mac(replace this)rangermac.com
Shelia Dudley, Project Manager, 1st Battalion Memorial, is trying to locate the families of the following listed Ranger casualties--if you have information please contact her (without delay) as indicated below-
NAME RANK UNIT TYPE DATE
QUICK, JAMES SPC B PARACHUTE ACCIDENT 06 NOV 76
CARO, HENRY M CSM HHC PARACHUTE ACCIDENT 06 NOV 76
BRYAN, JAMES MAJ HHC AIR CRASH 06 SEP 77
MCTIGUE, WILLIAM SP4 C LIVE FIRE 19 JAN 78
SANDERS, MICHAEL PVT A PARACHUTE ACCIDENT 25 JAN 80
ALANIZ JR, GILBERT PVT A PARACHUTE ACCIDENT 25 JAN 80
BARCLAY, VINCENT SPC A PARACHUTE ACCIDENT 02 FEB 82
DANFORD, JOHNNY SGT A PARACHUTE ACCIDENT 02 FEB 82
FORTUCCI, ROBERT SP4 B DROWNING 14 APR 82
HAYES, WILLIAM SPC C DROWNING 12 APR 83
LAU, SHAWN PFC C LIVE FIRE 08 JUN 83
MAYNARD, MARLIN PFC A URGENT FURY 25 OCT 83
RADEMACHER, MARK SGT A URGENT FURY 25 OCT 83
ROBINSON, RUSSELL PFC A URGENT FURY 25 OCT 83
YAMANE, MARK SPC A URGENT FURY 25 OCT 83
ELDER, JOHN SP4 C DROWNING 12 SEP 85
Shelia Bowen Dudley
Project Manager, 1st Ranger Battalion Memorial
248 Stephen Douglas Street, HAAF, GA  31409-5120
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