12 May 2008 Sgt Billiot Manny I am so sorry that I did not deploy with you! You were one of my devil dogs and it should have been me not you man. I love you manny and may you rest in peace. Sgt Billiot. 30 Apr 2008 Baylea Hasbargen i didnt know you, but my daddy said that you were a very nice person and an out standing marine. im sorry for your familys lost. 27 Apr 2008 Sgt. Braudrick I miss you man. wish you were still here. not sure what to say or how to say it but I should have been able to stop it. I owe you more than most. You were my Marine. It should have been me. I owe my life to you brother. Your not forgotten. Childish I know to carry the burden but freedom costs more than I know and your life wasn't worth it. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. 11 Feb 2008 SFC Rod Brewer LANCE CORPORAL Nicholas J. Manoukian, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 21 October 2006, 1/6 Marines. My sincere condolences to his family and friends. Nick, You Have Not Been Forgotten... Semper Fi!! Teufelhunden. Christmas in Arlington... Rest easy, sleep well my brother. Know the line has held, your job is done. Rest easy, sleep well. Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held. Peace, peace, and farewell... Rod. 10 November 2007 Nicole Mullen .I knew Nick for many years. And in the last year he became my brother-in-law. He became a father to my nephew Nico and learned what fatherhood was like. He faught for our freedom and families. I will always think of you daily Nick and miss your beautiful smile. Thnak you for being in my life. God bless you sweetie!! 18 Sept 2007 SGT GONZALEZ, ALEX D FOR THE MARINES THAT SERVED WITH HIM AND THE ONES MORE THAN JUST HIS FELLOW TROOP, BUT HIS FRIEND I'M SURE WE ALL MISS HIM A LOT AND ITS WORSE WHEN ITS SOMEONE THAT YOU TRAINED AND PUSHED ONLY TO GET THE MOST OUT OF HIM BECAUSE WE SAW THE POTENTIAL IN HIM NOT JUST AS A MARINE BUT AS A MAN, A FRIEND AND ABOVE ALL A BROTHER. MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AND WATCH OVER ALL THE OTHER TROOPS AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS. AND TO THE PARENTS, YOUR SON WAS HONESTLY THE FUNNIEST AND MOST RESPONSIBLE MARINES I HAVE WORK WITH AND IF YOU EVER NEED ANYTHING MY WIFE AND I ARE HERE IN OKINAWA AND WILL NEVER FORGET 1/6 AND MOST OF ALL YOUR SON. THANK YOU, GOD BLESS. SGT. ALEX DANIEL GONZALEZ / USMC 15 Sept. 2007 Sgt Fredrick T. Hasbargen Jr. To those who served with MANNY. Cpl Manoukian was one of the most positive Marines that I had work under my supervision and he will be missed dearly. I am very sorry to his family for there lose. The Corps not only lost a great Marine but we lost a very great friend. Semper Fi Sgt Hasbargen, Fredrick T. 1st BN 6th Marines Communication Platoon 28 May 2007 Jennifer Shaffer In Honor Of Cpl Nicholas J Manoukian Today is Memorial Day, May 28, 2007. I have taken my son to the parade and to the cemetary where we live for the Laying of the wreath. I can't imagine the pain, sadness, and amount of tears that have been shed. My son can't wait to grow up to be a Marine. And as scary as it is for me, to even think that far ahead (he's only 7), it fills me with much pride to know that he wants to defend his country....I was moved to the point of tears, by Cpl. Manoukians mothers letter, to see in words how much i love my son, expressed by someone else towards hers was more moving than expected. So today my son and i have been going over all the stories from moms, dads, husbands, wives, girlfriends, boyfriends and family, remembering the great sacrafice that they have made. Yesterdays lemonade stand money was used so that he could send another care package, so hopefully it brings some small piece of home to a soldier. Our Prayers and love are with Cpl. Manoukians family! as well as the others who so bravely have given there lives as well and to those who are still serving our country. God Bless our Troops 11 February 2007 Tom Crisp Dear Mother. Good parents make good kids. Great parents make children that protect our world. Know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Peace be with you. Navy Dad. 11 January 2007 Mary Manoukian Calhoun LCpl Nicholas J. Manoukian USMC Email Address:me10149@aol.com In Honor and loving memory of my son LCpl Nicholas J. Manoukian, my "Fallen Warrior." As troops pass in parade he is just a tree in a forest of men. When he travels from his homeland to the heat of battle, he is just someone who fills a seat on the air transport. To the enemy he is just another faceless target to be eliminated on the quest to victory. But this warrior is more than just a number. He has a personality and a place in the hearts of those who truly know him. He is the beautiful baby,an only child that filled a mother's heart with so much love that she easily dedicated her life to him. She was his harbor of safety when the storms of boo-boo's and the flood of childhood tears overcame him. He is the young boy who suffered the loss of a living father the tender age of 12 causing pain more intense than any wound in battle. He is the teenager who could get into mischievous trouble,charm the girls,and keep his friends laughing. He is the organizer of fun,the artist that makes sketch paper and canvas come alive with meaning and the creator of rhythms that make the primordial drums resonate with brilliance. He is the romantic that writes poetry with the girl that is special to his heart. The girl that would compel him to ride a bicycle on a wheel rim with no tire just to complete the journey to her home. He is the romantic that places rose petals on his brides bed and proposes to her by celebrating all of the Holidays that they will miss together while he will be deployed to Iraq for a second time, ending with sending her on an Easter egg hunt to find her ring,in July. He is the Step- Daddy to a little boy who as he grew would depend on him for guidance into manhood. He is the man who commands respect and love from a stepfather who is proud to call him his son. He is the son in law and brother in law of a family that loves him as their own child and brother. He is a Marine who is loyal to his brother warriors who in turn love him for the man and personality that he is. He is a man tough enough in body and spirit to face the enemy for the freedom of his nation and still be able to tenderly say "I love you mom." Now this vibrant and talented young warrior has been taken from us by a heartless enemy. Now we no longer can hear his laughing voice or the rhythmic beat of his drum solos or the romantic whispers in the ear of the wife he so loved. No longer can we see his strong stature,his soft dark eyes or his bright smile. Gone is the firm and steady grip that portrayes strength;yet a tenderness that made you know that he truly cared. A writing by Laurel Atherton best captures Nicks spirit: "For my Son" I know you probably have a thousand things to do today.Well...now you have a thousand and one! Son,I just want you to take a minute to read this.I know your days are busy,but I hope they are giving back to you as much as you give to them. And I know there a moments when things could be better,but I hope you'll remember that good things come to good people and that...without a doubt..you are one of the best. There are so many wonderful things about you.But I think that the most admirable thing of all,at least to me,is that you do the things you do with an inner strength and a special kind of love.That's just the way you are. You give life a gleam that most people only carry a glimpse of. Nick is gone from our world but he lives in our memories and our hearts.More importantly he lives with an eternal spirit in the presence of God.Until the day we will all see one another again and spend eternity together.. In Loving Memory of LCpl Nicholas J.Manoukian USMC age 22 killed on Oct 21, 2006 1st Marines 6th Batallion 2nd Marine Div. IED attack Ramadi, Iraq Awarded two Purple Hearts posthumously You will always be the love and joy of my heart... I love you, Mom Other Tributes |
| LCpl. Nicholas J. Manoukian Lathrup, MI United States Marine Corps. October 21, 2006 |
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