Posts Tagged ‘Iraq’

“Is Rome worth one good man’s life? We believed it once. Make us believe it again. He was a soldier of Rome. Honor him.” – Lucilla, Gladiator Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor KIA September 29th, 2006, Ramadi, Iraq. Awarded the Medal of Honor,  posthumously. “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of [...]

Manuel, 34, of Kinder, Louisiana died in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit his military vehicle. He was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Died on January 10, 2005.

My Father – Charles Jackson Applegate, WWII and Korea Vet, Gone but not forgotten. http://www.tweettoremind.org/ Visit Tweet to Remind and donate in honor of Memorial Day. Tweet to ReMIND is a celebration of support for the United States service men and women created by the Bob Woodruff Foundation’s ReMIND.org. ReMIND.org is ensuring our heroes return [...]

A memorial has been created in memory of 22 fallen Marines and a Navy Corpsman from the Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division who lost their lives while serving in Iraq in 2005.  The Ohio-based Marine Reserve unit, once known as “Lucky Lima,” was one of the hardest hit single units [...]

On April 17, 2009 at the Pepsi Center, Denver, CO in front of Family, Friends, Neighbors, Strangers, Military Supporters, and Military Officials, members of the 3-157th will be saying goodbye for their year deployment in Iraq. With 450 Colorado Citizen Soldiers, the State of Colorado will be sending off the largest CO National Guard Unit [...]

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” Question- Can you name the five Medal of Honor recipients from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan? If you ask most people you will get a blank stare. They are more likely to be able to name the [...]