SFC Gary LaBohn was born in Madison, Wisconsin on December 28, 1942. He joined the Army in Detroit in December 1966. In Vietnam, Gary was part of Military Assistance Command Vietnam Studies and Observation Group (MACV-SOG) which was a joint service high command unconventional warfare task force e...
Military Services for PFC Thomas Harris (Obituary as written in THE SPENCER ADVOCATE; SPENCER, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1948) Funeral services were held for Pvt. Thomas L. (Leroy) Harris on Friday, September 3rd (1948) at the Community Hall at 2 o’clock p.m. The body arrived Wednesd...
Corporal Baggett was awarded the Bronze Star (merit).
Justin told me when I ask why are you joining the Marines. Dad a father came on the radio after the battle of Faluhja saying how proud he was of his son whom he had just lost in that battle. "Dad I cannot sit here back at home while my peers are fighting and dying over there for my freedom. I hav...
Pvt. Nealon, you have always been my hero. The place in my memory holds you in the realm of elite heros. I have a grandson, Jude. He is a fine young man and has military service planned for his future. I hold him in the same admiration. There are few words to say how eternally grateful I am fo...
Sean my son served proudly with you. I remember your smile and your hugs. I miss you, and I know he does too.
When I think of you, I do not like to think of you as gone, that hurts my heart, but I think of you like it was the other day and you were alive and well, enjoying life. We do not get up to Arlington as much as I would like and I fear that the older your dad and I get, that this may become a har...
He was a better person, father, husband, and soldier than I ever was. I couldn't have been happier then when I was hearing about his days with his "Joes". He choose the Army because of me along with my father having served. He took to it like a duck to water. There was one exception, he was not c...
Danny V- “Going out to pick a fight.” Our American Hero United States Marine Sgt. Daniel Vasselian Hometown: Abington, Massachusetts Known to most as Danny or "V"; brought a light into the world that will never soften. Danny will always be known for his sense of humor, his laugh, kind heart and h...
he will never be forgotten.
My son PFC Shane Cantu was a 3 year starter for Corunna High School Varsity Football. Shane loved football, if they would him pitch a tent on the field, he would have. Shane has an awesome sense of humor, could always make people laugh, just bring you up when you're feeling down. He liked be...
Alan was my son-in-law. His birth and death dates will always be marked in my life. Alan gave his life in pursuit of the freedoms we have as Americans. He fought for strangers to have that same freedom. He is a hero and I was blessed to have known him. He remains an inspiration as it is in his ho...
