Maj Gen John R. Alison

Dec 26, 2018 | Army Air Corps

A highly decorated combat ace of World War II and veteran of the Korean War, Major General John R. Alison was credited with the first night victory in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater. Born in Florida in 1912, Alison graduated from the University of Florida, School...

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...

SGT Mary J Herrera

Dec 23, 2018 | Army

Mary Jessie Herrera, is from Somerton, a little town near Yuma, Arizona, not far from the Mexican border. A fourth generation American, Mary is the youngest of four. Her father worked as a manufactured home contractor. Her family is intensely religious and patriotic....

SSG Lucian Adams

Dec 22, 2018 | Army

War: World War II, 1939-1945Unit: 3rd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry DivisionService Location: Italy; France; European Theater We honor you, Lucian Adams. (#Repost...