I'm actually Nookie's second cousin and I never met him, but heard so much about him from my father. I wanted to pay tribute to "Nookie" for his service and because he was an only child, to let him know family still thinks of him.
Michael, I love you and miss you very much. I attended the Gold Star Mothers Day ceremony at Ft. Stewart, in Georgia, today. I had a wonderful time and met a lot of Mother's, like myself, who have lost thier son or daughter while serving in the U.S. Military. Mothers of not only Army fallen,...
David was the oldest of five children. He was a joy to be around. Always with a smile and an outreached hand and open heart he helped anyone he could. He is missed by so many family and friends. He was my son and has become my HERO!!!
I have wanted to tell Bruce's family and friends what I remember of Bruce's last ten or so services in the Chapel on FOB Iskan in 2007. I was the platoon RTO that ran all equipment and intelligence for the Scout Snipper Platoon from the 1/501st Geronimo. My call sign was Mohawk 6 Romeo. I was ou...
Purple Heart
Unfortunately, I never had the pleasure of meeting my father's brother Pvt. Arthur M. Connelly. It was nice finally finding information on him. Accounts from France where Arthur Connelly and Leonard Blume were KIA: here is the letter i got from the caretaker Dear Sir, Permi...
I love you and think of you everyday! Mandy
Matthew J Geoghegan was born about 1921 in Bronx, New York to James Patrick Geoghegan and Catherine Agnes McCabe.
The May 2007 abduction of U.S. soldiers in Iraq occurred when Iraqi insurgents attacked a military outpost in Al Taqa, Iraq, killing four U.S. Army soldiers and an Iraqi soldier before capturing Private Byron Wayne Fouty, Specialist Alex Ramon Jimenez, and Private First Class Joseph John Anzack J...
Clint had life long dreams of becoming a soldier and when 9/11 happened he found the need to follow that dream. He was working as a Sheriff's Deputy in Kansas and attached to DEA, but that was not enough for him to feel like he contributed to our fallen on that day. He left Kansas and joined th...
Every February 1st, we remember Caesar "Ce" in a special way.
He and his volunteer service will never be forgotten.
CO D, 1ST BN, 502D INF, 2 BCT,
Whenever we see our National symbol, the bald eagle - we also think of Ce.
The bald eagle on the shoulder patch of the 101s...
SP5 Bader was awarded the Air Medal.
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 ...
Anger. Righteous Anger. The chaos of emotions spilling out of me I can’t begin to describe or explain. Do you see the beautiful laughing children with Joe? Eleven years have gone by and they have become adults. Are they now in fear for their lives? Can they get to safety? Did they believe and tru...