THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO MY UNCLE WHO I WAS NEVER PRIVILEGED TO MEET BUT HIS MEMORY IS A PART OF OUR FAMILY HISTORY. HE DIED YOUNG AND HAD NO CHILDREN OR SPOUSE. I JUST WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO MAYBE KEEP HIS MEMORY ALIVE FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS IN OUR FAMILY.

Joe, I'm not sure that you will ever truly understand how much respect I have for you. You are the true meaning of the words brother, family, friend and hero. The amount of people whose life's you have touched is beyond what anyone would have thought. But in all honesty you are not done. It only ...

"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 Hero Stars Ho...

Specialist Badostain was awarded the Bronze Star (merit) for his service.

"Man does not die until he is forgotten" We must always remember our Fallen and speak their names often. May God watch over their families.

Sergeant Lazalde was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 27, 1950 Chongchon River- Kuryong River, Ipsokand and he died while a prisoner on April 30, 1951. His remains...

Remembering Abraham:
In 1998, during the Liberian civil wars, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Abraham Tarwoe, then age 12, fled the violence of his home country, searching for peace in Providence, RI. “For many reasons, he didn’t want to leave Liberia, he had his friends and his life, but he s...

Terry, You were taken from us one week before my eleventh birthday, I remember it as if it were yesterday, I love you and I miss your smile. You are my inspiration. My youngest daughter carries your middle name. I know that I'll see you in heaven, so smile so I can see the sun.

Jason,Claire,and Parker, Thank you for your sacrifice! Jason will always be loved and missed! His sacrifice will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN! The Dingler's (We love you)

God bless you. Rest in Peace.

I want to send you information about the B-17 "Cicero Kid" explosion over FOUCHES (Belgium)and the death of John J. CHIMENTI, the pilot. Most of the information come from William FOSTER from Auburn, NY, navigator aboard the flying fortress in 1944.