Police Officer David Romrell

Jan 7, 2019 | Marines, Police

South Salt Lake Police Department, UtahEnd of Watch Saturday, November 24, 2018 Police Officer David Romrell was intentionally struck by a vehicle fleeing from a burglary in progress at a business at 3575 South West Temple shortly before 10:00 pm. He and other...

Sgt Jacob M. Hess

Jan 2, 2019 | Marines

Several hundred people turned out Monday to honor Jacob Michael Hess, a 22-year-old Marine from Spokane who was killed in Afghanistan on Jan. 1. “Leave here today knowing he’s the best I’ve served with,” his supervisor, 1st Sgt. Leon Banta, told those gathered in...

Walford J Loder

Dec 30, 2018 | Marines

Way back in December the 10th (or 11th) 1942, Ilene came to me and handed me the enclosed $2 bill. She said: “Wally if you hang onto this bill, you will never be broke!” So I put it in my billfold, and left December the 12th for San Diego , Ca. to start life as a...

LCpl James M. Schmidt

Dec 25, 2018 | Marines

The true story of the poem, as told by Lance Corporal Schmidt: “While a Lance Corporal serving as Battalion Counter Sniper at the Marine Barracks 8th & I, Washington, DC, under Commandant P.X. Kelly and Battalion Commander D.J. Myers [in 1986], I wrote this...

Cpl Donny Daughenbaugh

Dec 24, 2018 | Marines

Donny Daughenbaugh (pronounced doffenbah) was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa, and today, like many former military personnel, lives in Texas. “I’m still a Yankee by Texas standards,” he said, “but I am working on that.” Donny enrolled in ROTC while attending...

CPL Earl Boyce Clark

Dec 4, 2018 | Marines

Mrs. Boyce Clark clasped her husband’s right hand this morning, pressing the wedding ring he first wore 16 months ago. 15 months before he lost his left hand fighting with the 1st Marine Division in Korea. “I’m doing fine,” the blond,...