Terry the son of Harold I. Curtis and Martha L. Curtis of Flint MI enlisted in the US Marine Corps on January 17, 1967 in Detroit MI. He arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
A squad sized ambush patrol divided itself into ...
Tony Kenneth Burris
Rank and organization: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company L, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division. Place and date: vicinity of Mundung-ni, Korea 8 and 9 October 1951. Entered service at: Blanchard, Okla. Birth: Blanchard, Oklahoma. He was a member of ...
1LT Abernathy was awarded the Purple Heart.
"Each of these heroes stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live and grow and increase in its blessings." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Hero Stars Honors Our American Hero Spc Ryan P Jayne US Army Hometown: Corning, N.Y Ryan Jayne graduated from Corning E...
"TJ" is what they called him before and after he enlisted in the Marine Corps. I know b/c I was not only his Recruiter but I was there in his passing. I never forgot about you LCpl Zapp and you will always live within in me and my heart. I remember the day you asked to work for me while we were i...
By ED KEMMICK
Of The Gazette Staff
Trevor Johnson liked to do things his own way.
At 17, when he signed a pledge to join the Marines, he arranged it so that he didn't have to start boot camp until the end of summer after high school graduation, so he could play one more full season...
The fight to liberate Italy was as fierce and heroic as any seen in the war. The dangers to each adversary -- the danger was such that the outcome of the war itself seemed to hang at that moment on the valor and vigor of each man who struggled near the water's edge. One such soldier was Sergeant ...
Justin was drawn to high values and morals at an early age. He set goals higher than most peoples expectations and then surpassed those goals. He was attracted to those who had a drive to succeed and not give up . He knew at an early age not what he wanted to be but who he wanted to be. He was al...
Corporal Badgley was awarded the Purple Heart.
I remember my mother talking about her little brother. He was the only boy of the family and the youngest. I know how much he was loved and missed by my mom and grandmother. I only wished I had been able to meet him.