Tribute to those who gave all.

[James48843]

I will try and keep this thread updated. This is the list for the week of October 17, 2009:


Remember, and honor these heros:

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[PessOptimist]

Thank You James

 

[mick504]

Good post...It is really very sad!!

 

[grandma]

Thank you James,for the video. The local paper here prints the names, military info & cause of death each week in a special column, but, of course, does not have that personal report than brings out the character of these troopers. My Thank You to their families & friends.

 

[McDuck]

Thanks James for the reminder.

“You and I know and do not believe that life is so dear and peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery. If nothing is worth dying for, when did this begin? Should Moses have told the children of Israel to live in slavery under the pharaohs? Should Christ have refused the cross? Should the patriots of Concord Bridge have thrown down their guns and refused to fire the shot heard round the world? The martyrs of history were not fools, and our honored dead who gave their lives to stop the advance of the Nazis didn't die in vain!” —Ronald Reagan (1964 speech, 'A Time for Choosing')

 

[Buster]

Thanks Jim..I'll never forget..

 

[phil]

That's a nice tribute.

 

[James48843]

This is the list for the week ending October 24, 2009.

Remember, and honor these heros:

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[James48843]

Week of Nov 7th, and Fort Hood Tribute:

Remember them.
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[James48843]

For the week of November 14-

Remember them.
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[James48843]

Going home.

Nov. 19, 2009 - Shawn Patrick Hefner, 22, of Hico, Texas; assigned to 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Nov. 13 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was promoted to lance corporal on Nov. 1 and scheduled to return to his home base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., within a week.

His flagged draped coffin was returned to Waco, TX, and was escorted by Patriot Guard Riders of North and Central Texas. The journey took the procession from Waco to his hometown of Hico, which is located in the heart of Texas. The procession drove through several small towns and communities. The highway was lined by citizens waving American flags as a sign of respect and gratitude for his sacrifice on their behalf. Many of the citizens place their hands over their hearts others saluted and many were overcome with emotion.

As his procession arrived in Hico the entire town of 1300 citizens greeted their hero home. An equestrian group paraded down Main Street and made a circle around the funeral home.

LCpl. Hefner was fun-loving and fearless, said his father, Patrick Hefner of Hico. "He was an outdoorsman," said his father, a former Marine. "He loved to fish and camp. If it could be done outdoors, that's where he wanted to be."

LCpl. Hefner was born Dec. 4, 1986, in Kansas City, Mo., and moved with his family to Hico in 1991. He was a 2006 graduate of Hico High School.

He joined the Marines in January 2008 and was deployed to Afghanistan in June. Almost immediately, he demonstrated his toughness, when he received a concussion after his Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle was rocked by an explosion.

His mother, Robin Hefner of Hico, had instructed her son to document his tour of duty with photographs. LCpl. Hefner faithfully carried out his mother's request even after that attack.

"They were carting him off in helicopters, and he was lying on his back taking pictures of his buddies up in front of him," his father said.

In addition to his mother and father, LCpl. Hefner leaves behind a brother, a sister, a grandfather, and a grandmother.

Source: http://www.usfallen.org
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[grandma]

Powerful! Who can watch such as that without tears?
I missed your updates.
I was glad to see there was no disruption of the procession from the airport to his hometown. I am reminded of my grandson's friend who was flown into Corpus Christie for the 35 mile funeral ride back to Rockport a couple of years ago. Bikers & fire depts with their trucks from the towns along the highway blocked areas to shield the family from the `Uglies.'
A local paper here is running an ongoing series that tells the stories of men & women who have been awarded for acts of bravery while serving their country - and for some, it was their last act on this earth.
There is no doubt, that across our great nation, there are multitudes - individuals, organizations, communities - showing their support for our troopers in one way or another. Thank you to them, to the troopers, to their families.

And let us not forget the organizations that work with them - the USO, the different Veteran Organizations, from VFW to Hospitalized Vets.

 

[James48843]

The journey home of an American Hero.

Army Specialist Joseph M. Lewis arrives home to Terrell, Texas.

Thousands of Americans took time out of their busy lives to come and say goodbye to this young man, who gave the last breath in war, so that we may live to enjoy our lives in peace. He leaves a wife and an infant daughter behind.

Welcome Home, Specialist Joseph M. Lewis, to Terrell, Texas. Welcome home, and ...good bye, my brother in arms.


Welcome home, and good bye.

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[James48843]

For the week ending November 28, 2009

Remember them.​

 

[Buster]

Keep this up Jim, we need to keep our troops and families in our prayers...

 

[James48843]

For the week ending December 12, 2009. Remember these four American heros:

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[Buster]

War..the pain is still the same..