Best kid brother anyone could have. You are truly missed little brother.
Alex was born in Los Angeles California on February 13, 1987. Alex and I were only six years apart. Eventhough he was younger than I he treated me as though he was my older brother. Alex had many goals he wanted to accomplish before having a family. One of them was to join the L.A. S.W.A.T. My br...
Medal of Honor Citation: On 31 July 1943, the infantry company of which Pvt. Young was a member, was ordered to make a limited withdrawal from the battle line in order to adjust the battalion's position for the night. At this time, Pvt. Young's platoon was engaged with the enemy in a dense ju...
SSGT Thompson and his crew took off to bomb a railroad bridge at Griegliano, Italy. Weather prevented an attack on the primary target so they diverted to the bridge at Vernio, Franc de Sooty and the bridge at Cecina. During this mission SSGT Thompson's plane was shot down by heavy accurate enemy ...
Frank entered the US Army in May 1942. After completing basic training in Camp Wheeler, Georgia, he was assigned to Company B, 18th Infantry, 1st Division. He never received the furlough normally given to soldiers after basic training, and his unit was rushed to a staging area in Scotland. They i...
Matthew J Geoghegan was born about 1921 in Bronx, New York to James Patrick Geoghegan and Catherine Agnes McCabe.
2006-07-16 Age 29, of Las Vegas; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.; killed July 16 at Larzab Base, Afghanistan, when his platoon encountered enemy forces small-arms fire during combat operations. Later the 2nd BN....
Travis Joseph Lemma Manion was born November 19, 1980, in Camp Lejeune, NC, to an active duty Marine family. After settling in Doylestown, PA, Travis went on to LaSalle College High School where his strong leadership qualities set him apart both athletically and academically. He was an all-league...
A Glenolden (PA) soldier who crawled through heavy enemy fire to drag two wounded companions to safety during fighting in the A Shau Valley in Vietnam has been awarded the Silver Star, posthumously. The award was presented to the family of SP4 William F. Baggs Jr. last week in ceremonies at Pe...
Joe - I will never forget when I first met you, in my eyes you had it all. You had such a zeal for life. You will always and forever be apart of me with every step that I take. I feel like you are watching over me and keeping all of us safe. You are a true hero Joe. I strive to be a better person...
Airmen Missing From WWII Accounted For
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been accounted for and are being returned to their families for burial with full military hono...
Private Eugene Brickley is memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii.