Just want to say thank you for fighting for our country. Even though you were gone too soon, you will never be forgotten. And I will always remember getting to know you and our first date. Miss you friend and rest in peace Darius!
Me and darius was in college we realized it wasn't working out so we thought of the idea to join the army I had high blood pressure so they wouldn't accept me right away so he left before me we was going to the work the same job and try to be the same place but the lord works in mystrious ways.so now every time I cross that water in battle I take your memberance with me while fighting the enemy. We had some good times together and you are really missed not just by me but everyone hearts you have touch. Airborne
Darius was one of the coolest people i've ever met. I remember working together at the W/D. He made work fun! We would laugh throughout the ship, get in trouble and didnt care at all. Darius was a workaholic too. He would come in for everyone who didnt show up, worked in ALL of the departments, and volunteered to stay late. He put W/D out of business because they had to pay so much in overtime, lol. It hurt me when I got the phone call from another co-worker saying he was gone. Darius will never be forgotten. His ultimate sacrifice is the we have the freedoms and luxuaries we have now. Rest on Darius, for I know you are fighting in God's Army now.
Darius i known you for a long time we went to Edisto Middle School together and we gradurate from OW together. I miss when we were in Mrs. Boyd class and she use to say that she was going to tell your mother on you when you act up or didnt do an assignment, how you use to beg her not to call your mother in class. I MISS U R.I.P
I was one of the fortunate ones and probably the only one from our class to see Darius before the aircraft he was riding on was shot down. Before then, I had not seen him since High School and further more, I had no idea he was even in the military.
I worked in the post office at our camp out there, and once he found out that someone was there from Orangeburg, he made it his business to find out who. (His unit was out of Colorado.)
Darius and I built a close bond very fast and he was so excited about finishing up our deployment so that he could go to college and pursue photography. He often told me how the military changed him for the better and the change was very visible.
A couple of days before the incident, Darius gave me some pictures of him..just to look through. The last time I saw him, I remembered I still had his pictures and before he left, I told him to hold on while I go and grab them. He said (with his cool self), "Aye hold on to them for me." I asked him if he was sure and he said, "Yea yea, hold on to them for me." I did.
Darius, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY! I never got the chance to tell you, but it felt good having someone from home with me in a place so far away from home. Love you Man...
Im not sure if people knew how close Darius and I were. When he came to O-W up until he enrolled in the service, we spoke practically every day. We lost touch for a about a year then reconnected while he was stationed near Shatekia. I recall speaking to him 2 days before he was killed. So when I came from out of town and was told of what happened, I was in denial about it. Then it hit like a ton of bricks that I would never see him or speak to him again. Darius had grown so much from high school. The armed forces shaped him into a promising young man ready to give back to his community. Anyone who really knew him, knew that he was a jovial person and tried to be friends with everyone. Darius LOVED THE LADIES !!! LOL..... Not a day goes by that I dont think about my friend. I miss him dearly, but he gave his life for the protection of this country. God knows best and I cant argue with that. Shatekia gave the pictues he left behind to me and I turned them over to his mother. Keep his mother in your prayers...grieving sometimes can be a never ending process.
Darius i remember that day at work when u told me u were gonna join the army. I teased u about being disciplined enviorment,but u were hyped and determined to go. u were gonna come back home with ur new ride on show it off to me. Tip was rgt Darius kept us going at da dixie,full of life and laughs. Imma truly miss u man,truly!!!
Jihan Walker
Just want to say thank you for fighting for our country. Even though you were gone too soon, you will never be forgotten. And I will always remember getting to know you and our first date. Miss you friend and rest in peace Darius!Clifton Reid
Me and darius was in college we realized it wasn't working out so we thought of the idea to join the army I had high blood pressure so they wouldn't accept me right away so he left before me we was going to the work the same job and try to be the same place but the lord works in mystrious ways.so now every time I cross that water in battle I take your memberance with me while fighting the enemy. We had some good times together and you are really missed not just by me but everyone hearts you have touch. AirborneTiffany Rhodes (Pickard)
Darius was one of the coolest people i've ever met. I remember working together at the W/D. He made work fun! We would laugh throughout the ship, get in trouble and didnt care at all. Darius was a workaholic too. He would come in for everyone who didnt show up, worked in ALL of the departments, and volunteered to stay late. He put W/D out of business because they had to pay so much in overtime, lol. It hurt me when I got the phone call from another co-worker saying he was gone. Darius will never be forgotten. His ultimate sacrifice is the we have the freedoms and luxuaries we have now. Rest on Darius, for I know you are fighting in God's Army now.Veronica Huggins
Darius i known you for a long time we went to Edisto Middle School together and we gradurate from OW together. I miss when we were in Mrs. Boyd class and she use to say that she was going to tell your mother on you when you act up or didnt do an assignment, how you use to beg her not to call your mother in class. I MISS U R.I.PShatekia Mitchell
I was one of the fortunate ones and probably the only one from our class to see Darius before the aircraft he was riding on was shot down. Before then, I had not seen him since High School and further more, I had no idea he was even in the military.I worked in the post office at our camp out there, and once he found out that someone was there from Orangeburg, he made it his business to find out who. (His unit was out of Colorado.)
Darius and I built a close bond very fast and he was so excited about finishing up our deployment so that he could go to college and pursue photography. He often told me how the military changed him for the better and the change was very visible.
A couple of days before the incident, Darius gave me some pictures of him..just to look through. The last time I saw him, I remembered I still had his pictures and before he left, I told him to hold on while I go and grab them. He said (with his cool self), "Aye hold on to them for me." I asked him if he was sure and he said, "Yea yea, hold on to them for me." I did.
Darius, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY! I never got the chance to tell you, but it felt good having someone from home with me in a place so far away from home. Love you Man...
Martinique Free
Im not sure if people knew how close Darius and I were. When he came to O-W up until he enrolled in the service, we spoke practically every day. We lost touch for a about a year then reconnected while he was stationed near Shatekia. I recall speaking to him 2 days before he was killed. So when I came from out of town and was told of what happened, I was in denial about it. Then it hit like a ton of bricks that I would never see him or speak to him again. Darius had grown so much from high school. The armed forces shaped him into a promising young man ready to give back to his community. Anyone who really knew him, knew that he was a jovial person and tried to be friends with everyone. Darius LOVED THE LADIES !!! LOL..... Not a day goes by that I dont think about my friend. I miss him dearly, but he gave his life for the protection of this country. God knows best and I cant argue with that. Shatekia gave the pictues he left behind to me and I turned them over to his mother. Keep his mother in your prayers...grieving sometimes can be a never ending process.
Lakesha Glover
Darius i remember that day at work when u told me u were gonna join the army. I teased u about being disciplined enviorment,but u were hyped and determined to go. u were gonna come back home with ur new ride on show it off to me. Tip was rgt Darius kept us going at da dixie,full of life and laughs. Imma truly miss u man,truly!!!