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MEMORIAL DAY 2012 VALOR. In valor there is hope - Publius Cornelius Tacitus.
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MEMORIAL DAY 2012 VALOR In valor there is hope -Publius Cornelius Tacitus
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. -Thomas Paine Medal of Honor Army Medal of Honor Navy
Air Force Cross Distinguished Service Cross Navy Cross
SFC Paul Ray Smith US Army 24 SEP 69 - 4 APR 03 Not Forgotten Cpl Jason L Dunham USMC 10 NOV 81 - 22 APR 04 Not Forgotten Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" -Isaiah 6:8
LT Michael Patrick Murphy USN 7 MAY 76 - 28 JUN 05 Not Forgotten SFC Jared C Monti US Army 20 SEP 75 - 21 JUN 06 Not Forgotten These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. -Thomas Paine
MAA2 Michael A Monsoor USN 5 APR 81 - 29 SEP 06 Not Forgotten PFC Ross A McGinness US Army 14 JUN 87 - 4 DEC 06 Not Forgotten • On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation! • -Thomas William Parsons
TSgt John A Chapman USAF 14 JUL 65 - 4 MAR 02 Not Forgotten SSG Robert James Miller US Army 14 OCT 83 - 25 JAN 08 Not Forgotten • Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, • nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, • yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored. • -Daniel Webster
SrA Jason Dean Cunningham USAF 2 MAR 75 - 4 MAR 02 Not Forgotten Capt Brent Lee Morel USMC 26 JUL 76 - 7 APR 04 Not Forgotten It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. -Norman Schwarzkopf
Sgt Rafael Peralta USMC 7 APR 79 - 15 NOV 04 Not Forgotten LCpl Christopher S Adlesperger 24 OCT 84 - 9 DEC 04 Not Forgotten • These Marines were here because for them doing nothing was not an option. • -Lt. Col. Michael Hudson
Cpl Jason S Clairday USMC 23 MAY 83 - 12 DEC 04 Not Forgotten ST2 Matthew Gene Axelson US Navy 25 JUN 76 - 28 JUN 05 Not Forgotten They fell, but o'er their glorious graveFloats free the banner of the cause they died to save. -Francis Marion Crawford
GM2 Daniel Phillip Dietz US Navy 26 JAN 80 - 28 JUN 05 Not Forgotten SGT Charles E Wychoff US Army 10 NOV 78 - 6 JUN 07 Not Forgotten Only two defining forces have died for you. Jesus, for your sins and American Troops, for your freedom. -Unknown
SSG Travis W Atkins US Army 9 DEC 75 - 1 JUN 07 Not Forgotten CW4 Keith Yoakum US Army 24 NOV 65 - 2 FEB 07 Not Forgotten American soldiers in battle don't fight for what some president says on T.V., they don't fight for mom, apple pie, the American flag... they fight for one another. -LTC Hal Moore
LCpl Jordan C Haerter USMC 30 JUL 88 - 22 APR 08 Not Forgotten Cpl Jonathan T Yale USMC 22 JAN 87 - 22 APR 08 Not Forgotten Heroes are never forgotten, we live their memory daily through our freedom. -Unknown
Cpl Michael W Ouellette USMC 25 MAY 80 - 22 MAR 09 Not Forgotten LCpl Donald J Hogan USMC 25 NOV 88 - 26 AUG 09 Not Forgotten The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect. -Bill Frist
Our deaths are not ours, • They are yours. • They will mean what you • make them mean. • We leave you our deaths, • Give them meaning. • We were young, • We have died, • Please remember us. • -A. MacLeish
Rest easy, sleep well my brothers. Know the line has held, your job is done. Rest easy, sleep well. Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held. Peace, peace, and farewell... - Unknown