Henry Liles Allen graduated from Wadesboro High School in 1936, attended The Citadel for two years and then transferred to UNC.

After graduating in 1940, he entered the service in January 1942 and completed flight training in June 1943. He joined the 15th Air Force in Italy in February...

My Son, My Friend, My HERO...James. James joined the Army to fulfill his life's calling. One he felt compelled existed because of a higher calling. He once said that he was serving so that no one else in his family would have to serve. He wanted to make a difference. He was their to encourag...

5 years have come and gone since you was taken from us! I miss you every day more and more. I know you are always in my heart though

PFC David Donald Berdahl was serving aboard a UH-1H Iroquois (tail number 69-16717) as a gunner on January 20, 1972 when it was hit by enemy fire in the Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. The aircraft crashed on the bank of the Rao Quan River and enemy forces prevented any recovery efforts. Berda...

We had a tree taken down in October 2018. I had them leave a large part of the trunk to have a carving done. This carving is what I settled to have done by Bill Baker, Top Notch Carvings, Glen Ellyn, IL. Our backyard is a wonderful place for honoring Mike. Many slow to admire it and a few sneak i...

Thank you for everything. you were a very awesome individual and will always be my hero.

Richard James Ahern was born Oct. 2, 1921, in Gurley, Nebraska, to James Ahern, a farmer, and Sadie Penry Ahern, a homemaker. He was the oldest of five children and the only son. The family moved to California after 1935, and Richard attended Van Nuys High School. The 1938 yearbook identified hi...

Hi Joe,

Lucy and I have been thinking about you every day since you left us. It is especially difficult with the holidays upon us. This much we know: God liked you instantly when you met face to face. (He already loved you.) He saw the perfection of his work in your eyes. He liked your...

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...

Veterans Day, 1988,I purchased a reddish-purle bracelet w/silver engraving from our local VFW that had set up a table outside our local grocery store. It stated, "CWO PAUL V. BLACK USA 3-1-71 CAMB CA MIA". With tears flowing, I kissed it and placed it on my right wrist. I wore it for ma...

Harold Fred Knodt, child of God, was a member of Arlington Hills Lutheran Church. His Memorial Service was held on May 7, 1944. The following information is taken from the Memorial program: Harold Fred Knodt Biography Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, June 11, 1920. Confirmed in the Luthera...

It has been nine years since Texarkana, Texas, native Sgt. Kyle Brandon Stout, 25, was killed in Afghanistan while serving his country in the U.S. Army.

Sgt. Stout died July 30, 2010, while serving in “Operation Enduring Freedom” in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

After two Texarkana...

Purple Heart

Died in a tragic plane crash of the Katy-did #41-35142 on April 9, 1944 nine miles southwest of Hartselle, Alabama. Eight Hunter Air Field crew members and passengers died in this crash. Base Commander, Col. Lucius Bass Manning; Pilot, Capt. Howard Lawrence Hardy; Co-pilot, Arthur Joseph Gratis; ...