Though you died many years before I was born, your story has been passed on through so many of those who knew and loved you. Thank you for your service and the bravery you showed during that time. Your country, the Navy, those who served with you on the U.S.S. DuPage, the rest of your family, and...

I was in Afghanistan - at Camp Eggers in Kabul when Simone was mortally wounded on January 17, 2009; serving alongside her as an Army Reserve Soldier on a voluntary one year deployment. Let me just say that I will never forget what happened that day... still difficult to talk about it but imposs...

Hero Stars Honors Our American Hero LCpl Cody Childers US Marines
Hometown: Chesapeake, Virginia

Cody grew up always wanting to be a Marine. He joined the delayed entry program at the beginning of his senior year at Grassfield High School. Cody spent most of his free time huntin...

2Lt. Charles A. Gross was listed as Missing in Action. He is memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Clint had life long dreams of becoming a soldier and when 9/11 happened he found the need to follow that dream. He was working as a Sheriff's Deputy in Kansas and attached to DEA, but that was not enough for him to feel like he contributed to our fallen on that day. He left Kansas and joined th...

Hubert Aaron is memorialized at the USS Arizona Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii.

14 years ago today in Taji Iraq 3 young men gave all for America's freedom Robert, Sean and Jason never forgotten It is said that grief never ends but it changes it is a passage not a place to stay grief is not a sign of weakness it is the price of love

DAY IS DONE, GONE THE SUN, FROM THE LAKES, FROM THE HILLS, FROM THE SKYS. ALL IS WELL, SAFELY REST MY SOON FOR YOU STAND WITH GOD AND ALL YOUR BROTHER'S AND SISTERS IN ARMS IN FIDDLERS GREEN. YOU ARE LOVED AND NEVER FORGOTTEN LOVE DAD :-)

Richard Hite was born Dec 20, 1923. His family moved to Edgewood, PA about 1937. He was a pilot trained on P-38s but flew P-47s and B-25s also. He was stationed in Paris as a pilot with the 326th Squadron, 1st Transport Group ferrying new aircraft to the front. He died on Jan 8, 1944 in a crash a...

Marine Corp Gonzales was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Gonzales was killed when the armored personnel carrier he was riding in was ambushed by Iraqi soldiers dressed as civilians pretending to surrender near An Nasi...

This past weekend, we attended a Gold Star Family event up in Kentwood, MI. The traveling Viet Man wall was there, as well as the Global War on Terrorism wall. We placed flags in your honor, and there was also a rose from Livingston County.

You have another nephew. Ashley had another ...

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind always be at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face,

and rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.


Mi...

Radioman Third Class Malcolm Shive was awarded the Purple Heart.