From the Modbee.com:

Army Staff Sgt. Joseph Gage, a native of Modesto, was killed Thursday in Iraq when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle, his family said Friday.

Army officials told the family he was in a Humvee leading a four-vehicle convoy in Baghdad. Gage, two other soldiers and an interpreter suffered fatal injuries in the blast. The driver survived.

His stepmother wants us to know:

His stepmother, Tamara Gage, said their son was dedicated to the war against terrorism.

“He was a very good soldier, a good man, a good father and a good husband,” she said.

From his wife Samantha:

A message among other memorials on her husband’s MySpace.com page reads:

“Hello everyone, my name is Samantha Gage. I am Joseph’s wife. On Nov. 2, 2006, SSG Joseph Gage was killed in action in Baghdad, Iraq. … Though all of our hearts are heavy with pain, the thing I want everyone to remember is his laughter. Whatever my mood was he could always make me laugh. So if you need to cry then cry, but please please laugh afterwards.”

The message continued, “Also know that he loved his job and knew the risks that came with it.”

Today, PGR will be honoring this Hero and his family in Clarksville, TN.  Supposedly the UG’s from Kansas will be there to show their dishonor too.  We’ll block them that’s for sure.

From WKRN Ch2 in Nashville: Patriot Guard Supports Fallen Heroes Families.

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