This is my mother Pat Bower with her brother Jim.
Lance Corporal Jeramy Alan Ailes died going house to house searching for dangerous insurgents from around the Arab country in Fallujah, Iraq, on November 15, 2004. Jeramy wanted to be the first one in the houses they searched to help protect the ones under him. Jeramy entered the United States Ma...
Approximately one hour after midnight on April 4, 1952, a B-26 Invader (tail number 44-34300A, call sign Pintail 26) departed Kunsan Air Base, Korea, with a crew of three aviators. The briefed mission was a night intruder operation targeting main supply routes between Sinanju and the Yalu River (...
The Roanoke was struck by one torpedo, of the U-1055, between the #4 hold and the stern, which was blown off by the explosion. The #3 and #4 hatches were blown out and the crew quarters, radio shack and the machinery were destroyed. She sank by the stern within three minutes although the bow rema...
Will is my youngest son and wanted to protect his family and country, so after 9/11, he felt it fell to him to join the Army since his 2 older brothers were married and had families. Will comes from a family who has many veterans. He joined at the age of 19 when he was sent to Germany. He calle...
Air Medal
Muffle The Drums! Muffle the drums! Let the bugles blow Softly their music, this hallowed day! March with a reverent step, and slow, Homage to war's martyred heroes pay! Over the graves Of our Fal...
Out of basic in San Diego California, Justin was invited too try out for 3rd recon. Upon graduating he did two tours one in Okanawa and one in Iraq. Then Justin joined MARSOC now called he Raiders. The Tip of the Spear. Another tour Afganistan. This would be Sgt. Hansen's last tour. He was kille...
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was one of the highest ranking United States military officers to be killed during World War II. The son of a Confederate general, Buckner led the successful invasion of Okinawa in 1945 and was killed by enemy fire in the last days of the battle. Buckner held the rank of...
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...
"Tribute to Kenny" by Shelley Vinson https://m.youtube.com/results?q=tribute+to+kenny+shelley+vinson&sm=12
So young to be such a man. You were born to be a leader and inspire great things. We always knew that you were special and extremely gifted though we never would have thought we would see the day you were not here. We miss you and your guys miss you. They have been there for us in our time as tru...