Carl F Curran

Union City, Pennsylvania

May 16, 2004

So I was told by some friends about your web site and well you have a friend of mine on there. Carl F. Curran; he and I went to high school together he was a few years older than me. We were in Marching Band together and well i figured that I would tell ya a little bit about him. He had a heart of gold and he was one of the nicest people one could ever meet. He was in the drum line and I was in the Clarinet line. He and I would sit around and hang out after school. I was younger so I was shy and didn't say much it was him who did tons of talking. He would joke around with me and make me smile; but then again that was Carl. He was the funny one he was always making people smile even on the worse of days. I can remember hanging out with him and another friend of ours after school before musical practice; we were all talking about missing certain things in life. I made the comment that I can't wait to be older and that life was too hard being young. He said, "Don't rush life because it will pass you by before you know it." I remembered that and well when he passed it was a shocker for all. Here I am 22 years old and I can still hear his voice saying those words. It may seem like nothing to some one who didn't know him but to me he changed my world. He was a hero even before he was a military hero. He was my hero. Thanks for letting me share my story with you. I also wanted to say thanks for not letting them be forgotten. 

Chrissy Hendell