This Thanksgiving as we gathered for our dinner our family prayed for our brave young Soldiers who provide us with our freedom.
I am saddened by your loss, and so very greatful for her life. I do not know your Daughter, but after reading about her it galvanized me to contact all the Gold st...
Capt. Richard Dean Goss, USAF KIA 29 August 1964, Bien Hoa, Vietnam Richard “Dick” Goss grew up in Seattle, WA and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1950. He attended Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon from 1950 to 1952, when he enlisted in the Air Force. He received his Commission ...
In December 2012, more than four decades after his father’s funeral, Paul Clever, 52, was sitting on an embankment in the Laotian jungle. He was exhausted, drenched in sweat, and feeling hopeless. He considered giving up after two days of wielding a machete through dense jungle. He asked himse...
Pvt. Stanley K. Heestand was killed in action in France August 5, 1944, his mother, Mrs. Mildred Heestand, 457 Cleveland Ave., learned this morning in a telegram from the War Department. Heestand was previously reported missing in action on that date.
The 51st Ashland countian to lose ...
Larry Stephen Byford of Center, Texas was the fifth casualty of the Vietnam War in Shelby County, Texas. He was drafted into the US Army in October, 1965 at the age of 20. He took his basic training and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
His tour in Vietnam began on ...
Nathan was a US Navy Corpsman and attended boot camp at Great Lakes Naval Station, Great Lakes, Illinois . He then attended Corps School at Great Lakes . After that he went to Field Medical Service School at Camp Johnson , NC .
When that was completed he was assigned to II Marine divi...
Technical Sergeant Justus joined the armed services with a group of men from Brookings, South Dakota on February 22, 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Basic training at Sheppard Field, Texas in the Army Air Corps. Member of the 370th Bomber Squadron of the 307th Heavy Bombardment Group. Aerial en...
Air Force Major Duane William Dively was born with a passion for flying from his first breath. His first plane ride was at age 7, during which he requested a home-made cape for his early flying adventures. In his youth, Duane served as an altar boy, although one with a mischievous side. He w...
10 years before I was born, my Uncle David McKenzie was KIA. I heard stories about what a great guy he was. I wish I had the opportunity to meet him and to get to know him. Maybe one day in heaven....
Keith was a devoted father,son,and friend. As a senior flight medic he was devoted to his men and his patients. He was the reason so many soldiers made it home. He loved being a teacher and mentor. His children and family felt a terrible loss with his passing.We will forever love and remember our...
Josh was a 2013 graduate of Normal Community High School in Bloomington, Illinois who represented Ironmen athletics in both track and football. While in high school Josh made it known his intention to become a Ranger and upon graduation he enlisted in the United States Army. True to the "Iron Sha...