Book of Memories for Russell A. Copen

Story shared: Mentor Friend Boss

Sat, 18 Jan 2020 09:08:27 EST

I have a great deal of stories that I could tell of my time spent with SFC Copen. He was my platoon SGT when I arrived at Ft Campbell in 1988. Through his mentoring and support I was able to accomplish one of my goals in the military and that was to make SGT in under 2 years. 20 months after I arrived into 1st PLT Dco 20th Eng Battalion, I was promoted to SGT, Rusty to SFC, and John Wood to 1LT in the same ceremony. I was transferred to Germany before Desert Storm broke out but would have been proud to have served with him during that time. Rest In Peace my friend.......Essayons!

Memorial Candle lit by KElia HAmilton

Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:16:20 EDT

KElia HAmilton

Memorial Candle lit by Fred & Joanne copen

Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:10:07 EDT

Fred & Joanne copen

Memorial Candle lit by Nathan Avery and family

Mon, 05 Oct 2015 07:41:45 EDT

Nathan Avery and family

Memorial Candle lit by Anita copen o.

Sun, 04 Oct 2015 15:13:57 EDT

Anita copen o.

Memorial Candle lit by Lidia Lynn Copen

Sun, 04 Oct 2015 14:50:13 EDT

Lidia Lynn Copen

Memorial Candle lit by Steve an Kaye Pitchford. God has another angle.. U will be miss by us all..

Sat, 03 Oct 2015 18:27:19 EDT

Steve an Kaye Pitchford. God has another angle.. U will be miss by us all..

Memorial Candle lit by The Sargent/Wiser Family

Sat, 03 Oct 2015 10:50:59 EDT

The Sargent/Wiser Family

Memorial Candle lit by Tammy Sargent Aspinall, extended family...

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:10:09 EDT

Tammy Sargent Aspinall, extended family...

Memorial Candle lit by Kelly Hamilton

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 09:50:36 EDT

Kelly Hamilton

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Thu, 01 Oct 2015 09:46:53 EDT

Story shared: Thank You Soldier

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:56:32 EDT

After serving ,Rusty came home(back to Michigan)for a visit.My son Shane had seen him in his uniform(he was 8 yrs,old)and he was full of curiosity.Shane even told his teacher about the soldier.She contacted me and asked if I thought he would talk to the kids about what being a soldier was all about.So I called Rusty and he agreed to do it.Rusty showed up in his dress blues,he gave the kids his spin on being an American soldier.What he thought was going to be a class room of my sons classmates ,turned out to be Charlotte,Michigans Middle school auditorium ,Full of kids LOL you should have seen the look on his face.Thank you Rusty,rest in peace friend.Bob and Kathy,Shane Main of Virginia.

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Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:52:08 EDT

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Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:52:08 EDT

Story shared: russ and bill

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:49:14 EDT

so many stories, always in my memories... like the time russ and bill came over on a cold day and tried to start a fire in the fireplace. I was still in bed, they were tearing paper to get the wood started. Russ said" I dont think kelly would mind if we use these", as they were tearing up my horse magazines!

Story shared: My Rusty Memories

Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:52:50 EDT

Rusty came over to our house one night and entertained my kids with military stories; true or not we laughed a lot at his escapades. There was always a lot of laughter when he was around as he had a wonderful sense of humor. He always begged one of us to make him some no-bake cookies no matter how much I tried to tell him he wasn't supposed to have that much sugar! I will never forget him and my prayers go out to his siblings.

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Mon, 28 Sep 2015 21:00:27 EDT

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