HM3 James Michael Swink KIA 26 August 2010 Afghanistan
August 30, 2010 by Indy
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HM3 James Michael Swink KIA 26 August 2010 Afghanistan
Corpsman.com mourns the loss of a fellow “DOC Hero” KIA 26 August 2010 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Our Prayers and thoughts go out to his fellow Shipmates, Marines, family, and friends.
Please leave a condolence message in the comments below. Remember family members regularly visit our site and read them.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made on behalf of HM3 James Michael Swink to :
PROJECT R.I.D.E. Inc.
PO Box 159
Elk Grove,Ca 95759
RIP HM3 Swink. We were stationed in Okinawa together although i did not know him personally it hurts to hear of another corpsman who gave their life. I am very grateful for your dedication and service. You will be missed but never forgotton. You made the ultimate sacrifice for which makes me proud to be a part of the armed services and also a part of the Corpsman family. My thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family. He is now home and in a better place.
I truly respect and honor his commitment to his country, band of brothers, and family for giving his all and all he had. His name shall forever be a prime example of the Corpsman pledge. I am a fellow HM3 stationed and attached to the Marines here at Parris Island. The only difference is I am on a platform that is non-deployable. I work with Marines all day, every day, so I know what it is like to do all you can for your Marines. Thank you HM3 Swink and may you now take that walk hand-n-hand with our Heavenly Father and save a place for those of us who will also make the ultimate sacrifice in life. God Bless your family and may the Heavenly Father ease their minds and hearts at this juncture in life. To his family and friends that may read this, always remember, “After the smoke, there's always clean air.” GOD BLESS!!!!!!!!
I knew Swink in Corps School good guy all around. R.I.P Doc from all the Corpsman at MARSOC.
Thoughts and prayers for Doc Swink's family and friends. I am sure he will never be forgotten.
RIP Doc, you did your job admirably.
And hugs from this FMF Corpsman family to another ~ he is the hero he is because you did your job admirably too. May your love for each other and the strength you have shown carry you through this terrible loss.
PNM of HM2 (FMF)
My thoughts and prayers Doc Swink's family…. All I have been saying since my son has become a Corpsman is “My Heart”… God Bless
RIP Fellow Warrior.
V/r
HM3 Howard
Mike had his mentor Brian Mullins (AMR) his older brother who lead him into the field of medicine.Mike was there to save you yellow red black or white you were in Mike sights Mike loved all the little children of the world and the 2/9. The Navy and 2/9 was his focus. The 2/9 and then Doc Swink came first .He loved you all.
HA moses, our thought i`m prayers are wtih your you and your family. RIP fellow corpsman we will forever be grateful for your service.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Swink family and to his fellow soldiers. My son had the honor of serving with him in the 2/9 and was part of the same company. You are all in my thoughts and prayers at this most difficult of times.
Semper Fortis Shipmate. Those that continue to pave the way, allow for a easy path to the future. Ooorah.
HM2 Allen (FMF/SW)
Before 2/9 he also had a family in US Naval Hospital Okinawa where we had the honor to work with him (DBC Corpsman and ER/EMT Corpsman). All he wanted was to get orders with Division – his passion.
our family in Okinawa mourns this loss and God Bless Doc Swink, his family and the rest of our Sailors who guard our country free!
God Bless!
HMCS Torres
a true american hero gone but never forgotten. gg USAF.
I don't know you Swink but my heart is with you and your family this Labor Day Weekend. With my family we will celebrate your birthday and your birth. I am a Marine and we give you Navy Boys grief left and right. It's all endearment. At the end of the day we love our Corpsmen. Rest Brother.
Mike was my Big Brother, my best friend and will leave on in the hearts of myself, my husband and the Swink Family. We love you
swink i miss the good times we all had in okinawa you will be missed man
Thanks to you and your family
Swink, you were always a great leader and friend when i needed one. Althought we havent really served with you and only knew you for the time we were in FMTB together, it seems like i have known you all my life. I will never forget and you will never be forgotten.
Your and your family are in my prayers. God Bless
August 26, I read and I cried. God Bless Navy Corpsman. God Bless the parents of HM3 James M. Swink and his family. These Navy Corpsman are the bravest, unselfish heroes we Americans have. And we only have a few of them. God Bless these men and women who risk all to save the lives of United States Marines and Sailors. No one in this world calls out the word “Doc” with more reverance and respect than the United States Marine who has been through hell. Lets not forget how many lives “Doc” Swink saved and sent home to their families before he gave his life up. Continue to respect the roots and community where Doc came from. Embrace the family for this precious gift they have given our troops. For it will continue to make all the difference in who we are and how we see ourselves as Americans. Please remember how Doc lived, how he loved life, how he shared what was important, and the joy he brought to everyone. The lost will always be painful, but what he left us with, if we never forget will help to heal this wound. God Bless this son of God. God Bless the Swink family. SgtMaj MJ Sanchez (USMC Ret 1973-2003)
My heartfelt condolences go out to the Swink Famliy. You raised a HERO. Having lost my nephew HM3 James R. Layton less than a year ago KIA Ganjgal, Afghanistan. I know the mind numbing ordeal that you have embarked on. Please know that our family will keep you in our hearts and prayers. Remember Gold Star Families are just that FAMILIES. They stick together.
My sincerest condolences to the Swink Family, your son was truly a hero to so many and a great friend to his 2/9 brothers. May you find peace in knowing how very much your son was loved and how grateful we are that he touched so many of our lives.
Kathy O'Shea
“Sals Mom”
HM3(FMF) James Michael Swink’s Memorial Profile can be viewed on Navy Together We Served by clicking on this link: http://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=Profile&type=Person&ID=530312
I am very proud to say my son served with this young man at the time of his departure and he wanted everyone to know how much James meant to him. May God Bless his family and also know that they will always be in out thought's and prayers, God's Speed James…………
May God bless this family and all his friends. Thanks James for your service to our country.
As a former Corpsman's wife and a current Corpman's mom, my heartfelt condolences go out to his family and friends. It is the ultimate sacrifice of the many they all make on a daily basis to serve our country and to keep our freedom. Thank you Swink family for bringing such a wonderful young man in to this world. His time here was greatly appreciated!
Semper Fi Doc, and thank you.
I am a Mom of a “future” Hospita Corpman. Words cannot express my sorrow for your family. I cried when I heard the news and cannot even begin to imagine the sadness your family is experiencing at this time. God Bless our HM's……ALL of our Soldiers/Sailors deployed as well as on our own homeland…….
As a fellow Corpsman mother I am just heart broken over this. I am so very sorry. He is our hero
You are in the arms of God now. Thank you for your service and ultimate gift you gave this great country. My prayers are with the family and friends of this hero. May God ease your pain and comfort you always.
This truly breaks my heart. Here in Okinawa we enjoyed our doctor visits because Swink was always there to crack jokes and make us laugh. God Bless him for his service, and his family during this time of grief.
Fair winds and following seas shipmate. -Death may smile at us all, but only a Corpsman smiles back. Ooh Rah!
HM2 Morgan 3/8
Today we mourn a fallen brother in arms. May he rest well.
you will truely be missed, you were a great rolemodel for all corpsman. I am proud to have known you. Thank you for everything you have taught me. Farwell HM3 Swink,
As the mother of a Corpsman, I am saddened by the loss of HM3 Swink. I am thankful for his service and sacrifice. My prayer for friends and family is that God will give you a peace and comfort at this time. May God bless you.
What a beautiful young man. My heart physically aches for his mother….as the mother of a corpsman of exactly the same age as Doc Swink, I am ever mindful this could have been my son, or the son of many of my friends. May he rest in peace, and may his family eventually find peace…
He looked alot like you Jim when we were young on the JFK. I'm sure he was a fine man like his daddy. Mikey, I'll see you soon some day and I'll tell some sea stories of your ol man back in the day. Untill then,fair winds and following seas and may God smile on all of us.
All thru field med during buddie carries and patient drags you were my partner. You will be missed a great petty officer, an example to your junior corpsman and will be missed greatley you can rest now Devil Doc HN Banner
What a great guy! I remember meeting him through my husband, it was when he accepted the assignment to drive an ambulance for his last duty station. He was so excited and posted so many pics of that ambulance on a social networking site, boy was he a great photographer! I saw him at the grocery store about a week later in that ambulance, and when he got out, he looked back at the ambulance with such a proud look on his face. He had his camera with him, too. I spoke to him and didn't expect him to remember me but he called me by name and said you're HM2 ____ wife! I was happy he remembered. He then handed me his camera and asked if I could take a pic of him standing near the ambulance. I proudly offered. He then asked to help me with my groceries and after he was done helping, he bid me farewell and waited for his co worker to exit the store. That was the last time I seen him and he will truly be missed.
I wish there were enough words to express the sympathy I feel for the family and friends of this young man as they mourn their loss. As the mother of a fellow corpsman, my heartbreaks every time we have to post these memorial pages.
Thank you for your sacrafice Doc. Fair Winds and Following Seas Shipmate.
HM3(FMF) Ski '92-'99
God Bless you Doc. Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. I was a Corpsman with the Marines in the Korean War and by the Grace of God made it through. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers, Little Brother!
my condolences! another fallen hero. Thank you for your service and your sacrifices!
My condolences to Swink's Family. I thought his name was familiar but then again I was right… same thing with HM2 Qi.. I was right as well. Both Sailors that I had been with through out my Naval Career. Rest in Peace Docs. You guys will always be remembered in the Hospital Corps.
HM3 (FMF) Liston
3rd Battalion 4th Marines (Thundering Third), MCAGCC Twentynine Palms, Ca 2008-Present
USNH Okinawa, Chatan, Okinawa, Japan 2006-2008
Hospital Corps School, Great Lakes, IL 2005-2006
RIP Brother, you are a true hero….
My prayers are with you and your family…
HM2(FMF) Gutierrez
OHSU Dallas Det-N
Heaven now has a new hero…………Semper Fi, DOC
Going to miss you brother. i won't forget the good times here in oki and will be sure to honor your memory. God Bless
My husband was a “Doc”, and now my daughter and son-in-law serve the Navy with pride, as “Docs”. My sincere condolences to the family of HM3 Swink, and all his brothers and sisters at arms. DMRF, US Army.
i was with 2/9 right as HM3 arrived, i moved on to a new unit. i never got to know him but i know friends and fellow corpsman who did. it not about what you take with you but about what you leave behind. and it seems from all the comments i have read, that you leave behind a legacy of honor and your friends and family and people like myself who never really knew you have an undying appreciation for what you sacrificed and we love you for it.
RIP HM3 Swink
HM3 Swink was one of the squad leaders for our Fleet Marine Force/CREST class this Spring at Camp LeJeune, NC. He was an outstanding individual that helped to keep the platoon functioning. As a CPO in the class I was doing my best to let the PO2s and PO3s lead and guide them as I could and he was one of those who took charge and led. I felt he was one of the better overall HMs in the class and platoon. Hearing of his death through other classmates and fellow RPs made my heart ache. To his family and friends know this: I truly believe he died doing what he wanted, that was serving his country and trying to make a difference in this world. HM3 Swink will truly be missed. My only regret is not getting to know him better in the short time I was able to spend in his presence. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
RPC(SS) Mark McGuire
James, also known as Mike was my best friend since the first week of sophomore year at yucca high school. once he went into the navy i hadnt seen him. its been 3 years. When i would come to california to visit my family i would stop by his parents house to check up on him. He was always very ambitious and loving. He was doing everything h ever wanted to do since i met him. Mike you will be missed forever and never forgotten. i love you brother you are always in my heart.
Corrections Officer, Nicholas Kimberling