H CO 3 BN 7 MAR RGT 1 MAR DIV WESTERN OUTPOSTS HANGDONG-NI OUTPOST FRISCO PFC KENNETH EDWARD MCGRADY May 26, 1933, JERSEY CITY NJ Private First Class McGrady was a member of Company H, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. Ken was wounded first on June 19, then August 1...
Army Private Harold Carson Short, son of Jason Alexander Short and Ada Melvinia Bolling Short of Norton & Pound, Wise County, Va was born in Pound Va October 17, 1928. Entered service on May 7, 1941. Basic training at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. Transferred overseas on October 1, 1942. Di...
Charlie was and still is my best friend, he was a great young man and I still think of him many years later. We met in Okinawa wnen 2/4 was training to head back to Nam. We were in separate companies but became close friends and I could tell he was a special person. We would go out into kin viill...
Samuel Abercrombie was awarded the Purple Heart for his service.
David James Todd, Jr.
Our son was a soldier that every man wants to be, a father that every man hopes to be, and a friend who was admired and respected by all those who knew him, a true and honest human being that was always there for you. He's the definition of a true hero, never givi...
Nothing more needs to be said, other than.... Semper Fi
Even though you died in World War II before I was born, I love you. My grandpa was your brother & I knew you through him. Thank you for protecting us!
Sgt. Evan S. Parker, brother Lance on the (R) and brother Caleb on the (L). Ft. Leonard Wood Mo., Basic Training Graduation US. Army. July 1999.
Through tears, Jeremy Unger, told of how empty he felt upon learning of his older brother's death and how he struggled accepting it and searched for a reason why it happened."He died protecting us and our freedom, and that is a reason I could live with," he said.
Nearly every speak...
Major Abernathy was awarded the Air Medal.
I will always remember how you find the humor any crappy situation. You always brought something special to the company. I will never forget you.
2Lt. Charles A. Gross was awarded the Air Medal.
I think of my brother every day. The loss to our family and the young life he laid down can never be diminished. Bill received the Distinguished Service Cross for his sacrifice. May God Bless all who live and died in that senseless war. Susan
First Sgt. Pascal Cleatus Poolaw Sr. served this country through three wars, and gave up his life in Vietnam.
Poolaw has been called America's most decorated American Indian Soldier with 42 medals and citations. Among his medals are four Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars. He also earn...