I am so blessed to have the position as chairperson for the Unit 236 Gold Star Mothers' committee. I knew this hero and now have even gotten closer to his mom. As a Blue Star Mother twice, I know somewhat what these ladies went through. I was blessed with our son's coming home alive. These ladies...
Dear Son-in-law: You are but a hug away.
A marker to his memory at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - In 1950, Corporal C.G. Bolden left his home in Clinton, Ark. to serve in the Korean War. He died after being taken prisoner, and Thursday more than 1,000 people helped deliver the hero back home to Clinton.
Time is an interesting thing. Sometimes it's fas...
Major Abernathy was awarded the Air Medal.
Congressional Medal of Honor
Awarded Posthumously
FRANCIS C. FLAHERTY
Rank and organization: Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve.
Place and date: During the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941.
Born: 15 March 1919, Charlotte, Mich...
Brian was the best kid a person could enjoy while he was growing up! Such a great smile, deep hearty laugh, dreams of everything grand and a heart of gold! He was my son Steven Kelly's best friend. Brian lived with us for many years. When he became a man his dream was to keep America safe from te...
Joel was a 6'5" gentle giant of a man. He had a wonderful smile that would light up a room. He would make friends with strangers in five minutes and have them smiling and laughing with him. He was a competitive "adrenaline junkie" who loved to skydive, tinker with computers, play chess and ice ho...
First Lieutenant Poxon's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. 1st Lt. Poxon, Armor, Troop B, distinguished himself while serving as a platoon leader on a reconnais...
Nathan Gage Ingram Mar 22, 1996 - Jan 12, 2024 Navy Seal Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram, age 27, was a beloved husband, son, brother, and friend who was lost at sea while on a night mission off the coast of Somalia. A team of US Navy SEALs boarded a ship smuggling Iranian...
My Dear Son, You always helped others first, always putting your own plans aside,may you continue to watch over us, help your brother and sister grow in to adults. Please watch over your older sister. I miss you a lot, miss the times we used to talk, from cars to how the Army was going. Lots of L...
In memory of Chester Krukowski 1921-1943 Chester, son of Polish immigrants Stefania (Stephanie) and Jan (John), brother of Eugene (WWII Navy), Stanley (WWII Armed Forces fallen hero), Edwin (US Army), Pete (US Army), Frank (US Army), Steve, Mary, Lilian, and Genevieve. Chester did his basic...
R E S T R I C T E D
HEADQUARTERS 90TH INFANTRY DIVISION
APO 90, U.S. ARMY
31 JULY 1944
GENERAL ORDERS
No. 31
I. POSTHUMOUS AWARD OF SILVER STAR. Under the provisions of AR 600-45 and Circular 66, First U.S. Army, cs, the Silver Star is awarde...