George,

Honoring and remembering your sacrifice today and everyday.

Crew who perished on C-46D #44-77507:

Pond, Rex L ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Utah
Weid, Claude H ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
Hill, Herbert H ~ Tech/3, Medical Team, Iowa
Vermillion, Edward V, Jr ~ Sgt, Medical Team, Virginia

41 Passengers who perished on C-46D #44-7750...

I hardly knew you Larry. You were new in-country. You were asking me questions that afternoon about my combat experiences. On that fateful evening of November 16, 1969, I was somehow put on another boat to replace a sick sailor and you happened to get assigned to my boat for the night with Bob Ku...

Another year has past since your death, but it seems like it happened just yesturday. Your brothers,dad,and I still miss you. We keep expecting you to walk through the door with that great big smile of yours. Chris was able to morn your death just last year, but your other brother hasn't let him...

The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. soldier, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Cpl. Richard L. Wing, 19, of Toledo, Ohio, will be buri...

I paid tribute to him.

http://steanne.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/robert-j-ritchie/

His name is Robert J. Ritchie from Connecticut.

I did not know Calvin personally, but my brother spoke highly of him! My brother, Sgt. James H. Unruh and Calvin served together in Vietnam and Cambodia with 1st Air Cav "Ace High" 2/12 4th Platoon. They fought bravely, side by side. They died as heroes, side by side. The sacrifices of our soldie...

Then & Now Christian Golczynski holds an American flag at the grave site of his fallen father, Marine SSGT Marcus Golczynski, 9 years after an iconic photo was taken of Christian holding back tears as he received the flag at his father's funeral

S/Sgt Louis “Louie” Zdrojkowski was born March 13, 1925 in Saginaw MI. He went missing in action August 7, 1945. Louie was a true American hero. At the age of 18 he entered the US Army. He volunteered for the Army Air Corp and became a top-turret gunner on his B-29 Superfortress. His family...

Private Marvin Hughes was listed as Killed in Action on December 7, 1941 after the ship he was serving on, the USS Arizona, was hit by Japanese bombers at Pearl Harbor.

WO Baldwin was awarded the Purple Heart.

Uncle “Babe,” (his nickname because he was the baby of the family) enlisted in the Army tank corps in February of 1941 and was shipped overseas in March of 1942. He volunteered for the brand new First Battalion of Darby’s Rangers in May of 1942. He participated in the raid on Dieppe in Aug of ’42...