Joe, I'm not sure that you will ever truly understand how much respect I have for you. You are the true meaning of the words brother, family, friend and hero. The amount of people whose life's you have touched is beyond what anyone would have thought. But in all honesty you are not done. It only ...
Master Sergeant Benjamin F Bitner, 37, of Jackson Springs, NC, was killed in action Saturday, April 23, 2011, in Afghanistan. Master Sgt. Bitner was serving with 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) as the ODA 3236 Team Sergeant, and had been deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom since...
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...
I wanted to share this with you as it's only something that would be known if you were there. I attended a Christian conference in Winston Salem NC this week. Rick from Bill's squad was there. He was with Bill the day he got hit. Rick has changed a lot and had his battles. We shared stories for ...
This is a tribute from my uncle Thaddeus Banachowski. I never met you because you passed before I was born but, I heard so much about you from your brother my dad. I was very proud to see your name on the Pearl Harbor memorial. I read the history of your mission that lead to your death near Tu Tu...
Summary of Action
Operation Red Wings
June 28, 2005
On June 28, 2005, deep behind enemy lines east of Asadabad in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan, a very committed four-man Navy SEAL team was conducting a reconnaissance mission at the unforgiving altitude of approximately 10,00...
SSGT James Abernathy
Medal of Honor Citation: On 31 July 1943, the infantry company of which Pvt. Young was a member, was ordered to make a limited withdrawal from the battle line in order to adjust the battalion's position for the night. At this time, Pvt. Young's platoon was engaged with the enemy in a dense ju...
You fought for our country and gave your life, you are our HERO. You will always be remembered for you character, your compassion, your courage. Thank you for being such a great son. We miss you and love you. Mom and Dad Sharon and Roger Kritzer
Lonnie was the youngest child, he was the one that got away with everything, my dad spoiled him as much as his mother did. He loved fishing, he would spend all night at the Kanawha falls with his legs dangling over the concrete side of the wall just waiting for that one big fish he just knew was...
NO GREATER LOVE HATH ANY MAN THAN TO GIVE UP HIS OWN LIFE FOR THOSE OF HIS FRIENDS
IN MEMORY OF CLAY WILSON STAMPER
By Sam H Stamper
It was on September 1, 1944 in France as the U.S. Soldiers huddled in their foxholes as the enemy shells screamed overhead that off...
USS Arizona Whale Boat Team
Standing left to right:
Lawrence J. Griffin, Herbert A. Dreesbach, Marvin A. Hughes, John McRay Baker, Eugene Brickley, Gordon E. Shive, and Burnis L. Bond.
Kneeling left to right:
Francis J. Pedrotti, Robert C. Erskine, Robert W. Dunnam, Donald E...
Silver Star Citation (Posthumously) For gallantry in action while engaged in military operations involving conflict with a armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam, Private First Class McInerny distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 1 April 1970, while serving as a ri...