Joseph L. Knott Obituary

I had the privilege of serving with PFC Knott. A was a few years ago older and was always taken back by what a kind, gentlemanly, generous, and just flat out good guy he was. My first son was born a few months after that day in Baghdad that took him, and I chose to give my son the middle name Joseph.
Knott was the kind of young man I would have liked to see my son grow into. Grown up now, my son asked about the man who he got his middle name from. I’m glad I found this memorial page to show him.

Joe,
It´s been almost 19 years since you have been gone. I miss you so much bud, i´ve taken both of my daughters to your grave site, multiple times. They know that they get to live in the amazing country safe because of people like you that wrote a blank check to the american people and paid with your life. I don´t drink much anymore but I do almost every year thinkin about you. You were so damn talented, and funny, you always listened. I appreciated the time we spent together, and i hope you´re smiling down on us. I was there for the fam when your Mom passed, it´s hard on them all. But i know you know that, You made such an impact on so many people in the short life you were given. There are still people thinking about you, we all love you and miss you down here. Save my a seat up there. I wanna watch you play the quads one more time.. you know me all snare no base. Miss you kid.

Hello,
We wanted to let your family and friends know that we are sending Care Packages to deployed troops this week and several of these will be dedicated to your loved one. Each package will carry the name, photo and hometown of Joseph Labian Knott US Army Private.

We realize that this is a small tribute, but we do this with all respect and sincerity and we want you to know that it is made possible by thousands of like-minded individuals from across the American youth hockey community, their families and friends and others who support our mission.

We will not forget. May God Bless you and keep you safe and strong.

Sincerely,
Charlie Gili & Family
On Behalf of our US Hockey Players Support Our Troops Campaign

I think of Joseph often and he will be very much on my mind this Memorial Day. Please know that Joseph continues to inspire me to try to live well and honor his memory. His friends and family remain in my thoughts and prayers. I am writing an essay about him to commemorate his sacrifice and tell others what you already know. Joseph Knott was an extraordinary soldier and wonderful person who remains a source of strength for all fortunate enough to know him.
H.R. McMaster
71st Colonel, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment

Think of you every day brother. Wish you could have walked longer in this life with us. Would have been great to see how you would have grown as an adult. Love and miss you always!!

SCOUTS OUT!!

RPM, IDAHO

SCOUTS OUT!

RPM, ID

Hey Joe, it’s been a long time, but you randomly popped into my head today.
You were always such a happy and sweet guy, I wish with all my heart things would have gone better for you, you deserved it.

SCOUTS OUT!
RPM, Idaho.

RPM, JKM IDAHO

SCOUTS OUT!!

Thinking about you today.. Looking forward to the day we meet again

RPM, IDAHO

13 years. BRAVE RIFLES!! SCOUTS OUT!!

RPM, IDAHO

Hey Joe, I was sitting here thinking about you today. I remember all the great memories we got to share with one another and it brings both happy and sad tears to my eyes. It's had to believe a little over 11 years has passed since you were called back home to heaven. I'll be going to visit you this Memorial Day to say hello. I miss you!

RPM, IDAHO

Well brother you now have mom along side you to walk with. We miss you both so much. Watching my children play I've noticed things they do bring about memories of you doing similar actions. I would not have it any other way. Thank you for who you were.

RPM, IDAHO

Pam, Jerry, and all the Knotts: You all know how much I loved Joseph, and how much Dale Smith loved to tease him. There are so many memories of him, I could fill a book. I am so very proud to have had the pleasure and honor of knowing him, and knowing that on this day, Dale and Joseph and standing before His throne and rejoicing in our Lord and Saviour. God bless your entire family. Joseph is a very special Fallen Hero to us.

Well brother you know life is a crazy ride, however, the thought of you and how you use to turn even the most crazest events into a comic show or a Joseph concert is what I'm remebering most this last year. You will always be with us! I Love you brother and "I'm glad that I'm a kitchen" too!

9 years ago today my world was turned upside down. I love and miss you everyday. I miss your smile, jokes and hugs. I'm proud of the man you had become. I look forward to the time when I'll get to play in God's heavenly band with you. I Love you!!

Well little brother its been 8 years since your passing and we all still miss you just as much. Your oldest nephew will be graduating high school and reminds me so much of you. We talk about you often and revisit photos to show the younger ones who never got to meet you. We love you and will always hold you at the forefront of our minds and hearts. Miss you bro.

You are still in our hearts and thoughts brother. We will meet in fiddlers green. I miss you man.

Today marks 7 years since you went home. We miss you. I miss you! You remain in the hearts of us all. Mom

To the family and friends of Pvt. Joseph L. Knott:
Always remembering Joseph. "Some gave all."

It's coming around again. The time seems to fly by. Ive been doing my best after three tours, but my spine gave out and had to have a six hour surgery to fix it. I wish I could do more but the powers that be say its time for me to hang up my boots. I hope the time I spent was good enough and I hope that your relaxing on fiddlers green. I'll look forward to seeing you there.

Joe, its been a lil over 6 years since your passing, and i still think of you often, and all the fun times we had together.

Joe, its been a lil over 6 years since your passing, and i still think of you often, and all the fun times we had together.

Knotty, Still thinking of you Bro. Your humor still brings me a smile. Talk to you later.

Jeff

To the family and friends of Pvt. Joseph L. Knott:
Please accept my remembrance of Joseph on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

It's been almost 6 years since you were taken Joe. I still carry a picture of you with my daughter at the winter formal. When I think of you I smile for the way I remember you and am then sad that you are gone.

To the family of Pvt. Joseph L. Knott:
Please know that just as your loved one remains in your hearts and minds; his sacrifice, and that of your family, remains with the people he died defending. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for his bravery and selflessness, or the heartache we feel for your loss. God bless and keep you always.

My husband and I still speak very highly of Pvt. Knott to this day. There is not a day that goes by that we do not think about him. He is always in our thoughts and you, his family will always be in our hearts and prayers.

To the family and friends of Pvt. Joseph L. Knott:
Remembering Joseph on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

It has been almost five years since you were taken from our platoon. There isn't a day that goes by that i don't think about you Knott. I am home on leave from Afghanistan. I am still in the fight and will keep fighting to make sure you didn't die for nothing. We all miss you man. I can only hope my sacrifice can help finish the job and you see us out here and your proud of what we've done.

Thank you Joe Knott for your service and sacrifice.

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Sincerely and Respectfully,
Kenna

It has been 4 years and 10 days since you left this world, and i still think of you, and miss you a lot. You were such a stand up person. Im truly glad to have had you in my life. I look down at the tattoo i got in your memory.. everyday.. when my little girl grows up will tell her about you, the sacrifices you made for your country will always be in my heart. Everyone that met you has been blessed by your life. Always in my heart

We still think of you.

Parents of a fellow 3ACR soldier.

To the family of Pvt. Joseph L. Knott:
Joseph gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

You are remembered and respected. Thank you Pvt Knott!

Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers today.


The Wind on The Downs

“I like to think of you as brown and tall,
As strong and living as you used to be,
In khaki tunic, Sam Brown belt and all,
And standing there and laughing down at me.
Because they tell me, dear, that you are dead,
Because I can no longer see your face,
You have not died, it is not true, instead
You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe;
I hear you laughing as you used to do,
Yet loving all the things I think of you;
And knowing you are happy, should I grieve?
You follow and are watchful where I go.”

(Written by Marian Allen during World War l )

Two lines that I wish you to keep near your heart…….

“You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe”

I did not know Joseph, but I am remembering on
this day he gave his all.
He is my hero.

Sincerely,

Debra Estep ~ Ohio
Proud Air Force Mom and MIL

Remembering The Fallen – Blog
http://tinyurl.com/3z8p55

The Other Side
(Beautiful song to share)
http://tinyurl.com/3o8gol

Our continued thoughts and prayers out to the KNOTT family and all .Knowing now the many special things that they have always known about GUNNS is one of the many reasons that our HERO[S] shall NEVER be forgotten.Rest well brother as prommissed and in your honor that star spangled banner shall FOREVER wave.Your name stamped in steel is FOREVER clutched in the tallons ,as your spirit FOREVER soars high in the skies in the symbol of our greatfull nation..THANK YOU...All Hard Chargers..If you are wonded I will carry you**If you are captured I will come for you**If you are K.I.A. Iwill FOREVER reamber you,We have one and all COME by NORTH**COME by SOUTH**COME by EAST**COME by WEST,We were one and all gathered and united on that great day as strangers,As we stood and upon those last [4] spoken words we are.............................................FOREVER BROTHERS............SEMPER FI...............B.V.C........

I served with Joe in 3d Acr. He was a great soldier and loved by his peers and superiors. I remember that day often, and am often saddened by it. My condolences to his family and loved ones.

knott, you are not forgotten. wooten brings up your name often. your death for our country changed many lives for the better, shaped us and made us deeper and more sensitive persons. Live on in Christ Joseph.

I want to thank everyone who is signing this guess book. It makes me feel good to know that people are still thinking about and missing Joseph aka Knotty boy aka Gunz. I miss his smiling handsome face, his jokes, his hugs, his voice and his love terribly.

Please feel free to contact me anytime you want to talk about him. I've lost contact with all of his Army buddies and that saddens me also.

i remember joe as my first boyfriend and continued to be a great friend even after we went our seprate ways he was always someone who was always there he was a great leader and i know he still is to this day i know in my heart that he is part of the reson for me to have met my husbband that i have today its been two and a half years sense his passing but he never realy left us he is still with us in our hearts and pur memories and because of that he will never be totaly gone now i have a son on the way and he is going to be a january baby just like joe i can only hope they have the same birthday we all miss and love you joe and will one day see you again

Knotty, I think of you often. I see you in my minds eye and it feels like yesterday. I'm not sure what to say other than I miss you being around. hmmmm Go CAV

it is so heart warming to see ongoing tributes to Knott on this site. thank you to all who will never forget....

It's hard to believe that I will never forget someone I never got the chance to meet. But, Joseph was definitely an amazing man. I've had the pleasure of knowing his brother and sister in law. The memory of him evokes still such emotion that I know he was an incredible individual. His memory will definitely live on and he will always be missed.

There is nothing that I can say or do to take away the pain or bring you peace in your time of sorrow, but I will offer you and your family my heart felt condolences. I also offer you my prayers that in time the pain will easy and the memories of your HERO will carry you through each day and night. I want to thank your HERO, for his/her selfless act of becoming a member of the armed forces, his/her willingness to defend the United States of America, all that we hold sacred and for the sacrifice that will forever be etched in the memories of all those who knew him/her. Though tears can never bring him/her back, we hope that our tears express our gratitude for the sacrifice that he/she made and our sorrow at his/her passing. I believe for every fallen HERO there is a star shining brightly up above to remind us of the precious gift we were given.

Your mission on earth is complete and you are now a member of GOD’s Heavenly armed forces. Stand down brave warrior and take your rightful place in Heaven with all the HEROES who have passed before.

I made a special promise to LE RON A. WILSON, a dear family friend who joined the Army with three other friends, one of whom is my son (Le Ron was killed in action on 07/06/07 at the age of 18) on the day he was laid to rest as I touched his coffin, that I would never forget him nor would I forget those that gave their lives for our country before him, with him and after him and so when I came across www.legacy.com, I thought what a great way to keep my promise to Le Ron, so I will continue to leave tributes in each guest book until the day there is no longer the need to leave these tributes to a FALLEN HERO.

REST IN PEACE, HERO, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!

PROUD MOTHER OF A U.S. SOLDIER
Currently stationed in Germany
Althea Barrett(Queens, NY)

Thank you for the sacrifice made by Pvt Knott and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!

I knew Knott, we served together in Iraq and also stationed at ft carson.Creed "With Arms Wide Open" he sang that song to me. whenever i hear it i think of him. Knott you continue to be a special person 2 me. I still remember how you always use to come by the room to visit me n Purdy...one day i had to kick you guys out...lol. but only cus i didnt feel good.lol but i miss you man. rest in peace

In Remembrance of this Fine Young Soldier, Pvt. Joseph L. Knott, with so much gratitude for his Courage, Dedication and Service to our Country and for Freedom.

May Joseph, rest safely in God's Care and know that he is a True American hero, that shall Never Be Forgotten.
May the Peace of the Lord continue to be with the Knott family.
There will Never Be Enough Ways, to Humbly Thank these Young Heroes, for their Sacrifices, my brother among them. Killed in action in Vietnam in 1967.

"And God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes,
there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying,
there shall be no more pain.
For the former things have have passed away."
Revelations 21:4


May you find peace in knowing the love and memories you have, will remain in your heart forever and that this Country Remembers Joseph's sacrifice.
I am So Deeply Sorry for your loss.

To my Fellow Soldier and family my prayers go out to you all. Just remember that Joe is in lot better place called heaven.

Joseph's mother is my niece. Joe's grandfather was a Marine in Viet Nam. It is hard to send a loved one off to war and tragic when they have to be brought home by their fellow brothers in arms. His loss like all the others before him and since cannont truly be measured in what has been loss to America. Joseph-may you rest in peace.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS. I HAVE JUST LEARNED OF YOUR GREAT LOSS AND WISH TO EXPRESS MY DEEPEST SYMPATHIES. PLEASE KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT HERE WHO DO CARE AND YOUR HERO WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. HOLD TIGHT TO YOUR TREASURED MEMORIES THAT HIS SPECIAL SMILE MAY CONTINUE TO SHINE ON FOR YOU ALWAYS. I PRAY THAT PEACE WILL FIND YOU ALL SOMEDAY. STAY STRONG AND GODSPEED. SEMPER FI



A PROUD MARINE MOM

I remember Joseph on my freshman year at KOFA, and he was a sophmore at that time, and I remember when he was my band instructor, and once asked me to form a line, so I did and I remember those 3 little words that put a smile on my face," Good job kid".

I can remember hanging out in the band room at Kofa with Joe. He was such a truly amazing person. He was friends with everyone, no matter who you were or who you hung out with. And he was always so sweet to me. He could always make me feel so special, and make me smile. The world is, I think emptier without him.

I knew PFC Knott for a short time, but in that time, he was a joy to know. I always remember him with headphones on, bobbing his head to this beat or that beat. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him, especially those who served with him.

To the family of Joseph I give my thanks that you let me serve with him. What a great guy and Soldier. He always made me laugh. Let peace be with you.

My prayers are with your family. Your son made the ultimate sacrifice for all of us. We are very greatful for his part in this fight for freedom. Know that he will not be forgotten.

I didnt know pvt knott but i knew of him threw my best friend Christine, she was stationed with him and told me how cool he was and how good of a friend he was, the day he died she emailed me and called me and told me what happened and i read up on it. I mourn for all my battles when in iraq, but i hope i am as brave as he was. ryan lambers 101st airborne division

Pfc. Joseph L. Knott was my baby brother and even though it has been very difficult for our family we appreciate all the support others around the world have given us and the endless respect of honor for my brother who loved what he was doing. He is and will forever be the one person in my life who could make me see the light in any situation. I remember, when he was younger, having to drag him out of bed in and fight him to get ready for school. I feel blessed that I was able to watch him grow up into the young man and loving brother that he will alway remain. Joseph I will see you again and I love you! Save me a place.

I am so sorry for your loss. His legacy will not be forgotten . May God grant you peace and comfort during this time of need.

I didn't know Pvt. Knott, but I knew someone who did. May he live forever in the hearts of those who love him.

I am so sorry to hear of this terrible loss. My condolences to the family and friends, my thoughts and prayers are with you at this very difficult time.

A friend of mine told me about Joseph and I wanted to send my condolences. All of us appreciate the sacifice that Joseph made for our country. God Bless You.

Just wanted to say that i am so sorry you lost a loved one. He was doing good things for our country and he will always be remembered by everyone. I send out prayers your way. Stacie

I may not have known Pvt. Joseph L. Knott...but I do have one thing to say...Thank you so much!!!!

We just wanted to express my sympathy to Joseph's fiends and family. We know Lee Durbin who is a shipmate of Joseph's brother. Once again we have lost a fine young man who was helping a country determine its own future. His sacrafice just show's the rest of the world that Freedom isnt Free.

To Heather and Lee, and the rest of Joseph's family I send my condolences. I can't imagine the pain each of you are going through right now. I know how hard it is to lose someone you love. Joseph lost his life in an honorable way-- defending his country. I thank him and those still in Iraq for the sacrifices they have made to defend and protect our country.

My thoughts and prayers go out to Joesph's family. I knew him when we were in the christian puppet team. He was a great person and i will truly miss his smile and laughter he brought to me everyday that i was in the troop. He will be in my heart forever.

I was saddend to learn the news of Joseph. At first I did not realize it was him, because I used to call him Junior. I knew him when he was in junior high, we were on a puppet ministry team and spread God's word to different tribes of Indians. He was always a jokester, and loved to make people laugh. I will always remember his smile. He is in a good place now and always in our hearts. My prayers go to the family. God Bless You.

May the Lord give you comfort, my son Sgt.Joshua Haycox was with your son the day his humvee was hit.He asked me to send his condolences to your family,and to let you know your son was a brave young man,who will be greatly missed our prayers go out to you and your family at this very difficult time in your life.God Bless you.

Sgt.Haycox & Family

we are deeply saddened by the death of pvt knott. my son was serving with joseph in the 3rd acr in baghdad. our heart goes out to the family. i read they are christians - - the Lord will take care of you and joseph.

Jerry,Pam,Susan,Sheryl and Lee,

Ours thoughts and prayers are with you. Joseph will live on in the hearts of those who know and love him.

Charles Bachelor and

Janice Van Hooser

Our deepest sympathies. Our family mourns the loss of Joseph. Our son was at Kofa when Joseph was there. God bless the Knott family.

I knew Joe, I was in band with him my sophmore year in high school and even dated him. Words can not express how i feel right now and how i felt when i heard the news. Know that my prayers are with you. I remember the little things about him, and i will always remember his love and the wonderful presence he brought to my life and to those around him.

We love and pray for you Pam



Love Shyla and Thomas Nusspickel

USAF

I went to school with Joseph in elementary school and send my condolences to his family. He died doing what he believed in.

My family and I mourn with you.

I am deeply sorry for your loss, I am stationed here in Baghdad in 3rd ACR. I did not know Pvt. Knott but I am beside you with sorrow, I will attend his memorial tonight, here on Camp Stiker and will be praying for the family

May God bless your family and friends at this time of loss. I did not know Pvt. Knott, but I am eternally grateful for his selfless sacrifice securing the freedoms of others. May he now rest in God's loving embrace. God bless America and her heros!