My Dad... he left me to early...
Willard M. Docken was my uncle. He was one of 10 children, one being my mother, Lila Barbara Docken Atkinson. He enlisted June 28, 1944 and was killed in action in the Battle of the Bulge on March 3, 1945. His gold star mother was Mildred Baker Docken and father was Oscar Theodore Docken. I was n...
Paul on leave with family in Laguna Mountains.
Your radiant smile will remain in our hearts forever. You paid a huge price for all of us, and we will NOT forget you. All who met you considered you a friend, and your presence is greatly missed. Rest in peace Chad, knowing you are loved and missed.
Jason loved life, Lisa, and his family. He went to Iraq believing he was fighting for freedom for everyone at home.
SPC Joseph Miracle was born 06 November 1984 in Ortonville, Michigan. He enlisted in the US Army on 18 April 2006.
During his time in Service he completed Basic Infantry Training, Advanced Individual Training, and Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia. SPC Miracle then joined the ra...
Enemy fire caused Black Hawk crash that killed 6 soldiers
Staff report
Enemy fire caused the helicopter crash that killed six soldiers in Afghanistan in December, officials said today.
Five soldiers from Fort Riley, Kan., and one based in Europe were killed Dec. 1...
On May 12, 1975, Khmer Rouge gunboats captured the SS Mayaguez in the Gulf of Thailand approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of Cambodia. The vessel was taken to Koh [island] Tang. Alerted to the capture, U.S. Navy and Air Force aircraft began surveillance flights around the island. After...
Three-quarters of a century after he was killed in World War II, a metro Detroit soldier has finally come home.
Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Kenneth W. Likens was given full military honors at a service and burial Friday at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly.
Likens, of Mo...
On this Memorial Day I learned a little of who you were ..My heart feels the pain and the love that your family has shared with us.. What a Beautiful Tribute Mr.John M. Ellsworth and family .. I will remember and honor your Son tomorrow in my heart and will share his story .. ...
Kenny had this big goofy smile Alwthere even when he slept. When you had a bad day, He was one of those people that would make jokes or purposefully stumble, knocking his head into a tree trunk just to make you smile or laugh. Whatever heavy burden you were carrying, he made it disappear. ...
Lost in combat action, WWII: T/Sgt Carl E Owen, U.S. Army Air Corps, Service #14024783 Chief Aerial Engineer and Top Turret Gunner B-24D "The Sea Hawk"; Aircraft serial number #42-40598 479BG 19 BS (source: Missing Air Crew Report) Owen's Birth Year: 1912, Dekalb County, Alabama; Enl...