| Location | Devon |
| Age | 20 years |
| Date of Birth | 9/1986 |
| Date of Death | 2/2007 |
| Visitors | 2,474 since 01/03/2007 |
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Daniel was tragically killed protecting fellow soldiers from an ambush in Iraq.
Daniel was a Rifleman , of 10 Platoon, C Company, Second Battalion The Rifles, his patrol was
ambushed by two gunmen.
He came under small arms fire attack as he provided protection for the patrol vehicles, and
sustained "very serious injuries" from which he later died in hospital.
Rifleman Coffey was the first soldier of the Rifles to be killed in action. His death represents a
tragic loss to all Riflemen in the Second Battalion.
His sense of humour, his skill as a Rifleman and his enthusiasm for soldiering on operations in Iraq
were clearly evident to all around him.
The fact that he volunteered to return to Iraq for a second tour of duty only two months after
having completed a seven-month tour with his previous regiment - the Devon and Dorset Light Infantry
- is a humbling testament to his dedication and his selfless commitment to the service to his
country.
He will be very sadly missed.
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If we could bring you back again,
For one more hour or day,
We’d express all our unspoken love;
We’d have countless things to say.
If we could bring you back again,
We’d say we treasured you,
And that your presence in our lives
Meant more than we ever knew.
If we could bring you back again,
To tell you what we should,
You’d know how much we miss you now,
And if we could, we would.
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If we could bring you back again,
For one more hour or day,
We’d express all our unspoken love;
We’d have countless things to say.
If we could bring you back again,
We’d say we treasured you,
And that your presence in our lives
Meant more than we ever knew.
If we could bring you back again,
To tell you what we should,
You’d know how much we miss you now,
And if we could, we would.
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If we could bring you back again,
For one more hour or day,
We’d express all our unspoken love;
We’d have countless things to say.
If we could bring you back again,
We’d say we treasured you,
And that your presence in our lives
Meant more than we ever knew.
If we could bring you back again,
To tell you what we should,
You’d know how much we miss you now,
And if we could, we would.
♥♥ With Love ♥♥
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Daniel Coffey –July 85 Feb 07
I was awoken about three weeks ago, very oddly and could not get Dan out of my mind, here follows the result of that morning, some might say nice, I say divine intervention
Dan, the years are passing quickly now
The pain that’s there it shows
It’s etched upon your Granddad’s face
I watch it as it grows
They say ‘times a healer’
Oh how wrong that is so
It never goes away you see
It’s always there. I know
I never met you Dan my friend
But with me people shared
What a wonderful person you were Dan
And of how much you cared
If heaven had that stairwell Dan
I’d walk it every day
And share with you the stories I’ve heard
Of who you were…..
My way
One of life’s true Heroes
One of those who tried
One of those Braveheart’s Dan
One of those who died
I WROTE YOUR NAME IN THE SKY
BUT THE WIND BLEW IT AWAY
I WORTE YOUR NAME IN THE SAND
BUT THE WAVES WASHED IT AWAY
I WROTE YOUR NAME IN MY HEART
AND FOREVER IT WILL STAY.
As The Sun Came Up This Morning
I Watched You There Below
Your Hearts Seemed Oh So Heavy
But There’s Something You Should Know
I’m Not Gone So Don’t Worry
I’m Just A Step Ahead
And I’m With You Every Single Day
As You Rise Up From Your Bed
I Am The Sun That Warms You
I Am The Moon’s Soft Glow
I Am The Stars That Twinkle
And Light Your Path Below
So When At Times You Miss Me
Just Look For Me I’m There
For You Cannot Hide My Spirit
It Is With You Everywhere.
I SAID, “GOD I HURT,”
AND GOD SAID, “I KNOW,
”
I SAID, “GOD I CRY A LOT”
AND GOD SAID, “THAT IS WHY I GAVE YOU TEARS,
”
I SAID,”GOD I AM SO DEPRESSED”
AND GOD SAID, “THAT’S WHY I GAVE YOU SUNSHINE,
”
I SAID “GOD LIFE IS SO HARD”
AND GOD SAID,”THAT’S WHY I GAVE YOU LOVED ONES,
”
I SAID,”GOD MY LOVED ONE DIED”
AND GOD SAID “SO DID MINE,
”
I SAID, “GOD IT IS SUCH A LOSS”
AND GOD SAID”I SAW MINE NAILED TO A CROSS,
”
I SAID,”BUT GOD, YOUR LOVED ONE LIVES,”
AND GOD SAID “SO DOES YOURS,”
I SAID “GOD WHERE ARE THEY NOW?”
AND GOD SAID “MINE IS ON THE RIGHT AND YOURS IS IN THE LIGHT,”
I SAID “GOD IT HURTS”
AND GOD SAID “I KNOW”
sadly missed love you always xxxx
we will always miss you you are in our hearts forever
from your loving family xxxxx
OUR LOST FRIEND
A FRIEND LIKE DANIEL IS HARD TO FIND, HE WOULD WATCH YOUR BACK , KEEP ONE STEP BEHIND, HELP TO PICK YOU UP WHEN YOU WERE DOWN, HE TRUELY WAS THE BEST MATE FROM MILES AROUND.
BEANY AND TODDY, WHAT A TEAM, BUT NOW THATS GONE ITS ALL A DREAM, LIKE DANIELS DREAMS OF FIGHTING FOR ARMY, COUNTRY AND QUEEN.
THE LOSS WE FEEL WE CANNOT EXPLAIN, A SENSLESS WASTE, A LIFE DOWN THE DRAIN.
WE ARE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU DANIEL, BUT THEY SAY THAT PRIDE COMES BEFORE A FALL, HOW RIGHT THEY WERE, NOW WHAT HAVE WE LEFT, APART FROM THE MEMORIES, NOTHING, NOTHING AT ALL.
YOU MAYBE GONE BUT YOUR MEMORIES IN ALL OF US, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS WILL FOREVER LIVE ON.
YOUR CHEEKY SMILE, YOUR HAPPY FACE, THE DREAMS YOU HELD NOW REPLACED, BY OUR SADNESS OF KNOWING, THERE ARE NO MORE TOMORROWS.
ALL THAT WE CAN HOPE IS THAT YOU HAVE MOVED ON, ONTO A HAPPIER PLACE. A PLACE WHERE THERE IS NO FIGHTING, NO WAR, SO THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE AROUND TO WALK BACK THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR. TO CALL YOUR MATES, TO GO FOR A DRINK NOT A CARE IN THE WORLD, NO NEED TO THINK.
BUT FOR NOW DANIEL THIS IS GOODBYE, ITS TIME TO SPREAD YOUR WINGS TO LEARN HOW TO FLY, TO LOOK DOWN ON US FROM THE HEAVENS ABOVE,
TO YOU MATE, WE SEND, EACH AND EVERYONE OF US ALL OUR LOVE.
A TRIBUTE TO OUR FRIEND RIFLEMAN DANIEL LEE COFFEY GOODNIGHT AND SWEETDREAMS XXXX
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