Alan was my son-in-law. His birth and death dates will always be marked in my life. Alan gave his life in pursuit of the freedoms we have as Americans. He fought for strangers to have that same freedom. He is a hero and I was blessed to have known him. He remains an inspiration as it is in his ho...
Since he was a child, he had always wanted to be a Marine. Travis signed his heart, body and soul over to the Marine Corp. Travis gave his life to protect his family, friends and his country.
Honor & Remember Our American Hero
Lcp. Travis J. Layfield US Marines
Hometown: Fre...
Sandy was a great on-camera reporter for WHP-TV and producer for WHP Radio in Harrisburg, PA. He had already served and did not have to go-but he did. Sandy did not have to die-but he did. GOD bless and keep you.
I remember my mother talking about her little brother. He was the only boy of the family and the youngest. I know how much he was loved and missed by my mom and grandmother. I only wished I had been able to meet him.
2010 Deployment to Afghanistan
1st Battalion 2d Marine Regiment
Camp Lejeune, N.C.
KIA: July 24, 2010 in Helmand province, Afghanistan
PFC Frederik E. Vazquez had talked about becoming a U.S. Marine from the time he was 7, and a few months after reaching the age of...
Matthew Joseph England was killed in action in An Najah province, Iraq when enemy forced attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd squadron, 3d Armored Calvary regiment Ft Hood Texas. Matthew attended school at Lutie R-6 accelerated school in Theodosia, MO ...
Airmen Missing From WWII Accounted For
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been accounted for and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Army Air ...
Captain Backus was a member of the 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On May 22, 1967, he was the weapons systems officer of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4C) on a mission near Nam Dinh, North Vietnam when his aircraft was struck by enemy fire and crashed. His remains were not recovered.
Birth: Jul. 25, 1922
Indiana, USA
Death: Apr. 4, 1944, Romania
On the fatal fortieth mission of the 449th Bomb group to the Marshaling Yards of Bucharest,Romania Meddie did a replacement on the Thieme Crew. He was reported ‘missing in action' for a year, before be...
Rank/Rate Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number 622 95 61
Birth Date December 5, 1920
From Montfort, Wisconsin
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Snook (SS-279)
Loss Date April 9, 1945
Location Near 18° 40' N x 110° 40' E
Circumstances Lost...
Purple Heart
To the McCants family. I was Danny's room mate for a time at Warrant Officer Candidate School. Now some 22 plus years later and my son's baseball organization is participating in a Gold Star program. They wear a gold star on their helmet for the upcoming season in honor of a fallen Warrior. I...