“I’ll carry this flag to the grave if I must ‘cause it’s the flag that I love and a flag that I trust.” Hero Stars Honors Our American Hero LCpl Travis Nelson US Marine Hometown: Pace, Florida Travis Nelson attended Pace High School. He was in Navy Junior ROTC as well as the Young Marines of Pens...
Captain Backus was a member of the 497th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On May 22, 1967, he was the weapons systems officer of a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4C) on a mission near Nam Dinh, North Vietnam when his aircraft was struck by enemy fire and crashed. His remains were not recovered.
Plum Creek Cemetery Plum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Frank entered the US Army in May 1942. After completing basic training in Camp Wheeler, Georgia, he was assigned to Company B, 18th Infantry, 1st Division. He never received the furlough normally given to soldiers after basic training, and his unit was rushed to a staging area in Scotland. They i...
THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO MY UNCLE WHO I WAS NEVER PRIVILEGED TO MEET BUT HIS MEMORY IS A PART OF OUR FAMILY HISTORY. HE DIED YOUNG AND HAD NO CHILDREN OR SPOUSE. I JUST WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO MAYBE KEEP HIS MEMORY ALIVE FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS IN OUR FAMILY.
My memories of you are all I have, missing you always and forever.
Hello.. I was told that you are my great grandfather.. My grandmother (BigMa) is Queen Esther Moore.. She married my BigPa Barney Amerson.. I am 35 yrs old and have birthed 4 kids one of whom shares that beautiful place called heaven.. I dont know hardly any family members, but you sound as if yo...
Not forgotten, never forgotten.
This Thanksgiving as we gathered for our dinner our family prayed for our brave young Soldiers who provide us with our freedom.
I am saddened by your loss, and so very greatful for her life. I do not know your Daughter, but after reading about her it galvanized me to contact all the Gold st...
One of the most generous, loving, caring people I have ever met. I love and miss you Joshua to no end.
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Even though I never met you Uncle Benjamin, I often wonder what it would of been like to grow up knowing you. You served in WW2 and fought for our freedom and against tyranny... thank you for being a hero...
My Uncle, PFC Benjamin F. Janke- KIA 3-1-45 Stiring-Wendel, France, 70th I...
Family Reflection He served across three wars, but his greatest legacy was at home— in the quiet strength we inherited, in the courage we learned by living without him, in the love that outlasted every separation. We were young when he fell in Vietnam, yet his presence stayed— in the stori...
