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September 4, 2006 (OIF).Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044431265630927644.post-18629277214260926242014-12-11T18:29:00.001-05:002014-12-11T18:29:55.219-05:002015 Eventshttp://www.mchonorrun.com/<br />
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Mr. Speaker, it is with profound sorrow that I rise to recognize the loss of a brave Marine in Iraq, Lance Corporal Eric Valdepenas, who served his country with dignity and honor. I join his family and the people of Rhode Island and Massachusetts in mourning this great loss.</div>
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Lance Corporal Valdepenas, a resident of Seekonk, Massachusetts, was a graduate of Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island, my own alma mater. He was an honors student and co-captain of the school's championship lacrosse team. He is remembered by his teachers and classmates as having tremendous energy and an exceptional character. After high school, he attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and was pursuing an engineering degree when his Marine Reserve unit was called up in December 2005.</div>
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Lance Corporal Valdepenas served with the 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. He demonstrated the same commitment and positive attitude in Iraq that his family and friends knew well, and he earned numerous military awards, including the Purple Heart. On September 4, while on patrol in al Anbar province, an improvised explosive device detonated next to his vehicle, killing him and two other Marines.</div>
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This loss causes us to reflect on the bravery demonstrated by our men and women in uniform as they carry out their obligations in the face of danger. When Lance Corporal Valdepenas's nation called him to duty, he answered without hesitation. We will remember him as a patriot who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.</div>
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He is survived by his parents, Jesus and Ann-Marie, and seven siblings Marie Drury, Karen Ing, Nora Lough, and Teresa, Edna-Anne, Neil, and Sean Valdepenas. They will remember his great love for his family, his loyalty and his kindness. May we keep them and other friends and family in our thoughts and prayers as they endure this difficult period. We will also continue to hope for the safe and speedy return of all of our troops serving throughout the world.<a href="http://capitolwords.org/date/2006/09/13/E1713-4_the-loss-of-lance-corporal-eric-valdepenas/">http://capitolwords.org/date/2006/09/13/E1713-4_the-loss-of-lance-corporal-eric-valdepenas/</a></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044431265630927644.post-40962192485816789792011-03-01T14:11:00.003-05:002011-03-01T14:24:32.179-05:00Rabbit, Rabbit, and the Beginning of Something NewToday I embark on a new adventure. I have made the decision to train for the Marine Corps Marathon 2011. I am no runner and my knees aren't what they used to be. I am happy to do this to honor Eric's 5th anniversary ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044431265630927644.post-73643684386188613882007-11-02T10:55:00.000-04:002007-11-02T11:53:25.561-04:00Marine Corps Marathon/10K 2007<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqn4PJI3mxZPTI3XSlWaZrjq9LixeYRdyze8afGyN4dsGbkoJ_eiaCQ2A-nUqbCCjGddyHqzE-Tq_OZHqcA3XfIZaOhRPrUCj_gQrCRQuKWzURbiPAX3apeNEBGjM4eAfRRRuQRD29UpsH/s1600-h/Edna+postrace+MCM+2007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128258485298283586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqn4PJI3mxZPTI3XSlWaZrjq9LixeYRdyze8afGyN4dsGbkoJ_eiaCQ2A-nUqbCCjGddyHqzE-Tq_OZHqcA3XfIZaOhRPrUCj_gQrCRQuKWzURbiPAX3apeNEBGjM4eAfRRRuQRD29UpsH/s320/Edna+postrace+MCM+2007.jpg" border="0" /></a>Friends,<br /><br />I wanted to thank you for all your support this year in general and as I've trained and participated in the second 10K in particular. Being in Washington, DC at the Marine Corps Marathon and running in the 10k was a significant experience for me. Not only was this <strong><em>an event</em></strong>, but it was a place and a time to be with other families and friends who have lost loved ones in Iraq and with those who still have loved ones over there.<br /><br /><br /><br />From here on out, all athletic events I do will be to honor my brother, Eric. Thank you for helping me with your donations as well as your support and encouragement.<br /><br /><br />Edna<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here are some photos of the day (courtesy Maia!):<br /><br /><br /><p></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDefnrDLZNDnSzdLKTSCiL7C_hAdVkvTuO4dQtk89IyuJWvJwVQEqqHS84A2G-SL1kg64AB07CLT5bYiNHrlEVfd1bye0ELq3e69b7RUBSGycoidxzxwXpTDfUEwx-xfZ3oM1umPR2tfls/s1600-h/Edna+and+kids+prerace+MCM+2007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128258833190634578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDefnrDLZNDnSzdLKTSCiL7C_hAdVkvTuO4dQtk89IyuJWvJwVQEqqHS84A2G-SL1kg64AB07CLT5bYiNHrlEVfd1bye0ELq3e69b7RUBSGycoidxzxwXpTDfUEwx-xfZ3oM1umPR2tfls/s320/Edna+and+kids+prerace+MCM+2007.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-DLZry2wdQaL0HZ01hygoESXJZbJvewRiJl1fhB7hIWEvlNBixHNL6G6CzM6De2yjgvMqwkNZpl8vFz6ZtQdx3Tnq_Jl_JjHFxajBWFwI6HwB7wCPVbDTWnoSQaWNRJrVPQCtLpBfRmr/s1600-h/finish+line+MCM+2007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128259434486056034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-DLZry2wdQaL0HZ01hygoESXJZbJvewRiJl1fhB7hIWEvlNBixHNL6G6CzM6De2yjgvMqwkNZpl8vFz6ZtQdx3Tnq_Jl_JjHFxajBWFwI6HwB7wCPVbDTWnoSQaWNRJrVPQCtLpBfRmr/s320/finish+line+MCM+2007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4IvJjUWN_WxjdzwltA8gz76QbxVAVzj48aCaOWgWMn6eYByNxEM_O-JSmw5izv-y94z7Dz28OCd4ERPsi32JKalEO2JO0rNd_Miu60LIzdmQHWh0IHk1Ra_fLN1725YFMhuObecPmq62/s1600-h/runners+MCM+2007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128259889752589426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4IvJjUWN_WxjdzwltA8gz76QbxVAVzj48aCaOWgWMn6eYByNxEM_O-JSmw5izv-y94z7Dz28OCd4ERPsi32JKalEO2JO0rNd_Miu60LIzdmQHWh0IHk1Ra_fLN1725YFMhuObecPmq62/s320/runners+MCM+2007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044431265630927644.post-80426327362145419032007-10-18T14:20:00.000-04:002007-10-18T14:22:17.603-04:00Donating ONLINEFriends,<br /><br />If you would like to donate online to the Isenberg School of Management at UMASS-Amherst, please go to<br /><br /><a href="http://www.isenberg.umass.edu/Giving_to_Isenberg/">http://www.isenberg.umass.edu/Giving_to_Isenberg/</a><br /><br />Thank you for your care and support,<br />Edna ValdepenasUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044431265630927644.post-81583368271812839982007-10-01T09:29:00.000-04:002007-10-01T13:46:57.036-04:00Boston Marine Corps Honor Run<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-l7jvdXtiuJTDCMWqMf_VQNrbx-tF4l_fVaOK0fB7Z_tSqWlq_aqNoDgHM6C_zRoBRl-rjiOXsnWdXL8TxZiQRHnUw0yy8AmgX-C1rXlV1BjJ5NeUcPtUdPgEkfZHooh1CJqsXv0ZWYZ/s1600-h/DSC05146.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116360446559503250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-l7jvdXtiuJTDCMWqMf_VQNrbx-tF4l_fVaOK0fB7Z_tSqWlq_aqNoDgHM6C_zRoBRl-rjiOXsnWdXL8TxZiQRHnUw0yy8AmgX-C1rXlV1BjJ5NeUcPtUdPgEkfZHooh1CJqsXv0ZWYZ/s320/DSC05146.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:georgia;">A great thank you to all who supported my brother-in-law, Maui, my sister, Teresa, and me in our</span><span style="font-family:Georgia;"> participation in yesterday's Marine Corps Honor Run in Milton, MA. This was our first run and we were proud to do it - and finish! - in honor of our younger brother, Eric.</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>If you are interested in purchasing a pin (scroll down), please contact me at <a href="mailto:teamvaldepenas@aol.com">teamvaldepenas@aol.com</a> or my sister Nora at <a href="mailto:nvaldepenas@hotmail.com">nvaldepenas@hotmail.com</a>.<br /></div><div></div><br /><div>Edna</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044431265630927644.post-52723572893437408842007-08-21T15:17:00.000-04:002007-08-30T08:08:13.362-04:00The First Year of MourningOne of the Few, the Proud, the Strong -- A U.S. Marine.<br /><br />Young, handsome, intelligent, you gave your all so we can stay free.<br /><br />We love you and miss you every day,<br />Mom and Dad<br />siblings: Edna, Marie, Sean, Neil, Nora, Karen, Teresa<br />nieces and nephews: Maia, Zoe, Jordan, Eric Xavier, Brianne, Jarod, Camille, Vincenza, Eric James<br />friends and fellow Marines.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044431265630927644.post-42404680824413672672007-05-29T13:57:00.000-04:002007-09-06T09:16:36.520-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMUjk8Zenf-TqLkfXy6Tnd2zTNXGdws2x0ugKKMzT8ueV_7sVn6NeQhkc8d9gv41t8HUdQOaHcIAPJHfLz4Ovo42ZqITdru0w6BN2O1e-8bD1D1XSCwIpftS8qeQd4xdKTYJwMlhsYzKn/s1600-h/Eric+pin+image.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070047778531059586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMUjk8Zenf-TqLkfXy6Tnd2zTNXGdws2x0ugKKMzT8ueV_7sVn6NeQhkc8d9gv41t8HUdQOaHcIAPJHfLz4Ovo42ZqITdru0w6BN2O1e-8bD1D1XSCwIpftS8qeQd4xdKTYJwMlhsYzKn/s320/Eric+pin+image.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>In honor of my brother, Eric, my sister has crafted this custom made American flag pin. This pin is now for sale for $12.50 (includes shipping and handling). All proceeds will go to Eric’s Memorial Fund. If you would like to purchase a pin, please contact Nora at <a href="mailto:nvaldepenas@hotmail.com">nvaldepenas@hotmail.com</a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044431265630927644.post-41255362192084475912007-05-28T14:53:00.000-04:002007-05-28T14:55:01.032-04:00Poems for Memorial DayDo Not Stand At My Grave And Weep<br />- Mary Frye (1932)<br />Do not stand at my grave and weep,<br />I am not there, I do not sleep.<br />I am in a thousand winds that blow;<br />I am the softly falling snow.<br /><br />I am the gentle showers of rain;<br />I am the fields of ripening grain.<br />I am in the morning hush;<br />I am in the graceful rush.<br /><br />Of beautiful birds in circling flight,<br />I am the starshine of the night.<br />I am in the flowers that bloom,<br />I am in a quiet room.<br /><br />I am the birds that sing,<br />I am in each lovely thing.<br />Do not stand at my grave and cry,<br />I am not there. I do not die.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044431265630927644.post-61042390078341486472007-05-15T12:09:00.000-04:002007-08-30T08:11:04.690-04:00Scholarship FundsA couple of scholarship funds have been set up in Eric's name - one at his high school and the other at UMass where he had been a student. Please help us keep his memory alive by contributing to these funds. They will help students at both institutions who demonstrate the same values Eric held so dear: honor, duty, respect.<br /><br />L/Cpl Eric P. Valdepeñas Memorial Scholarship Fund<br />Bishop Henricken High School<br />2615 Warwick Avenue<br />Warwick, RI 02889<br /><br />Lance Corporal Eric Paul Valdepenas Scholarship<br />Isenberg School of Management<br />University of Massachusetts Amherst<br />121 Presidents Drive<br />Amherst, MA 01003-9310<br /><br />Checks should be made payable to UMASS Amherst, but please designate the Lcpl Eric Paul Valdepenas Scholarship Fund on the memo line.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044431265630927644.post-91458517379230783492007-05-02T08:55:00.000-04:002007-05-02T08:59:44.097-04:00Dance Eclectic 28 - 29 April 2007Dance Eclectic at George School<br /><br />Friends,<br />I've copied the Director's Notes from Barb Kibler, the dance instructor at George School, for the 2007 Dance Eclectic performance. She did a tremendous job putting the show together and she should be congratulated for a wonderful show.<br /><br /><br /><em>"Director's Notes on 'Once We Were Children'"<br />The war in Iraq was brought to our George School doorstep this past September with the death in Al Anbar Province of Marine Lance Corporal Eric Valdepeñas, youngest brother of my friend and colleague, Edna Valdepeñas. This was the catalyst for the piece "Once We Were Children".<br /></em><br /><em>Less than 1/2 of 1% of Americans are actively engaged in this war. Most of us go about our lives and don't have to feel any impact from war. This dance was created to make us remember and feel and think about the people from all sides of conflicts who suffer when nations war. I chose to choreograph it in a backwards timeline to acknowledge the richness and joy of lives lost far too young and to emphasize the commonalities among people regardless of what side they fight on.</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044431265630927644.post-91700028202275512432007-04-18T12:37:00.000-04:002007-04-18T12:39:37.774-04:00I wanted to let everyone know that on May 18 there will be a lacrosse game at Bishop Hendricken to honor Eric. There will be a presentation prior to the 6 p.m. start time. Eric's number will be retired and they will present our family with his jersey. I've also been told that this will be an opportunity to donate money to the scholarship fund set up in his name:<br /><br />L/Cpl Eric P. Valdepeñas Memorial Scholarship Fund<br />Bishop Henricken High School<br />2615 Warwick Avenue<br />Warwick, RI 02889Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0