!!!UPDATE!!! Thank You all very much! We’ve met and surpassed our goal, so No Further Donations Are Needed. $6,205 in just one day is truly amazing! Because of those 82 people’s support we’re able to send 3 of Savannah’s close shipmates to the funeral in a couple days. Originally we weren’t sure if we could collect enough to cover just the airfare for one sailor. Your generous donations are truly appreciated! The Okinawa memorial is in the morning where we’ll talk about the great memories of Savannah and Gabe, their great service to America, and keep their loved ones close to our hearts. After that we’ll work on getting their trips taken care of. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you all again!
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On 18MAY17 the service members of CFAO & 18th SFS in Okinawa, Japan suffered two tragic losses. U.S. Navy Master-At-Arms Savannah Cagle and U.S. Air Force Security Forces Gabriel Fuentes-Lebron passed away after a motorcycle accident. This GoFundMe is to collect enough money to cover Savannah's shipmates, & best friends, flights from Japan to Georgia to attend her funeral. Those friends will be speaking at the Okinawa memorial service at Kadena Chapel 1 at 0900 on Friday 26MAY17, and then departing to be with Savannah's family early the next week. The funeral will be late next week, but the date is TBD.
Our sincere & heartfelt thoughts are with Savannah, Gabe, & all their loved ones.
Rest In Peace together Shipmate and Airmen. We've got the Watch.