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dorothy mauro >> nancy t. mauro >> tyrone may >> keithroy marcellus maynard >> robert j. mayo >> kathy nancy mazza >> edward mazzella, jr. >> jennifer lynn mazzotta >> kaaria mbaya >> james joseph mcalary >> brian mcaleese and my dad. we miss and love you dearly. we keep you in our hearts and thoughts each and every day. because of the example you said forward, we live each day in hopes that you would be proud of us. we are still checking the waves for you. >> patricia ann mcaneney >> and my brother, the family has not been the same since you have been gone. we miss you and we wish you were here. we are in great solace that you are up in heaven with mom and dad. you are always in our thoughts and prayers god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> colin robert mcarthur >> john kevin mcavoy >> kenneth m. mcbrayer >> brendan mccabe >> micheal mccabe >> thomas mccann >> justin mccarthy >> kevin m. mccarthy >> michael mccarthy >> robert mccarthy >> stanley mccaskill >> katie marie mccloskey >> joan mcconnell-cullinan >> charles austin mccrann >> tonyell f. mcday >>

dorothy j. chiarchiaro >> luis alfonso chimbo >> robert chin >> wing wai ching >> nicholas paul chiofalo >> johnpeter a. chirchirillo >> catherine chirls >> kyung hee cho >> abul k. chowdhury >> mohammad salahuddin chowdhury >> kirsten l. christophe pamela chu >> steven chucknick >> wai chung >> christopher ciafardini >> alex f. ciccone >> frances ann cilente >> and my father carmine and now jason david cain. i love you so much. i will always keep loving you. >> and my uncle. we miss, and we love you. your spirit lives with us forever. >> elaine cillo >> edna cintron >> nestor andre cintron iii >> robert dominick cirri >> juan pablo cisneros-alvarez >> benjamin keefe clark >> eugene clark >> gregory alan clark >> mannie leroy clark >> sara clarke. thomas r. clark >> christopher robert clarke >> donna marie clarke >> michael j. clarke >> suria rachel emma clarke >> kevin francis cleary >> james d. cleere >> and my mother, kirsten christoff. rest in peace. >> and my father, robert cirri. >> geoffrey w. cloud susan marie clyne >> steven coakley . >> jeffrey alan coale >> patricia a. cody >> daniel

dorothy mauro nancy t. mauro tyrone may keithroy marcellus maynard robert j. mayo kathy nancy mazza edward mazzella, jr.nn mazzotta kaaria mbaya james joseph mcalary brian mcaleese patricia ann mcaneney >> mom, because of the example the to set for us, we live your example each day. >> and my brother. the family has not been the same since you have gone. we miss you and wish you were here. it is a great solace that you are up in heaven with mom and dad. you are always in our thoughts and prayers. god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> colin robert mcarthur john kevin mcavoy >> thomas jovanovski krstic can. ken eath mccarthy. robert g. mccarthy. >> and my grandfather, bill t. hayes. i want to thank engine 217 for taking care of my grandmother and giving him the recognition he deserves. i wish you could have gotten to meet my son, your grandson. we will never forget. >> and my brother. matthew t. mcdermmott. you are forever in our hearts. >> brian gread mcdonald. >> michael p. mcdonald. >> stephanie marie mckenna. >> mol any l. mckenzie. >> daryl leron milk kinney. >> george patrick mclaugh