This section is dedicated to honor those soldiers Killed in Action, Died of Wounds, and/or Injured
PGR Honor Mission O'Fallon, IL (click on image)
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God bless Marine LCPL Carpenter And his family!
I have to say, to me, this is the most touching, heart wrenching, meaningful photo I have seen.
Meet Landon - his father, Marine LCPL Carpenter, gave his life defending our country in Afghanistan earlier this year, a month before his son was born.
Baby Landon's Mom wants his story to be known. Take a moment to share this photo with your friends and reflect on the price of freedom.
Never forget the price of freedom.
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Specialist Christopher James Moon,20, of HHC’s Scout Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division based in Fort Bragg, N.C. , went home to be with the Lord on July 13th, 2010 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. He was born, August 3, 1989 to Marsha and Brian of Tucson, Arizona. Survived by his parents and sister Sunday Moon, niece; Semira Moon. Chris is Kinyaa’ aanii (Towing House Clan), born for Bilaganna. His maternal grandfather is Tachii’nii (Red Running into Water Clan) and his paternal grandfather is Bilaganna. Chris grew up in Tucson and attended Tucson Magnet High School, where he graduated in May of 2007. Here at Tucson High he became a developed and devoted athlete. He played sports as; wrestling, golf, football, and baseball. Chris’ major sport was baseball. He played baseball since he was7 years old. We never knew the effect he would make in high school, with baseball scouts and college recruits attending his games. Chris went on to play for the University of Arizona and was good enough to be drafted by the Atlanta Braves. However, Chris decided on a military career to serve our country. As a young boy Chris always had a desire to want to be in the Army, as a sniper. During his training, he excelled at all the challenges thrown at him. Chris had a decision to attend Ranger school but his path led him to the 82nd Airborne Division. It was here Chris found his calling, which had given him more opportunities. He was asked to be a part of a scout recon team and was sent to sniper school. Come to find out Chris was the youngest sniper to attend and graduate with top honors. Hearing stories from his comrades gives me great joy in knowing Chris did an exceptional job protecting them and his Country. He had much pride in what it meant to be an American Patriot and Native Warrior. I would like to share with you a brief insert from his 2 Fury Family of the impact he made while serving in Afghanistan:
I believe God blesses those who know Him and seek him. Chris accepted Christ as a young boy and understood the meaning of putting his trust in God which displayed his willingness to believe in something bigger than himself. In his bedroom he has this Bible verse hanging on his wall; Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. As a Native Warrior he had strength, bravery, protection, and spiritual guidance only a warrior can relate too.
Chris was an exceptional person who liked challenges and who always faced them with a positive attitude, whether it was playing with friends, being with family, going to school, playing baseball or other sports, and serving in the military. Chris will be missed by the many people he has impacted throughout his life.
We thank you Chris for being a wonderful son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend. You will always be remembered of your courageous and selfless actions and will always be OUR HERO. We thank our Heavenly Father who has blessed us with a beautiful son. We continue to hold true to our Father’s promise that we will be united with Chris and all our loved ones in heaven, someday. God continues to give us strength, comfort, and hope. God has been gracious to let us feel Chris from day to day, through the wind, the rain, and to see his smile in the rainbows.
As you reflect on life, I pray there is an appreciation for your country that we live in. Always to remember the sacrifices that is made every day by men and woman in the military. Whether you agree or disagree with the US being in Afghanistan or Iraq, you cannot discount the brave men and women that serve our country, like Chris, and are willing to sacrifice it all to serve.
Blessings from a Proud Gold Star Mother & Family,
Marsha & Brian Moon
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"Never Forget"
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~*Honor In Memory*~
Sgt. Kenneth R. Nichols Jr., died 12/01/09 in Kunar province Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire...
photos from an Associated Press photographer that was embedded with Sgt. Nichols unit previously and contains photos of troops in combat...
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NATHAN J. GOODIRON born Feb. 23, 1981, a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes, Mandaree, ND was given his Indian names of "Distant Thunder" & "Young Eagle" by his maternal grandmother Cora Black Bear. Named after the family medicine bundles that in essence means you can see and hear something big coming before it hits.
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Colonel Robert L. Howard, one of the Vietnam War’s most highly decorated
servicemen, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing fellow Green Berets
while wounded and under enemy fire, died Wednesday at a hospice in Waco, Texas.
He was 70.
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Spc. Karen N. Clifton, 22, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., died June 21 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when her vehicle was hit with a rocket propelled grenade.She was assigned to the 554th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Karen grew up in Decatur, Il., family said, but moved to Lehigh Acres with her sister in 2002 and graduated high school in Fort Myers in 2003. Shortly after, she joined the service.
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Honoring Private First Class Youngblood
B4 you look at the pix, there's a story to tell.....info, if you will.....
I'm a Veteran and a member of American Legion Post 35, Chandler, AZ.
There is a recent "movement" in America to raise the awareness and to honor those who
have been Killed In Action (or Died Of Wounds) in battle while in the U.S. Military.
I was instrumental in getting an official KIA flag "shrine" in our Post. This flag was
signed by quite a few Veterans! It specifically honors my Mothers' brother, George
Stanley Martin, TSgt in the Army Air Corps, who was killed 18 NOV 43 when his B24
went down.
The story: One of our Post members lost a son in Iraq last December. He was PFC
Youngblood. He was 19 and killed by a sniper. His mother, Kris, was on hand as we
honored him by placing his name on our "War On Terror" placque at the Post. His
has a gold star next to his name. We had a nice service before unveiling the placque.
After the service, I presented Kris with the official KIA Gold Star patch which she
said she will sew on her jacket that she wears all the time.
The last pic is me showing her our KIA flag shrine. She had a rough time even looking
at it, but is quite a trooper herself.
Eagle: I have a KIA flag signed by many Vets and will save it to give to her when
she is over her sorrow and grief.
ALL - Just thought you'd like to see these pix and know that the Legion is more than a bar.
Phil / DAD
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Lettie, Once again I thank you for the KIA flag you sent to the Red Lake Honor Guard and the White Earth Honor is thankful to you for sending them a flag also. I don’t know if I told you this, when I presented the flag to the White Earth Honor guard, I presented it at the White Earth Pow Wow, they sang an honor song for me and had me dance once around the ring and then everyone came out and shook my hand and I thank you for making this great day for me. Miigwetch, Jim
Jim Loud
Tribal Veterans Service Officer
Red Lake Nation
P.O. Box 550
Red Lake, Mn. 56671
(218) 679-3309
Fax 218-679-3425
jim.loud@state.mn.us
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KIA Sgt. Matthew J. Vosbein
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I got shot down over N Vietnam in 1967, a Sqdn. Commander.
After I returned in 1973...I published 2 books that dealt a lot
with "real torture" in Hanoi . Our make- believe president is
branding our country as a bunch of torturers when he has
no idea what torture is.
As for me, I put thru a mock execution because I would not respond...
pistol whipped on the head....same event.. Couple of days later...
hung by my feet all day. I escaped and a couple of weeks later, I gotshot and recaptured. Shot was OK...what happened afterwards was not.
They marched me to Vinh...put me in the rope trick, trick....almost
pulled my arms out of the sockets. Beat me on the head with a
little wooden rod until my eyes were swelled shut, and my unshot,
unbroken hand a pulp.
Next day hung me by the arms...rebroke my right wrist...wiped
out the nerves in my arms that control the hands....rolled my fingers
up into a ball. Only left the slightest movement of my L forefinger.
So I started answering with some incredible lies.
Sent me to Hanoi strapped to a barrel of gas in the back of a truck.
Hanoi..on my knees....rope trick again. Beaten by a big fool.
Into leg irons on a bed in Heartbreak Hotel.
Much kneeling--hands up at Zoo.
Really bad beating for refusing to condemn Lyndon Johnson.
Several more kneeling events. I could see my knee bone thru
kneeling holes.
There was an escape from the annex to the Zoo. I was the Senior
Officer of a large building because of escape...they started a mass
torture of all commanders.
I think it was July 7, 1969...they started beating me with a car fanbelt.In first 2 days I took over 300 strokes...then stopped counting
because I never thought I would live thru it.
They continued day-night torture to get me to confess to a non-existent
part in the escape.. This went on for at least 3 days. On my knees...
fan belting...cut open my scrotum with fan belt stroke. opened up
both knee holes again. My fanny looked like hamburger...I could not
lie on my back.
They tortured me into admitting that I was in on the escape...and
that my 2 room-mates knew about it.
The next day I denied the lie.
They commenced torturing me again with 3- 6- or 9 strokes of
the fan belt every day from about July 11 or 12th..to 14 October
1969. I continued to refuse to lie about my roommates again.
Now, the point of this is that our make-believe
president has declared to the world that we (U.S..) are a bunch of
torturers...Thus it will be OK to torture us next time when they
catch us...because that is what the U.S. does.
Our make-believe president is a know nothing fool who thinks
that pouring a little water on some one's face, or hanging a pair of
women's pants over an Arabs head is TORTURE... He is a meathead.
I just talked to MOH holder Leo Thorsness, who was also in my squadron,in jail...as was John McCain...and we agree that McCain does
not speak for the POW group when he claims that Al Gharib was
torture...or that "water boarding" is torture.
Our president and those fools around him who keep bad mouthing
our great country are a disgrace to the United States . Please pass
this info on to Sean Hannity. He is free to use it to point out the
stupidity of the claims that water boarding...which has no after
effect...is torture.If it got the Arab to cough up the story about how he planned the attack on the twin towers in NYC ...
hurrah for the guy who poured the water.
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"Bud" Day, Medal Of Honor Recipient
George Everett "Bud" Day (born February 24, 1925) is a retired
U.S. Air Force Colonel and Command Pilot who served during the
Vietnam War. He is often cited as being the most decorated U.S.
service member since General Douglas MacArthur, having
received some seventy decorations, a majority for actions
in combat. Day is a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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"SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM"
We're hearing a lot today about big splashy memorial services. I want a nationwide memorial service for Darrell "Shifty" Powers.
Shifty volunteered for the airborne in WWII and served with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Infantry. If you've seen Band of Brothers on HBO or the History Channel , you know Shifty. His character appears in all 10 episodes, and Shifty himself is interviewed in several of them.
I met Shifty in the Philadelphia airport several years ago. I didn't know who he was at the time. I just saw an elderly gentleman having trouble reading his ticket. I offered to help, assured him that he was at the right gate, and noticed the "Screaming Eagle," the symbol of the 101st Airborne, on his hat.
Making conversation, I asked him if he'd been in the 101st Airborne or if his son was serving. He said quietly that he had been in the 101st. I thanked him for his service, then asked him when he served, and how many jumps he made.
Quietly and humbly, he said "Well, I guess I signed up in 1941 or so, and was in until sometime in 1945 . . . " at which point my heart skipped.
At that point, again, very humbly, he said "I made the 5 training jumps at Toccoa, and then jumped into Normandy .. . . . do you know where Normandy is?" At this point my heart stopped.
I told him "yes, I know exactly where Normandy is, and I know what D-Day was." At that point he said "I also made a second jump into Holland , into Arnhem ." I was standing with a genuine war hero..and then I realized that it was June, just after the anniversary of D-Day.
I asked Shifty if he was on his way back from France , and he said "Yes. And it's real sad because, these days, so few of the guys are left, and those that are, lots of them can't make the trip." My heart was in my throat and I didn't know what to say.
I helped Shifty get onto the plane and then realized he was back in Coach while I was in First Class. I sent the flight attendant back to get him and said that I wanted to switch seats. When Shifty came forward, I got up out of the seat and told him I wanted him to have it, that I'd take his in coach.
He said "No, son, you enjoy that seat. Just knowing that there are still some who remember what we did and who still care is enough to make an old man very happy." His eyes were filling up as he said it.
And mine are brimming up now as I write this.
Shifty died on June 17, 2009, after fighting cancer.
There was no parade.
No big event in Staples Center .
No wall to wall back to back 24x7 news coverage.
No weeping fans on television.
And that's not right..
Let's give Shifty his own Memorial Service, online, in our own quiet way. Please forward this email to everyone you know. Especially to the veterans.
Rest in peace, Shifty.
Chuck Yeager, Major Gen. [ret.]
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