Sgt. Evan S. Parker with his group:
1st Battalion 487th Field Artillery Fire Support Specialist 29th Combat Team. Attached to the 100-442 Infantry Battalion Honolulu Hawaii
Although I never met you dear uncle, your memory is alive in all of us and you have never been forgotten. Descanse en paz.
Lieutenant (JG) Jerome Sheets was serving aboard the U.S.S. Laffey at the battle of Okinawa on April 16, 1945 when the ship was badly damaged by enemy fire. Sheets was listed as Killed in Action after the attack and is memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial in Hawaii.
From the memorial ...
Miss you so much, love you so much. wish you were here every day.
Alden Synstad is a man I never had the pleasure to meet. Sadly few are alive today who had the pleasure.
My mother was a small child when Alden left his home in Northern Wisconsin to join the Marines. He was killed during the Battle of Okinawa. He returned home to be buried after the ...
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.
To Norm Cobb, Dana's younger brother, and all surviving family members, my heartfelt condolences for your extended loss. Thank you to Henry "Chip" Cobb for "Dana Cobb: The Final Mission" the detailed accounting of Dana's life is amazing. From his birth in Sep 18, 1922, life in Charlestown, NH, to...
Corporal Anthony Lorin Camp, USMC, Served with the 1st Scout Dog Platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Military Police Battalion, 1st Force Service Regiment, Force Logistical Command, Third Marine Amphibious Force.
I played in a lacrosse game, the South Lyon military game. I played representing Lowell “Tommy” Miller II I scored 3 goals and had 2 assists it was overall a great day and a great game. Thank you for your service
You and your fellow service men have achieved a task that many never thought achievable. Through yours and others dedication to their mission at hand, millions of people can now proudly raise their flag as a Sovereign nation as an ally to our country where it never existed before. You will al...
The 125th Infantry was moving through Salman Pak, Iraq, when, all of a sudden, its soldiers noticed two Iraqi police vehicles they were traveling with had disappeared.
Immediately, mortars started raining from the sky and Army Staff Sergeant Jack Vliet and others went into nearby vehi...
An earlier photo
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...