Tributes June 29, 2011 Spc. Mills Joe was like a brother to me, we grew up together and was always the life of the group. He is missed greatly and I know that he is watching over all of us. I miss you bro, one day we will cause havoc together again. Until then i will keep fighting the good fight. May 31, 2011 WO1 Rick Coker I was one of Meadows AIT Platoon Sergeants back at Ft. Huachuca. I must have come in contact with over two thousand new soldier in my time there, but Meadows is one I will always remember. I can still remember him calling from Afghanistan back to the company thanking all the Platoon Sergeant for training him and asking to tell all the new soldiers to pay attention to us. Even after he left us he was still trying to look out for his battle buddies. He was the type of soldier every leader hopes for, and every all of us who wear the uniform strive to be. You are gone but not forgotten… May 11, 2011 SGT. Griffin, Gregory Bro, i wish u were here, u had so much more to learn, and in this life, R.I.P, MY BRO... October 04, 2009 Mary Ann Gobelle In Honor Of Colman Joseph Meadows Joseph was our first Grandson. He was fun, mischievous, loving, taxing, promising, inquisitive, smart, caring, courteous, and ambitious. We have been without his wonderful spirit for 10 months and it seems like forever, and then again, only yesterday. He is always with us in the rustle of the wind, a passing butterfly, and a pesky bee or mosquito who loves to just "hang around" and irritate you. He was loved beyond measure and, trust me, took advantage of that fact whenever he needed assistance! Thank you to everyone, who having known Joseph, for writing momentous of him, it helps to know that he also made a difference outside of the family. We will always have a hole in our hearts, only to be relieved and filled when we are with him once again. We are ever so grateful for being privileged to have had Joseph with us as long as we did. He was definitely one-of-a-kind. Grammy Jan 06, 2009 Memorial Page Established By-Tinsley Ball Joseph was a good man and a great friend. Though I did not know him for very long the time we spent in our class and just talking are some of the best times I have had. I was extremely lucky to have known him and called him friend. JoJo I miss you brother. August 18, 2009 Joshua Bone Coleman had just gotten to the unit he wasn't with us for very long but he had this charisma about him, NCO's loved him I knew from the first conversation we would be friends and he was really there for me he was a good man and a good soldier I distincly remember being up at the Battalion MWR at 2AM and meadows would walk up to me and say isn't it past your bedtime and WE would just BS about whatever which really wasn't much but he made sure everyone around him was smiling but then again it was kinda hard not to smile around that boy anyway he left us way too soon I really miss him Love ya always brother dont start the poker games until I get there |
| PV2 Colman J. Meadows III United States Army KIA 16 December 2008 Afghanistan |
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Tributes This Memorial Page Established by- Battle In Honor Of PV2 Colman J. Meadows III Pvt Colman Joseph Meadows, III Feb. 8, 1989, USA -Dec. 16, 2008 Kandahar, Afghanistan PV2 Colman J. Meadows III, 19, of Senoia, Georgia, a 2007 graduate of Northgate High School. He was known to everyone as Joseph. He joined the Army in January 2008 and was assigned as a special electronic devices repairer as part of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, based at Fort Hood, Texas. Deployed to Afghanistan in June, he died at Forward Operating Base Ramrod, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. His awards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon. He is survived by his mother, Kelley Hooper and her husband Michael of Sharpsburg; father, Coleman Meadows, Jr. of Jonesboro; half-brother, Montana Meadows of Jonesboro; grandparents, Mary Ann Gobelle and her husband Dave of Scotsdale, AZ; Ken Fore and his wife Cathi of Colorado Springs, CO; Pat Meadows of Jonesboro; George Hooper and his wife Rosemary of Andover, KS; Aunts, Heather Hooper of Edwardsville IL, Theresa Hooper of Andover, KS; Uncles, John Fore and his wife Kim of Sharpsburg, Bud Fore and his wife Nicall of Luthersville, Warren Meadows of Jonesboro, and numerous cousins. |
