His Best Christmas Ever USA David Jeffers

This column is dedicated to my daughters Tiffany and Becky who have been struggling lately with the loss of their brother, Sergeant Eddie Jeffers.

Christmas 2006 was my son’s worst Christmas ever. He was stuck in Ramadi, Iraq at an outpost away from camp and did not even get a hot meal. Away from his wife Stephanie and family, beginning what would be the next two months of some of the most ferocious fighting he and “his boys” would face; this was not a Kodak moment. However this year, Christmas will be Eddie’s best Christmas ever. He’s celebrating it with Jesus.

Eddie was killed on September 19, 2007 in a vehicle rollover. It almost seems ironic at times that “Mundy,” as he was known in his unit, would survive two tours of intense combat, some at close quarters, only to die in a vehicle crash. I believe this was all part of God’s plan. Let me explain…

Eddie was famous for a NMJ article he wrote titled “Hope Rides Alone”; perhaps you’ve heard of it. (If not please take a moment and click the title and read it first) The response to Eddie’s article was overwhelming and its genesis I covered in my NMJ article titled “Hope Rides Eternal.” However, the response to Eddie’s article wasn’t well received in all quarters and his death did not bring the 100% sympathy one would expect.

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