Sgt Gene Lamie was a good ole southern boy. He loved to fish hunt and watch the GA bulldogs play football. He served his country with pride. He left behind a wife and two children Lyrean and Gene Benjamin. He was a great friend. There is a huge hole left in the world with him gone. I often ...

Corporal Baer was awarded the Purple Heart.

I think of you daily.....I look at your only daughter and see you so very often....a look...a glance...a facial expression....they are you...in her. I am so proud to announce the renaming of Post 257 to the SSG. Michael A. Dickinson II American Legion Post 257....in YOUR Hometown. This is truly a...

My uncle will forever be one of the greatest men in my life. For as long as I am alive and drawing breath, I will never let his memory fade.

I just wanted to let you know that I am playing for you today. Are lacrosse team knows the military is very important and honor a game a year as military day. Your name is going to be on my helmet for the rest of my senior season and I will never forget your name. We are going to win today and lo...

Purple Heart

Charles Gross loved science, as evidenced by the fact that the first thing he included in his senior biography was the word “electricity”. During his four years at STC, he wrote about updated methods of teaching for the Tower Light and served as an editor for the newspaper as well.

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I will never forget you. Hope is all I have now that one day your remains will be found and brought home.

I miss you Danny,
Your little sis - Deb

Hey Joe, I've never believed in Heaven before, but now that you've been taken from us, I know that I do. Maybe not a Heaven like they say in the Bible, but your own kind of Heaven, where you're with all of your loved ones and you get to be in all of your most cherished places. I know we didn't ...

Medal of Honor citation of Sergeant Darrell Samuel Cole, USMCR (as printed in the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy", page 168):


"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Leader ...

The Full Measure of a Marine's Life
By Bob Derga Gold Star Father

My son gave his life on Mother's Day 2005 while conducting house-to-house searches with his unit. Insurgents opened fire with machine guns from inside the house as Dustin's fire team was opening the door. He was ...

We're all so very proud of you and your service and we pass that along to your daughters -- they're growing into such beautiful young ladies!!!

"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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