Du Hai Tran, 30

A very good friend of mine, we were together in Iraq from june 2003 to july 2004, right now I feel very sad and I can't believe He is gone, Sgt Tran thanks for you friendship.

He was a friend to all who served with him. He definately knew how to make everyone laugh and i think there is nothing but sadness in all of our hearts. Tran you were an awesome man. We will never forget you

STAND TALL, STAND PROUD, AN AMERICAN HERO PASSES OUR WAY

i am one of his member of the family and i am sad to know that he died but he died to protect America,his family,and his wife and daughter at home

I'm very proud to be his wife, he is my hero and i think for all of you too. and i'm also happy to have a daughter with him. every time when i look at my daughter i see my husband, that makes me strong. THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME AND FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DID FOR ME. I LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER. OUR HERO STAFF SGT DU HAI TRAN.

In remembrence of a true hero. I was in the same unit as SSG Tran when he was in Giessen Germany. He was always a motivated soldier that made it through the ranks and could have been anything he wanted. There were many times we talked about our futures and he encouraged me greatly along my way in the military. SSG Tran will forever be missed and never forgotten. My thoughts are with his wife and daughter and I wish them the best through this tragic loss of a great friend, husband, and father.

we all love you Du

i'm proud to be your sister. you'll always be my big brother and my hero. you'll always stay in my heart. thank you for caring and loving me. i love you big brother.

i'm proud to be your sister. you'll always be my big brother and my hero. you'll always stay in my heart. thank you for caring and loving me. i love you and i'm proud of you.

Proud of you, my brother

Our thoughts are with the family. Serving one's country is a noble profession.
Ray OIF 2004 and Nguyet

I was a very good friend of his. I was stationed with him in Giessen, Germany until 2003. You could make people laugh. I will never forget you. God bless you.

I'm very proud a to be your brother-in-law. You had been a great husband to your wife, a great father to your daughter, a great big brother to my wife, and a great uncle to your 3 nieces. You always think for others first before you think for yourself. We will all miss you dearly. You are a hero to all of us and all of the people in the United States of America. Memories of you will always be in our hearts.

Lien, I am so sorry to hear that Du died in Iraq. He was a great Soldier and a true hero. I will truly miss him. My heartfelt condolences go out to you and your family. He made everyone in "Assassin" Battery, 2-3FA laugh.

We're proud of you! You are my favorite cousin, even I didn't have any chance to see you since I've been here yet but in my mind, I still remember the time we had in Vietnam when we were a kids. God Bless You!
Our thoughts and
prayers are with you always

I am very proud to be your cousin. You always called to wish us well on holidays and I am very happy that I was able to chat with you a little bit early this year.
Every time I think of you, I think of goodness, compassion and forgiveness because that is you. You truly have a kind soul. Bless your heart and your soul. But also
bless your daughter and wife. I have never met them but I can feel that they love you very much.
We are all so proud of you and love you dearly.

R.I.P my dear cousin. You are an inspiration to all.

I Cry For You Tran, Be Happy in the Heaven, God Blesse You and Your Family.

We will always remember you with happy tears my brother!!!

We are very sad to leave us - you lose your life, peace for our world. For Fatherland America and Vietnam
We thank you for what you've done the world. We pray that god is always with you. We pity your family and your wife. In the future, we wish the courage and peace for your wife and daughter healthy for Phuong. we love you so much.
I miss you.

You are will always be remembered Tran. One of my only regrets in life is that I will not be able to see you again in this life.

Anh Du, my dearest brother. You taught me what real strength is. You taught my how petty thing are here, when you were over there, giving your life for all that you love. I've learned so much from you, and those lessons will be with me always.

Whenever I close my eyes I can see you. It's not hard at all to remember you...your laughter, your spirit is too strong. There are so many thing I want to share with you. I wanted you to see my children...to be their loving uncle like I know you would...I miss you so much Anh Du...I will do the best I can to watch over the family. I'll make you proud. You will forever be the glue that keeps us together. You're our hero.

It saddens me greatly to hear of the loss of SSG Du Hai Tran. I remember the smiling and happy Du Hai yelling out the barracks window in Giessen Germany, or yelling at a jacked up end connector in the motorpool. I will treasure the memories that I have of him, and will always remember his as a brother.

i am very sad that you have to leave earth so soon to go to heaven.god will open the gate of heaven and will come to you in his arms.you will alway be in my heart and my memory. our family will be praying for you. you are the greatest brother to me. i will alway love you.love sister oanh to brother anh du.

SSG TRAN, Wow!! I never thought you are a lifer, I remember when we were in basic training and saw each other again in Germany. I am proud of you man. God bless you and your family. YOU ARE AN AMERICAN HERO.

Rest in peace my dear friend. Memories of you will always be in my heart. I still feel that it was only yesterday when we had that physic class in high school. But now you are gone. As i can remember, you have always been sweet and kind and selfless. Always put others first before yourself. You will always be our hero in our heart. Thank you for everything you have done for our country. You will always be remembered.

My deepest condolences go out to Du's wife(Lien) and daughter and the Tran's family. May the time heals your sorrow and pain.

IT IS FOOLISH AND WRONG TO MOURN THE MEN WHO DIED, RATHER WE SHOULD THANK GOD THAT SUCH MEN LIVED...GEN GEORGE S PATTON. REST IN THE MANSION OF THE LORD SSG TRAN. THANK YOU TO YOU AND ALL YOUR BROTHERS IN ARMS.

you were my best friend tran we had fun together.. 1/6 FA bamberg,Germany 97-00

I remember when Tran visited New York with my nephew Derek. I invited them over for dinner and Tran almost ate me out of house and home. He loved to eat! My prayer is for his family. I pray that the Lord will give you all the strength to go on without Tran. "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends." Thank you Tran for giving your life so that we can enjoy our freedom.

Another American Vietnamese soldier had passed for our new generation standing strong to defend our beloved nation. You will always be in my heart and mind.

I am one of his Soldier's i will always miss u SGT TRAN u made me the soldier i am today, there will never be a better friend or leader...Miss u always...

There's no way to express my sadness in words. We served together in A 2/3 in Iraq and in garrison...I will always be at a loss for words for his loss. There are not to many people in this world with the heart and compassion he was able to share with us. I feel proud and honored to have served with him and earned his friendship...There was a conversation I had with him when I was new to 2/3 that gave me a completley different outlook on life and that I will cherish always...All I can say is that I'll miss you friend...God bless...

In Loving memory

When you laugh you make the world go round
when you cry the world become sober
your lost is our heartache
in the absence of joy there is outcry
our happy mind is just for a moment
for our life is full of pain
and the passing of time is so swift
we do not know when the sun set
you pass away we hold on to your loving memory
cause thats the only thing we have to remember
with the loving memory we laugh so that we can move on
then our heartache become lessen our outcry dry up
cause we know you have finish your course
now resting till the day we meet again
this is a journey we all have to make
but when we do not know

My Brother,

I miss you so much..it was a shock for me when i heard you left us. Flashes of your death ran through my mind every time I closed my eyes. I kept asking myself..How did you Die? Was anyone near you to hold your hand? Did you think of everyone who loved you? I felt that i couldn't face the world because they would only talk about your death, but then i kept praying and praying hard for God to give me the strength and guidance to face reality and accept it. I thought of your smile and i heard your laughter. You are always with me, I know it. I love you with all my heart, my big brother.

Because of you,I am a proud Vietnamese American.At least the world knows you passed away for a very good cause and that is to protect America and because of you we have a freedom today.
Thanks to your family and especialy your wonderful father.

*Silent Tear*
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Each night we shed a silent tear,
As we speak to you in prayer.
To let you know we love you,
And just how much we care.
Take our million teardrops,
Wrap them up in love,
Then ask the wind to carry them,
To you in heaven above.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A hero that people won't forget. On the behalf of my husband Sgt. De La Cruz who was with you in 2/3 FA in Giessen before want to say that you will forever be missed. May your heart and soul find peace and comfort.

Du Hai always knew how to make me smile even during my most trying times. I miss you so much brother. I will cherish the days we had together and always remember you!

Lien, you and your beautiful daughter can always look to me if you ever need anything.

Although we weren't in the same platoon, SSG Tran was one of the few guys that I can actually talk to. He will be known for being a really funny guy and a cigarette bum just like me, hehe. SSG Tran would always be in our hearts and minds.

You are my hero. I'm proud to be a vietnamese american.

SSG Tran was a great man and he was the Greatest NCO that I have every had the Pleasure of meeting in my 8 years in the ARMY. You will NEVER be forgoten

Will the family of Du Hai Tran contact me please? OperationMMA@Gmail.com

I served w Du in Germany and Iraq.. he was my roomate in Iraq 2003-2004

Please, Its important..

Thank you and your family for your service and your ultimate sacrifice for our country, so that we are safe at home. God bless.

BUFU you will be missed man. You will always be remembered as a great man and an even better friend.

Du Hai Tran was a great man, soldier and TRUE friend. I had the honor of being his Section Chief in A-BTRY 2-3 FA. No matter how bad the day was going, Tran would always make you laugh or smile. I have so many great memories of Du Hai. There was never a bad day with him. "A-Teams" Best. I'll keep the Tran family in my prayers. Miss you Bro. Never forget you. God Bless.

du hai tran was a good friend , father and husband! who knew him knows what kinda good person he was! he died as a hero and will always be in the hearts of who ever had the honor of getting to know his great guy! my love goes out to his wife lien and his lil baby girl! i love u guys and always will! lien u went to a hard time in your life not a lot of people our age have to go to times like this or more know how to deal with them, u keept strong for michelle and i hope michelle is going to grow up to be a strong woman like her mom and knowing her dad is a hero to this country and the world!!

Miss you everyday brother, we will all meet again someday. You stood tall as an outstanding NCO, a great friend, and a carring and loving father.. You made me into a stronger soldier and tought me as an NCO to lead from the front with an open mind for understanding, a strong will to train to the highest of standers that we called our own, and hope and pride in myself and my soldiers to lead through even the darkest of nights. Until that day brother,
1 Team!
1 Fight!
1 Charlie!

I never met you, but I am so touched by your story and you and your family's great sacrifice. The comments left for you here reflect what a wonderful human being you are. If I could live to be 1% of the person you were... thank you brother,
G

My father once fought for the Freedom of South Vietnam and you Fought for my Freedom in America. Thank You SIR!

Tran Du I served with you in Bosnia in 1997. You are a good person, true and always there to help others.

Met ssg tran a few weeks before deploying to OIF 07-09 he and his wife very humbly invited me to go with them to nuremburg for the day. The tran family are great americans and SSG TRAN sacrifice should resonate with all american fighting men and women. Rest in peace my friend
SFC DAVED LEATON USA RETIRED
"THIS WE'LL DEFEND"

YOU are the GREATEST Vietnamese-American HERO! The score of messages left here is the ultimate testimony that love for courage and sacrifice transcends race. Your heroism will be forever remembered. Thank YOU!!!