Jeffrey L White Jr
CATAWISSA, MO, US
U.S. Army
SPC, COMPANY C, 1ST BN, 501ST INF REG (AIRBORNE), 4TH BCT (AIRBORNE)
04/03/2012, AFGHANISTAN, TEREZAYI
About Jeffrey,
I don’t really know where to start. He was a very outgoing person and was always on the go. He loved his sports and also loved to play sports including hockey, baseball, and football. [...]
Julian Chase
EDGEWATER, MD, US
U.S. Marine Corps
SGT, 5TH ANGLICO, (I MEF FWD), III MEF, OKINAWA JAPAN
05/28/2012, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN
First and foremost, I’d like to thank you for the portrait of my son, Julian Chase. If you had known him, I’m sure you would have liked him. He was very kind and tolerant of [...]
John Lanca
U.S. Navy
Dear Eric and Michael,
It will be 5 yrs this January that my brother died. I came across your display at the TAPS seminar this past year. I am requesting a portrait of my brother for my Mother. I see how she lives through the pain of loosing her son everyday. My brother John [...]
John L Loweranitis
Du Bois, Pennsylvania, USA
U.S. Marine Corps
CPL, I CO, 3RD BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
3/30/1967, Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
Cpl Loweranitis’ full name is: John Leon Loweranitis, but his friends and family called him “Jack”. I believe the bronze plaque that is going on the building being dedicated [...]
John Du Pont
Quincy, Illinois, USA
U.S. Marine Corps/U.S. Army
First Sergeant, Company C, 634th Brigade Support Battalion
8/8/2011, Springfield, USA
Hi, I’m writing in response to a link I found at TAPS. My husband John was a 28 year Military man.
He was in the USMC as well as the Army National Guard. He served 2 [...]
Jerry C Bennett
Frederick, Oklahoma, USA
U.S. Marine Corps
Captain, F Btry, 2nd Bn, 12th Marines, 3rd Mardiv, III MAF
9/16/1967, Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
Sir,
I happened to find your website by accident while conducting research for a memorial project I am putting together for a family member, Captain Jerry Claud Bennett of Frederick Oklahoma. [...]
James E Lyons
Linwood, Pennsylvania, USA
U.S. Army
SGT, Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Battalion
9/12/2011, Linwood, USA
Sergeant James E. Lyons, 24 of Linwood, Pa died suddenly on September 12, 2011. Sergeant Lyons was born on 13 August, 1987, the son of Mr. James J. Lyons, Jr. and Mrs. Sandra L. Horn Lyons of Linwood, Pa. Jim [...]
James C Paquette
Fort Jackson, South Carolina, USA
U.S. Army
SPC , C Co. 123rd Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Company
7/25/2011, Fort Wainright, USA
Now for a little bit of information about my husband.
SPC James Christian Paquette was born June 21, 1971 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Christian was a devoted family man, spending most of his [...]
Jacob K Bare
Chewelah, Washington, USA
U.S. Navy
PO2, Charlie Company, Seal Delivery Vehicle #1
2/6/2011, Honolulu, USA
His name is Jacob Keith Bare.
Jacob was born in Tacoma, WA in 1987. Grew up in Washington State. We moved to Eastern WA. He went to school in Chewelah – graduated from Chewelah Jenkins High School in 2000. [...]
Gregg Mandeville
U.S. Army
SPC
2/9/2011, USA
Dear Michael, my name is Lori Tinsley. I am a Gold Star Mom. My son, Specialist Greggery Phillip Mandeville, joined the National Guard and went into boot camp at the age of 26. He loved being an American Soldier. He was [...]
