Allen Edward Firth was born on Dec. 16, 1941, to John Mirkil and Lotte Helena Firth. He attended Albemarle High…
Michele Ann Hovland was born on Nov. 6, 1960, in Ventura, Calif. She grew up around Cassville, Mo., attending Cassville…
Eugene “Gene” Baker was born in Davenport, Iowa, on June 15, 1925. He attended Davenport High School, where he ran…
Service members caught in a firefight will do whatever they can to protect their comrades. Marine Corps Pvt. Joseph William Ozbourn…
Kyle Dean Walker attained the rank of Staff Sergeant in the Utah Army National Guard’s 145th Field Artillery Regiment before his death while…
Kenneth H. Olsen was drafted into the Navy during World War II, serving between 1944 and 1946. After his short naval…
Joseph Hernandez Sandoval was born March 8, 1919, in a boxcar in a Silvis, Ill., railyard to Edubigis “Ed” Morado…
Michael J. Ybarra was born May 7, 1925, in Milan, Ill., the son Pedro and Margarita Ybarra. He attended St….
Terry L. Berg was born December 13, 1946, in Boise, Idaho. He was an only child. He enlisted in the…
Bernard McCoy was born Nov. 24, 1887, in County Longford, Ireland, the son of John and Bridget Cole McCoy. Barney,…
When a boiler exploded on Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Oscar Frederick Nelson’s gunboat in 1905, he didn’t hesitate to…
For many of the early years of the war and strife-torn early 21st century, mothers who consoled other mothers met by…
Anne Eloise Sweeney was born into a famous military family on Sept. 19, 1912, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Her father…
