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We Honor and Remember:
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Lance Cpl. Michael A. SchwarzHometown: Carlstadt, New Jersey, U.S.Age: 20 years oldDied: November 27, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.Unit: Marines, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC. Birth: Aug. 16, 1986, USA Lance Cpl. Michael A. Schwarz, 20, of Carlstadt, N.J.; was assigned to the 1st Battalion,…
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In honor of Major Smedley Darlington Butler
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in 1915, Major Smedley Darlington Butler, while serving as the commanding officer for the 5th, 13th, and 23rd Companies and Marine and Sailor detachment aboard the U.S.S. Connecticut, led the attack on Fort Riviere on 17 November 1915 during the Haitian Campaign. Following a concentrated drive, several different detachments of…
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Never forgotten American HeroSPC Mary J. Jaenichen
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1 Mar 1988 – 9 May 2008 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.John 15:13 < NEVER FORGOTTEN > 14 years ago, this 20yr old Warrior from Temecula, Cal., left this world to take a new post guarding the gates of heaven.,…
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In Honor of Navajo Marine Staff Sergeant Jonathan D. Davis: Bringing Him Home
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A story about fallen hero Navajo Marine Jonathan Davis, killed in action in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Jonathan D. Davis, 34, of Kayenta, Arizona, died February 22 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 32nd Georgian Liaison Team, Regimental Combat Team 7, 1st Marine…
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Walter D. Faith was born on October 10, 1947.
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On this day lost, but not forgotten. Walter D. Faith was born on October 10, 1947, one of five children – two boys and three girls. His home of record is Sayreville, NJ. As a boy, he was nicknamed “Chipper” by his mother, Dorothy, because he looked just like his…
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Today we remember SP4 Larry Ralph Lalan of Weyerhauser, Wisconsin who fell on this day in 1968. Larry is remembered by his sister, Kristi Lalan:
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“Today marks the 55th Anniversary of my Brother Sp4 Larry Ralph Lalan who was KIA in Vietnam. The pain eases but never completely goes away. Such a terrible loss of 58,220 young Americans killed in a Conflict that never should have been. He was only 20 when he was killed,…
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Today We Remember And Honor Lori Ann Piestewa
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Lori Ann Piestewa enlisted in the Army in March 2001, following in her family’s footsteps. Her father, a Native American from the Hopi tribe, served in Vietnam, and her grandfather served in Europe during WWII. After basic training, she was assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company in Fort Bliss.In January…
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Today we Remember sharon Lane.
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Army nurses in Vietnam worked 12-hour shifts, dealt with severely wounded Soldiers, played card games to boost morale and never let an American Soldier die alone. One of them, 1LT Sharon Lane, was the only American woman killed by hostile fire. Sharon was a favorite among the Soldiers and her…
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U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipient Gilbert Collier:
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On July 19, 1953, Sgt. Collier was point man and assistant leader of a combat patrol committed to make contact with the enemy. As the patrol moved forward through the darkness, he and his commanding officer slipped and fell from a steep, 60-foot cliff and were injured. Incapacitated by a…