Our hearts are aching..... On Monday November 12, our oldest daughter Brooke got that DREADED KNOCK ON THE DOOR that every military wife has nightmares about.
A Chaplain and an officer in his dress Blues, gave her the news.. Our precious 22 year old daughter is a widow... A widow to a senseless war...
Our Son In Law STAFF SERGEANT MATTHEW H. STILTZ was killed in action we beleive on Veterans Day in Afghanistan.
Our hearts are shattered for Brooke and Matt's parents. To see our baby mourn at such a young age is SENSELESS.
Please pray fervently for our family... Mostly Brooke and Matt's parents of course.
We were HONORED to fly out Tuesday with Brooke and we met Matt's parents at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to attend the "DIGNIFIED TRANSFER" of our HERO son in law...
Matt is from Spokane, Wa.. His body will be flown there in a few days for the funeral... Our family will make our way there in our RV and Brooke will fly out tomorrow.
We will spend our Thanksgiving THANKING JESUS for Heroes like Matt... Thanking Jesus for our freedoms.. Thanking Jesus that Matt is now resting safely in HIS ARMS, NEVER to be afraid again.. This was his 3rd tour in war...
It just doesn't seem real... It just doesn't













