This Memorial Day, I honor those who gave all to their country, especially these brave servicemen who died on my birthday in 1967, and those killed in the Iraq/Afghanistan theater. A sobering list when you consider the number who lost their lives on the exact day I was born. The number at the end of each line is their age. 19, 20, 21 years-old mostly. Freedom isnt free. Of these, two deserve greater recognition as recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor for their actions above and beyond the call of duty: PFC James Anderson, USMC SFC Matthew Leonard, USA WHITWORTH, DONTE JAMAL, 2-28-2009, CPL, 21 ALLEN, CHAD M., 2-28-2007, SGT, 25 VAN SLYKE, BUFFORD KENNY”, 2-28-2007, PFC, 22 NEGRON, JULIO E., 2-28-2005, SGT, 28 ROBERT D YORKER Army - SP4 - E4 20 JOHN THOMAS WETZEL Army - PFC - E3 19 HAROLD TIMOTHY VAUGHT Marine Corps - LCPL - E3 20 DONALD SYLVESTER VAUGHAN Army - SP4 - E4 21 HUBERT OWEN TH-UOT Army - SP4 - E4 19 WILLIAM HOWARD THOMPSON Army - 1LT - O2 23 DOUGLAS GERALD STREET Marine Corps - LCPL - E3 23 KENNETH LEE STEEL Army - PFC - E3 19 JOHN ANTHONY SERAVALLI Army - CPL - E4 20 HARRY TRUMAN SATTERFIELD Army - CPL - E4 21 LARRY EDWARD ROSS Marine Corps - LCPL - E3 21 JAMES LEE ROSS Marine Corps - LCPL - E3 20 DOUGLAS ALFRED RIX Army - SSGT - E6 24 LEE EDWARD REUKAUF Army - PFC - E3 20 DANNY RICHARD PARKULO Army - SP4 - E4 20 MICHAEL LEE MYERS Army - CPL - E4 20 MICHAEL JOSEPH MOLINA Army - SP4 - E4 21 STANLEY GENE MILLER Army - PFC - E3 20 STEPHEN LEE MILES Marine Corps - CPL - E4 20 TOMMY MEZZLES Army - SP4 - E4 23 RALPH DENNIS MC NEW Army - CPL - E4 20 PATRICK MICKAEL MC KENNEY Marine Corps - PFC - E2 20 PATRICK NICHOLAS LYONS Army - PFC - E3 19 MATTHEW LEONARD Army - SFC - E7 37 CMH JIMMY LEE LANGSTON Army - PFC - E3 21 JAMES FRANKLIN LAMN Army - CPL - E4 19 WILLIAM WILLIS HOOD Army - PFC - E3 19 BUDD EDWARD HOOD Army - SP4 - E4 21 VICTOR JORY HOMSLEY Marine Corps - LCPL - E3 21 DAVID CHARLES HOLDEN Army - PFC - E3 21 MICHAEL JOSEPH HEAL Army - CPL - E4 21 WAYNE NORMAN HAYES Marine Corps - SMAJ - E9 39 LARRY CORNELIOUS HARRIS Army - PFC - E3 21 CLIFFORD EDWARD HAKES Army - PFC - E3 20 GILBERTO LUIS GUILLEN Marine Corps - PFC - E2 20 RONALD GARY GRUMLING Marine Corps - CPL - E4 22 JOHN HARRY GRAHAM Army - SSGT - E6 31 JAMES SPURGEON GOSS Marine Corps - LCPL - E3 20 MICHAEL JOSEPH GLYNN Marine Corps - PFC - E2 19 DONATUS JOSEPH GEILEN Marine Corps - CPL - E4 22 LA VOUGHN HERMAN FOLKERS Marine Corps - SGT - E5 34 WILLIAM PAUL FAHEY Marine Corps - PFC - E2 19 KENNETH MILES EDWARDS Army - PFC - E3 19 RUSSELL W DICKENS Army - SP4 - E4 23 RICHARD ALLEN DEWANE Marine Corps - PFC - E2 20 CURTIS EUGENE CRAWFORD Marine Corps - CPL - E4 19 STEVEN WILLIAM COUCH Army - PFC - E3 19 GARRY KENDELL COOK Army - PFC - E3 19 CHARLES COMBS Army - SP4 - E4 20 BRIAN LYNN COLBY Marine Corps - LCPL - E3 19 JUAN CASIANO Army - PFC - E3 19 ROBERT JESS CALVILLO Army - CPL - E4 20 JAMES THOMAS BYRD Marine Corps - LCPL - E3 19 DON GAYNOR BOYD Marine Corps - LCPL - E3 20 RICHARD LEONARD BOLTZ Army - PFC - E3 21 CARL EDWARD BOCKEWITZ Marine Corps - CAPT - O3 28 RICHARD ISMAEL BERMEJO Army - PFC - E3 21 JOHNNIE F BARCHAK Army - CPL - E4 20 DAVID MARSHALL ANTHONY Army - 1LT - O2 23 JAMES ANDERSON Marine Corps - PFC - E2 20 CMH JOHN CHARLES AGEE Navy - HM3 - E4 22
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 14:49:22 +0000
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