Rest In Peace, Soldier.

Rest in peace good Sergeant.

Rest in Peace, Sergeant.

RIP.

Rest in Peace.


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Rest In Peace Brother

There is no thank you great enough.

Rest In Peace Sergeant.

RIP.

Amen.

Rest in blessed peace SFC Ochsner.

RIP

"Jimbo" was a hell of a soldier. I was fortunate to correspond with him when he was in the 82nd. He contacted me because I was on the same team in Vietnam as his father, albeit at different times. I met both of them at the SFA reunion in 2002. I pray for him, his family and his friends.

Rest in peace!

His memorial will be on Tuesday, Nov 29 at 1000, at the JFK Chapel.

SFC James S. Ochsner
 

This is from a 3rd SFG trooper. I'm working to turn out Chapter XI.

29 NOV 05: JFK Memorial Service 1000

01 DEC 05: Washington, D.C.

1400-1600: Family viewing @ Murphy's Funeral Home

1800-2000: Open viewing @ Murphy's Funeral Home

02 DEC 05: Washington DC

1000: Casket Team Moves Jim to St. Matthews Cathedral

1100: Move to St. Matthews Cathedral 1725 Rhode Island AVE NW.

1130: Seating and prep for mass/service

1200: Commence mass/service

1300: Service concludes

1300-1315: Load Jim, marshal vehicles/buses

1315-1330: Movement to Arlington Cemetery

1330: Arrive @ Arlington Cemetery

1330-1355: Park and marshal personnel @ Cemetery

1355-1400: Funeral procession moves from front gate/staging area to grave site

1400: Burial ceremony begins

1430: Ceremony concludes

03 DEC 05: Travel back to Bragg (TBD)


On the 10th of DEC there is also a memorial planned for Jim at Our Lady of Humility in Zion, IL

AAR
 

A funeral mass was held at St. Matthews Cathedral in Washington, D.C. at noon today for Jim or as some of us called him Jimbo. After the service, which was attended by BG Muholland (spelling?), a CSM, a CWO5, with about 60 SF troops in uniform, we were bussed to Arlington National Cemetery. I estimate that the number of SF doubled by then. General Brown was the ranking officer. There were a lot of tears shed and dewy eyes out there. I was unable to speak with Jim's dad or mom or Anne, Jim's wife because of the crowd and they left before those in attendance. My Dai Uy & I spoke with Rob, Jim's brother and expressed our deep condolences. Jim's dad (Bob Sr.) was the XO at A-411. He came 4 days after I was medevaced. As upsetting as this was to all, this is the first time I've been to Arlington for a very recent KIA. The rows and rows of graves beyond Jim's grave are filled with young men who were KIA in OEF or OIF. It was something my wife noticed and mentioned later. I'm not the only father with a son in Iraq, but it made the day even more somber.