James E Groves
Kettering, OH, US U.S. Army CW3, TROOP B, 3RD SQD, 17TH CAV REGT, 3RD CAB, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, 03/16/2013, KANDAHAR, Afghanistan CW3 Groves played baseball while growing up in Kettering, OH. He added football to his activities at Fairmont High School. While working at the student television station, James was assigned to interview the different […]
Click to read more ...Derek D Holland
Wind Gap, PA, US U.S. Army SPC, CO B, 3D BN, 103D ARMOR, WILLIAMSPORT, PA 06/03/2008, ZORMAT, Afghanistan SPC Derek Holland was a 2006 graduate of Pen Argyl High School and enlisted in the National Guard during his senior year. “He was one of the most dedicated soldiers I have known,” said 1st SGT Timothy […]
Click to read more ...Robert L Jones
Milwaukie, OR, US U.S. Army CPL, CO C, 40TH ENGINEER BN, 1 BCT, (I MEF), BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY 06/17/2006, AR RAMADI, Iraq One day after his Father’s Day letter arrived home, SPC Jones, a soldier from Milwaukie, became the latest soldier with Oregon ties to die in the Middle East. Robert was 22 years old. According […]
Click to read more ...Cody R Legg
Escondido, CA, US U.S. Army SGT, CO A, 1ST BN, 87TH INF, 1 BCT, FORT DRUM, NY 06/04/2008, TIKRIT, Iraq Cody Legg was all Army. Since childhood all he wanted to be was a soldier. Bunnie Jacquay, Cody’s mother explained that Army was the only game for Cody and his friends. Cody grew up in […]
Click to read more ...Bryant J Luxmore
New Winsor, IL, US U.S. Army CPL, B CO., 1-64 AR, 2BCT 3ID, TF ARROWHEAD 06/10/2012, KANDAHAR, Afghanistan CPL Bryant Jordan Luxmore was born on November 3, 1986 in New Windsor, Illinois. He was a keen athlete having played football and baseball, and an enthusiastic academic student. BJ graduated from Sherrard High School in 2005. […]
Click to read more ...Juan P Navarro
Austin, TX, US U.S. Army SGT, CO A, 1ST BN, 23RD INF REGT , 3D SBCT, FORT LEWIS, WA 07/07/2012, KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan SGT Juan Pantoja Navarro was the second youngest of 11 children. His parents immigrated to Austin from Mexico. Juan was one of just three in the family born in the US. In […]
Click to read more ...Benjamin H Neal
Orfordville, WI, US U.S. Army CPL, CO B, 1ST BN, 508TH PARACHUTE INF REGT, 4TH BCT, FORT BRAGG, NC 04/25/2012, ZHARAY, Afghanistan CPL Benjamin Harold Neal graduated from Parkview High School in 2009. He was a wrestler, and a participant in the FFA and 4-H programs. Just after his HS graduation on June 16, 2009, […]
Click to read more ...Liam J Nevins
Denver, CO, US U.S. Army SSG, B CO 5TH BN 19TH SFG, FORT CARSON, CO 09/21/2013, GARDEZ, Afghanistan SSG Liam Jules Nevins moved as a boy with his mother and two older sisters from NH to Bristol, PA. In high school he excelled at sports, but Liam’s dream was to be a member of the […]
Click to read more ...John A Reiners
Lakeland, FL, US U.S. Army SSG, CO A, 1ST BN, 12TH INF REGT, FORT CARSON, CO 02/13/2010, ZHARI PROVINCE, Afghanistan SSG John Allen Reiners graduated in 2004 from his local Haines City High School and was funeralized there. “We are all here to pay tribute to a true American hero, SSG John Reiners. It all […]
Click to read more ...Justin T Sanders
Watson, LA, US U.S. Army PV2, TROOP A, 2D SQD, 8TH CAVALRY, FORT HOOD, TX 08/29/2007, TAJI, Iraq PV2 Justin T. Sanders of Watson, LA was an artist recognized for his outstanding drawings. He planned to use his artistic abilities to become an art teacher. Justin was proficient in the martial art of Isshin-Ryu Karate […]
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