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...
Thank you for your service and sacrifice you made for us in Leyte in 1944 and to know that your memory is still around gods speed and army strong.
Her car is parked in our lot. It’s so mundane. Simple. But it’s there. My very best friend, my person, my sister forever. My other half. We were boots together, Corporals together, & then Sergeants together. Roommates for over 3 years now, from the barracks at MOS school to our house here. We’v...
Memorial day forever changed for me in April 2004. Enjoy your freedom!
Real people
Real families
Freedom isn’t free
Justin enlisted in the USMC in 2005 and attended the School of Infantry at Camp Pendelton, CA, where he graduated with honors. In 2006 he was selected for and graduated from the Basic Reconnaissance Course in Coronado, CA. He served with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion at Camp Schwab in Okinawa ...
In memory of Chester Krukowski 1921-1943 Chester, son of Polish immigrants Stefania (Stephanie) and Jan (John), brother of Eugene (WWII Navy), Stanley (WWII Armed Forces fallen hero), Edwin (US Army), Pete (US Army), Frank (US Army), Steve, Mary, Lilian, and Genevieve. Chester did his basic...
He was just a kid. 2nd Lt. William Russell Bailey was my mother's little brother, her only sibling. The outbreak of World War II and the chance to serve ignited a flame in him. He terminated an engineering curriculum at the University of Kentucky to volunteer for service shortly after his eighte...
Remembering you as a brave soldier and a loving brother. I will alwyas be so proud of you!
I am so blessed to have the position as chairperson for the Unit 236 Gold Star Mothers' committee. I knew this hero and now have even gotten closer to his mom. As a Blue Star Mother twice, I know somewhat what these ladies went through. I was blessed with our son's coming home alive. These ladies...
Although the Gold Star Site and the Army now list my Son Patrick's Date of Death as 22 June, 2006. This is not truly accurate. My Son was KIA on 21 June, 2006 - which is the date of the D.O.D. notification and all initial releases. Months later, they altered the final Death Certificate because he...
They were helping to make a difference when they were taken from us. Honor & Remember Our American Hero Sgt. Michael Patrick Scusa US Army
Hometown: Villas, New Jersey
As a teenager, Michael Scusa would load up a backpack with bricks and jog through his neighborhood. He was im...
We are in the process of trying to get a section of road renamed for my Uncle. This is the paper that we turned in, explaining why we feel he deserves to be honored, and why that particular section of road.
First Lieutenant James F Claussen Memorial Highway
My uncle, First L...
Purple Heart
My memories of you are all I have, missing you always and forever.