S1 James Adkison is memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii.
For a long time there were four little girls in the family. My mother had two girls and her brother had two girls. One day, surprise! A little boy showed up. This little boy named Eugene Henry Eli Alex. The family loved him and of course why wouldn’t anyone....the only boy. Spoiled of cour...
Private Ronald Victor Bacca received the Purple Heart for his service in Vietnam. According to the Virtual Wall, Private Bacca was one of 16 Marines killed while defending Hill 22, an area south of the Tuy Loan River in Lai Châu province, from the Viet Cong on the 30th of October.
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...
"All the wars in the world even if you won 'em, can't repay one mother for the loss of one son. But even at that when she says to you, 'That's my oldest boy's picture. He was lost in the war,' there is, behind that mist in her eye, a shine of pride." - Will Rogers, 17 December 1933
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A photo Collage of our son
T SG Walter Roth was the top turret gunner aboard the B-17 Flying Fortress "Mary Ellen II" when it crashed after a mid-air collision above Rickinghall, Suffolk.
Mr. Eugene was an amazing man. So many of my memories of childhood are from his children, his wife, and him. He was an amazing father and always treated me kindly and taught me how to fish and camp with my dad. I remember him showing me salmon eggs and teaching me that some people eat them and li...
PFC Badavas was awarded the Purple Heart.
Following the death of his mother, Maude, in 1919, many of the younger children went to live with other family members. Adolphus lived with is sister Ethel Cook and her husband, Jarrett for several years, and was more like a son, than a brother to her. He was kind and fun to be with according to ...
Remembering and honoring the service of L/cpl Justin M Ellsworth, and sent with the hope that those who love him have found some peace in their lives. To Justin's Dad John, thank you so much for your kind words and for suggesting a way in which we can honor another Marine, Sgt Denis Ray Carter, ...
Ant. 10 years ago from today a great tragedy hit our country and we lost many heroes as a result. Heroes that gave their own lives for others and I'm proud to say that one of these great heroes was one of my close friends. I still remember all the after school nights when you were done with hocke...